Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 143:21

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
No shellfish shall be harvested in New Hampshire for food unless taken from areas approved by the commissioner of the department of environmental services. If taken from out-of-state sources, shellfish harvested for food shall be taken from areas approved by the appropriate state regulatory shellfish authorities having jurisdiction, and secured from shellfish dealers currently listed on the United States Public Health Service publication of approved shellfish shippers.