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866 General use . Arrest and prose- cution of offenders . Isl an ds . Pollut ion of w ater . Boats and vessels . ISo in original . 75T H CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH . 869-AUGUST 28, 1937 po liced and c onfli cts of juri sdicti on fo r the arres t and puni sh- ment of offenders be avoided . "Now then therefore In order that law and justice may in all cases be executed and take effect upon said lake from shore to shore in all parts and places thereof where the lake is a boundary between said states the said parties hereto do agree for and in behalf of their respective states in the manner following "General Use "It is hereby agreed that the entire Pymatuning Lake or Reser- voir subject to the primary use thereof by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for regulating the flow of th e water in the She- nang o and Bea ver Rivers as in Pa ragraph 9 hereinafte r more specifically mentioned shall be open for recreational use equally to the citizens of both contracting parties save as restricted as to hunting fishing and boating in this agr eement set forth or hereafter mutually agreed upon by both parties but no person shall be permitte d to hunt o r fish ther eon unless t he lawful h older of a fishing or hunting license authorizing him or her so to do issued by the proper authorities of Pennsylvania or of Ohio . "2. ARREST AND PROSECUTION OF Orr,.iNDERS "That each state shal l enj oy and exer cise a conc urren t juri s- diction upon the water (but not upon the dry land between the shores of said lake including the islands therein) with respect to the arrest and prosecution of offenders but in such sort that any boat or vessel fastened to or aground on the shore of either state shall be considered exclusively within the jurisdiction of said state but that al l capital a nd other of fenses tresp asses or da mages committed on or over said lake the judicial investigation and determination thereof shall be exclusively vested in the state wherein the offender or person charged with such offense shall be first apprehended arrested prosecuted or first brought to trial it being the intent of this agreement that an offender may be pur- sued and arrested anywhere on or over said lake or shores thereof or islands therein regardless of the boundary line by any peace officers or persons of either state authorized to make arrests whether the offenses be committed on or over any part of the lake on the shores or islands therein regardless of the state in which the place where the offense was committed lies . "3. ISLANDS "All islands within the lake shall be considered as part of the State of Pennsylvania. "4. POLLUTION OF WATER "The lake shall forever be protected against pollution of its waters by industrial trade waste individual or municipal sewage from shore or boat and the discharge of any noxious or deleterious substance liquid or solid into the waters of the lake which is or may become inimical or injurious to public health or to animal or acquatic 1 life is hereby expressly forbidden . "No sewa ge may be discharge d into the waters of the lake except after complete treatment and then only upon permit first approved by the Health Departments of both states . "5. BOA TS AND VESS ELS "No power or motor boats nor hydroplanes or aquaplanes shall be permitted anywhere on said lake except such police or administration motor boats to the number w hich shall be mutu- ally agreed upon by the parties hereto . Sail boats, row boats and canoes shall be permitted provided they first obtain a license from the respective state of which the owner is a resident under such regulations as each party to this agreement may now have or hereafter adopt .