Pennsylvania § 2701 Resident fishing licenses

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2701 — Resident fishing licenses

Pennsylvania § 2701

Title 30FISH

PartPART II

Ch. 27FISHING LICENSES

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Bluebook

30 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2701 (2026).

Text

(a)General rule.--For the purposes of this chapter, any person is eligible for a "Resident Annual Fishing License" when the person:

(1)Has applied to an issuing agent within this Commonwealth or to the commission.

(2)Has established the person's identity, age and the fact that the person is a bona fide resident of this Commonwealth to the satisfaction of the issuing agent or the commission by producing a motor vehicle driver's license or some other positive means of identification.

(3)Has paid the issuing agent or the commission a license fee and issuing agent fee as set forth in section 2715 (relating to license and issuing fees).

(b)Senior citizens.--A person who is or will be 65 years of age or older in the year of application who establishes the person's identity, age and the

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(a) General rule.--For the purposes of this chapter, any person is eligible for a "Resident Annual Fishing License" when the person:

(1) Has applied to an issuing agent within this Commonwealth or to the commission.

(2) Has established the person's identity, age and the fact that the person is a bona fide resident of this Commonwealth to the satisfaction of the issuing agent or the commission by producing a motor vehicle driver's license or some other positive means of identification.

(3) Has paid the issuing agent or the commission a license fee and issuing agent fee as set forth in section 2715 (relating to license and issuing fees).

(b) Senior citizens.--A person who is or will be 65 years of age or older in the year of application who establishes the person's identity, age and the fact that the person is a bona fide resident of this Commonwealth to the satisfaction of the issuing agent or the commission by producing a motor vehicle driver's license or some other positive means of identification is eligible for a "Senior Resident Annual Fishing License" upon payment of the license fee and issuing agent fee set forth in section 2715. The application shall give the date of birth of the applicant. Any person who qualifies to purchase a Senior Resident Lifetime Fishing License may, in lieu thereof, purchase a Senior Resident Lifetime Fishing License which shall be valid for the person's lifetime upon the payment of a license fee and issuing agent fee set forth in section 2715.

Legislative History

(June 25, 1982, P.L.631, No.180, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; July 20, 1983, P.L.53, No.27, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Mar. 19, 1992, P.L.18, No.7, eff. imd.; July 6, 1995, P.L.310, No.47, eff. Dec. 1, 1995) 1995 Amendment.Section 5 of Act 47 provided that the license fees and issuing agent fees established by Act 47 shall apply to fishing licenses issued for the 1996 fishing license year and thereafter. Special Provisions in Appendix.See section 6 of Act 115 of 2000 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to free resident fishing licenses for permanently disabled residents. Cross References.Section 2701 is referred to in sections 2702, 2702.1, 2707, 2707.1, 2708.1, 2907.2 of this title.