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NH Rev Stat § 206:22-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:22-a - Publications, Specialty Items and Fund Raising Revolving Fund.

    206:22-a Publications, Specialty Items and Fund Raising Revolving Fund. –||I. There is established a revolving fund to be known as the publications, specialty items and fund raising revolving fund in the fish and game department. The revolving fund shall be used for the purpose of producing, purchasing or marketing publications and specialty items which shall be offered to the public at a reasonable charge. All income from the sale of such publications and items shall be deposited into the special fund.||II. (a) The fish and game department may promote, market or otherwise engage in fund raising activities for any special account including, but not limited to, the endangered and nongame species management programs established in RSA 212-A and RSA 212-B, respectively, and any other program intended to educate, protect, restore, enhance or promote department responsibilities.||(b) The proceeds from such fund raising activities shall be deposited to the respective special accounts of the programs listed in subparagraph (a), or any other such programs established after July 1, 1992.||(c) The executive director may transfer funds from any of the respective accounts of the programs listed in subparagraph (a) or any other such programs established after July 1, 1992. The transfer of such funds for the purposes of this paragraph shall be authorized notwithstanding any exclusive use or dedicated purpose stated in the subaccount of any such program. The respective subaccounts are hereby appropriated for such purpose.||III. The amount in the publications, specialty items and fund raising revolving fund shall not exceed $100,000 and any amounts in excess of $100,000 shall be deposited in the fish and game fund. Any moneys in the fund not in excess of $100,000 shall not lapse.||IV. The executive director may use moneys in the fund to purchase certain merchandise, supplies, and materials, as provided in RSA 206:22-b.|||Source. 1983, 65:1. 1989, 408:97. 1992, 58:1. 1994, 246:1. 2003, 60:1. 2007, 220:4, eff. July 1, 2007. 2013, 144:72, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:22-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:22-b - Purchases.

    206:22-b Purchases. –||The executive director may purchase such merchandise for resale and such operating supplies and materials as may be necessary for the operation of the department. Items for resale may be purchased in accordance with RSA 21-I:18, I(k). All operating supplies and materials shall be purchased through the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services. Such purchases shall be a charge upon the revolving fund established in RSA 206:22-a.|||Source. 1994, 246:2, eff. June 2, 1994. 2014, 327:55, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:23 - Cooperation.

    206:23 Cooperation. –||The executive director shall enter into cooperation with the departments of the federal government and of this and all other states, for the protection, propagation and preservation of all wildlife in this state, and shall execute all matters pertaining thereto, including a biological survey of the state.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:22. RSA 206:23. 1975, 340:2. 1995, 51:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:23-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:23-a - Cooperation with Private Parties.

    206:23-a Cooperation with Private Parties. –||The executive director, with the consent of the commission, shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with individuals, partnerships and corporations whether resident or nonresident for the purpose of implementing fishways or fish ladders and any other matters relative to the protection, propagation and preservation of fish, game and fur-bearing animals of this state.|||Source. 1973, 67:1, eff. June 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:23-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:23-b - Fish and Game Statutes.

    206:23-b Fish and Game Statutes. –||The executive director of the department of fish and game shall annually provide copies of current fish and game statutes, if available as a single publication from a commercial publisher, without charge only upon request of the members of the house wildlife and marine resources committee and the senate fish and game/recreation committee.|||Source. 1996, 97:1, eff. July 14, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:23-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:23-c - Wildlife Population Reductions; Long Island, Town of Moultonborough.

