# 30 Pa.C.S. § 2306: Refuge areas

> Pennsylvania · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T30_C23_S2306

## Section

- **Citation:** 30 Pa.C.S. § 2306
- **Heading:** Refuge areas
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 30 / Chapter 23 / Section 2306

## Text

(a) General rule.--The commission may set aside, in its discretion, such areas as it may judge best as refuge areas in which fishing or entry shall be prohibited for such periods of time as the commission prescribes. Notices of these closings shall be posted at the refuge areas.

(b) Penalty.--Any person fishing in a refuge area posted under subsection (a) commits a summary offense of the first degree. Any person entering a refuge area commits a summary offense of the third degree. (Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990)

## Nearby sections

- [30 Pa.C.S. § 2301 Propagation and distribution of fish.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T30_C23_S2301.md)
- [30 Pa.C.S. § 2302 Cooperative fish restoration projects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T30_C23_S2302.md)
- [30 Pa.C.S. § 2303 Federal cultural stations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T30_C23_S2303.md)
- [30 Pa.C.S. § 2304 Fish migration studies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T30_C23_S2304.md)
- [30 Pa.C.S. § 2305 Threatened and endangered species.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T30_C23_S2305.md)
- [30 Pa.C.S. § 2306 Refuge areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T30_C23_S2306.md)
- [30 Pa.C.S. § 2307 Waters limited to specific purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T30_C23_S2307.md)

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