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Home » US Law » 2022 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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Section 211:17-a – Ice Fishing.

    211:17-a Ice Fishing. – I. Any person owning or placing a smelt shanty or bob-house on the ice for the purpose of ice fishing shall mark clearly on the outside of the door of said structure the owner’s name and address. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty […]

Section 211:17-c – Marking Fishing Holes in Ice on Great Bay.

    211:17-c Marking Fishing Holes in Ice on Great Bay. – Whoever by himself or others cuts a fishing hole larger than 112 square inches in area in the ice on Great Bay and leaves the same unattended, unless covered by a bob-house, without first marking the same with a stake extending at least 18 […]

Section 211:18 – License.

    211:18 License. – I. No person shall take lobsters and crabs from any water under the jurisdiction of this state without first procuring a valid and proper license to do so as provided in paragraph III. No such taking shall occur during the time from sunset to one hour before sunrise. The executive director […]

Section 211:18-a – Penalty, Loss of License.

    211:18-a Penalty, Loss of License. – In addition to any other penalty any lobster license holder convicted of assaulting an enforcement officer or wilfully damaging any boat or motor used by an enforcement officer shall lose his lobster license for one year. Source. 1965, 170:2, eff. June 22, 1965.