CHAPTER 90

HB 1392 – FINAL VERSION

04/18/12 1624s

2012 SESSION

12-2572

10/09

HOUSE BILL 1392

AN ACT relative to oyster aquaculture licenses.

SPONSORS: Rep. Schroadter, Rock 12

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the executive director of fish and game to adopt rules for a 5-year license for oyster aquaculture operations in the Great Bay estuary.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/18/12 1624s

12-2572

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to oyster aquaculture licenses.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

90:1 New Paragraph; Fish and Game; Aquaculture; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 211:62-e by inserting after paragraph II-a the following new paragraph:

II-b. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, for the issuance of 5-year licenses under this section to oyster aquaculture operations in the Great Bay estuary, and the fees, terms, and conditions therefor as authorized under paragraph II-a.

90:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 29, 2012

Effective Date: July 28, 2012