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DefinitionsCoastal and estuarine waters: all water withinthe rise and fall of the tide, and water belowany fishway or dam which normally dividestide water and freshwater, or below any legallyestablished tidal bound in streams flowinginto the sea.Commercial fisherman: any person who takes,possesses, lands or transports, on the watersof New Hampshire, any marine species byany method for the purpose of sale.Finfish: includes all species and subspecies offish listed under the definition of fish.Fish: a member of any of the following classes:cyclostomata, including, but not limited to,hagfishes and lampreys; elasmobranchii, including,but not limited to, sharks, skates andrays; and pisces, including, but not limitedto, trout, perch, bass, minnows and catfish;including any part, product, egg or offspringthereof, or the dead body or parts thereof,excluding fossils.Groundfish: a group of fish which includesAtlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Atlantic wolffish(Anarhichas lupus), Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossushippoglossus), ocean pout (Zoarces americanus),haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus),pollock (Pollachius virens), American plaice(Hippoglossoides platessoides), redfish (Sebastesmarinus), white hake (Urophycis tenuis), summerflounder (Paralichthys dentatus), yellowtailflounder (Pleuronectes ferruginea), winterflounder (Pleuronectes americanus), windowpaneflounder (Scophthalmus aquosus), andwitch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus).Inclusion dates: whenever a period is namedduring which an act is permitted or prohibited,both the first and second dates namedwill be included within such period.Marine species: includes all fish which inhabitsalt water, and all shellfish, lobsters, crabs,shrimps, clams, marine worms, other marineinvertebrates and marine plants found in thecoastal and estuarine waters.Mobile gear: includes, but is not limited to, ottertrawls, mid-water trawls, beam trawls, pairtrawls, drag seines in any form, purse seinesand Scottish seines. Does not include cast nets,dip nets held in hand, hook and line, seinesless than 50 sq. ft. and stationary gill netsanchored on each end.Net: any open fabric constructed of string,cord, thread, wire, etc., knotted or woventogether in such a way as to be capable ofentraining or entrapping finfish.Nonresident: all persons not coming withinthe definition of resident.Person: includes co-partnership, associationand corporation, and also principal, agentor employee.Resident: a resident of the state, as definedin RSA 21:6, except that no person shall bedeemed to be a resident who claims residencein any other state for any purpose.Resident and nonresident corporations: the word“resident,” when applied to a corporation, is acorporation organized under the laws of thisstate. The word “nonresident,” when appliedto a corporation, is a corporation organizedunder the laws of another state.Possession: actual or constructive possession,and any control of things referred to.Salters: any species of trout which spendspart of its life cycle in brackish or saltwater.Seaweed: any marine algae in the classesChlorophyceae, Xanthophyceae, Phaeophyceaeand Rhodophyceae, including rockweedsand sea moss.Seine: a net which is rectangular or squareand is pulled through the water to entraporganisms.Sell and Sale: includes the barter, exchange,and offering or exposing for sale.Single hook artificial lure: lure with 1 singlehook with not more than 3 hook points.Landowner LiabilityWaters under the jurisdiction of the state: thosewaters within the 3-mile territorial sea.Take or taking: includes pursuing, shooting,hunting, killing, capturing, trapping, snaringand netting wildlife, and all lesser acts, suchas disturbing, harrying, worrying, woundingor placing, setting, drawing, or using any netor other device commonly used to take wildlife,whether they result in taking or not, andincludes every attempt to take and every actof assistance to every other person in takingor attempting to take wildlife, provided thatwhenever taking is allowed by law, referenceis made to taking by lawful means and inlawful manner.Transport and transportation: all carrying ormoving, or causing to be carried or moved.Weir: a fixed position fish trap consistingof a lead of net strung from poles, usuallywooden, with a pocket of net within whichthe fish are contained.Wildlife: refers to all species of mammals,birds, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, amphibians,reptiles or their progeny or eggs which,whether raised in captivity or not, are normallyfound in a wild state.About This PublicationThis publication is a summary of fishing regulations. It is not the full laws or rules. It is intendedonly as a guide to seasons and other necessary marine information.For more detailed information concerning regulations, consult the New Hampshire Fish and Game LawBook, Fish and Game Administrative Rules, or contact your local Conservation Officer. Fish and Gamelaws and rules may be viewed at any Fish and Game office (see page 2 for phone numbers); LegislativeServices, Administrative Rules, in the State House Annex, 25 Capitol St., Room 219, Concord, NH03301; and at www.FishNH.com or www.nh.gov. A compendium of Fish and Game laws may also bepurchased at Department headquarters in Concord for $41.00.This publication is partially paid for through the sale of advertising. The New Hampshire Fish and GameDepartment neither endorses products or services listed or claims made; nor accepts any liability arisingfrom the use of products or services listed.NH RSA 508:14 Landowner Liability Limited. –1. An owner, occupant, or lessee of land, including the state or any political subdivision, whowithout charge permits any person to use land for recreational purposes or as a spectatorof recreational activity, shall not be liable for personal injury or property damage in theabsence of intentionally caused injury or damage.2. Any individual, corporation, or other nonprofit legal entity, or any individual who performsservices for a nonprofit entity, that constructs, maintains, or improves trails for publicrecreational use shall not be liable for personal injury or property damage in the absenceof gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.3. An owner of land who permits another person to gather the produce of the land under pick-yourownor cut-your-own arrangements, provided said person is not an employee of the landownerand notwithstanding that the person picking or cutting the produce may make remunerationfor the produce to the landowner, shall not be liable for personal injury or property damage toany person in the absence of willful, wanton, or reckless conduct by such owner.Source. 1975, 231:1. 1979, 439:1. 1981, 293:2. 1985, 193:2. 2006, 5:1, eff. Feb. 3, 2006.6 2012 New Hampshire Saltwater Fishing Digest
