HB1129 (2010) Detail

Relative to saltwater fishing licenses for persons holding a lifetime license from the fish and game department.


CHAPTER 17

HB 1129 – FINAL VERSION

2010 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1129

AN ACT relative to saltwater fishing licenses for persons holding a lifetime license from the fish and game department.

SPONSORS: Rep. Abbott, Rock 12; Rep. L'Heureux, Hills 19; Rep. Henson, Rock 13; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources

ANALYSIS

This bill allows persons holding a lifetime license issued prior to January 1, 2011 by the fish and game department to receive an annual saltwater fishing license at no charge.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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10/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to saltwater fishing licenses for persons holding a lifetime license from the fish and game department.

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

17:1 New Paragraph; Fish and Game; Lifetime Licenses; Saltwater Fishing Licenses. Amend RSA 214:9-c by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VII-a. A person holding a valid lifetime fishing license or lifetime combination hunting and fishing license, issued prior to January 1, 2011, may make an application for a saltwater license at no charge to be issued by the executive director to fish for saltwater smelt, saltwater shad, and saltwater salmonoids only. Such licenses shall be valid for a calendar year only.

17:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 7, 2010

Effective Date: July 6, 2010