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NH Rev Stat § 207:12-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:12-a - Dog Training; Fee.

    207:12-a Dog Training;  Fee. –||I. Any person who is licensed to hunt within the state may be issued a training permit for the training of bird dogs and trail or tree hounds during the closed season on any wildlife, except deer, moose, caribou, elk, lynx, cougar, bobcat, and turkey, upon application and the payment of a fee. The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the amount of the fee for the training permit and the period for the training of bear dogs. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, field trials shall be permitted pursuant to RSA 207:13.||II. Permits issued pursuant to this section shall contain information pertaining to the breed of dogs to be trained, the township and location where training is to take place, the days of the week, and times in which training will take place. Members of a bona fide dog club who maintain and stock a specific area of club grounds for the training of dogs or conducting of field trials, and whose right to use said land for this purpose is derived through ownership, lease or club-land owner agreement, shall not be required to have a permit under this section but shall be required to meet the requirements for a breeder's license as provided in RSA 212:25.||III. Dogs being trained pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by the permittee. "Accompanied" for the purpose of this section shall mean that the permittee must be able to see or hear the dog, or both, or have reasonable knowledge of where the dog is hunting. Nothing in this section shall require that the dog be within sight at all times.||IV. Anyone violating a provision of this section shall be subject to the penalty provided for in RSA 207:46 and shall, in addition, have his license to hunt suspended for a period of one year; and the license to train dogs under the permit provided for in this section shall be suspended for a period of 3 years.||V. Any protected species accidentally killed during dog training under this section shall be turned over to the fish and game department intact within 48 hours of the time of taking.||VI. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the executive director of fish and game shall have the authority to issue special permits for the use of bear dogs to control agricultural and property damage.|||Source. 1973, 410:1. 1975, 113:1. 1977, 94:1; 113:3. 1981, 498:8. 1985, 247:1. 1993, 234:1, 2. 1995, 59:2. 1996, 126:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. 2015, 186:4, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:12-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:12-b - Restriction on Nonresident's Dog Training and Use of Dogs for Hunting Bear.

    207:12-b Restriction on Nonresident's Dog Training and Use of Dogs for Hunting Bear. –||I. Notwithstanding RSA 207:12-a, nonresidents from states or provinces or territories of Canada which allow the training or taking of bear with dogs, and who do not limit or prohibit New Hampshire residents from training or hunting bear with New Hampshire dogs, shall be the only nonresidents allowed to bring dogs into New Hampshire to train or take bear.||II. For the purposes of this section, the executive director shall determine the states, provinces or territories which prohibit or limit New Hampshire residents from the training or use of dogs for hunting bear. Such determination as to the degree of reciprocity shall be final.|||Source. 1986, 100:1. 1991, 363:1, eff. July 2, 1991. 2012, 32:1, eff. July 1, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:12-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:12-c - Use and Training of Leashed Tracking Dogs.

    207:12-c Use and Training of Leashed Tracking Dogs. –||Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, a handler with a leashed dog may track wounded deer, moose, or bear. The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the method and manner of take, time periods for training or using leashed tracking dogs, licensing requirements and fees, possession of recovered deer, moose, or bear, notification requirements, and other provisions deemed necessary to effectively regulate this practice. No person shall use an intact carcass of a deer, moose, or bear for training purposes, but may use samples of blood, tissue, and hide of a deer, moose, or bear legally taken or acquired in this state.|||Source. 2006, 65:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:13 - Field Trials.

    207:13 Field Trials. –||I. Field trials for dogs may be held at such times, in such manner, and under such restrictions, as may be prescribed by the executive director. Any person wishing to hold a field trial shall first obtain a written permit from the person on whose land it is proposed to hold the trial, present the same to the executive director, and pay a fee set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I, including field trials for coon dogs and such night hunts for coon dogs as authorized by paragraph II. The executive director may thereupon issue a permit for such field trial. The executive director or his duly authorized agent shall supervise the holding of such field trial, enforce the terms of the permits, and the rules for its conduct. The executive director shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A for the conduct of field trials as in his or her opinion are necessary to safeguard the interest of the wildlife of the state, provided that the executive director shall issue permits for beagle trials to any beagle club recognized by the American Kennel Club for trials to be run under the rules and regulations of the American Kennel Club. The fee for this permit shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. The executive director or his or her authorized agent shall enforce the terms of such permits.||II. The executive director shall issue permits for night hunts to any coon club recognized by the United Kennel Club. Such night hunts shall be run under the rules and regulations of the United Kennel Club. Night hunts may take place in various selected locations throughout the state except on posted lands. Anyone may participate in the night hunts.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:12. RSA 207:13. 1955, 78:1. 1963, 299:2. 1977, 94:2. 1978, 10:1. 1981, 498:9. 1986, 214:1, eff. Nov. 15, 1986. 2015, 186:5, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:13-a - Signs.

