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CURRENTS
Commissioner Hussar Sworn in
as District 5 Representative

photo-courtesy of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful

Union County sportsman Eric C. Hussar has been sworn
in as the District 5 Commissioner for the Pennsylvania
Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC), representing Bradford,
Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder,
Sullivan, Tioga and Union counties.
"We congratulate Eric on his confirmation and welcome
him to the board," said PFBC President Norman R. Gavlick.
"The Commission faces a number of challenges in the years
ahead related to resource management and conservation,
and we look forward to the unique knowledge and
experience he will bring to the discussions."
"We look forward to having someone with Mr. Hussar's
business experience and interest in fishing join the board
and help set the course for the future of our agency," said
PFBC Executive Director John A. Arway.
An avid fly angler who fishes more than 80 days a
year, Commissioner Hussar is owner and president
of Mid-Penn Energy, a Lewisburg-based heating and
cooling company. He also serves as the Vice Chairman
of the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development
Corporation and is a former board member of the
Central Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce and Junior
Achievement of Central Pennsylvania.

A volunteer helps clean up Magnolia Lake, Bucks County.

Commissioner
Hussar also volunteers
with "Project Healing
Waters Fly Fishing," a
non-profit organization
dedicated to the
physical and emotional
rehabilitation of disabled
active military service
personnel and disabled
PFBC Commissioner Eric C. Hussar
veterans through fly
fishing and associated activities.
Commissioner Hussar was nominated by Governor
Tom Corbett on September 9 and was confirmed by
the Senate on October 7. Commissioners serve fouryear terms and are not compensated for their services.
Commissioner Hussar's four-year term expires on
October 7, 2018.
He graduated from Widener University in Chester
and earned a MBA from Frostburg State University,
Frostburg, MD, in 1988.
Commissioner Hussar and his wife, Carol, have
four daughters.

On March 1 through May 31,
join over 4 million volunteers in
the nation's largest annual
community improvement
program. Register and receive
free cleanup supplies including
bags, gloves and vests donated
by the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation, Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection and Keep American
Beautiful, while supplies last.
During "Pick It Up PA Days,"
which runs from April 11 through
May 4, registered events will have
access to free or reduced disposal
sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection, Pennsylvania Waste
Industry Association and
participating landfills.
To register, visit the Great
American Cleanup of Pennsylvania
website at www.gacofpa.org
or contact Michelle Dunn at
877-772-3673 ext. 113 or
mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

Pennsylvania Angler & Boater * January/February 2015

Multiple Hooks
Now Permitted
for Ice Fishing

It is unlawful while ice
fishing to use more than five
fishing devices, which may
consist of rods, hand lines,
tip-ups or any combination.
Each device shall contain a
single fishing line with no
restriction on the number of
hooks used for fishing, except
when fishing in the Pymatuning
Reservoir where no more than
three hooks shall be attached to
each line. Holes cut in ice may
not exceed 10 inches between
the farthest points as measured
in any direction. All lines, rods
or tip-ups shall be under the
immediate control of the person
using them. On Pennsylvania
Fish & Boat Commission lakes,
shelters or shanties must be
removed when through fishing
for the day.

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