Document Citation: 35 P.S. § 1451

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PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES
TITLE 35. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 17. CLOSING COUNTY TO HUNTING AND FISHING--FIRE PREVENTION

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 1451. Proclamation by Governor

From and after the passage of this act when the Governor of the Commonwealth, upon recommendation of the department or departments having jurisdiction over the interest or interests to be protected, shall consider such action necessary to conserve either the health or welfare of our people or our natural resources because of drought and consequent danger from forest fires or because of low water and the presence of contagious or infectious diseases, he shall have authority through proclamation

(a) To close for a period not to exceed one season at one time any county or counties or any section of any county of this Commonwealth to either hunting or fishing;

(b) To close for any period any stream or part of any stream to fishing;

(c) To forbid for any period the smoking of tobacco in any form and the building of camp fires within woodlands or the burning of brush and other rubbish within woodland or within two hundred feet of woodland in any county, counties, or parts thereof.

Such proclamation shall become effective twenty-four (24) hours after certified time of issuance.

If after the issuing of any proclamation, as herein provided, the Governor is satisfied that the occasion has passed for maintaining the provisions of the proclamation he may annul it by another proclamation.