"Launch Permits in PA" by Susan Williams

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Launch Permits in PA

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Do I need one of those stickers on my boat?

In order to paddle any of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) access areas or lakes, or any of the Pennsylvania State Park lakes, you must do one of the following:

Register your boat,
Have a Use Permit from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC), or
Have a Launch or Mooring Permit from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Bureau of State Parks.

The choice is yours, however if you do not have one of these three, fines are quite stiff!

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Links to help you decide which of the three you might wish to have:

Application for PFBC Use (Launch) Permit - http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/pages/forms/pfbc769.pdf
Application for Pennsylvania Boat Registration and/or Boat Title - http://www.fish.state.pa.us/boatreg.pdf
Pennsylvania Boat Access Areas - http://www.fish.state.pa.us/access.htm
DCNR regulations - http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findinfo/newrulesregs.pdf

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Other interesting and helpful links for our PA waterways:

Water Trails - http://www.fish.state.pa.us/watertrails/index.htm
Boating Regulations, including PA Boating Handbook - http://www.fish.state.pa.us/regs_boat.htm

NOTICE: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AT ALL TIMES. No member of the group EXCEPT YOURSELF can be held responsible for any damages, accidents, or liabilities incurred while paddling with us.

Paddling is an inherently dangerous sport. Information is provided with the understanding that the providers are not engaged in rendering advice on technical matters, equipment performance, safety, or any other aspect of the sport in absolute terms or advocating any of the techniques or experiences described.