    207:13-a Signs. –||Any person, when hunting with dogs is permitted, may post along highways not more than 2 signs reading "Caution Hunting Dogs". These signs shall be 12 inches wide by 12 inches high with blaze orange letters on a yellow background and must be 40 inches over-all height, and shall be posted no more than 1,000 feet apart. Such hunter shall bear the cost and maintenance of his signs and shall not block driveways, intersections or rights of way with said signs. No such signs shall be posted on private roads or lands without permission of the owner. When not hunting, the owner of said signs shall remove the same.|||Source. 1969, 452:2, eff. Sept. 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:13-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:13-b - Treed Animals.

    207:13-b Treed Animals. –||It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot any wildlife which has been treed or cornered by a dog, unless the owner of said dog, or a member of his hunting party, is present when the animal is shot. Persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1971, 21:1. 1973, 528:113. 1977, 247:4, eff. Aug. 19, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:14 - Import, Possession, or Release of Wildlife.

    207:14 Import, Possession, or Release of Wildlife. –||I. No person shall import, possess, sell, exhibit, or release any live marine species or wildlife, or the eggs or progeny thereof, without first obtaining a permit from the executive director except as permitted under title XVIII. The executive director shall have the authority to determine the time period and any other conditions governing the issuance of such permit. The executive director may refuse to issue a permit if he determines that such issuance may pose significant disease, genetic, ecological, environmental, health, safety, or welfare risks to persons, marine species or wildlife.||II. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to administer this section and relative to the importation, possession, exhibition, sale or release of all marine species and wildlife, including, but not limited to:||(a) Size, sex, number and quantity.||(b) Transportation, within or through the state of New Hampshire.||(c) Sale, inspection, processing, recordkeeping and marking.||(d) Method of keeping.||(e) Areas of release.||(f) Method of release.||(g) Method of taking.||(h) Permit fee schedules.||(i) Appropriate definitions.||III. The executive director may establish a list of marine species or wildlife or the eggs or progeny of such marine species or wildlife which may be exempted from any or all of the provisions of RSA 207:14.||IV. Except where otherwise provided, any person who violates this section or any rule adopted under this section shall be guilty of a violation and guilty of an additional violation for each marine species or wildlife possessed contrary to the provisions of this section.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:13. RSA 207:14. 1963, 164:1. 1969, 71:1. 1973, 304:1. 1979, 90:1. 1986, 214:2. 1990, 122:2. 1992, 171:3. 2003, 112:4, eff. Aug. 5, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:14-a, 207:14-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:14-a, 207:14-b - Repealed by 1992, 171:12, I, eff. June 7, 1992.

    207:14-a, 207:14-b Repealed by 1992, 171:12, I, eff. June 7, 1992. –|
NH Rev Stat § 207:14-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:14-c - Prohibited Import of Animals and Fish; Risk of Zoonotic Disease Transmission.

    207:14-c Prohibited Import of Animals and Fish;  Risk of Zoonotic Disease Transmission. –||The fish and game department shall monitor available information on animals and fish, not currently restricted under state and federal wildlife trafficking laws, that if transported into the state, will risk zoonotic disease transmission. The department may consult as needed with the department of health and human services, the state veterinarian, and scientific and educational institutions. The department shall make recommendation to the legislature on any legislation or rules needed for import or other restrictions on identified species, and to the governor if an executive order is deemed necessary.|||Source. 2021, 208:2, Pt. III, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:15 - Repealed by 1992, 171:12, II, eff. June 7, 1992.

    207:15 Repealed by 1992, 171:12, II, eff. June 7, 1992. –|
NH Rev Stat § 207:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:15-a - Seizure.

    207:15-a Seizure. –||All fish or the fry thereof, living wild birds or the eggs thereof or wild animals imported or released in this state contrary to the provisions of this subdivision shall be seized and forfeited as provided in RSA 207:17.|||Source. 1961, 11:1, eff. April 28, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:16 - In Closed Season.

