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NH Rev Stat § 210:24-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 210 - Fur-Bearing Animals|Section 210:24-a - Season for Taking of Fur-Bearing Animals.

    210:24-a Season for Taking of Fur-Bearing Animals. –||The executive director is authorized to set a season for the taking of fur-bearing animals for nonresident hunters and trappers which may be different from the season established for resident hunters and trappers.|||Source. 1983, 263:2, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 210:24-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 210 - Fur-Bearing Animals|Section 210:24-b - Wildlife Control Operators.

    210:24-b Wildlife Control Operators. –||I. The executive director may adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, for the licensure and regulation of wildlife control operators engaged in the practice of the trapping of nuisance animals. Such rules may include, but shall not be limited to:||(a) The establishment of license types and fees.||(b) Minimum license requirements.||(c) The manner and method of taking.||(d) The wildlife species which may be controlled.||(e) Transportation and disposition of the wildlife.||(f) Reporting and sale requirements.||(g) Exceptions to RSA 210:11.||(h) License reciprocity.||II. The provisions of this section, and any rules adopted under this section, shall not apply to officers and employees of the department, the state, or of a municipality, where such persons are acting in their official capacity.|||Source. 2001, 92:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 210:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 210 - Fur-Bearing Animals|Section 210:25 - Trapping Education.

    210:25 Trapping Education. –||There is hereby established a program to provide education to the citizens of the state of New Hampshire on the practice of trapping fur-bearing animals as a recognized conservation and management tool as well as a traditional sport avocation. The program shall be established within the department of fish and game and shall be administered by the executive director, with the approval of the fish and game commission.|||Source. 1981, 197:1. 1983, 48:2. 2007, 134:2, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:1 - Violation of Rules and Regulations.

    211:1 Violation of Rules and Regulations. –||A person who violates any provision of the rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of RSA 206:10 to 13 shall be guilty of a violation and in addition shall be guilty of a violation for each fish taken, possessed, bought or sold in violation thereof.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. 1937, 188:8. RL 245:41. RSA 211:1. 1959, 29:1. 1973, 531:54, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:1-a - Fin Fish.

    211:1-a Fin Fish. –||A person who violates any provision of the rules and regulations promulgated by the executive director relative to either fresh water or salt water fin fish shall be guilty of a violation and guilty of an additional violation for each such fish taken, possessed, bought or sold in violation of such rules and regulations; provided, however, if all violations for which said person is convicted are the result of the actions of said person on a single complaint, the maximum total fine for all violations resulting from such actions shall, notwithstanding RSA title LXII, be $100 plus $10 for each fish taken in violation of this section.|||Source. 1973, 36:2. 1975, 250:1, eff. June 6, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:2 - Carp.

    211:2 Carp. –||Carp may be taken and possessed from Mascoma lake by the use of long bow and arrow with cord attached.|||Source. 1953, 193:3, eff. May 1, 1953.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:2-a - Repealed by 1996, 108:20, II, eff. July 14, 1996.

    211:2-a Repealed by 1996, 108:20, II, eff. July 14, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:2-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:2-b - Repealed by 1996, 108:20, III, eff. July 14, 1996.

    211:2-b Repealed by 1996, 108:20, III, eff. July 14, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:2-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:2-c - Repealed by 1977, 450:1, eff. June 12, 1977.

    211:2-c Repealed by 1977, 450:1, eff. June 12, 1977. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:2-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:2-d - Repealed by 1986, 214:24, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.

    211:2-d Repealed by 1986, 214:24, eff. Jan. 1, 1988. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:2-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:2-e - Freshwater Smelt.

    211:2-e Freshwater Smelt. –||I. Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, no person shall take smelt (Osmerus mordax) from the fresh waters of this state by any method other than by angling, unless the executive director determines that other methods of taking smelt would not be detrimental to the smelt resources of the state.||II. The executive director shall have the authority to open and close the season for the taking of smelt, to fix the daily bag and possession limits, and any other conditions governing the methods and manner of taking and reporting of smelt. All rules adopted by the executive director shall be in accordance with RSA 541-A.||III. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1991, 193:1, eff. May 28, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:3 - Repealed by 1965, 62:1, eff. June 15, 1965.

