Pennsylvania § 4217 - Biennial survey of aquaculture.

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§ 4217. Biennial survey of aquaculture.

The department shall cooperate with the Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service to compile biennially a survey of this Commonwealth's aquacultural industry. Persons licensed under sections 4220 (relating to registration for artificial propagation) and 4222 (relating to registration for dealers of live aquatic animals) whose businesses involve the sale of fish shall submit annually at the conclusion of each calendar year a summary report of sales specifying the amount or weight of each species sold and gross receipts. The contents shall be used by the department solely for statistics. The individual summary reports are not public records and shall not be made public without written consent of the party submitting that report.

Cross References. Section 4217 is referred to in section 4218 of this title.

Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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