    207:16 In Closed Season. –||Possession of fish, protected birds, game and fur-bearing animals during the closed season therefor, except as specifically permitted in this title, shall be prima facie evidence that the same were unlawfully taken by the possessor.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:14.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:17 - Seizures and Acquisitions.

    207:17 Seizures and Acquisitions. –||I. All fish and wildlife protected by this title, found in the possession of any person and not legally taken or possessed, shall be seized and forfeited. All such fish and wildlife so forfeited shall be disposed of by a conservation officer upon instructions from the executive director.||II. The proceeds from the sale of seized and road-killed furbearers and coyotes acquired by the department of fish and game shall be deposited in the fish and game fund.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:15. RSA 207:17. 1961, 12:1. 1977, 247:5. 1985, 217:2. 2007, 134:1, eff. July 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:18 - Other Property upon Conviction.

    207:18 Other Property upon Conviction. –||I. When a defendant is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this title, all fishing tackle, guns, shooting or hunting paraphernalia, traps, dogs, boats, decoys, bob houses or other appliances and vehicles except motor vehicles designed for use on the highway and required to be registered under the provisions of RSA 261 used in such violation may be seized and held until the fine and costs for the violation have been paid in full.||II. One year after conviction under paragraph I, if the defendant has not paid the fine and costs imposed in full or when the seized or confiscated property is not claimed by the defendant, the executive director is authorized to sell at public auction any of the seized or confiscated property of said defendant. All receipts from said sale shall be credited to the fish and game fund.||III. If the seized or confiscated property is of no monetary value, and cannot be sold pursuant to paragraph II, said property may be destroyed under the instructions of the executive director.||IV. In the event that the owner of any confiscated or abandoned property is not known or cannot be located, said confiscated or abandoned property may be sold at public auction by the executive director after one year from the date said property came into the possession of the fish and game department.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:16. RSA 207:18. 1979, 17:1. 1981, 146:5, V, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:19 - Fish or Wildlife, by Residents.

    207:19 Fish or Wildlife, by Residents. –||A resident of the state may transport, within the state, during the open season therefor, the number or limit of fish or wildlife, except deer, that he may lawfully take in 2 days. If such fish or wildlife is placed in the custody of a common carrier or transported in a package, said fish or wildlife, or the package containing the same, shall have attached thereto a tag or label plainly marked with the kind and number of such fish or wildlife, the name of the consignor, and the name of the consignee, the point of shipment and the destination.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:17. RSA 207:19. 1977, 247:6, eff. Aug. 19, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:20 - By Nonresidents.

    207:20 By Nonresidents. –||A nonresident license holder may transport or have transported within the state, or from a point within the state to a point out of the state, the number or limit of fish or wildlife, except deer, that he may lawfully take in 2 days. If such fish or wildlife be placed in the custody of a common carrier or transported in a package, said fish or wildlife, or the package containing the same, shall have attached thereto a tag or label plainly marked with the kind and number of such fish or wildlife, the name of the consignee, the point of shipment and the destination. If such fish or wildlife is presented to a common carrier, the agent of said common carrier shall see that the license is properly endorsed before accepting such fish or wildlife for shipment.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:18. RSA 207:20. 1977, 247:7, eff. Aug. 19, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:21 - Special Permits.

    207:21 Special Permits. –||Any transportation of fish or wildlife, except deer, not provided for in this subdivision, shall be allowed only under the terms of a special permit issued by the executive director, provided that a child under 16 years of age, hunting without a license but accompanied by a licensee 18 years of age or over, may transport fish or wildlife, except deer, killed by him, by identifying it with a tag bearing his name, residence, and the date taken or killed, until such time as he may be able to secure a special permit from the executive director.|||Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:19. RSA 207:21. 1973, 72:18. 1977, 247:8, eff. Aug. 19, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:22 - Repealed by 1999, 344:10, eff. Nov. 18, 1999.

    207:22 Repealed by 1999, 344:10, eff. Nov. 18, 1999. –|
NH Rev Stat § 207:22-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:22-a - Limitations for Persons Posting Property.

