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NH Rev Stat § 206:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:8 - How Chosen; Term; Compensation, and Duties Generally.

    206:8 How Chosen;  Term;  Compensation, and Duties Generally. –||I. The commission, following a comprehensive and equitable search, shall nominate, and the governor and council shall appoint, an executive director of the fish and game department. If the governor and council fail to appoint the nominee, the commission shall nominate another person. Each nominee shall be a person with knowledge of, and experience in, the requirements for the protection, conservation and restoration of the wildlife resources of the state and shall be a competent administrator. The executive director shall hold office for a term of 4 years from the date of appointment. A vacancy in such office shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. The governor and council shall have the authority to remove the executive director at any time, but only for just cause pursuant to RSA 4:1. In such case, the governor and council shall deliver to the executive director a copy of the charges and afford an opportunity of being heard publicly in person or by counsel after being given not less than 15 days notice. The executive director shall not hold any other public office, and shall be entirely devoted to the service of the state in the discharge of the official duties of the position. The executive director shall receive the compensation prescribed in RSA 94:1-4, and shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the executive director shall take the oath prescribed by the constitution, and shall, in addition thereto, swear that no other public office is held nor any position under any political committee or party is held. Such oath shall be filed with the secretary of state. The executive director shall have general supervision and control of all activities, functions, and employees of the fish and game department, and shall enforce all the provisions of the laws of this state relating to fish, wildlife resources, and marine species, and shall exercise all necessary powers incident thereto.||I-a. [Repealed.]||II. Whenever reference is made in the Revised Statutes Annotated or in any other state statute to the director of fish and game department, it shall be construed to mean the executive director of the fish and game department.||III. The commission shall have the authority to appoint an acting director in the event that the executive director's position becomes vacant during the term of office due to retirement, resignation, or prolonged illness, death, or for any other just cause, until the governor and council appoint a new executive director as provided in paragraph I.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:8. 1950, 5, part 24:13. 1953, 265:1. RSA 206:8. 1975, 340:1. 1977, 560:4. 1985, 388:3. 1986, 174:2, 3. 1992, 225:2. 1994, 36:1, II. 1998, 252:3, 4. 2007, 156:6, eff. Aug. 17, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:8-a - Repealed by 2012, 226:4, I, eff. June 16, 2012.

    206:8-a Repealed by 2012, 226:4, I, eff. June 16, 2012. –|
NH Rev Stat § 206:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:9 - Investigation and Research.

    206:9 Investigation and Research. –||The executive director shall make adequate investigation of the supply of wildlife in the state, shall authorize such scientific and other studies as may be deemed necessary to his work, and shall collect, classify, and disseminate such statistics, data, and information as in his discretion will tend to promote the objects of the department.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:9.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:9-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:9-a - Biennial Report to General Court.

    206:9-a Biennial Report to General Court. –||I. The executive director of the fish and game department shall, within its biennial report pursuant to RSA 20:7, submit a report to the governor and council and to the general court to include: a summary report of department proceedings; a description of the license fee reductions, waivers, and promotion activities pursuant to RSA 214:9-f; and recommendations for changes in the fee structure for all licenses and permits issued by the department. This report shall include consideration of:||(a) License fees in contiguous states.||(b) Inflation rates on department operations.||(c) Previous license fee increases.||(d) Budget demands.||(e) Intensive analysis and justification for any general fund support for fish and game department programs.||II. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1987, 412:3. 1999, 26:1. 2009, 7:2, 4, I, eff. June 16, 2009. 2015, 259:27, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:9-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:9-b - Repealed by 2007, 220:7, V, eff. July 1, 2007, as amended by 2007, 263:58.

    206:9-b Repealed by 2007, 220:7, V, eff. July 1, 2007, as amended by 2007, 263:58. –|
NH Rev Stat § 206:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:10 - Powers and Duties.

    206:10 Powers and Duties. –||I. It shall be the duty of the executive director to function as the chief administrator of the commission and to protect, propagate and preserve the fish, game, and wildlife resources of the state and to protect and conserve nongame birds of the state. The executive director shall, subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth, have the power and authority to adopt and enforce rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, for the adequate and effective control, management, restoration, conservation, and regulation of the fish, game, bird, and wildlife resources of the state, including rules designed to prohibit or otherwise regulate nonagricultural activities which may cause the introduction or spread of infectious disease in the state's wildlife resources. Such power and authority shall include: (a) the right, after consultation with the commission, to set and charge fees adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, (b) the right to open and close the season for taking fish, game, birds, and wildlife, and (c) the right to fix the size, number and weight limits, and other conditions governing the method and manner of taking the same. Such power and authority may be exercised with reference to the state as a whole, or for any specified county or part thereof, or for any lake, pond, stream, or part thereof.||II. [Repealed.]||III. [Repealed.]||IV. The executive director of the fish and game department, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this title, any rule adopted under this title, or the terms or conditions of any permit or contract entered into under the authority of this title. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the executive director under this paragraph shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under this title. The proceeds of administrative fines levied pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the fish and game reserve fund. The executive director shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under this paragraph for violation of this title; and||(b) Procedures for notice and hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine consistent with RSA 541-A:16-21.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. 1937, 188:1. 1941, 49:1. RL 240:10. RSA 206:10. 1975, 124:1. 1977, 111:3. 1978, 40:3, II. 1979, 6:1; 104:2. 1981, 108:2; 568:130, I. 1985, 291:26. 1986, 214:18. 1993, 235:1. 1994, 62:1. 1998, 252:6, 9. 2003, 66:1. 2006, 14:4, eff. July 1, 2006. 2015, 186:2, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:10-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:10-a - Records of Violations.

