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Yes. That is the law & I find it funny though, there's a popular bait shop in VT a stones throw from the CT river of which is owned entirely by NH to the setbacks of VT state highway bridges....They clearly write on the bait slip your given CT river every time. CT river is NH so if a fisherman walks out with live bait on the river or parks at the setbacks in nh they must have NH bait... also, a VT fishing license is the same as a NH license while fishing the CT river. So, they can fish it but, cannot bring live bait with them from the VT shore....that is a can of worms...Never heard of it being enforced on the CT River or around here. But, I agree that's exactly verbatim the law. I will buy mine in NH.
I'd like to clear something up here. I've read quite a few posts on social media, this year about transporting VT bait to and using it in NH (Not the CT river).It's had me scratching my head, because I knew it was illegal.BTW, the ultimate source of the bait is irrelevant. The rule states as follows..."Importation of live fish or their eggs, includingbait fish, is prohibited without a specialpermit."
That's what I figured when I read that section on NH F&G I'm not trying to "win" in this conversation I just want to follow the rules and regulations and to get that cleared up
I'll be honest that I never even thought to look in the NH regulations until it was brought up on this site. I'm very thankful that this was brought up because I have been inadvertently breaking the law. Ignorance is no excuse I know, but have never been questioned when being checked in NH. You guys may have saved my butt. I did send an email to Fish and Game to get their take on this.
JD, I appreciate the fact that you want to follow the rules! There does appear to be a lot of misconceptions on this one. IMO, there's really no need for it. The rule is stated clearly & succinctly.Benny, I think it's great that you owned this. I'd be very surprised if NHF&G's take is any different than their written law. Please let us know if you find it's different.Scoma, border bodies of water can be a "can of worms". That's why there's a special section for them in the rule book. On the Piscataqua river, ME/NH (open brackish, water) for years, you could anchor your boat in the middle of the river (border). If you had your line on one side, the slot, limit and gear restrictions were different than if you had your line on the other side for stripers. The gear restrictions remains different today. I would say, the individual states have to draw the line somewhere.
CD, that boggles my mind that the regs would differ depending on the side of the boat.... that must have been anight mare to try and enforce. Neat anecdote though.