{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-211-2-e","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 211:2-e","heading":"Freshwater Smelt.","body":"I. Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, no person shall take smelt (Osmerus mordax) from the fresh waters of this state by any method other than by angling, unless the executive director determines that other methods of taking smelt would not be detrimental to the smelt resources of the state.\nII. The executive director shall have the authority to open and close the season for the taking of smelt, to fix the daily bag and possession limits, and any other conditions governing the methods and manner of taking and reporting of smelt. All rules adopted by the executive director shall be in accordance with RSA 541-A.\nIII. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.","path":["Title XVIII: FISH AND GAME","Chapter 211: FISH, SHELLFISH, LOBSTERS AND CRABS","Method and Manner of Taking Fish"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XVIII/211/211-2-e.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:17:27Z","sha256":"8b60965a52a868aa014de71ee839e89d9897cf3c009140af8b3a3c734f393aaf","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-211-2-d","next":"us-nh/rsa-211-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}