58 Pa. Code § 65.20. Mentored Youth Fishing Day Program.

§ 65.20. Mentored Youth Fishing Day Program.

(a)  The Executive Director may annually designate Mentored Youth Fishing Days. As part of the designation, the Executive Director will identify the species, waters, dates, creel and minimum size limits and other applicable limitations. The designation will be effective upon publication of a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(b)  It is unlawful to fish in waters designated as part of the Mentored Youth Fishing Day Program except in compliance with the following requirements when participating in the Mentored Youth Fishing Day Program:
   (1)  Anglers shall adhere to the limitations as established by the Executive Director by notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
   (2)  An angler 16 years of age or older shall be accompanied by a youth, less than 16 years of age, who has obtained a mentored youth permit or a voluntary youth fishing license from the Commission.
   (3)  A youth angler shall obtain a mentored youth permit or a voluntary youth fishing license from the Commission and be accompanied by an angler 16 years of age or older.
   (4)  A current trout permit is required for an angler 16 years of age or older when participating in a Mentored Youth Fishing Day Program that relates to trout.
(c)  Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, an angler in a boat may possess fish caught in compliance with the seasons, sizes and creel limits in effect for the water from which taken, provided that the boat angler floats through the water designated as part of the Mentored Youth Fishing Day Program without stopping or engaging in the act of fishing or the boat angler puts in or takes out his boat at an access point within the water designated as part of the Mentored Youth Fishing Day Program.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  65.20 issued under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. §  2102; amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. §  2102(a).

Source

   The provisions of this §  65.20 adopted March 21, 2014, effective March 22, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 1764; amended March 13, 2015, effective March 14, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 1256; amended December 10, 2021, effective January 1, 2022, 51 Pa.B. 7691. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (378416).

No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.

This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.