Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part II - FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION
Subpart B - FISHING
Chapter 71a - PROPAGATION AND INTRODUCTION OF FISH INTO COMMONWEALTH WATERS
Subchapter D - PROHIBITED SPECIES, AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES AND VECTOR PREVENTION
Section 71a.11 - Prohibited species
Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 71a.11
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) It is unlawful to introduce, import, possess or transport in or through this Commonwealth, or the waters of this Commonwealth, the following species:
(1) Snakeheads (all species).
(2) Black carp (Mylopharyngodon
piceus).
(3) Bighead carp
(Hypophthalmichtys nobilis).
(4) Silver carp (Hypophthalmichtys
molitrix).
(5) Zebra
mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).
(6) Quagga mussel (Dreissena
rostriformis bugensis).
(7) Round goby (Neogobius
melanostomus).
(8)
Freshwater tubenose goby (Proterorhinus
semi-lunaris).
(9)
European rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus).
(10) Crayfish (all live species), except when
any of the following apply:
(i) Possessed and
used as bait on, in or about the water from which taken.
(ii) Possessed or imported for testing and
scientific purposes or restaurant consumption, adequate measures have been
taken to prevent their escape, and they are accompanied by documentation
stating the point of origin and the destination to which they are to be
delivered.
(iii) Dead with the head
removed or salted and dried for angling purposes.
(11) Ruffe (Gymnocephalus
cernua).
(b) Exceptions. Species in subsection (a)(1)'(4) may be possessed in this Commonwealth for the purposes of consumption or slaughter only. Other exceptions for species in subsection (a) shall require prior written approval from the Commission's Executive Director.
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