58 Pa. Code § 63.48 - Permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets
(a) The Executive Director or a designee may
issue permits for the use of cast nets or throw nets for the taking of gizzard
shad and alewife only in waters to be determined by the Executive Director. A
separate permit will be required for each body of water.
(b) In addition to other permit conditions
that the Executive Director may require, the cast nets or throw nets may be no
greater than 10 feet in radius (20 feet in diameter) with a mesh size of at
least 3/8 inch.
(c) Notwithstanding
the provisions of §
61.1 (relating to Commonwealth
inland waters), holders of permits for the use of cast nets or throw nets may
take, catch, kill or possess a daily creel limit of 100 gizzard shad and
alewife (combined species).
(d) A
person may apply for a permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets by
completing the form prescribed by the Commission. The applicant shall submit
the completed form to the Commission along with the fee specified in section
2902 of the code (relating to net permits).
(e) It is unlawful to use cast nets or throw
nets for the taking of gizzard shad and alewife or to take, catch, kill or
possess more than the daily creel limit of gizzard shad and alewife as set
forth in §
61.1 without the required permit.
A permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets shall be carried so that it can
be presented to an officer authorized to enforce the code.
(f) It is unlawful to use gizzard shad or
alewife taken under a permit for the use of cast nets or throw nets as live
bait in any water other than the water from which it was taken.
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