SB 1213 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to fish and fishing, further providing for rules and regulations.

This bill amends Pennsylvania's fish and fishing laws to give the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authority to create rules against specific fishing methods like snatching, foul hooking, and snagging. It directly affects anglers and fishing guides who use these techniques by establishing that violations of any new regulations would be classified as first-degree summary offenses. The legislation does not ban these methods outright but instead empowers state officials to regulate them through future rulemaking. The bill takes effect 60 days after being signed into law.
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Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026
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Mar 12, 2026
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Referred to Game & Fisheries
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