2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 30 - FISH
Chapter 73 - Shad Fishing in Delaware River and Bay
Section 7304 - Permitted nets and devices

     § 7304.  Permitted nets and devices.
        (a)  Unauthorized nets or devices prohibited.--The use of any
     net or device other than those set forth in subsection (b) for
     the catching of shad in the Delaware River and Bay and their
     tributaries is prohibited.
        (b)  Nets and devices which may be used.--The following nets
     and devices may be used in the Delaware River and Bay and their
     tributaries:
            (1)  Haul seines not less than five and one-fourth inches
        stretched mesh while being fished and not to exceed 420 feet
        in length, whether singly or attached.
            (2)  Fyke or hoop nets with leaders not exceeding 180
        feet in length with no part of the net or leaders to be less
        than two and one-half inches stretched mesh while being
        fished.
            (3)  Stake gill nets, either staked or anchored, the
        smallest stretched mesh of which shall be three inches while
        being fished and shall not exceed 180 feet in length. A shad
        net with minimum stretched mesh of five and one-fourth inches
        while being fished may exceed 180 feet but may not be greater
        than 300 feet in length.
            (4)  Drift gill nets (run around or stab nets) the
        smallest mesh of which shall be two and three-fourths inches
        stretched while being fished and the length of which shall
        not exceed 1200 feet.
            (5)  Hand line, including rod and reel.

        Cross References.  Section 7304 is referred to in section
     7306 of this title.