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NH Rev Stat § 211:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:37 - Prohibition.

    211:37 Prohibition. –||If a conservation officer informs a person that his boat, automobile, truck, or any motor vehicle, wharf, dock or landing or contents thereof are about to be inspected, it is unlawful for the person to throw or dump or cause to be thrown or dumped from any boat, automobile, truck or other motor vehicle, dock, wharf, or landing, or destroy or cause to be destroyed any fish, lobsters, crabs, shellfish, or any pot, trap, car, contrivance, bag, box or other receptacle used for storing or catching lobsters or crabs, or the contents thereof, or any article or thing, or to cut loose any article or thing which may be attached to the boat, automobile, truck or any other motor vehicle, dock, wharf, or landing prior to the inspection. Any person who refuses or attempts to refuse to stand by for such inspection is guilty of a misdemeanor. The executive director shall suspend the license of the person for not less than one year. Any lobsters or crabs thrown or dumped or caused to be thrown or dumped in violation of this section are prima facie evidence that these lobsters or crabs were taken in violation of these statutes. A person is guilty of a violation for each lobster or crab which is thrown or dumped contrary to this section.|||Source. 1941, 27:4. RL 245:52. 1947, 278:2. 1950, 12:12. RSA 211:37. 1965, 305:5. 1977, 588:38, eff. Sept. 16, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:38 - Lobster Meat.

    211:38 Lobster Meat. –||No person shall sell lobster meat which has not been processed and sealed within containers which do not require refrigeration without first procuring a license to do so. Such license shall not be required for food service establishments licensed under RSA 143-A which purchase and sell processed and packaged lobster meat from a licensed wholesaler or processor. The executive director shall issue such license for a period of one calendar year pursuant to the provisions of RSA 211:39, RSA 211:49-aa, and RSA 211:49-c. The license shall expire on December 31 of each year.|||Source. RL 245:53. 1951, 200:7. RSA 211:38. 1961, 146:1. 1967, 48:1. 1985, 291:7. 2000, 256:2, eff. Aug. 11, 2000. 2021, 116:1, eff. Sept. 7, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:38-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:38-a - Lobster Tail Permit.

    211:38-a Lobster Tail Permit. –||I. Any person who is licensed to engage in the wholesale trade of marine species in accordance with RSA 211:49-c may engage in the processing of lobster tails after procuring from the executive director a lobster tail permit. The lobster tail permit authorizes the licensee to remove a lobster tail from a legal sized lobster, as defined in RSA 211:27, I and II, and process that shell-on whole and intact lobster tail. No lobster greater than the maximum legal length as described in RSA 211:27, III shall be used for lobster tail processing. Processing shall only be conducted at the one location or place of business which is listed on the lobster tail permit. All containers in which shell-on lobster tails are packed to be sold, shipped, or transported must be clearly labeled with the name, address, and permit number of the packer along with a description of the product.||II. The executive director may adopt rules relative to the taking, inspection, and processing of lobster necessary for implementation and enforcement of this section in accordance with RSA 211:62 and which may also include rules for determining that lobster tails processed under this section were removed from legal-sized lobsters and other provisions as may be necessary.||III. Measurements for the purpose of inspection shall consist of removal of the cooked meat intact from the lobster tail section and measured to ascertain conformity with size restrictions as specified in RSA 211:27, II.|||Source. 2010, 56:1, eff. July 1, 2010. 2011, 81:2, eff. May 16, 2011. 2015, 101:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:39 - Retail Dealer's License.

    211:39 Retail Dealer's License. –||I. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in a retail trade in lobsters or crabs, without first having procured from the executive director a license therefor. Such license shall entitle the holder, as a retail dealer, to buy, sell, ship and transport lobsters and crabs in retail trade within and outside this state. A separate license shall be required for each market, store, vehicle or other facility where lobsters and crabs are sold in retail trade. A retail dealer's license shall not be required of a person to buy or transport lobsters and crabs that are possessed by him for consumption by himself or family, nor of a properly licensed fisherman who, by virtue of his lobster and crab license, may transport and sell any lobsters and crabs that have been lawfully taken by him.||II. The executive director shall set the fee pursuant to RSA 206:10, I, for retail dealer licenses issued under this section.|||Source. 1950, 12:13. 1951, 200:8. RSA 211:39. 1967, 48:2, 3. 1985, 291:8. 1997, 10:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2015, 186:13, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:39-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:39-a - Repealed by 1997, 10:25, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

    211:39-a Repealed by 1997, 10:25, II, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:40 - Revocation.

