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 603.19 - Dogfish

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Fis 603.19

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) No person shall take, land or possess spiny dogfish in state waters whenever the state has been notified by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) that the state quota has been taken.

(b) During any time period for which dogfish is closed as specified in (a) or (c), dogfish shall:

(1) Only be taken by angling;

(2) Be for personal use only; and

(3) Not be sold.

(c) The open season for taking dogfish in state waters shall be July 1 through April 30. The executive director may revise the opening of the season by up to 2 months depending on the quotas set by the ASMFC.

(d) Finning shall be prohibited. "Finning" means the taking of spiny dogfish, removing the fins, and returning the remainder of the spiny dogfish to the sea.

(e) The executive director shall set trip limits per calendar day based on the quotas and trip limits set by the ASMFC.

(f) Any person who is not a permitted federal dealer, shall report each week the following information consistent with the minimum data requirements of the Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System (SAFIS):

(1) Name of processor, primary dealer, or properly licensed person;

(2) The dealer's or processor's wholesale marine species or commercial saltwater license number;

(3) Week of reporting period;

(4) Commercial harvester's trip start date;

(5) Vessel name;

(6) State of vessel registration and number or coast guard number;

(7) Commercial harvester's first name, last name, date of birth, and license number;

(8) Number of trips for commercial harvester per day;

(9) Species purchased;

(10) Number or pounds of species purchased;

(11) Disposition of species purchased;

(12) Ex-vessel value or price of purchased species;

(13) Port, county and state where species were landed;

(14) Date species unloaded from commercial harvester's vessel;

(15) Grade and market size of purchased species;

(16) Gear used to harvest species; and

(17) Dated signature of dealer or processor, signed subject to the penalties for unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.

(g) The reporting week shall be Sunday through Saturday. Reports shall be received by Tuesday of the following week.

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