    206:10-a Records of Violations. –||The executive director shall remove and destroy records retained by the department concerning convictions for offenses of fish and game laws, provided that the offense was a violation and no subsequent conviction of the same person could result in an enhanced penalty, and provided the department retained the record of the violation for not more than 7 years from the final disposition of the matter.|||Source. 2004, 32:1, eff. June 22, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:11 - Hearings to Receive Suggestions from the Public.

    206:11 Hearings to Receive Suggestions from the Public. –||Once each biennium, in the odd-numbered year, the executive director shall hold public hearings to hear suggestions from the public on changes in the fishing rules or on any other subject with respect to his duties. Such hearing shall be held in Concord and in Lancaster. Public notice of said hearings shall be published at least twice in 2 newspapers having general circulation throughout the state, and in such other newspapers, magazines, or circulars as the executive director may deem desirable. It shall be the duty of the members of the commission to be in attendance at such hearings. The executive director may in his discretion conduct other public or private hearings throughout the year upon petition of interested parties. At the biennial hearings held at Concord and Lancaster and at other public hearings that the executive director shall hold in accordance with the provisions of this section, any person having any testimony to present which bears upon the power and authority of the executive director under the provisions of this title shall be given full opportunity to be heard, and the executive director shall cause a complete record to be kept of all testimony taken.|||Source. 1941, 49:2. RL 240:11. RSA 206:11. 1955, 32:1. 1967, 16:1. 1969, 66:1. 1971, 30:1. 1975, 124:4. 1981, 148:2. 1990, 31:1, eff. May 22, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:12 - Repealed by 1975, 124:2, I, eff. July 5, 1975.

    206:12 Repealed by 1975, 124:2, I, eff. July 5, 1975. –|
NH Rev Stat § 206:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:13 - Repealed by 1975, 124:2, II, eff. July 5, 1975.

    206:13 Repealed by 1975, 124:2, II, eff. July 5, 1975. –|
NH Rev Stat § 206:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:14 - Severability.

    206:14 Severability. –||The rules and regulations of the executive director promulgated under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to be severable and if any provision or the application thereof shall be held invalid, the remainder shall not be affected thereby.|||Source. 1941, 49:2. RL 240:15.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:14-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:14-a - Delegation.

    206:14-a Delegation. –||At the discretion of the executive director of the fish and game department, the chief of game management and research shall be empowered to perform all the duties and exercise all the powers conferred upon said executive director as an ex officio member of the pesticide control board.|||Source. 1973, 42:2, eff. July 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:15 - Repealed by 1959, 180:2, eff. Sept. 7, 1959.

    206:15 Repealed by 1959, 180:2, eff. Sept. 7, 1959. –|
NH Rev Stat § 206:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:15-a - Areas Closed Temporarily to Hunting and Fishing.

    206:15-a Areas Closed Temporarily to Hunting and Fishing. –||Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, the executive director shall have the power and authority to close to hunting or fishing, or both, any area in which there is in his opinion foreseeable harm to property or it is in his opinion dangerous to human life to hunt or fish thereon, and he shall have the power and authority to close any season for the taking of fish in any area for not over 60 days for stocking or conservation purposes and 90 days to reclaim ponds in any calendar year when in his opinion such action shall be necessary for the protection or preservation of the fish in such area. Any rule, regulation or order of the executive director issued pursuant to this section shall take effect at such time as shall be stated therein and shall be given such publication as the executive director may in his discretion deem proper to fairly acquaint the residents of the locality affected thereby of the provisions thereof.|||Source. 1959, 180:2, eff. Sept. 7, 1959.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:15-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:15-b - Power of Executive Director.

    206:15-b Power of Executive Director. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the executive director, with the consent of the commission, shall have the power and authority to extend any season on fish, game, and game birds, including migratory birds and fur-bearing animals, when a season has been closed by an act of fire ban or other proclamation or any unpredictable cause. Such extension shall not exceed the total number of days permitted under the regular statutory season.|||Source. 1965, 290:2, eff. Sept. 5, 1965.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:15-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:15-c - Opening Closed Smelt Brooks to Persons with Disabilities.

    206:15-c Opening Closed Smelt Brooks to Persons with Disabilities. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or fishing regulations established under this chapter the executive director may open to smelt fishing by any person with a disability and an assistant, for a period not to exceed 60 days, any smelt brook where he has determined the smelt population is at a near peak level and said opening will be unlikely to result in harm to the smelt population or damage to the surrounding property.|||Source. 1977, 58:1. 1990, 140:2, II, III, eff. June 18, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:15-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:15-d - Definition.