    211:40 Revocation. –||Any person holding a license under RSA 211:38 or 39 who is convicted of a violation of the laws relating to lobsters and crabs shall forfeit such license for not more than one year from the date of conviction in the discretion of the executive director.|||Source. 1950, 12:14, eff. May 18, 1950.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:41 - Repealed by 1975, 340:14, I, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.

    211:41 Repealed by 1975, 340:14, I, eff. Aug. 6, 1975. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:42 - Exceptions.

    211:42 Exceptions. –||The provisions of this subdivision relative to taking marine species shall not apply to transportation of marine species in interstate commerce where shipment originated outside the state and is consigned outside the state.|||Source. 1951, 200:10. RSA 211:42. 1975, 340:10, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:43 - Definition.

    211:43 Definition. –||The word "resident" as used in this subdivision when applied to a corporation shall mean a corporation organized under the laws of this state. The word "nonresident" as used in this subdivision when applied to a corporation shall mean a corporation organized under the laws of another state.|||Source. 1951, 200:12, eff. Jan. 1, 1952.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:44 - Penalties.

    211:44 Penalties. –||Any person who violates a provision of this subdivision shall be penalized as follows:||I. For each offense under RSA 211:22, 23, 23-a, 32, 34, 38 or 39 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.||II. For an offense under RSA 211:18, 18-a, 20, 21, 31, any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||III. For an offense under RSA 211:24, 25, 26, 27, or 29, any person shall be guilty of a violation, and each lobster or crab or parts thereof involved will constitute a separate offense.||IV. [Repealed.]|||Source. RL 245:56. 1951, 200:11. RSA 211:44. 1965, 305:6. 1973, 528:122. 1975, 340:14, II. 1985, 40:1, eff. June 8, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:44-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:44-a - Repealed by 1975, 340:14, III, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.

    211:44-a Repealed by 1975, 340:14, III, eff. Aug. 6, 1975. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:45 - Repealed by 1965, 307:2, eff. Sept. 5, 1965.

    211:45 Repealed by 1965, 307:2, eff. Sept. 5, 1965. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:46 - Repealed by 1985, 40:4, III, eff. June 8, 1985.

    211:46 Repealed by 1985, 40:4, III, eff. June 8, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:46-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:46-a - Repealed by 1993, 23:1, eff. June 7, 1993.

    211:46-a Repealed by 1993, 23:1, eff. June 7, 1993. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:47 - Repealed by 2009, 103:12, I, and 2009, 144:143, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.

    211:47 Repealed by 2009, 103:12, I, and 2009, 144:143, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. –|
NH Rev Stat § 211:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:48 - Seines, Nets and Weirs; Exemption.

    211:48 Seines, Nets and Weirs;  Exemption. –||I. No person shall use a seine or net or weir for the taking of salt water smelt in Great Bay, Little Bay, Piscataqua River, Squamscot River, Oyster River, Bellamy River, Lamprey River and their tributaries, except that salt water smelt may be taken by the use of a bow net in the Oyster River, the Squamscot River, Bellamy River and Lamprey River only, and by dip net held in hand in the Bellamy River, Oyster River, Lamprey River and Squamscot River only, provided that any person who at any time during the 3 years immediately preceding the enactment of this act has owned and operated a weir or weirs for taking of salt water smelt in these waters and who files the information hereinafter required with the executive director, fish and game, within 90 days after enactment of this act, may continue to operate said weir or weirs in the same location or locations and to no greater extent and in no larger size than he has previously operated during that 3-year period. The information to be filed as provided herein shall include name and address of the owner and operator of the weir or weirs, the location, length and description of same and such other information as the executive director, fish and game, may require to establish the facts as to the person's prior ownership and operation and his right to continue to operate.||II. Those fishermen who have filed information with the executive director pursuant to paragraph I shall be, for the duration of their respective lives, permitted to continue to operate their weirs consistent with the information filed with the executive director regardless of any state laws or regulations. These exemptions are non-assignable and shall terminate upon the death of each registered fisherman.|||Source. RL 245:58. RSA 211:48. 1959, 306:2. 1969, 207:1. 1971, 191:1. 1979, 51:1, eff. April 13, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:48-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:48-a - River Herring.

    211:48-a River Herring. –||A resident of this state or a nonresident who is licensed under RSA 211:49-a may use a seine, net, or weir for the taking of river herring from the waters of New Hampshire.|||Source. 1967, 183:1. 1977, 201:1. 1978, 40:10. 2004, 166:3. 2009, 10:1, eff. June 16, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:48-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:48-b - Use of Nets; Lamprey River.

