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Nice find! Good to have. I agree I still display. While it might be "ok" to not there are still a few COs that may give you a hassle because its written in the regs book about displaying it. If its really a convenience of the angler why dont they just make the change.
I think you're allowed on Lake Wallenpaupack with snowmobiles
It's States right on your license must be displayed on outer garment but I don't know about the phone app when I was in issuing agent just a year ago
Yes Pa Bass that is what it says. But the Pa fish and boat permits you to have a phone app. So call HBG and ask them how to display the app. They continue to print it but that is not true. Please call Hbg and ask for law enforcement and be direct. Question should be can I have a app. on my phone and do I need to have it exposed on my outer garment to be legal in Pa. Also it has been at least 10 years that they discontinued the law of if it is not displayed you are fined on the spot. It was changed and you have x amount of days to show proof of having you valid Pa fishing license. I read the full regulation law book every year. As a licensed guide I can not afford to make a mistake. There are many things that are written such as you can only tie your horse up at certain places in town and so on. That does not mean it holds water. Trappers have the same problem of setting body gripper traps in a water course. so what is a water course? These are only a few examples of why we need to call the top dogs and verify what is the law and not what we think or what we read.
I think this is a very good rule in PA. New York and Wisconsin have much colder and longer ice seasons than PA (in general) and make enough ice to support motorized vehicles for extended periods of time. Lakes in the northern part of Pennsylvania and the Pocono region may be OK but the rest of the state doesn't get enough ice to support the weight of an ATV or snowmobile for any meaningful amount of time. I'd venture to guess that most of the lakes in PA see no more than 8 inches of ice during a good year in the winter months and that ice rarely lasts more than a few weeks (if at all). If PA allowed ATVs and snow machines on the ice, they'd almost certainly be pulling vehicles and bodies from our waterways far too often.
it only takes a few knuckleheads to ruin it for everyone
As stated call Pa fish and boat in Harrisburg and ask how to display you phone app. Also it was about 10 years ago that they gave us a few days to show proof if you do not have it on you. You can think what you want and it can state whatever. These are the facts that I have found, I guess no one has called the top dog in Law enforcement and asked. If you do I am sure some of your post will change! I have got this answer from district ( Retired officer Keller) 2 years ago as well.
Not out of the state launch. Private land or one of the Brookfield launches. I know several guys that put them on at Cafferys or Ledgedale.
REALLY? This license rant is still going on. You are torqued because you have to display? You have to poke a hole in your fancy ice outfit? Do you wear a knit hat? You do know you are required to be able to produce ID proving residency and that you are the person named on the license? Maybe you would prefer to have your fishing interrupted while you dig out your license and ID. Then you would whine about the Gestapo tactics! All the crap going on you got nothing better to do? Rain coming this week, how is the bite?
I still display my hunting license on my fanny pac and my fishing license on my hat. No big deal.
Well, I have to agree with you that things don't change fast in PA.................... ...................... ...................... ...But you must not be in PA long if you think this law should be a high priority!
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