30 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 35 - Dams, Bar Racks And Migration Devices

• Chapter Notes
• Section 3501 - Devices In Dams To Permit Fish Migration
  (a) Erection on order of commission.--Any person now or hereafter erecting or maintaining a dam in the waters of this Commonwealth shall, immediately on...
• Section 3502 - Operation And Maintenance Of Devices
  Every chute, slope, fishway, gate or other device referred to in section 3501 (relating to devices in dams to permit fish migration) shall be...
• Section 3503 - Closing Of Devices For Repair Or Nonuse
  Any chute, fishway or other device may be closed for repairs or when not needed with written approval of the commission.
• Section 3504 - Civil Penalty For Noncompliance
  Any person failing to comply with section 3501 (relating to devices in dams to permit fish migration) or 3502 (relating to operation and maintenance...
• Section 3505 - Erection Of Devices By Commission
  If the person owning, leasing or maintaining a dam fails to erect a chute, slope, fishway, gate or other device after the lapse of...
• Section 3506 - Drawing Off Or Interference With Dams Or Devices
  (a) Drawing off or obstructing dams.--No person shall draw off dam waters inhabited by fish without first applying for written permission from the commission,...
• Section 3507 - Protection Of Fish Near Dams
  (a) General rule.--The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to protect and manage fish within one mile or such...
• Section 3508 - Erection Of Bar Racks To Prevent Entry Of Fish
  (a) General rule.--Any person owning, leasing or maintaining a raceway, flume or inlet pipe leading to a water wheel, turbine pump or canal shall...
• Section 3509 - Obstructing Migration Of Fish
  (a) General rule.--No person shall place any device or object in waters within this Commonwealth in a manner that obstructs the migration or passage...
• Section 3510 - Marking Of Dams
  (a) New dams.--In issuing permits for the construction or installation of new run-of-the-river dams on the waters of this Commonwealth, the department shall include...

Last modified: October 8, 2016