# US State Fishing Regulations Aggregator (`jungle_synthesizer/us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper`) Actor Scrape fishing regulations across US states — bag limits, size limits, season dates, gear restrictions, and special rules per species. Normalizes state DNR data into a single schema for fishing apps, AI angling assistants, and outdoor media. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Sports, Education - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. 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For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## US State Fishing Regulations Aggregator Scrape fishing regulations across US states — bag limits, size limits, season dates, gear restrictions, and special rules per species. Normalizes state DNR data into a single schema for fishing apps, AI angling assistants, and outdoor media. ### What It Does This actor aggregates fishing regulation data published by state Fish & Wildlife agencies across the US. For each state, it: - Identifies regulation chapters by species or water type (freshwater, saltwater, anadromous) - Extracts per-species rules including season dates, daily bag limits, size limits, gear restrictions, and special rules - Normalizes the data into a unified flat schema across all 50 states Data is sourced from **eRegulations.com**, an official regulation publisher serving 30+ state agencies, ensuring up-to-date and authoritative regulation content. ### Supported States (v1 Seed) The default run covers the 10 highest-demand states by search volume: | Abbreviation | State | Agency | |---|---|---| | WA | Washington | WDFW | | FL | Florida | FWC | | MN | Minnesota | MN DNR | | WI | Wisconsin | WI DNR | | MI | Michigan | MI DNR | | NC | North Carolina | NC WRC | | NY | New York | NYSDEC | | TX | Texas | TPWD | | OR | Oregon | ODFW | | CA | California | CDFW | Use the `states` input to target a specific subset. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `states` | Array of strings | State abbreviations to scrape (e.g. `["WA", "FL"]`). Leave empty to scrape all seeded states. | | `maxItems` | Integer | Maximum number of regulation records to collect. Set to `0` for no limit. | **Example input:** ```json { "states": ["WA", "TX"], "maxItems": 500 } ```` ### Output Each record in the dataset represents one species' regulation entry for a specific state, region, and water type: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `state` | State abbreviation (e.g. `WA`, `FL`) | | `agency` | State fish and wildlife agency name | | `water_type` | `freshwater`, `saltwater`, or `anadromous` | | `region_or_water` | Region, water body, or zone (`statewide` or named location) | | `species` | Species name | | `season_open` | Season opening date or `year-round` | | `season_close` | Season closing date | | `daily_bag_limit` | Number of fish allowed per day | | `possession_limit` | Cumulative fish allowed in possession | | `minimum_size` | Minimum size limit in inches | | `maximum_size` | Maximum size limit in inches | | `slot_limit` | Slot limit (protected size range) | | `gear_restrictions` | Allowed or prohibited gear | | `special_regulations` | Special rules such as catch-and-release or artificial lures only | | `license_required` | License type required | | `source_url` | Source URL of the regulation page | | `effective_year` | Regulation booklet year | | `scraped_at` | ISO timestamp of scrape | **Example record:** ```json { "state": "WA", "agency": "WDFW", "water_type": "freshwater", "region_or_water": "statewide", "species": "Walleye", "season_open": "", "season_close": "", "daily_bag_limit": "8", "possession_limit": "", "minimum_size": "", "maximum_size": "", "slot_limit": "", "gear_restrictions": "", "special_regulations": "", "license_required": "Freshwater fishing license", "source_url": "https://www.eregulations.com/washington/fishing/statewide-freshwater-species-rules", "effective_year": "2026", "scraped_at": "2026-05-30T21:37:39.700Z" } ``` ### Use Cases - **Fishing apps** — Power regulation lookup by state and species - **AI angling assistants** — Provide authoritative rule data to fishing chatbots and recommendation engines - **Guide and charter operators** — Quickly verify legal limits across jurisdictions - **Outdoor media** — Generate regulation comparison content by state ### Notes - Regulation data is public-domain government information - Season dates and limits change annually — re-run the actor at the start of each fishing season - The `states` input allows targeting specific states to reduce run time and cost - Some chapters contain per-water-body exceptions not captured in the `statewide` region field; see `source_url` for the full regulation text # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `states` (type: `array`): List of US state abbreviations to scrape (e.g. \["WA", "FL", "MN"]). Leave empty to scrape all seeded states. Supported seeds include WA, FL, MN, WI, MI, NC, NY, TX, OR, CA. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of regulation records to collect (0 = no limit) ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "states": [ "WA", "FL" ], "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "states": [ "WA", "FL" ], "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "states": [ "WA", "FL", ], "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "states": [ "WA", "FL" ], "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "US State Fishing Regulations Aggregator", "description": "Scrape fishing regulations across US states — bag limits, size limits, season dates, gear restrictions, and special rules per species. Normalizes state DNR data into a single schema for fishing apps, AI angling assistants, and outdoor media.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "u2fLo145XJZB8N9Ai" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-us-state-fishing-regulations-aggregator-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "states": { "title": "States to scrape", "type": "array", "description": "List of US state abbreviations to scrape (e.g. [\"WA\", \"FL\", \"MN\"]). Leave empty to scrape all seeded states. Supported seeds include WA, FL, MN, WI, MI, NC, NY, TX, OR, CA.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of regulation records to collect (0 = no limit)" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```