Pennsylvania § 2104 - Sunday fishing from private land.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 2104 — Sunday fishing from private land., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2104. Sunday fishing from private land.
(a) General rule.--No person shall fish on any Sunday from privately owned land without the express or implied consent of the owner or lessee of the land abutting on a stream or body of water and of the bed thereunder. The consent shall be implied unless the landowner takes any reasonable action to negate his consent to Sunday fishing.
(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates this section commits a summary offense of the third degree.
(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990)
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2104 ("Sunday fishing from private land.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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