CHAPTER 210
SB 400-FN – FINAL VERSION
2014 SESSION
10/08
SENATE BILL 400-FN
AN ACT relative to the penalty for violations of the taking of American eels.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Rep. Sanders, Rock 12; Rep. McKinney, Rock 5; Rep. Ketel, Straf 17; Rep. Burdwood, Straf 17
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
This bill adds a penalty for the violation of law or rule on the taking of American eels.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2594
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to the penalty for violations of the taking of American eels.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
210:1 New Paragraph; Salt Water Fish; American Eels; Penalty Added. Amend RSA 211:64 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. Whoever violates the provision of RSA 211:62 or any rule adopted by the executive director relative to American eels and their harvest shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, or guilty of a class B felony for a second offense within 5 years of a prior offense, and all equipment used to carry out such offense shall be confiscated. In addition, the defendant’s catch shall be confiscated and sold according to rules adopted by the executive director pursuant to RSA 541-A, the proceeds of such sale to be deposited in the fish and game fund and used by the fish and game department for the law enforcement and marine fisheries divisions.
210:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.
Approved: July 11, 2014
Effective Date: January 1, 2015