CHAPTER 55
HB 570 – FINAL VERSION
23Feb2011… 0067h
2011 SESSION
10/04
HOUSE BILL 570
AN ACT relative to licensure of guides by the fish and game department.
SPONSORS: Rep. Watters, Straf 4; Rep. D. Reed, Merr 2; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
The bill exempts persons licensed as operators of for-hire vessels for recreational fishing in coastal and estuarine waters from requirements from licensure as a guide.
This bill is a request of the fish and game department.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23Feb2011… 0067h
11-0371
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to licensure of guides by the fish and game department.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
55:1 New Paragraph; Qualifications. Amend RSA 215:5 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. Individuals who are licensed operators of for-hire vessels pursuant to RSA 214:9, XVI(b) for recreational fishing in coastal and estuarine waters shall possess a United States Coast Guard issued Master License or an Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels License, and shall have current basic first aid and CPR certification from a course requiring a practical examination or have a crew member on board the licensed for-hire vessel who possesses the required certification. Such individuals licensed pursuant to RSA 214:9, XVI(b) shall be exempt from all other provisions of this chapter when operating such for-hire vessels in coastal and estuarine waters. Any individual exempted under this paragraph shall present the vessel license and first aid certification upon demand of any person.
55:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.
Approved: May 9, 2011
Effective Date: January 1, 2012