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NH Rev Stat § 208:3-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:3-c - Town of Auburn.

    208:3-c Town of Auburn. –||Wild deer shall not be taken in the town of Auburn except by the use of a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball, a muzzle-loading rifle, a bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided in RSA 208:7-a.|||Source. 1977, 21:1. 2001, 143:2. 2003, 35:2, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:3-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:3-d - Pistols Permitted.

    208:3-d Pistols Permitted. –||Pistols permitted under RSA 208:3, 3-a, 3-b, and 3-c shall include a .357 Magnum, 10mm Automatic, .41 Remington, .44 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, .480 Ruger, .50 Magnum, .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), .460 Rowland, .45 Super, .50 AE (Action Express), .357 SIG Sauer, .327 Federal Magnum, and .400 Corbon, provided that a pistol used for taking deer under this section shall be loaded with no more than 6 rounds of ammunition at any time.|||Source. 2001, 143:3. 2008, 7:1, eff. July 4, 2008. 2021, 6:1, eff. June 22, 2021; 12:3, eff. June 22, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:4 - Limitation.

    208:4 Limitation. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 208:3, wild deer shall not be taken by the use of .22 or smaller caliber rimfire firearm at any time.|||Source. 1953, 129:1. 2006, 19:2, eff. May 22, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:4-a - Repealed by 1981, 108:6, I, eff. April 28, 1981.

    208:4-a Repealed by 1981, 108:6, I, eff. April 28, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 208:4-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:4-b - Repealed by 1981, 108:6, II, eff. April 28, 1981.

    208:4-b Repealed by 1981, 108:6, II, eff. April 28, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 208:4-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:4-c - Emergency Season Closure.

    208:4-c Emergency Season Closure. –||I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of rule or law, whenever the executive director shall deem such action necessary to protect the wildlife resources of the state, the executive director shall have the authority to initiate an emergency closure for any season on wildlife for which an open season has been declared.||II. Such emergency closure authority shall be for the state as a whole or for any section thereof.||III. When such emergency closures are initiated, the executive director shall cause such closure to be publicized in a newspaper with statewide circulation for 3 consecutive days.||IV. Any person who takes wildlife species during the period in which an emergency closure has been declared pursuant to this authority shall be subject to the same penalty which would be imposed for taking of the same species during the closed season.|||Source. 1988, 212:2. 1996, 108:5, eff. July 14, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:5 - Bow and Arrow.

    208:5 Bow and Arrow. –||I. The executive director shall set the fee pursuant to RSA 206:10, I, for issuance of archery licenses for the following categories: residents 16 years of age or older and nonresidents 16 years of age or older.||II. The licensee shall be entitled to hunt wildlife with bow and arrow during the open season, subject to the restrictions of this title.||III. The licensee shall be entitled to hunt deer during the special archery season established by the executive director, after consultation with the commission, pursuant to RSA 208:2 throughout the state and in Bear Brook Refuge.||IV. The licensee shall be entitled to take one deer under the archery license and additional deer under the archery license as determined by the executive director in accordance with RSA 208:5-b.||V. The licensee shall be entitled to carry firearms while hunting under the provisions of this section, unless such licensee is prohibited by state or federal law from carrying a firearm.||VI. A resident or nonresident person under 16 years of age shall not take wildlife with a bow and arrow unless said person is accompanied by a properly licensed person who is 18 years of age or older.||VII. A resident or nonresident person under 16 years of age shall not take deer with bow and arrow during the special archery season unless such person is accompanied by a person possessing the archery license described in RSA 208:5, I who is 18 years of age or older.||VIII. No person taking deer under the provisions of this section shall take or attempt to take deer with any type of firearm.||IX. An archery license purchased pursuant to this section shall not constitute satisfactory proof that the licensee has previously had a hunting license issued to the licensee in this state, or any other state, province or country as required by RSA 214:23-a.|||Source. 1949, 258:1, par. 16-a. 1951, 145:1. RSA 208:5. 1955, 136:1. 1959, 74:1. 1967, 172:1. 1971, 545:2. 1973, 72:19. 1977, 247:9; 252:7; 556:1. 1978, 40:3, I. 1981, 108:3; 498:3. 1985, 291:3. 1986, 214:3. 1988, 213:4. 1994, 369:3. 1995, 153:1. 1996, 108:6. 2001, 252:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; 252:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2015, 186:6, eff. July 1, 2015. 2018, 324:8, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:5-a - Muzzleloaders.

