(File Photo of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 103, which gives a process to law enforcement that is local to go to waterways in Pennsylvania and tag problematic boats. Tagging these boats as well as investigating them beforehand and removing them from Pennsylvania waterways will be in the House Bill 103 process. The law will be in effect after January 1st of 2026. It also brings both the amount of time and new definitions for how long boats can be abandoned on lakes or rivers.