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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:33 - Penalty.

212:33 Penalty. –
A licensee who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision or who violates any rule adopted by the executive director governing such private propagation shall forfeit his license and be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:28. RSA 212:33. 1973, 528:127. 1992, 171:11, eff. June 7, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:2 - Definitions.

212-A:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Endangered species act" means the endangered species act of 1973 [P.L. 93-205], 87 Stat. 884, as amended.
II. "Executive director" means the executive director of the fish and game department.
III. "Wildlife" means any member of any nondomesticated species of the animal kingdom, whether reared in captivity or not, including, without exception, any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, arthropod or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg or offspring thereof, or the dead body or parts thereof.
IV. "Endangered species" means any species of native wildlife whose continued existence as a viable component of the state's wild fauna is determined to be in jeopardy and includes any species of wildlife determined to be an endangered species pursuant to the endangered species act.
V. "Threatened species" means any species of wildlife which appears likely, within the foreseeable future, to become endangered. The term shall also include any species of wildlife determined to be a threatened species under the endangered species act.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:3 - Findings and Declarations.

212-A:3 Findings and Declarations. –
The legislature finds and declares that:
I. