Section Fis 602.18 - Hook Vessel Restrictions(a) "Hook gear" means fishing gear that is comprised of a hook or hooks attached to a line and includes but is not limited to longline, setline, jigs, troll line, rod and reel, and line trawl.(b) Any vessel commercially rigged for hook gear shall: (1) Use circle hooks when using bait;(2) Not use more than 800 circle hooks; and(3) Have fairlead rollers that have at least 6 inch spacing between the rollers.(c) No person shall take commercially, any species of fish listed in Fis 602.06(a) by hook gear during April, May, and June.N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 602.18
#7715, INTERIM, eff 6-21-02, EXPIRES: 12-19-02; ss by #7753, eff 8-19-02; ss by #9744, eff 7-1-10
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 45, Filed November 8, 2018, Proposed by #12652, Effective 10/27/2018, Expires 10/27/2028.