Amendment 2024-0519h to HB1029 (2024)

Relative to exempting certain persons from requiring a New Hampshire landing license if such persons are not landing for the purpose of the sale of the lobster or crab they have caught.


Revision: Feb. 8, 2024, 3:44 p.m.

Rep. Hill, Merr. 2

February 6, 2024

2024-0519h

08/05

 

 

Amendment to HB 1029

 

Amend RSA 211:49-d as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

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 by any legal means 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. This shall allow the licensee to sell lobster and crab landed under such person's license. The fee for annual licenses for residents and nonresidents shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. A New Hampshire resident who is not landing for the purpose of sale of the lobster or the crab shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.