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| Proposed & Recent Regulations |
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The
Fish and Boat Commission is the state agency with authority to adopt rules and regulations regarding fishing and boating.
Before a regulation becomes final, the Commission must first publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin seeking comments, objections or suggestions from the public. Comments are accepted for at least 30 days.
After the public comment period, the Commission considers the proposed amendment
"on final rulemaking." If adopted on final rulemaking, the amendment becomes effective on the date of publication
in the Pennsylvania Bulletin or other date specified by the
Commission.
The Commission also publishes notices regarding issues, such as access closures, exclusive use areas and proposed
special regulation designations. The Commission may or may not seek comments regarding these issues. Check individual
notices for more information. View more information about the rulemaking process
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| #207 |
Subject: Changes to threatened or candidate species lists...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: September 13 through October
13, 2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Pending |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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| #206 |
Subject: Right-to-Know Law...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: September 6 through October
6, 2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Pending |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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| #205 |
Subject: Fishing regulations -- fish eggs...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: August 30 through September
30, 2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Pending |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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| #204 |
Subject: VHS related fishing regulations...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: September 6 through October
6, 2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Pending |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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| #203 |
Subject: Catfish and herring bow fishing regulations...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: June 14 to July 14,
2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view
final |
| Effective Date: September 6, 2008 |
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| #202 |
Subject: Policy on wind power projects...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: April 26 through May 26,
2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view
final |
| Effective Date: September 13, 2008 |
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| #201 |
Subject: Prohibit fishing in Walnut Creek from Route 5 north
to Manchester Road Bridge between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: April 5 through May
5, 2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view final |
| Effective Date: August 30, 2008 |
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| #200 |
Subject: Approved trout waters open to year-round fishing regulations...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: April 5 through May
5, 2008 |
Final Rulemaking: Adopted ...view final |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2009 |
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| #199 |
Subject: Susquehanna River fishing tournaments...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: December 8, 2007 through
January 8, 2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view
final |
| Effective Date: April 5, 2008 |
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| #198 |
Subject: Boating through waters with special fishing regulations...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: December 8, 2007 through
January 8, 2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view
final |
| Effective Date: March 29, 2008 |
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| #196 |
Subject: Allegheny County boating regulations. Allegheny, Monongahela
and Ohio rivers (City of Pittsburgh)...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: December 8, 2007 through
January 8, 2008 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted ...view
final |
| Effective Date: March 29, 2008 |
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| #195 |
Subject: Scientific Collector Permit Fees...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: August 11 through September
11, 2007 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view
final |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2008 |
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| #194 |
Subject: Minimum size for tautog...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: June 16 through July 16,
2007 |
| Final Rulemaking: Approved |
| Effective Date: August 25, 2007...view
final |
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| #193 |
Subject: Boundary waters fishing regulations...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: June 16 through July 16,
2007 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view final |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2008 |
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| #192 |
Subject: License and reporting program for commercial fisheries
for American eel...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: May 12 through June 12,
2007 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view
final |
| Effective Date: September 8, 2007 |
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| #190 |
Subject: Remove Sugar Lake from miscellaneous special regulations...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: March 17 through April 17, 2007 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view final |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2008 |
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| #189 |
Subject: Boating regulations: Sugar Lake, Crawford County and
Cloe Lake, Jefferson County...view proposal |
| Public Comment Period: March 17 through April 17, 2007 |
| Final Rulemaking: Adopted...view
final |
| Effective Date: December 8, 2007 |
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| #185 |
Subject: Lake Erie seine permits...view
proposal |
| Public Comment Period: September
9 through October 9, 2006 |
| Final Rulemaking: Pending |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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| 10.29.08 |
Notice: Designations and Re-Designations of Waters Subject