    211:3 Repealed by 1965, 62:1, eff. June 15, 1965. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:4 - Lake or Pond Partly in Another State.

    211:4 Lake or Pond Partly in Another State. –||If, in the case of a lake or pond situated partly in this state and partly in another state, the laws of such other state permit fishing in that part thereof lying within such other state by persons licensed or otherwise entitled under the laws of this state to fish in that part of such lake or pond lying within this state, persons licensed or otherwise entitled under the laws of such other state to fish in the part of such lake or pond lying within such other state shall be permitted to fish in that part thereof lying within this state, and, as to such lake or pond, the operation of the laws of this state relative to open and closed seasons, limits of catch, minimum sizes of fish caught and methods of fishing shall be suspended upon the adoption and during the continuance in force of rules and regulations relative to those subjects and affecting that part of such lake or pond lying within this state, which rules and regulations the executive director is hereby authorized to make, and from time to time add to, alter and repeal. Before making, adding to, altering or repealing such rules and regulations, said executive director shall confer with the officer or board having like duties in such other state, in order to secure uniformity of law, rules and regulations as to the whole of such lake or pond, if practicable. Such rules and regulations shall prior to their effective date be printed and available for distribution at the office of the executive director and of the clerk of each city and town in this state in which any part of such lake or pond is situated or to which it lies adjacent.|||Source. 1949, 69:1, eff. Mar. 16, 1949.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:5 - Fishing in Connecticut River.

    211:5 Fishing in Connecticut River. –||If the laws of the state of Vermont permit fishing in that part of the Connecticut River lying within that state by persons legally licensed to fish in New Hampshire or otherwise entitled under the laws of this state to fish in that part of said river lying within this state, residents of Vermont legally licensed to fish in the state of Vermont or otherwise entitled under the laws of that state to fish in said part of the Connecticut River lying within the state of Vermont shall be permitted to fish in that part of the Connecticut River lying within this state. If the above reciprocal laws are in effect as to that part of the Connecticut River lying within the states of New Hampshire and Vermont the executive director is authorized to adopt special rules as to fishing in such waters, after consultation with the like officer of the state of Vermont, in the same manner and with the same effect as the executive director is authorized to do with respect to boundary lakes under the provisions of RSA 211:4.|||Source. 1951, 116:1, par. 32-b. RSA 211:5. 1959, 263:1. 1990, 30:1. 1998, 113:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:5-a - Repealed by 1993, 50:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

    211:5-a Repealed by 1993, 50:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:6 - Penalties.

    211:6 Penalties. –||Any person who violates any of the provisions of RSA 211:2, 4 and 5 hereof or special rules and regulations made thereunder shall be guilty of a violation and in addition shall be guilty of a violation for each fish taken or possessed in violation thereof.|||Source. 1951, 116:1, par. 32-c. RSA 211:6. 1973, 531:56, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:6-a - Repealed by 1996, 108:20, IV, eff. July 14, 1996.

    211:6-a Repealed by 1996, 108:20, IV, eff. July 14, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:6-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:6-b - Repealed by 1996, 108:20, V, eff. July 14, 1996.

    211:6-b Repealed by 1996, 108:20, V, eff. July 14, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:6-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:6-c - Repealed by 1996, 108:20, VI, eff. July 14, 1996.

    211:6-c Repealed by 1996, 108:20, VI, eff. July 14, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:7 - Poison; Explosive.

    211:7 Poison;  Explosive. –||No person shall take any fish by the use of any poisonous, stupefying or explosive substance. Possession of any such substance by any person on the waters, shores, or islands of this state, except for mining or mechanical purposes, shall be prima facie evidence that the same is possessed for use in violation of the provisions of this section.|||Source. RL 245:33.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:8 - Obstructions.

