Legal line between PA /NJ

[Bravo Whiskey]

Fishing in my boat on the Delaware. LTCF in PA, boat launched from PA Boat registered in PA. The fishing rules are that I follow PA regs on all sides of the river , just cannot go past creek mouths or beach on NJ side , where as I must follow the NJ regs.What is the story as to CC if/when I am boating /Fishing?

Thanks in Advance
BW

[GL23]

Fishing in my boat on the Delaware. LTCF in PA, boat launched from PA Boat registered in PA. The fishing rules are that I follow PA regs on all sides of the river , just cannot go past creek mouths or beach on NJ side , where as I must follow the NJ regs.What is the story as to CC if/when I am boating /Fishing?

Thanks in Advance
BW

Most maps and mapping websites I have looked at show a line right down the center of the river designating the boundary. Perhaps a call to the Delaware River Port Authority could identify the actual border.

[Bravo Whiskey]

Most maps and mapping websites I have looked at show a line right down the center of the river designating the boundary. Perhaps a call to the Delaware River Port Authority could identify the actual border.

Thanks for the reply. I know the boundry as per the charts, but I am unsure of the legal enforcement practices. Like I said , both states have diff, fishing regs & each side honors the other sides regs w/ respect to the lic. holders own side, doesn't matter if you re in the middle, your side , the other side, you just can't be "up a creek" or on the beach.
I ask this as I fish the spring striper run & some of the ramps are @ questionable areas & I am not leaving a firerm in a vehicle.

[soberbyker]

Most maps and mapping websites I have looked at show a line right down the center of the river designating the boundary. Perhaps a call to the Delaware River Port Authority could identify the actual border.

Except for the northern part of New Castle County in the State of Delaware, where the boundry go right up to the Jersey side shoreline.



AS to law after a quick search I found this mumbo jumbo ....

http://law.onecle.com/pennsylvania/f...7.012.000.html

§ 2712. License requirements on boundary waters

which in part says ....

(b) New Jersey.--The provisions of this chapter do not apply
to a person holding a fishing license issued under the laws of
the State of New Jersey when fishing in that portion of the
waters of the Delaware River lying between New Jersey and
Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth if a
person holding a license issued under the provisions of this
title when fishing in the waters of the Delaware River lying
between New Jersey and Pennsylvania within the jurisdiction of
the State of New Jersey is not required to have a New Jersey
license.

I know this doesn't cover your CC question but since it seems the fishing laws overlap jurisdiction and we all know how anti-gun NJ is I wouldn't take a chance of having a gun anywhere near the NJ side of the river.

I have seen the NJ State Police patroling the Philadelphia side of the river in the Penns Landing area from time to time during special events, like the 4th of July fireworks display and whatnot.

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[knight0334]

Fishing in my boat on the Delaware. LTCF in PA, boat launched from PA Boat registered in PA. The fishing rules are that I follow PA regs on all sides of the river , just cannot go past creek mouths or beach on NJ side , where as I must follow the NJ regs.What is the story as to CC if/when I am boating /Fishing?

Thanks in Advance
BW

With CC, or OC for that matter, you go by the state boundary itself, which for between PA and NJ is basically the center of the river with a few variances.

Between DE and NJ its the eastern shore at either the low or high water mark(cant remember).

[tl_3237]

With CC, or OC for that matter, you go by the state boundary itself, which for between PA and NJ is basically the center of the river with a few variances.

Between DE and NJ its the eastern shore at either the low or high water mark(cant remember).

knight0334 has it right.

Just because NJ decided to recognize Pa licenses for fishing in mutli-state waters (as a conciliatory reciprocated gesture) does not mean that they abrogated statutory jurisdiction over those within their physical boundaries.

PS DE owns up to low water mark.

[knight0334]

knight0334 has it right.

Just because NJ decided to recognize Pa licenses for fishing in mutli-state waters (as a conciliatory reciprocated gesture) does not mean that they abrogated statutory jurisdiction over those within their physical boundaries.

PS DE owns up to low water mark.

Thanks.. I couldn't remember that one.

Its been awhile since I read up on the Mason-Dixon Line and the Cresap's War things that made much of the boundaries over there.

[morebbqplease]

Knowing how strong the negative kung fu of New Jermany is, I don't think I would risk getting that close to it with a firearms pinch. I know there is a risk taken being unarmed in the woods, but I like my non-felon status too much.