    208:5-a Muzzleloaders. –||A person who has complied with the licensing requirements relative to hunting deer pursuant to RSA 214, shall be issued a license, upon payment of a fee set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I, for the following categories: residents 16 years of age or older and nonresidents 16 years of age or older. A muzzleloading license shall not be required for residents less than 16 years of age, but such person while hunting with a muzzleloading firearm shall be accompanied by a properly licensed person who is 18 years of age or over and shall also comply with all provisions of this chapter. The license shall entitle the holder to hunt deer with a single shot muzzleloading firearm or with a crossbow.|||Source. 1963, 315:1. 1965, 93:1. 1969, 96:1. 1971, 86:1; 545:3. 1977, 252:8. 1979, 64:1. 1981, 108:4; 498:4. 1985, 291:4. 1995, 153:2. 2001, 252:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; 252:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2015, 186:7, eff. July 1, 2015. 2016, 27:2, eff. June 24, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:5-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:5-b - Special Deer Permits.

    208:5-b Special Deer Permits. –||The executive director may issue special deer permits to a person licensed with the applicable license to hunt issued under RSA 214, RSA 208:5, or RSA 208:5-a. The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to fixing the number and sex limitations for wild deer and any other conditions governing the location, method, and manner of taking as well as the issuance and fee for special deer permits.|||Source. 1994, 369:2. 1998, 225:1. 2001, 180:1, eff. July 1, 2001; 252:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; 252:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2015, 186:8, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:6 - Repealed by 1981, 108:6, III, eff. April 28, 1981.

    208:6 Repealed by 1981, 108:6, III, eff. April 28, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 208:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:6-a - Special Hunting Areas for Certain Disabled Persons.

    208:6-a Special Hunting Areas for Certain Disabled Persons. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 208:2, relating to the taking of deer upon islands, the executive director may designate in accordance with this section one or more islands and other designated areas, other than islands, upon which deer may be taken by paraplegics, persons suffering from the loss of, or use of, both lower extremities or persons confined to wheelchairs. An eligible person desiring to take advantage of the privilege afforded by this section, may, if properly licensed under the provisions of this title to take deer, apply to the executive director, at least 15 days before the beginning of the open season for deer, as prescribed in RSA 208:2, requesting authorization to hunt upon islands or other designated areas which the executive director in the executive director's discretion has determined to have an overpopulation of deer for the vegetation available upon the island or area. In granting these special licenses under this section, the executive director should bear in mind the physical limitations of those eligible under this section to hunt, and the relative difficulty such persons would have in gaining access to the area designated. Additionally, the executive director should consider the number of applications, and in the executive director's discretion limit the number of special licenses issued for any designated area, to prevent reduction of deer below desirable limits. Licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall be good only in the area specified upon such license or permit. The executive director may adopt rules governing the conduct of persons accompanying or assisting eligible persons. Permission granted under this section shall be evidenced by a permit or license in a form prescribed and issued by the executive director.|||Source. 1963, 315:2. 1969, 137:1. 1971, 422:1. 1973, 359:1. 1996, 108:7, eff. July 14, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:7 - Manner of Hunting Deer.

    208:7 Manner of Hunting Deer. –||I. No person shall knowingly take deer with the aid or by the use of a dog, trap, snare, salt lick, swivel, pivot or set gun.||II. No person shall knowingly drive deer by the use of horns, whistles, or other noise-making devices or by the use of an OHRV, snowmobile, aircraft, or other motorized vehicles.||III. It shall be unlawful for more than 6 persons to participate in a drive to take deer.|||Source. 1935, 124:2. RL 242:5. RSA 208:7. 1967, 28:1. 1969, 198:1. 1981, 108:5. 1983, 449:20. 1987, 277:1. 2005, 210:8, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:7-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:7-a - Taking Game by Crossbow; Rulemaking.

    208:7-a Taking Game by Crossbow;  Rulemaking. –||I. The executive director of fish and game, with the consent of the commission, may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to allow for the taking of deer by crossbow during the regular firearms season and the regular muzzleloader season, for persons holding a valid firearms or muzzleloader deer tag, or as specified in RSA 206:23-c. Persons 68 years of age or older holding an archery license under RSA 208:5 may use a crossbow as an alternative to traditional bow and arrow during the archery deer season without obtaining an additional permit.||II. The executive director of fish and game, with the consent of the commission, may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to allow for the taking by crossbow of any game bird or any game animal, other than deer, during the regular firearms season set for that species.||III. Rules may include, but not be limited to, conditions or limitations as to the portions of the state crossbows may be used, the manner and method of taking with a crossbow, mandatory education requirements for the use of a crossbow, and any additional licensing requirements and associated fees.|||Source. 2001, 161:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2015, 123:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2015. 2016, 27:1, eff. June 24, 2016. 2017, 17:1, eff. June 16, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:8 - Illegal Night Hunting.