    211:48-b Use of Nets;  Lamprey River. –||I. No person shall use any type of net or weir for the taking of fin fish from the downstream side of the McCallen Dam to a line perpendicular with the 2 riverbanks from the north side of the Newmarket boat launch ramp except that the executive director of the New Hampshire fish and game department may permit netting as the executive director deems necessary for propagation and scientific purposes.||II. Notwithstanding any rules to the contrary, except as limited by this section, any resident as defined in RSA 207:1, XXIII may set or use a net or weir in the remaining tidal portion of the Lamprey River or tributaries for the taking of river herring only to a point downstream to a point perpendicular with the 2 river banks from Shackfords point to Moody point in the town of Newmarket, provided that said person shall obtain a permit under rules as adopted in accordance with RSA 541-A which shall be granted by the executive director. Such permittee shall be required to submit a report under rules as adopted in accordance with RSA 541-A and said information shall be a public record.||III. No person shall set or use nets or weirs in the Lamprey River unless such nets meet the following requirements:||(a) No person shall set or arrange a weir at any time to an extent greater than from one shoreline to the thread of the stream, nor shall any person set or use any gill net greater than 100 feet in total length from one shoreline outward to the thread of the stream. Such nets shall be stationary, pulled tight and straight and shall remain in a fixed position and the permittee shall be in attendance at all times.||(b) No person shall set or use a weir or net within 1,000 feet of another net. The distance between nets shall be measured in linear feet along the thread of the stream.||(c) No person shall take river herring from the waters of the Lamprey River by any method between sunrise Wednesday and sunrise Thursday of any week. During such period all nets shall be removed and a weir shall be constructed so that total escapement of all river herring shall occur.||(d) Use of nets, except weirs, shall be restricted to the period of sunrise to sunset.||IV. Any person who previously operated a weir during 1986 or who was exempt under the provisions of RSA 211:48, II shall have exclusive priority as to the location of such weirs. This section shall not interfere with those fishermen as described in RSA 211:48, II.|||Source. 1987, 192:1. 1995, 9:26. 2009, 10:2, 3, eff. June 16, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:49 - Cod, Etc.

    211:49 Cod, Etc. –||I. No person shall use mobile gear, including but not limited to, otter trawls, mid-water trawls, beam trawls, pair trawls, purse seines, Scottish seines or drag seines in any form for the taking of any finfish or crustaceans in the waters under the jurisdiction of the state. The taking of all species of salmon (Salmonidae) and striped bass (Morone Saxatilis) is prohibited at any time by netting in any form. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the setting of lobster traps or trawls for the taking of lobsters and crabs.||II. The executive director may open and close the waters, or parts thereof, under the jurisdiction of the state to the taking of marine species by mobile gear pursuant to RSA 541-A and consistent with sound conservation and management practices. In addition to penalties established under RSA 211:58, violation of this section may result in confiscation of all fishing gear used in such violation.|||Source. RL 245:59. 1949, 289:1. RSA 211:49. 1971, 501:1. 1973, 549:1. 1975, 62:1. 1983, 219:1. 1985, 40:2, 5. 1993, 51:2, eff. June 15, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:49-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:49-a - Nonresident Commercial Salt Water License.

    211:49-a Nonresident Commercial Salt Water License. –||I. Any person who does not qualify as a resident under RSA 207:1, who takes, possesses, lands, or transports by any method, from or on the waters of this state, regardless of where the catch was taken, any marine species by any method for the purpose of selling the same, shall first procure a valid license from the executive director to do so. This license shall not include the taking, possession, landing, or transport of northern shrimp (Paudulus borealis) which requires a license under RSA 211:49-e, or the taking of lobsters and crabs, which requires a license under RSA 211:18. A nonresident shall not take sea urchins, clam worms, river herring, or scallops unless the state in which such person is a resident provides a reciprocal licensing privilege for residents of this state.||II. The fee for an annual license shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. The license shall be for the operator of the boat, vessel, flotation device, or gear, and helpers; provided, however, that helpers shall not be allowed for the taking of sea urchins or scallops by diving. The executive director shall establish a surcharge on each license issued under this section of not more than $25 nor less than $10 to be deposited in the derelict fishing gear and coastal cleanup fund established in RSA 211:77, and shall adopt rules for implementing and collecting the surcharge. Any person who satisfactorily demonstrates to the executive director that he or she is participating in a coastal cleanup program, or the sea urchin or scallop fishery, shall not be required to pay the surcharge. The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to determine satisfactory participation in a coastal cleanup program and to account for licensees who are exempt from the surcharge each year.||III. Licensees shall be responsible for conducting their fishing activities in compliance with rules adopted by the executive director under RSA 541-A.||IV. Any person so licensed shall furnish to the executive director such information concerning marine species and fishing activities as the executive director may require by rules adopted under RSA 541-A.||V. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. In addition, the defendant's catch shall be confiscated and sold according to rules adopted by the executive director pursuant to RSA 541-A, the proceeds of such sale to become the property of the New Hampshire fish and game department.|||Source. 1973, 348:2. 1983, 81:1. 1994, 150:1, 2. 1997, 10:6. 2004, 166:4. 2009, 10:4, eff. June 16, 2009; 83:1, eff. July 1, 2009. 2013, 129:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2014. 2015, 186:14, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 208:2, Pt. V, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:49-aa (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:49-aa - Nonresident Wholesaler License.