    207:22-a Limitations for Persons Posting Property. –||I. Any person whose land is posted pursuant to RSA 635:4 to prohibit hunting shall forfeit the right to participate in the wildlife damage control program established pursuant to RSA 207:22-c, or to receive payment pursuant to RSA 207:23-a, except that this limitation shall not apply in the following circumstances:||(a) To a person who posts only the person's land lying within 100 yards of a dwelling or other farm or outbuildings contiguous to the person's dwelling and used regularly by the person, or the person's family or tenant.||(b) To any person whose land is posted for the protection of crops only during the closed season for the type of game birds or animals for which the person seeks assistance from the wildlife damage control program.||(c) To any person who posts such person's land "Hunting by Permission Only", provided that the names and addresses of the hunters who have received permission to hunt that land in that year shall be furnished when requested by the executive director, and that in the judgment of the executive director, the history of hunter access and hunter density represents a good-faith effort by the landowner to allow hunting.||II. Any person who has received payment pursuant to RSA 207:23-a shall forfeit the right to receive payment in a future year or growing season unless such person implements measures to prevent or mitigate future conflicts with bear that have been recommended in writing by the executive director or the executive director's agent.|||Source. 1973, 532:9. 1999, 344:3, eff. Nov. 18, 1999. 2021, 91:122, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:22-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:22-b - Repealed by 2010, 368:1(47), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.

    207:22-b Repealed by 2010, 368:1(47), eff. Dec. 31, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 207:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:23 - Repealed by 1999, 344:10, eff. Nov. 18, 1999.

    207:23 Repealed by 1999, 344:10, eff. Nov. 18, 1999. –|
NH Rev Stat § 207:23-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:23-a - Damage by Bears.

    207:23-a Damage by Bears. –||I. Any person engaged in the husbandry and sale of at least $1,000 in agricultural products as defined in RSA 21:34-a who suffers loss or damage to livestock, bees, orchards or growing crops,in an amount of $250 or more at the current wholesale value of the items, by bear shall, if he or she claims damage therefor, notify the executive director of fish and game in writing of such damage within 30 days of the discovery of such damage. The executive director or the executive director's agent shall investigate such claim within 30 days from the receipt of notice of such damage, and in accordance with RSA 541-A:29, determine whether such damage was caused by bear, and appraise the amount to be paid, and notify the claimant in writing of the determination.||II. If the person sustaining the damage claimed under this section is dissatisfied with the finding of the executive director, such person shall notify the executive director in writing, and an adjudicative proceeding shall be commenced pursuant to RSA 541-A:31.||III. If the person sustaining the damage is dissatisfied with the decision of the executive director following the adjudicative proceeding, a further appeal shall be available in accordance with RSA 541.||IV. The executive director, upon reaching final agreement with the claimant, or after the conclusion of an appeal, shall present a certificate of the amount of appraisal to the governor, who is authorized to draw a warrant upon any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated in payment therefor.||V. The executive director shall, in accordance with RSA 541-A, adopt rules to administer this provision, to include:||(a) Criteria to determine whether a person engaged in the husbandry and sale of agricultural products as defined in RSA 21:34-a qualifies to be a claimant hereunder, provided that any such person who shall document gross sales of any qualifying crop of at least $1,000 in a calendar year shall be deemed to qualify as a claimant. ||(b) Procedures used to receive and document claims of damage by bear from claimants, to include when the damage occurred, which qualifying crop is affected, and what losses may be fairly attributed to action by such bear;||(c) A method to determine the current wholesale value of items covered by this section, to be used in the process of investigating and adjudicating any claim; ||(d) Procedures to be used in the conduct of adjudicative proceedings hereunder; and||(e) Criteria to be used to recommend preventive measures and mitigating measures that claimants may use to prevent future harm, and that will be used to determine whether claims in future years shall be allowed for payment.|||Source. 1895, 121:2. PL 150:1. RL 180:1. 1955, 324:4. RSA 470:1. RSA 207:23-a. 1967, 81:2, eff. June 26, 1967; 189:1, eff. Aug. 8, 1967. 2021, 91:123, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 207:23-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:23-b - Repealed by 1999, 344:10, eff. Nov. 18, 1999.

    207:23-b Repealed by 1999, 344:10, eff. Nov. 18, 1999. –|
NH Rev Stat § 207:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game|Section 207:24 - Repealed by 2021, 91:124, eff. July 1, 2021.

    207:24 Repealed by 2021, 91:124, eff. July 1, 2021. –|