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§ 2703. Possession and display of licenses

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 30 Pa.C.S.A. FishEffective: December 31, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 30 Pa.C.S.A. Fish (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Fish and Fishing
Chapter 27. Fishing Licenses (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 31, 2012
30 Pa.C.S.A. § 2703
§ 2703. Possession and display of licenses
(a) General rule.--No person 16 years of age or older shall fish in any of the waters of this Commonwealth, in any boundary waters or on land without first procuring the proper license required by this chapter. The license shall be kept about the person while fishing and shown upon the request of any waterways conservation officer or other officer designated by the commission. In addition to showing the license to the officer, the holder thereof shall, upon demand, establish his further identity to the satisfaction of the officer by producing some other positive means of identification. The commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the displaying of the license certificate, license button or other device, as it deems necessary.
(b) Penalties.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who violates this section commits a summary offense of the third degree.
(2) Any person who violates any regulation concerning the displaying of the license certificate, button or other device promulgated under this section commits a summary offense of the fourth degree.

Credits

1980, Oct. 16, P.L. 996, No. 175, § 1, effective in 90 days. Amended 1989, Dec. 22, P.L. 735, No. 102, § 6, effective January 1, 1990; 1995, July 6, P.L. 310, No. 47, § 1, effective Dec. 1, 1995; 2004, Nov. 29, P.L. 1286, No. 159, § 4, imd. effective; 2012, Nov. 1, P.L. 1716, No. 211, § 6, effective in 60 days [Dec. 31, 2012].
30 Pa.C.S.A. § 2703, PA ST 30 Pa.C.S.A. § 2703
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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