New Hampshire Revised Statutes 211:49 – Cod, Etc
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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 N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 541-A and consistent with sound conservation and management practices. In addition to penalties established under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:58, violation of this section may result in confiscation of all fishing gear used in such violation.
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 N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 541-A and consistent with sound conservation and management practices. In addition to penalties established under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:58, violation of this section may result in confiscation of all fishing gear used in such violation.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 211:49
- 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.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- 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