    211:8 Obstructions. –||No person shall, by means of rack, screen, weir or other obstruction, in any stream or river, or the inlet or outlet of a public pond, prevent the passage of fish except as provided in RSA 211:8-c.|||Source. RL 245:34. RSA 211:8. 1971, 138:1, eff. July 25, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:8-a - Fishways at Existing Dams or Obstructions.

    211:8-a Fishways at Existing Dams or Obstructions. –||Fish passage facilities shall be constructed and maintained at existing dams or obstructions in accordance with the following procedure:||I. After the executive director of the fish and game department has made a determination that a fish passage facility is needed at an existing dam or obstruction, and upon his request, the governor, with the advice of the council, shall appoint a commission of 3 disinterested citizens of the state to review this determination.||II. Said commission shall hold public hearings to determine the need and desirability of providing fish passage facilities over the dam or obstruction, and the deliberations of the commission shall include a careful consideration of the economic values associated with the project. Upon completion of its study, the commission shall report its findings to the governor and council; the report shall include any recommendations for special conditions to be associated with the project and a recommendation for the distribution of cost between the owner and the state for construction and maintenance of the fish passage and a recommendation as to whether the owner or the fish and game department shall operate and maintain said fish passage facilities.||III. Upon receipt of said report, the governor, with the advice of the council, shall determine the share of the cost of construction and the share of the cost of maintenance to be borne by the owner and by the state. The state's share shall be a charge on the fish and game fund.||IV. The actual design and location of fish passage facilities authorized under this section shall be determined by the executive director of the fish and game department.||V. The owner of the dam or obstruction at which a fish passage facility is constructed as provided in this section or the fish and game department, as determined by the governor and council shall, consistent with the primary purpose of the dam or obstruction, operate the fish passage facility to allow for the passage of fish species present during the period of their normal migration as determined by the executive director of the fish and game department.||VI. Any party to the action or proceedings under this section may apply for a rehearing or appeal under the procedure as provided by RSA 541.|||Source. 1971, 138:2, eff. July 25, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:8-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:8-b - Inspection.

    211:8-b Inspection. –||The executive director or his representative may, from time to time, enter and inspect any dam or impoundment in any river or stream, or inlet or outlet of any pond located within the state of New Hampshire to insure the adequate installation, maintenance and operation of fish passage facilities required by RSA 211:8-a.|||Source. 1971, 138:3, eff. July 25, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:8-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:8-c - Federal Power Commission.

    211:8-c Federal Power Commission. –||The provisions of RSA 211:8-a shall not apply to those dams under license by the federal power commission.|||Source. 1971, 138:4, eff. July 25, 1971.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:9 - Nets; Traps.

    211:9 Nets;  Traps. –||A dip net held in hand may be used to assist in the taking of fish attached to a hook. A circular drop net, not more than 48 inches in diameter, or a square net of equal area, may be used for taking minnows for bait, from waters not inhabited by brook trout. Minnow traps may be set for taking minnows for bait, in water inhabited by trout, provided that no such trap shall exceed 18 inches in length, and that the aperture therein for the entrance of fish shall not exceed one inch in diameter.|||Source. 1941, 126:15. RL 245:35.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:10 - Drawing Water.

    211:10 Drawing Water. –||No person shall take fish by shutting or drawing off water.|||Source. RL 245:36.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:11 - Notice.

    211:11 Notice. –||No person by means of opening gates or dams, other than in the ordinary use of an established water privilege, shall draw down or lower the water in any stream, lake or pond in the state to a degree which will endanger fish life therein until notice in writing has been given to the executive director of such intention 2 weeks prior to such drawing down or lowering so that the department may take out the fish in the waters to be so drawn down or lowered.|||Source. 1949, 91:1, par. 36-a, eff. Mar. 22, 1949.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:12 - Exception.

    211:12 Exception. –||The provisions of RSA 211:11 shall not apply to privately owned lakes or ponds.|||Source. 1949, 91:1, par. 36-b, eff. Mar. 22, 1949.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:13 - Prohibited Devices.