    208:8 Illegal Night Hunting. –||I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person:||(a) Knowingly takes wild birds or wild animals between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise.||(b) Knowingly uses an artificial light between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise to illuminate, locate, or attempt to locate wild birds or wild animals while possessing on the person or in a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, boat, aircraft, or other craft propelled by mechanical power, a bow and arrow, crossbow and bolt, rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun, or muzzle-loading firearm with live ammunition to fit the weapon, whether loaded or unloaded.||II. Any person convicted of illegal night hunting shall forfeit such firearms, lights, or any other equipment used or usable in the illegal night hunting at the time of such offense.||III. The knowledge or belief required for paragraph I is presumed in the case of a person who:||(a) Uses or is found in the possession of a bow and arrow, crossbow and bolt, a muzzle-loading firearm with live ammunition components to fit, or a rifle, revolver, or pistol larger than .22 caliber long rifle; or||(b) Uses shotgun shells carrying shot larger than number 4 birdshot.||IV. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of lights for checking traps as permitted in RSA 210:13.|||Source. 1935, 124:2. 1941, 29:1. RL 242:6. 1947, 161:1. 1951, 119:1. RSA 208:8. 1955, 62:1. 1959, 25:1. 1983, 449:21. 1987, 277:2. 1989, 33:2, 3. 1993, 237:1. 1994, 51:3. 1996, 108:8, 9. 2004, 40:3. 2005, 210:9, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:8-a - Penalty for Illegal Use of Light.

    208:8-a Penalty for Illegal Use of Light. –||I. Any person who deliberately uses an artificial light during the period from September 1 through December 31 to illuminate, jack, locate or attempt to locate wild birds or wild animals shall be guilty of a violation.||I-a. The provisions of paragraph I shall not apply to a person using an artificial light to locate or view a moose from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on any day during the period of September 1 through the second Monday of October. In addition, the exception in this paragraph shall be limited to the following roads in Coos county:||(a) Class I, II, and III state highways.||(b) Class IV, V, and VI city or town roads, with the permission of the local governing body.||II. The taking of raccoons pursuant to RSA 210:2 shall be an affirmative defense, as defined in RSA 626:7, I(b), to an alleged violation of this section.||III. The checking of traps pursuant to RSA 210:13 shall be an affirmative defense as defined in RSA 626:7, I(b) to an alleged violation of this section.|||Source. 1979, 19:1. 1981, 9:1. 1993, 72:1. 1994, 51:4. 2001, 131:1. 2005, 6:1, eff. July 2, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:8-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:8-b - Feeding of Wild Deer.

    208:8-b Feeding of Wild Deer. –||I. (a) No person shall knowingly place food for consumption by wild deer if the fish and game department has determined such feeding would be detrimental to the health of the deer population or a threat to public safety.||(b) The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A that include but shall not be limited to the definition of food, the time of feeding, and the locations for feeding that would be detrimental for consumption by wild deer and the criteria by which the department will determine if feeding would be detrimental to the health of the deer population or a threat to public safety.||II. The fish and game department shall provide informational materials concerning the harmful or fatal feeding of wild deer to businesses and establishments in this state which sell or offer for sale wild animal feed.||III. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be given a warning for a first offense and shall be guilty of a violation for any subsequent offense.||IV. This section shall not apply to baiting permitted under RSA 207:3-d and agriculture as defined in RSA 21:34-a.|||Source. 2016, 302:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:9 - Possession of a Deer or Moose.

    208:9 Possession of a Deer or Moose. –||I. No person shall possess the carcass or any part of the carcass of wild deer or moose without the deer or moose tag or registration seal attached to it or by special permission of the executive director or the executive director's agent.||II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, no person shall possess a deer or moose or any parts of the carcass of a wild deer or moose given to the person by another unless each piece or package given to such person is clearly marked or labeled with the date of its receipt and the name and address of the donor.||III. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation for the first offense and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.|||Source. 1935, 124:2. RL 242:7. 1943, 143:1. 1951, 131:1. RSA 208:9. 1957, 250:1. 1967, 84:2. 1971, 226:1. 1985, 371:2. 1987, 277:3. 1996, 108:10, eff. July 14, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:9-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:9-a - Larceny of Deer or Bear.

    208:9-a Larceny of Deer or Bear. –||Any person who shall steal, take and carry away a deer, bear or any part thereof, of another without permission shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1969, 62:1. 1973, 528:119, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:10 - Lumber Camps.

