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SB487: relative to lead sinkers.
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- Carl Johnson Senate · Dist 2
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CHAPTER 172
SB 487 – FINAL VERSION
02/19/04 0418s
5May2004… 1262h
2004 SESSION
04-3205
05/09
SENATE BILL 487
AN ACT relative to lead sinkers.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits a person from using a lead sinker or jig while fresh water fishing. The law previously prohibited their use only in fresh water ponds and lakes. The bill also prohibits the sale of lead sinkers and jigs.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/19/04 0418s
5May2004… 1262h
04-3205
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four
AN ACT relative to lead sinkers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
172:1 Lead Fishing Sinkers and Jigs; Use Prohibited. Amend RSA 211:13-b to read as follows:
211:13-b Lead Fishing Sinkers and Jigs; Use Prohibited.
I. No person shall use any lead sinker or lead jig for the taking of fish in any fresh water [lake or pond in the state], except as otherwise specifically permitted in this title.
II. A person using any such lead sinker or jig shall be guilty of a violation. Notwithstanding RSA 651:2, the penalty for a violation of this section shall not exceed $250.
III. The prohibition under this section shall apply to interstate [lakes and ponds] waters pursuant to RSA [211:14] 211:4 and 211:5.
IV. For purposes of this section, “lead sinker” means any sinker made from lead, the lead portion of which has a mass of one ounce or less, and “lead jig” means a lead weighted hook that measures less than one inch along its longest axis. Lead sinkers and lead jigs shall not include lead fishing related items including but not limited to fishing line, flies, lures, or spoons.
172:2 New Subdivision; Sales of Certain Articles; Lead Fishing Sinkers and Jigs. Amend RSA 339 by inserting after section 76 the following new subdivision:
Lead Fishing Sinkers and Jigs
339:77 Lead Fishing Sinkers and Jigs; Sale Prohibited. No person shall sell or offer for sale within the state of New Hampshire a lead sinker or lead jig. The definition of lead sinker and lead jig in RSA 211:13-b, IV shall apply to this section. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
172:3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2006.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2005.
(Approved: May 25, 2004)
(Effective Date: I. Section 2 shall take effect January 1, 2006.
II. Remainder shall take effect January 1, 2005.)