HB407 (2009) Detail

Establishing a lobster and crab landing license, and increasing the fee for the nonresident commercial salt water license.


CHAPTER 83

HB 407-FN – FINAL VERSION

2009 SESSION

09-0485

10/09

HOUSE BILL 407-FN

AN ACT establishing a lobster and crab landing license, and increasing the fee for the nonresident commercial salt water license.

SPONSORS: Rep. Abbott, Rock 12; Rep. Henson, Rock 13; Rep. Borden, Rock 18; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources

ANALYSIS

This bill adds a lobster and crab landing license for persons transporting lobsters and crabs from outside the state’s jurisdiction for landing in this state. The bill also increases the fee for a nonresident commercial salt water license.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

09-0485

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT establishing a lobster and crab landing license, and increasing the fee for the nonresident commercial salt water license.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

83:1 Nonresident Commercial Salt Water License; Fee Increased. Amend RSA 211:49-a, II to read as follows:

II. The fee for an annual license shall be [$300] $500. 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.

83:2 New Paragraph; Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters, Crabs; Nonresident Wholesaler License. Amend RSA 211:49-aa by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. The license under this section shall not entitle a person, firm, or corporation to transport on state waters lobsters and crabs 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.

83:3 New Section; Landing License; Lobster and Crabs. Amend RSA 211 by inserting after section 49-c the following new section:

211:49-d Landing License; Lobster and Crabs. Any person who is not licensed under RSA 211:18, RSA 211:49-a, or RSA 211:49-b and wishes to transport in state waters lobsters and crabs taken outside the jurisdiction of the state via ship, vessel, or similar craft in state waters for the purposes of landing the lobsters and crabs in the state must first procure a landing license. The fee for an annual license shall be $50 for a resident and $500 for any person who does not qualify as a resident under RSA 207:1.

83:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.

Approved: June 9, 2009

Effective Date: July 1, 2009