    211:13 Prohibited Devices. –||No person shall use, have in his possession for use, or furnish for another's use, for taking fish in the fresh waters of this state, except as specifically permitted in this title, a net of any kind or description, set line, fishing otter, trawl, grapple, spear, jack, jack light or electrical or other device for killing or stunning fish. A person found on any such waters of this state, or the shores or islands thereof, having in his possession any of the aforesaid devices, shall be prima facie guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section. Such devices are declared to be public nuisances and may be summarily seized and destroyed by any person. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the executive director or any person acting under his direction.|||Source. RL 245:37.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:13-a - Repealed by 1967, 12:1, eff. Dec. 31, 1967.

    211:13-a Repealed by 1967, 12:1, eff. Dec. 31, 1967. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:13-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:13-b - Lead Fishing Sinkers and Jigs; Use Prohibited.

    211:13-b Lead Fishing Sinkers and Jigs;  Use Prohibited. –||I. No person shall use any lead sinker or lead jig for the taking of fish in any fresh water, except as otherwise specifically permitted in this title.||II. A person using any such lead sinker or jig shall be guilty of a violation. Notwithstanding RSA 651:2, the penalty for a violation of this section shall not exceed $250.||III. The prohibition under this section shall apply to interstate waters pursuant to RSA 211:4 and 211:5.||IV. For purposes of this section, "lead sinker" means any sinker made from lead that weighs one ounce or less, and "lead jig" means a lead weighted hook that weighs one ounce or less. Prohibited fishing tackle shall include lead sinkers with a total weight of one ounce or less and lead jigs with a total weight of one ounce or less, regardless of whether they are painted, coated, or covered by some other substance or by attached skirts. Lead sinkers and lead jigs shall not include lead fishing related items including but not limited to lead core line, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, spoons, poppers, plugs, or flies.|||Source. 1998, 312:3. 2004, 172:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005. 2013, 193:1, eff. June 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:14 - Selling Fry.

    211:14 Selling Fry. –||No person shall buy, sell, offer for sale, carry beyond the limits of the state, or place in private waters, any fish or fry entrusted to his care by the executive director for distribution in the waters of this state.|||Source. RL 245:38.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:15 - Fertilizer.

    211:15 Fertilizer. –||No person shall take or use any species of fish except suckers for fertilizer.|||Source. RL 245:39.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:15-a - to 211:15-d Repealed by 1967, 12:1, eff. Dec. 31, 1967.

    211:15-a to 211:15-d Repealed by 1967, 12:1, eff. Dec. 31, 1967. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:16 - Bait Prohibited.

    211:16 Bait Prohibited. –||No person shall use carp or goldfish as live bait when fishing in any waters of this state. Possession of live carp or goldfish while fishing shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. No person shall use shad or whitefish for bait for cusk.|||Source. RL 245:40.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:16-a - Repealed by 1973, 32:1, eff. May 14, 1973.

    211:16-a Repealed by 1973, 32:1, eff. May 14, 1973. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:16-b - Fishing Tournaments.

    211:16-b Fishing Tournaments. –||I. No person shall promote or operate any fishing tournament in the waters under the jurisdiction of this state without first procuring a special permit from the executive director to do so.||II. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to definitions, fees, conditions, requirements for waivers, including waivers of the fee, qualifications, and all other criteria relating to the operation of a fishing tournament on any waters of the state.|||Source. 1977, 27:1. 1996, 73:1, eff. July 12, 1996. 2015, 186:10, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:17 - Penalties.

    211:17 Penalties. –||A person who violates the provisions of this title relative to fishing shall be guilty of a violation unless a greater penalty is specified, and in addition shall be guilty of a violation for each fish taken in violation of this title; provided, however, that if all violations on a single complaint, the maximum total fine for all the violations resulting from such actions shall, notwithstanding RSA title LXII, be $100 plus $10 for each fish taken in violation of this title.|||Source. RL 245:41. RSA 211:17. 1973, 531:57. 1977, 27:2. 1996, 108:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|