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30 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2504 (2026)

 Pollution of waters.

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§ 2504.  Pollution of waters.

(a)  General rule.--No person, regardless of intent, shall:

(1)  Put or place in any waters within or on the boundaries of this Commonwealth any electricity, explosives or any poisonous substances except that, for the purposes of research and fish management, agents of or persons authorized by the executive director may use any method or means to collect, eradicate or control fish.

(2)  Allow any substance, deleterious, destructive or poisonous to fish, to be turned into or allowed to run, flow, wash or be emptied into any waters within or bordering on this Commonwealth.

(b)  Evidence.--In criminal prosecutions under this section for water pollution known to be injurious to fish, it is not necessary to prove that the violation has actually caused the death of, or damage to, any particular fish.

(c)  Construction of section.--This section does not repeal or supersede any of the provisions of the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as "The Clean Streams Law."

(d)  Penalty.--Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a misdemeanor of the third degree.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2023 · leading case: Commonwealth v. CSX Transp., Inc., 653 A.2d 1327 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995).
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Commonwealth v. CSX Transp., Inc., 653 A.2d 1327 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). · cites it 4× “996, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2), which provides: 2 *1330 Pollution of Waters (a) General Rule.”
Commonwealth v. CSX Transp., Inc., 639 A.2d 1213 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994). “WHETHER 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2) OF THE FISH AND BOAT CODE (POLLUTION OF WATERS) IS A STATUTORY PROVISION THAT IS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION? Appellant’s Brief at 3.”
Commonwealth v. CSX Transp., Inc., 708 A.2d 138 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998). “Following the preliminary hearing, the District Attorney filed a Criminal Information charging CSXT with violating Section 2504(a)(2) of the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2), by allowing a substance deleterious, destructive or poisonous to fish to flow into the Yough.”
City of Philadelphia v. J.F. Joyce, 242 A.3d 993 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2020). “1995) (upholding an approximate $100,000 aggregate fine of $10 per fish killed, in accordance with the pollution of waters section of the Fish and Game Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2), “[b]ecause [the company’s] violation resulted in multiple fish being killed subjecting it to a…”
Gregg, G. v. Ameriprise Fin., 245 A.3d 637 (Pa. 2021). “”); 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504 (“No person, regardless of intent, shall: (1) Put or place in any waters .”
Penn Film Grp. LLC v. Com. of PA, SEC, No. 827 C.D. 2021 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Apr. 18, 2023). “This Court reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the criminal information charging CSX with violating Section 2504(a)(2) of the Fish and Game Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2). This Court determined that a fine of $10 per fish, amounting to a total fine of $100,000, did not…”
30 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2504(a)(2): 5 cases
Commonwealth v. CSX Transp., Inc., 653 A.2d 1327 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). “996, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2), which provides: 2 *1330 Pollution of Waters (a) General Rule.”
Commonwealth v. CSX Transp., Inc., 639 A.2d 1213 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994). “WHETHER 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2) OF THE FISH AND BOAT CODE (POLLUTION OF WATERS) IS A STATUTORY PROVISION THAT IS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION? Appellant’s Brief at 3.”
Commonwealth v. CSX Transp., Inc., 708 A.2d 138 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998). “Following the preliminary hearing, the District Attorney filed a Criminal Information charging CSXT with violating Section 2504(a)(2) of the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2), by allowing a substance deleterious, destructive or poisonous to fish to flow into the Yough.”
City of Philadelphia v. J.F. Joyce, 242 A.3d 993 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2020). “1995) (upholding an approximate $100,000 aggregate fine of $10 per fish killed, in accordance with the pollution of waters section of the Fish and Game Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2), “[b]ecause [the company’s] violation resulted in multiple fish being killed subjecting it to a…”
Penn Film Grp. LLC v. Com. of PA, SEC, No. 827 C.D. 2021 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Apr. 18, 2023). “This Court reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the criminal information charging CSX with violating Section 2504(a)(2) of the Fish and Game Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2). This Court determined that a fine of $10 per fish, amounting to a total fine of $100,000, did not…”
30 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2504(d): 1 case
Commonwealth v. CSX Transp., Inc., 653 A.2d 1327 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). “996, 30 Pa.C.S. § 2504(a)(2), which provides: 2 *1330 Pollution of Waters (a) General Rule.”
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