    206:15-d Definition. –||For the purposes of RSA 206:15-c, "person with a disability" means a person who by reason of a physical defect or infirmity permanently requires the use of special aids to enable him to propel himself.|||Source. 1977, 58:1. 1990, 140:2, II, eff. June 18, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:16 - Closing Waters to Taking of Crayfish.

    206:16 Closing Waters to Taking of Crayfish. –||The executive director shall have the power and authority to close any body of water to the taking of crayfish, for any length of time he may deem necessary, and when in his opinion such action may be necessary for the protection of the crayfish population in such body of water.|||Source. 1953, 177:3, eff. May 21, 1953.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:17 - Penalties as Applicable to Altered Provisions.

    206:17 Penalties as Applicable to Altered Provisions. –||Whenever the executive director shall by rule or regulation, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, alter existing provisions of law, the penalties applicable in cases of violation of such provisions of law as shall be changed by such action of the executive director, shall apply to violations of the rules and regulations of the executive director amendatory to or substituted for such changed provisions of law.|||Source. 1941, 49:2. RL 240:16.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:18 - Release of Information.

    206:18 Release of Information. –||I. The executive director of fish and game may, at any time he or she deems advisable, release any information related to the stocking of fish to include but not be limited to: the species, number, size of fish, or the name of the stream, pond, or lake stocked, but in no instance shall any employee of the fish and game department, except for a designee of the executive director, disclose where or when they were or will be stocked. The executive director may penalize any employee who violates the provisions of this section as he or she deems reasonable and just.||II. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the release of information to persons or organizations assisting or cooperating with the fish and game department and its personnel in the stocking of such fish pursuant to agreements authorized by the executive director of the fish and game department.||III. The state of New Hampshire, the fish and game department, and their agents and employees are hereby released from any liability, claims, or demands relating to any loss, damage, or injury, however extreme, resulting from or incidental to such stocking.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. 1941, 49:3. RL 240:17. RSA 206:18. 1967, 226:1. 1977, 298:1. 2004, 37:1, eff. April 23, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:18-a - Exception.

    206:18-a Exception. –||The provisions of RSA 206:18 shall not apply to the stocking of any species of fish, for which species there is no open season authorized at the time of stocking, and which species shall remain continuously protected for at least one year thereafter.|||Source. 1969, 146:2, eff. July 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:19 - Penalty for Violation of Rules and Regulations.

    206:19 Penalty for Violation of Rules and Regulations. –||Whoever violates any rule, regulation or order of the executive director issued pursuant to the authority contained in the preceding sections of this subdivision, for which violation no specific penalty is provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. 1941, 49:4. RL 240:18. RSA 206:19. 1973, 528:110, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:19-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:19-a - General Penalty.

    206:19-a General Penalty. –||Unless otherwise herein provided, any person convicted of a violation of any provision of Title XVIII, or of any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, shall be guilty of a violation for the first offense. For any subsequent offense committed during the same calendar year he shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.|||Source. 1977, 450:2, eff. June 12, 1977.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:19-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:19-b - Cruelty to Wild Animals, Fish, or Wild Birds; Enhanced Penalty.

    206:19-b Cruelty to Wild Animals, Fish, or Wild Birds;  Enhanced Penalty. –||I. (a) Any person who purposely beats, cruelly whips, tortures or mutilates any wild animal, fish or wild bird as defined in RSA 207:1, or purposely causes any wild animal, fish, or wild bird to be beaten, cruelly whipped, tortured or mutilated shall be guilty of a class B felony.||(b) Any person who negligently beats, cruelly whips, tortures or mutilates any wild animal, fish or wild bird as defined in RSA 207:1, or negligently causes any wild animal, fish or wild bird to be beaten, cruelly whipped, tortured or mutilated shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution and an actor shall be exempt from enhanced penalties under this section for any manner of taking, open season time limits, permitted scientific investigations or wildlife management practices lawful under title XVIII or administrative rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, whether or not the actor holds a current and valid license issued by the department.|||Source. 2021, 156:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:20 - Continuation of Laws.

    206:20 Continuation of Laws. –||Laws relating to the opening and closing of seasons for taking fish, the size, number and weight limits of fish, and other conditions governing the method and manner of taking fish, shall be continued in full force and effect until altered by rule or regulation of the executive director as provided in this subdivision.|||Source. 1941, 49:5. RL 240:19.|
NH Rev Stat § 206:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:21 - Repealed by 2009, 7:4, II, eff. June 16, 2009.

    206:21 Repealed by 2009, 7:4, II, eff. June 16, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 206:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 206 - Fish and Game Commission|Section 206:22 - Printing and Supplies.

    206:22 Printing and Supplies. –||The executive director shall have authority to have printed the biennial report and such bulletins, literature, posters, and other printing as may be necessary to the work of the department, he to purchase all supplies and equipment subject to the provisions of RSA 8:14-32.|||Source. 1935, 123:1. RL 240:21.|