Pennsylvania § 2702.1 - One-day resident fishing license.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 2702.1 — One-day resident fishing license., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2702.1. One-day resident fishing license.
(a) General rule.--A person required to have a fishing license under section 2701 (relating to resident fishing licenses) may fish in any waters of this Commonwealth or in any boundary waters for a period not to exceed 24 hours, specified by the person at time of purchase, with a One-Day Resident Fishing License upon payment of a license fee and issuing agent fee set forth in section 2715 (relating to license, permit and issuing agent fees).
(b) Limitation on issue.--One-Day Resident Fishing Licenses shall not be issued for fishing during the period from March 15 to April 30 of any year.
(c) Additional stamps and permits required.--Holders of One-Day Resident Fishing Licenses shall obtain all required special permits, including trout permits, special permits to fish in Lake Erie and tributaries and combination trout permits and Lake Erie permits.
(Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1286, No.159, eff. imd.; July 14, 2005, P.L.306, No.54, eff. imd.; Feb. 4, 2008, P.L.3, No.2, eff. imd.; July 10, 2020, P.L.604, No.56, eff. imd.)
2020 Amendment. Act 56 amended subsec. (c).
2008 Amendment. Act 2 amended subsec. (b).
2004 Amendment. Section 7 of Act 159 provided that Act 159 shall apply to all fees for licenses and permits issued on or after January 1, 2005.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2702.1 ("One-day resident fishing license.") 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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