1. (a) Fish caught under a Commonwealth commercial fishing license will be landed in this Commonwealth. Each licensee shall notify the Commission of the location and address where the licensee proposes to land fish. It is unlawful to land fish caught under a Commonwealth commercial fishing license for fishing the Commonwealth waters of Lake Erie at any location outside this Commonwealth.
2. (b) Fish caught under a Commonwealth commercial fishing license shall be landed in this Commonwealth not later than 2 hours after sunset the same day as the net is cleared.
3. (c) Fish caught under a Commonwealth commercial fishing license may not be off-loaded onto a boat other than a boat on which they were caught.

4. (d) A licensee shall notify the Commission’s Lake Erie Unit and Northwest Region Law Enforcement Office within 24 hours prior to each time nets are lifted and cleared of catch. All of the following conditions shall be met:

   1. (1) Fish shall be separated in containers by species.
   2. (2) Containers shall be labeled with the trap net tag number from which they were caught.
   3. (3) The weight of the containers shall be estimated while on the water.
   4. (4) Containers that are being off-loaded with fish at the dock shall have an accurate weight attached to them.
   5. (5) Weights shall be posted in or on the containers and documented on reports at the time the containers are off-loaded and prior to transport.
   6. (6) Containers and reports shall be subject to inspection by officers authorized to enforce the code.

Authority

The provisions of this § 69.39 amended under 30 Pa.C.S. § § 2102 and 2903.

Source

The provisions of this § 69.39 amended March 7, 1997, effective March 8, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 1155; amended March 23, 2012, effective March 24, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 1502; amended March 7, 2025, effective March 8, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 2070. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (371389) to (371390).