remove bobhouses

News from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department March 24, 2005 Phone: (603) 271-3211 Email: info@wildlife.state.nh.us For information and online licenses, visit http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us * * * * * * * CONTACT: Sgt. Bruce Bonenfant: (603) 271-3127 Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211 March 24, 2005 REMOVE BOBHOUSES BY APRIL 1 CONCORD, N.H. - It's been a great winter for ice fishing in the Granite State, but all good things must come to an end: New Hampshire Fish and Game Department officials remind ice anglers that, under state law, all bobhouses (also known as ice shanties) must be removed from the ice before April 1. The law is designed to ensure that bobhouses and their contents do not fall through the ice or become a hazard to boaters. Failure to remove a bobhouse from public waters or public property by the deadline can result in temporary loss of the owner's fishing license. In cases where Fish and Game Conservation Officers cannot identify the shanty owner, the Department has the authority to claim any bobhouse and its contents not removed by the deadline and to sell all the items at public auction or destroy them. Leaving bobhouses on the property of another person without permission also is a violation of state law, so bobhouse owners must take care to move the structures to their own property. For more information, contact your local Conservation Officer or Fish and Game's Law Enforcement Division in Concord at (603) 271-3127. - ### - -- Copyright 2004 New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301. Comments or questions concerning this list should be directed to lpoinier@wildlife.state.nh.us.