HB 549 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 549
AN ACT relative to the taking of snapping turtles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lindsey, Ches 3
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
This bill limits the recreational taking of snapping turtles and allows the executive director of fish and game to adopt rules.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0752
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to the taking of snapping turtles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Nongame Species Management; Snapping Turtles. Amend RSA 212-B by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
212-B:4-a Snapping Turtles. No person shall take more than 2 snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in any season. No snapping turtle exceeding 30 pounds in weight shall be taken. The executive director shall adopt rules concerning the taking of snapping turtles pursuant the authority in RSA 212-B:4.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.