    206:23-c Wildlife Population Reductions;  Long Island, Town of Moultonborough. –||I. The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may conduct wildlife population reductions and initiate management actions necessary to protect against disease, genetic, ecological, environmental, health, safety, or welfare risks to persons or wildlife. The executive director may exercise such authority only on Long Island, town of Moultonborough; and to the species, sex, age, number, and timing of the population reduction or management action.||II. The executive director may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to conduct an orderly and efficient wildlife population reduction or management action, including, but not limited to:||(a) The method and manner of taking.||(b) Participation in the reduction or management action.||(c) Inspection, possession, processing, sale, transportation, or releases of wildlife.||(d) Permits, including application or permit fees for residents or nonresidents, to undertake wildlife reduction or management actions under terms and conditions established in the permit issued by the executive director.||III. The executive director may enter into agreements with individuals, partnerships, and corporations, whether resident or nonresident, for the purpose of implementing population reductions or management actions as specified in this section.|||Source. 1996, 259:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:24 - Number, Etc.

    206:24 Number, Etc. –||Subject to regulations of the state personnel commission, the executive director shall determine the number of conservation officers and superintendents of hatcheries, shall appoint and remove all conservation officers and superintendents of hatcheries, and shall hire such experts and office assistants as in his judgment are necessary for the proper execution of his duties. A copy of the appointment of each conservation officer shall be filed in the office of the executive director.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:23. 1949, 288:1.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:24-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:24-a - Repealed by 1986, 135:1, VIII, eff. May 27, 1986.

    206:24-a Repealed by 1986, 135:1, VIII, eff. May 27, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 206:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:25 - Reports.

    206:25 Reports. –||Each conservation officer shall keep a record of his official acts, receipts, and expenditures and, when requested by the executive director, shall make such report and in such form as the executive director may prescribe.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:24.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:26-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:26-a - Interference with Conservation Officer.

    206:26-a Interference with Conservation Officer. –||It is unlawful to resist or attempt to resist arrest by a conservation officer, or to obstruct or attempt to obstruct, or to intimidate or interfere with a conservation officer in the performance of his duty. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1965, 96:1. 1973, 528:111, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:26-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:26-b - Authority and Duties of Executive Director and Conservation Officers.

    206:26-b Authority and Duties of Executive Director and Conservation Officers. –||I. The executive director and each conservation officer shall:||(a) Be ex officio constables throughout the state;||(b) Have general power to enforce all criminal laws of the state and to serve criminal processes and make arrests, under proper warrants, in all counties; and||(c) Have general power to enforce any provision of RSA title XXI relative to the operation of OHRVs, snowmobiles, watercraft, or boats.||II. The executive director and each conservation officer shall not:||(a) Serve civil processes; or||(b) Act or be used or called upon for service within any town in any industrial dispute unless actual violence has occurred, and then only upon order of the governor.||III. When the executive director or any conservation officer shall apprehend any person who has committed or attempted to commit a felony, the executive director shall immediately make a report to the county attorney and the sheriff of the county in which the offense was, or was suspected of being, committed and such cases shall be investigated and prosecuted by said county official with the cooperation of the executive director or conservation officer.||IV. The provisions of paragraphs I, II and III as they pertain to the executive director shall not apply to any executive director who has not been certified as a police officer in accordance with RSA 106-L:5, V.||V. Each fish and game conservation officer shall be required to maintain training and certification for wilderness first responder, basic life support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation but shall not be required to obtain licensure under RSA 153-A.|||Source. 1975, 410:1. 1986, 174:1. 2006, 260:36, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2013, 190:3, eff. Aug. 31, 2013. 2014, 249:3, eff. Sept. 19, 2014. 2017, 206:12, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:26-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:26-c - Compensation for Injuries in Line of Duty.

    206:26-c Compensation for Injuries in Line of Duty. –||Any injury, which is due to a hostile or overt act or an act caused by another during the performance of duties which are considered dangerous in nature, received by the executive director, any conservation officer, or any deputy conservation officer while on assignment, patrol, or official active duty which requires that the officer or executive director be hospitalized, or to the extent that the officer or executive director is unable to perform normal or routine duties, shall not be charged against annual leave or sick leave for the time lost due to the injury. During such time the officer or executive director shall remain on the active payroll. The fish and game commission shall make any determination as to whether an injury is in the line of duty and due to a hostile or overt act or an act caused by another during the performance of duties which are considered dangerous in nature, and, after approval by governor and council, the determination shall be final.|||Source. 2001, 291:3, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27 - Reciprocal Agreements.

