SB 389 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2979
12/10
SENATE BILL 389
AN ACT relative to extending trout season for catch and release to December 31.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill extends the catch and release season for trout until December 31.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2979
12/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to extending trout season for catch and release to December 31.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Catch and Release Season for Trout. Amend RSA 206:10 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in all rivers and streams, wild trout streams, trout ponds, wild trout ponds, lake trout and/or salmon waters where trout fishing is designated as catch and release only, the catch and release season for all species trout fishing on these waters shall not close until December 31.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
Feb. 21, 2024: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 02/21/2024; SJ 5
Feb. 13, 2024: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 02/21/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8
Feb. 7, 2024: Hearing: 02/13/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 7
Dec. 12, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1