58 Pa. Code § 51.32 - Resident and nonresident licenses
(a)
Only bona fide residents of this Commonwealth who establish their resident
status by producing a Pennsylvania motor vehicle driver's license or other
positive means of identification are entitled to obtain one of the various
forms of a resident fishing license.
(1)
Other positive means of identification for establishing bona fide residence in
this Commonwealth include proof of payment of Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax
as a resident of this Commonwealth; proof of payment of earned income, personal
income tax or per capita taxes showing residence in a Pennsylvania
municipality; current Pennsylvania firearms permit; Pennsylvania voter
registration card; Pennsylvania nondriver identification card; or a signed
affidavit of Pennsylvania residency on the form prescribed by the
Commission.
(2) For purposes of
this subsection, a bona fide resident of this Commonwealth is a permanent
resident who has a fixed intent to return to this Commonwealth when he leaves
it and maintains a permanent place of abode here. A person may not be a bona
fide resident of this Commonwealth for this purpose while claiming residence in
another state for any purpose.
(b) Military personnel who are stationed in
this Commonwealth under permanent change of station orders (PCS) for a duration
of 6 months or more may qualify as bona fide residents for the purpose of
obtaining resident fishing licenses regardless of the fact they may maintain a
legal domicile in another state as authorized by the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act (50 U.S.C.A. App. §§ 501-596). Military personnel who are
domiciled in this Commonwealth but who are stationed in another state or
country qualify as bona fide residents of this Commonwealth for fishing license
purposes so long as they do not become domiciles of another state.
(c) A person who does not qualify as a bona
fide resident of this Commonwealth under subsection (a) or (b) is considered a
nonresident for purposes of obtaining a fishing license.
(d) A resident fishing license will remain
valid for the year or years for which it is issued regardless of whether the
holder is no longer a bona fide resident of this Commonwealth.
Notes
The provisions of the § 51.32 issued under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. §§ 305, 322, 741, 928, 2102, 2307, 2711 and 5122-5124; amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 1202.
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