HB 720-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0666
08/11
HOUSE BILL720-FN
AN ACTprohibiting the importation and sale of live bait fish from out of state.
SPONSORS:Rep. Long, Hills. 26; Rep. Read, Rock. 10
COMMITTEE:Fish and Game and Marine Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the importation and sale of live bait fish from out of state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0666
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTprohibiting the importation and sale of live bait fish from out of state.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Live Bait Fish: Importation Prohibited. RSA 214:34-d is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
214:34-d Importation Prohibited. No live fish of any description shall be brought into this state for use as bait. This prohibition shall apply to all species.
2 Live Bait Fish; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 214:35 to read as follows:
214:35 Rules. The executive director shall have the authority, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to adopt and enforce rules relative to bait dealers dealing in [live fish or] aquatic invertebrates with the exception of the daily bag limits and possession limits. The bag limits and possession limits shall be as follows: A retailer may take 20 quarts per day and hold a maximum of 100 quarts possession limit at any one time. A wholesaler may take 100 quarts per day and hold a maximum of 200 quarts possession limit at any one time. Nothing in this section shall affect the sale of garden worms or night crawlers.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
LBA
25-0666
1/11/25
HB 720-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTprohibiting the importation and sale of live bait fish from out of state.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Fish and Game Department. The Department was contacted on 12/10/24 for a fiscal note worksheet. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Fish and Game Department