2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 30 - FISH
Chapter 31 - Regulated Fishing Lakes
Section 3106 - Classification of lakes

     § 3106.  Classification of lakes.
        (a)  Class A.--The commission may issue Class A regulated
     fishing lake licenses upon payment of the fee specified in
     section 3102 (relating to fees) to lakes in the following
     categories:
            (1)  Lakes wholly opened to the general public for
        fishing and operated solely as commercial ventures.
            (2)  Lakes situated wholly within the grounds of a
        privately owned campground provided that the campground is
        open to the general public and operated as a commercial
        venture regardless of whether the campground operator sells
        admissions to fish at the lake to members of the public who
        are not camping at the campground.
            (3)  Lakes with a total water area of less than 20 acres
        situated wholly within the grounds of a private fishing and
        boating, rod and gun or sportsmen's club or organization when
        fishing in the lake is limited to members of the club or
        organization and the sponsoring club or organization operates
        a cooperative nursery recognized by the commission, provided
        that fish raised by the cooperative nursery shall be stocked
        in waters of this Commonwealth open for free public fishing
        and not in the regulated fishing lake licensed hereunder.
     Persons patronizing a Class A regulated fishing lake may catch,
     kill and possess fish without regard to any size, season or
     possession limit and need not possess a Pennsylvania fishing
     license. All other provisions of this title are applicable.
        (b)  Class B.--Lakes that meet all other requirements of this
     section but are not open to the general public or operated as a
     commercial venture may be issued a Class B regulated fishing
     lake license. Persons patronizing a Class B lake may catch, kill
     and possess fish taken therefrom without regard to size, season
     or possession limitation. A fishing license is required to fish
     in a Class B lake.
     (Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Jan. 29,
     1998, P.L.31, No.7, eff. imd.)

        1998 Amendment.  Act 7 amended subsec. (a).