to Special Fishing Regulations...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2009 |
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| 9.19.08 |
Notice: Exclusive Use Fishing Areas -- Franklin County...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2009 |
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| 7.1.08 |
Notice: Temporary Change to Fishing Regulations -- Egg Collection...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: July 1, 2008 |
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| 7.1.08 |
Notice: Temporary Changes to Fishing Regulations -- Possession
and Use as Bait of Eggs Taken from VHS-Susceptible Species of Fish...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: Immediately |
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| 7.1.08 |
Notice: Approved Courses of Instruction in Boating Safety Education...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: Immediately |
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| 7.1.08 |
Notice: Temporary Changes to Fishing Regulations Leaser
Lake, Lehigh County...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: July 1, 2008 |
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| 6.4.08 |
Notice: Transportation and introduction of VHS-susceptible
species of fish into the commonwealth...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: Immediately |
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| 5.28.08 |
Notice: Proposed special fishing regulation designations...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: June 7 through July 7, 2008 |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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| 5.14.08 |
Notice: Alcohol Prohibition - Rock Hill Access, Conestoga River,
Lancaster County...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: May 24, 2008 |
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| 5.14.08 |
Notice: Corrected Notice-Transportation of VHS-susceptible fish
out of the Lake Erie watershed...view
notice. Original notice listed below (4.16.08) |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: May 3, 2008 |
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| 4.25.08 |
Notice: Temporary changes to fishing regulations for Opossum
Lake, Cumberland County...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: May 24, 2008 |
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| 4.16.08 |
Notice: Transportation of VHS-susceptible fish out of the
Lake Erie watershed...view
notice. See corrected notice above (5-14-08). |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: May 3, 2008 |
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| 4.9.08 |
Notice: Regional opening day of trout season for SW PA...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: April 19 through June 19,
2008 |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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| 3.4.08 |
Notice: Proposed Addition to List of Class A Wild Trout Waters
- Big Rift Creek, Tioga County...view
notice...view
original notice. |
| Public Comment Period: March 15 – April 15,
2008 |
| Effective Date: May 10, 2008 |
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| 3.4.08 |
Notice: Classification of Wild Trout Streams
- Additions, Deletions and Adjustments to List...view notice...view
original notice. |
| Public Comment Period: March 15 – April 15,
2008 |
| Effective Date: May 10, 2008 |
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| 2.25.08 |
Notice: Time Restrictions -- Union Access, Susquehanna River,
Luzerne County and Mountain Springs Lake, Luzerne County...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: Upon posting at the site |
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| 2.5.08 |
Notice: Temporary changes to special fishing
regulations - Lake Erie tributary streams...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: Upon posting at the site |
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| 1.17.08 |
Notice: Lake Erie commercial fishing...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2008 |
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| 11.26.07 |
Notice: Designations and Re-Designations of Waters Subject to
Special Fishing Regulations...view
notice. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2008 |
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| 11.26.07 |
Notice: VHS-Susceptible Species of Fish...view
notice. See Rulemaking 191 for additional information. |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: January 1, 2008 |
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| 8.16.07 |
Notice: Add Luzerne County streams to Class
A waters list...view
notice |
| Public Comment Period: August 25 through September
25, 2007 |
| Effective Date: October 20, 2007...view
approved notice |
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| 7.23.07 |
Notice: Closure of Five Locks access, Berks County...view
notice |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: Upon posting at site |
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| 6.28.07 |
Notice: Temporary fishing regulations at Egypt Meadow Lake...view
notice |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: Upon posting at site |
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| 5.31.07 |
Notice: Add Middle Spring Creek, Cumberland County, to
Class A trout waters list...view
notice |
| Public Comment Period: June 9 through July 9, 2007 |
| Effective Date: August 4, 2007...view
approved notice |
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| 5.31.07 |
Notice: Changes to waters in Delayed Harvest and Big Bass regulations...view
notice |
| Public Comment Period: June 9 through July 9, 2007 |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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| 4.23.07 |
Notice: Addition to Class A trout waters list...view
notice...view original notice |
| Public Comment Period: March 10 through April 10,
2007 |
| Effective Date: May 5, 2007 |
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| 4.23.07 |
Notice: Changes to wild trout streams list...view
notice...view original notice |
| Public Comment Period: March 10 through April 10,
2007 |
| Effective Date: May 5, 2007 |
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| 3.14.07 |
Notice: Quaker Lake re-opened...view notice |
| Public Comment Period: None |
| Effective Date: March 5, 2007 |
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| 3.6.07 |
Notice: Add North Park Lake, Allegheny County, to Big Bass Program...view notice |
| Public Comment Period: March 10 through April 10, 2007 |
| Effective Date: Pending |
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