New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Fis - Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
Chapter Fis 600 - MARINE FISHING RULES
Part Fis 603 - RULES FOR CERTAIN FIN FISH SPECIES
Section Fis 603.11 - American Eels

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Fis 603.11

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) No person shall take or possess American eels (Anquilla rostrata) less than 9 inches.

(b) No person shall take American eels, other than by angling, without obtaining the permit specified in Fis 609.01.

(c) No recreational anglers shall possess more than 25 American eels for bait purposes. For purposes of this paragraph, recreational angler shall include other persons such as crew members involved in charter employment or in a fishing party.

(d) No person shall take American eels (Anguilla rostrata) with a pot or trap that has a mesh size less than 1/2 inches throughout the pot or trap.

#2741, eff 6-13-84; ss by #4604, eff 4-26-89; amd #5412, eff 6-19-92; amd by #5521, eff 12-3-92; ss by #5789, eff 2-18-94; ss by #6176, eff 1-27-96; amd by #6916, eff 12-22-98; ss by #7215, eff 3-16-00; ss by #7371, eff 10-7-00; ss by #9216, INTERIM, eff 7-24-08, EXPIRES: 1-20-09; ss by #9286, EXEMPT, eff 9-29-08; ss by #10460, EXEMPT, eff 1-1-14

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