    206:27 Reciprocal Agreements. –||I. Any game protector, fish and game warden, conservation officer, or other person, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the conservation or fish laws of the state of Maine or of the commonwealth of Massachusetts shall have power and authority to make arrest of any person fishing, in violation of the fish laws of such state or states, on any part of any waters or portion thereof lying between either of said states and the state of New Hampshire or on the shores thereof and to take the person so arrested for trial to the state in which the violation was committed and there to prosecute such person according to the laws of such state. This section shall be effective as to the state of Maine or the commonwealth of Massachusetts or both, when said state or states shall enact a similar law giving similar authority to the fish and game conservation officers of this state to make arrests on said boundary waters between either of said states, or both, and this state.||II. The secretary of state shall notify the secretary of the state of Maine and the secretary of the commonwealth of Massachusetts of the passage of this provision.||III. Subject to the provisions relative to reciprocal laws by the state of Maine or the commonwealth of Massachusetts, this section shall take effect upon its passage.|||Source. 1943, 16:1, 2, 3, eff. Feb. 16, 1943.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-a - Deputy Conservation Officers.

    206:27-a Deputy Conservation Officers. –||The executive director is authorized to recruit, train and organize a deputy conservation officer force for the purpose of assisting conservation officers in the enforcement of fish and game laws and augmenting the conservation officer force in such manner as the executive director may deem appropriate. The executive director may appoint such deputy conservation officers from retired conservation officers, hatchery personnel, bio-aides and other departmental personnel and any other persons he deems necessary as deputy conservation officers. Such deputy conservation officers shall at all times be under the direction, control and supervision of the executive director or his agent and shall be subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the executive director and shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director.|||Source. 1977, 255:1. 1979, 240:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-b - Appointment and Qualifications.

    206:27-b Appointment and Qualifications. –||Members of the deputy conservation officer force shall be appointed by the executive director. Each member of the force shall be:||I. A citizen of the United States;||II. A resident of the state of N.H.;||III. Free from conviction of a felony in this state or any other state;||IV. At least 21 years of age;||V. Meet any other qualifications as the executive director shall deem appropriate.|||Source. 1977, 255:1. 1979, 240:2. 2000, 149:1, eff. July 22, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-c - Powers.

    206:27-c Powers. –||All members of the deputy conservation officer force shall have all powers set forth in 206:26, 206:26-a and 206:26-b; but such powers shall extend only during the period when such member is on official active duty under the direction of the executive director or his agent.|||Source. 1977, 255:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-d - Workers' Compensation.

    206:27-d Workers' Compensation. –||All deputy conservation officers who are engaged in official duties shall be considered state employees for the purpose of the workers' compensation for state employees under RSA 8:60 and 61. The coverage shall include those deputy conservation officers engaged in official duties who may not be compensated at the time of their mishap or injury.|||Source. 1977, 255:1. 1979, 240:4, eff. Aug. 14, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-e - Removal.

    206:27-e Removal. –||Any member of the deputy conservation officer force may be suspended or discharged at the discretion of the executive director.|||Source. 1977, 255:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-f - Retirement Benefits.

    206:27-f Retirement Benefits. –||No deputy conservation officer appointed under the authority of provisions of RSA 206:27-a shall be deemed to be eligible for group II retirement benefits unless said officer has had previous coverage under group II retirement.|||Source. 1977, 255:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-g - Uniforms and Equipment.

    206:27-g Uniforms and Equipment. –||The executive director may provide for deputy conservation officer uniforms and equipment necessary in the performance of their duties, but all such property shall remain the property of the state. The executive director shall maintain an inventory of said property and shall charge against each member the value of the property issued to him. If it shall be determined by the executive director that any loss or destruction of such property was due to carelessness or neglect on the part of such member the value of such property shall be paid by such member and the amount thereof may be deducted from the compensation of such member.|||Source. 1979, 240:3, eff. Aug. 14, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-h (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-h - Compensation.