    208:10 Lumber Camps. –||No owner or keeper of any camp, house, or other building, used partly or wholly in lumbering operations, and no person connected with or employed in or about such camp, house, or building, shall use, consume, permit to be served as food, store or have in possession at any time, in, at, or about such camp, house, or building, any deer or part thereof.|||Source. 1935, 124:2. RL 242:8.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:11 - Buying or Selling.

    208:11 Buying or Selling. –||No person shall buy, sell, or offer or expose for sale a deer, moose, or bear or part thereof except the head, hide, or feet.|||Source. 1937, 188:9. RL 242:9. RSA 208:11. 1986, 79:1. 1993, 99:1, eff. April 29, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:12 - Transportation by Residents.

    208:12 Transportation by Residents. –||A resident of the state may transport within the state, during the open season and for 10 days thereafter, a deer legally taken by the resident, when accompanied by such resident, and to which the deer tag has been attached as provided in RSA 208:16 and to which the registration seal has been attached. If the deer or carcass is placed in the custody of a licensed common carrier it shall, in addition to the deer tag and registration seal, have attached a tag, plainly marked, with the name of the consignor, the name of the consignee, the point of shipment, and the destination.|||Source. 1935, 124:2. 1937, 188:10. RL 242:10. RSA 208:12. 1967, 84:3. 1994, 10:1. 1996, 108:11, eff. July 14, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:13 - Transportation by Nonresidents.

    208:13 Transportation by Nonresidents. –||The holder of a nonresident hunting license may transport within the state or from a point within the state to a point outside the state, a deer legally taken by the nonresident, when accompanied by such nonresident and to which the deer tag has been attached as provided in RSA 208:16 and also to which the registration seal has been attached. If the deer or carcass is placed in the custody of a licensed common carrier, it shall in addition to the deer tag and registration seal have attached another tag plainly marked with the name of the consignor, the name of the consignee, the point of shipment, and the destination. The agent of the common carrier shall see that the deer tag attached to the deer or carcass bears the same number as written on the license by the issuing license agent.|||Source. 1935, 124:2. 1937, 188:11. RL 242:11. RSA 208:13. 1967, 84:4. 1987, 62:1. 1994, 10:2. 1996, 108:11, eff. July 14, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:14 - Special Permit.

    208:14 Special Permit. –||I. Any transportation of deer not covered in RSA 208:12 and 13 shall be allowed only under the terms of a special permit, signed by the executive director or an agent of the executive director, except that a person under 16 years of age, hunting without a license but accompanied by a licensee 18 years of age or over or a person with a valid hunting license issued pursuant to RSA 214:7-a or RSA 214:9-c or a bow and arrow license issued pursuant to RSA 214:9-cc, or a resident landowner pursuant to RSA 214:2, may transport a deer killed by such person, by identifying it with a tag bearing such person's name, residence, and the date taken.||II. Any person needing a special permit shall notify a conservation officer within 24 hours of the taking of the deer.||III. No person described in this section shall possess or transport a deer without a special permit or deer tag attached. This paragraph shall not apply to the 24 hour period allowed in paragraph II, and thereafter, if such person has notified a conservation officer as required in paragraph II.|||Source. 1935, 124:2. RL 242:12. RSA 208:14. 1961, 121:1. 1973, 72:20. 1993, 237:2. 1996, 108:12. 2008, 79:1, eff. July 20, 2008. 2011, 13:1, eff. June 24, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:15 - Possession as Evidence.

    208:15 Possession as Evidence. –||The possession of a deer or any part thereof by a person or common carrier, otherwise than as herein prescribed, shall be prima facie evidence that such person or common carrier is guilty of a violation of the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 1935, 124:2. RL 242:13.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:15-a - Deer Registration Stations.

    208:15-a Deer Registration Stations. –||The executive director shall cause to be established such number of deer registration stations as the executive director may deem necessary for the purpose of registering deer killed in the state. Each such station shall be in charge of an agent designated by the executive director. Once each year a list of such agents and the location of registration stations shall be published in one or more newspapers in the state.|||Source. 1967, 84:1. 1996, 108:13, eff. July 14, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 208:15-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 208 - Game Animals|Section 208:15-b - Registration and Fees.

    208:15-b Registration and Fees. –||The registration agent shall register each deer legally presented for registration and shall attach a registration seal to each deer in the manner prescribed by the executive director. The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to registration agent fees.|||Source. 1967, 84:1. 1975, 40:1. 1996, 108:14, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|