Endangered Species New Hampshire has an Endangered Species Conservation Act that protects all nondomesticated species of wildlife indigenous to the state. Listings are based on scientific, commercial and other available data. Recovery plans and critical habitat designation are not required. State agency consultation is mandated. For plants, the Native Plant Protection Act protects indigenous plant species.
Listing is based on the best available scientific and commercial information.
Recovery plans and critical habitat designation are not required, although state agency consultation is required. The penalty for violation is forfeiture of the property. The law has very little, if any, effect on private landowners. Some state agencies plan and manage their lands in a biologically sustainable manner. State statutes require that parks and forests be preserved and protected for their natural value.