    206:27-h Compensation. –||All deputy conservation officers shall be compensated for their services while actively engaged in the performance of their official duties at rates as fixed by the executive director. This section shall not prohibit a deputy conservation officer from volunteering his or her service without compensation.|||Source. 1979, 240:3. 2000, 149:2, eff. July 22, 2000. 2014, 230:2, eff. July 21, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:27-i (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:27-i - Indemnification.

    206:27-i Indemnification. –||Any person recognized by the executive director, department of fish and game, as a fish and game volunteer who is under the supervision of a department employee and is actually performing assigned volunteer duties or search and rescue activities shall be considered a state employee for the purpose of defense and indemnification from civil suits under RSA 99-D; provided, however, such a volunteer shall not be indemnified from any civil suit arising out of a criminal act.|||Source. 1987, 75:1, eff. June 29, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:28 - Authority for Establishment.

    206:28 Authority for Establishment. –||The forest service of the United States department of agriculture may make reasonable rules and regulations for the protection of game and other animals, birds, and fish on such area or areas in the White Mountain forest reserve as shall be designated from time to time by said forest service with the written approval of the commission. Said areas shall be designated as areas for the propagation, rearing, and protection of fish and game and other wildlife. A description of said area or areas and a plan or map thereof shall be filed in the office of said commission.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:31.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:29 - Limitation.

    206:29 Limitation. –||At no time shall the areas designated as in RSA 206:28 exceed 100,000 acres, in total.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:32.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:30 - Posting.

    206:30 Posting. –||A copy of any rule or regulation made under the provisions of RSA 206:28, attested by an official or employee of said forest service, shall be posted on the designated area to which said rules and regulations are made applicable and a like copy, with affidavit of posting thereon, shall be filed for record in the office of the commission and in the office of the secretary of state.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:33.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:31 - Penalty.

    206:31 Penalty. –||Whoever shall violate any rule or regulation made pursuant to the provisions of RSA 206:28 and posted and filed as provided for herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:34. RSA 206:31. 1973, 528:112, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:32 - Application of Laws.

    206:32 Application of Laws. –||During the period any such rules or regulations shall be in force the laws of the state relative to fish and game inconsistent therewith shall be suspended.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:35.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:33 - How Constituted.

    206:33 How Constituted. –||The executive director shall, at least once a month, make return to the state treasurer of all moneys received and collected by the department from licenses, permits, fines, forfeitures or whatever source. The state treasurer shall keep all such moneys in a separate account to be known as the fish and game fund. Such fund is annually appropriated for the use of the department during the fiscal year of its receipt by the state treasurer, in the manner hereinafter provided. The executive director shall file with the commission a statement of the finances of the department monthly.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:36.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:33-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:33-a - Gifts and Donations; Account Established.

    206:33-a Gifts and Donations;  Account Established. –||I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, individual gifts and donations not exceeding $2,500 in value in a year may be received by the fish and game department with the consent of the commission and without the approval of the governor or the governor and council. Individual gifts and donations exceeding $2,500 in value in a year may be received by the fish and game department with the consent of the commission and with the approval of the governor and council.||II. There is established an account within the fish and game fund to be known as the gifts and donations account. Moneys in the gifts and donations account are nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the fish and game department. All gifts and donations shall be deposited in this account, except gifts and donations made to the department in support of a specific program that has an established dedicated account in title XVIII which shall be deposited into the appropriate dedicated account and expended in accordance with the purpose of the dedicated account.||III. This section shall not apply to gifts, grants, bequests, or donations received pursuant to RSA 206:33-c.|||Source. 1983, 66:1. 2004, 149:1. 2006, 18:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|