NH RecreationalSaltwater LicenseIn 2009, the NH legislature passed, and GovernorLynch signed into law, legislation implementinga Recreational Saltwater Licensein New Hampshire, in addition to CharterBoat and Party Boat licenses. Passage of thislaw exempted licensed NH saltwater anglersfrom NOAA’s National Saltwater AnglerRegistry (countmyfish.noaa.gov) and tookeffect in 2011.Cost• $11* (NH resident and nonresident)Recreational fishing licenses are availablefor purchase online or through any of 250+NH license agents statewide.Who Needs the License?All persons ages 16 and older participatingin recreational saltwater fishing who wish totake, possess, or transport finfish from coastaland estuarine waters of New Hampshire. Thisincludes anglers, spearfishers, and personsusing other gear types to take marine finfishfor personal use and which are not sold.There is no exemption for persons over age68 from the recreational saltwater license.This is because we need to collect the name,address, and phone number of all those fishingin saltwater each year in order to obtainan exemption for NH license holders fromthe National Saltwater Angler Registry andthe associated fee.ExemptionsYou do not need the recreational fishinglicense to fish from a licensed charter orparty boat.Persons who purchased a Lifetime fishingor combination license prior to 2011 mayobtain a Limited Annual Saltwater Licensefor Lifetime Licensees to fish for saltwatersmelt, American shad, trout and salmon incoastal and estuarine waters. This permitmust be applied for each year by mail or atFish and Game in Concord and is good onlyfor the fish listed above. If you wish to fishfor other fish species such as striped bass,flounder, cod, etc. you must purchase a NHRecreational Saltwater License.ReciprocityResident anglers possessing a valid NH RecreationalSaltwater License can legally fish inall tidal and estuarine areas of Massachusettsand in Maine. Reciprocity will be granted inNH for those nonresident anglers possessing avalid Maine or Mass. saltwater license.Charter and Party Boat LicenseCost• Charter boat: $51*• Party boat: $101*Who Needs the License?A charter or party boat license is required forparty boats, charter boats, dive boats, headboats, and other boats hired by persons toRecreational Licensesengage in recreational saltwater fishing opportunitieswhich includes the taking of anymarine finfish, by any means for personaluse only and which are not sold.Charter boat is a vessel less than 100gross tons that meets the requirements ofthe US Coast Guard to carry 6 or fewer passengersfor hire.Party boat or head boat is a vessel thatholds a valid Certificate of Inspection issuedby the US Coast Guard to carry passengersfor hire.Passengers hiring a licensed party or charterboat do not need to have a RecreationalSaltwater Fishing license while fishing fromthe vessel.*Includes $1 agent feeReciprocityNew Hampshire law provides reciprocity forMaine and Massachusetts licensed charterand party boats but only if those states providereciprocity for NH licensed vessels. Atthis time, only Massachusetts provides reciprocityfor NH licensed charter and partyboat vessels; licensed NH vessels may operateand fish in Mass. state waters, but maynot pick up or drop off passengers or landfish in Mass.New for Charter & Party Boat Operators in 2012Operators of vessels with a NH party or charter boat license operating in coastal and estuarinewaters of the state are exempt from the need to obtain a NH Guide license if:1. They possess a US Coast Guard-issued Master License or “6-pack” license, and2. They or a crew member on board the vessel has current certification (with practicalexam) in basic first aid and CPR.RestrictionsSale prohibitedSeaweed, rockweed or sea moss of N.H. originmay not be sold outside the state. Softshellclams and oysters of N.H. origin, striped bassregardless of origin, and quahogs, littlenecksand cherrystones (Mercenaria mercenaria) lessthan 1 inch in shell thickness cannot be sold.It is unlawful to:• import any living marine plant or animalfor release without a permit;• set a net so it extends beyond the threadof the stream. The thread of stream meansthe center of the main channel;• set a net within 1,000 feet of another net,measured along the thread of the stream;• take lobsters by diving, angling, spearingor dipping;• dump dead or injured fish or fish partswithin bays, rivers, harbors or upon theshores. This does not restrict the use offish or fish parts for chum or bait, nor thereleasing of dead or injured undersizedfish taken by angling;• be on a fishway without permission;• take salmon or striped bass by netting,except when landing by use of handhelddip nets;• harvest finfish, horseshoe crabs or Americaneels in marine or tidal waters, if otherthan by angling, without obtaining a harvestpermit.LAW ENFORCEMENTProhibitionIt is unlawful to throw, dump, destroy or otherwisedispose of any fish, lobsters, crabs, orshellfish when a Conservation Officer hasinformed a person his boat, motor vehicle,wharf, dock or landing, or contents thereof,are about to be inspected. The same applies toany pot, trap, car, or any other receptacle usedto catch or store lobsters or crabs. Any personwho refuses or attempts to refuse to stand byfor such inspection is guilty of a misdemeanor.Any lobsters or crabs, thrown or dumped orcaused to be thrown or dumped, are prima facieevidence they were illegally taken. A personis guilty of a violation for each lobster or crabthrown or dumped.www.FishNH.com 7
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