    211:49-aa Nonresident Wholesaler License. –||I. Any person, firm, or corporation who does not qualify as a resident under RSA 207:1 or RSA 211:43 and who is engaged in a wholesale trade in any marine species shall first procure a valid license from the executive director to do so in this state. The license shall entitle the licensee to buy, sell, process, and transport any marine species in wholesale trade within the state and to ship any marine species within and outside the state. A separate extra facility license shall be required for each market, store, vehicle, or facility where such marine species are bought or sold at wholesale. A nonresident wholesale license shall not be required by a person properly licensed pursuant to RSA 211:49-a. The fees for an annual license and for each extra facility license shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. A copy of the license shall be carried in each vehicle and displayed at all facilities.||II. No person, firm, or corporation, whose ship, vessel, or similar craft is within the territorial waters of this state shall engage in the processing or wholesale trade of any marine species, excluding northern shrimp, lobster, and crabs, without first procuring a license under this section.||III. The license under this section shall not entitle a person, firm, or corporation to transport on state waters lobsters and crabs or northern shrimp taken outside the jurisdiction of the state via ship, vessel, or similar craft for the purposes of landing the lobsters and crabs in the state as permitted under RSA 211:49-d and the northern shrimp in this state under RSA 211:49-e.|||Source. 1988, 99:1. 1990, 32:1. 1997, 10:7. 2009, 83:2, eff. July 1, 2009. 2013, 129:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2014. 2015, 186:15, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 211:49-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs|Section 211:49-b - Resident Commercial Salt Water License.

    211:49-b Resident Commercial Salt Water License. –||I. Any resident of this state who takes, possesses, lands, or transports on the waters of this state any marine species by any method for the purpose of sale, regardless of where the catch was taken, shall first procure a valid license from the executive director to do so. This license shall not include the taking, possession, landing, or transport of northern shrimp (Paudulus borealis) which requires a license under RSA 211:49-e, or the taking of lobsters and crabs, which requires a license under RSA 211:18.||II. The fee for such annual license shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. The license shall be for the operator of the boat, vessel, flotation device, or gear, and helpers; provided, however, that helpers shall not be allowed for the taking of sea urchins or scallops by diving. The executive director shall establish a surcharge on each license issued under this section of not more than $25 nor less than $10 to be deposited in the derelict fishing gear and coastal cleanup fund established in RSA 211:77, and shall adopt rules for implementing and collecting the surcharge. Any person who satisfactorily demonstrates to the executive director that he or she is participating in a coastal cleanup program, or the sea urchin or scallop fishery, shall not be required to pay the surcharge. The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to determine satisfactory participation in a coastal cleanup program and to account for licensees who are exempt from the surcharge each year.||III. Any person so licensed shall furnish to the executive director such information concerning the marine species or fishing activities as the executive director may require by rule.||IV. Licensees shall be responsible for conducting their fishing activities in compliance with the rules adopted by the executive director under RSA 541-A.||V. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person and a misdemeanor if any other person. In addition, the defendant's catch shall be confiscated and sold according to rules adopted by the executive director pursuant to RSA 541-A and the proceeds of such sale shall become the property of the New Hampshire fish and game department.|||Source. 1983, 254:1. 1986, 9:2. 1991, 229:3. 1994, 150:3. 1997, 10:8. 2004, 166:5, eff. May 24, 2004. 2013, 129:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2014. 2015, 186:16, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 208:2, Pt. V, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|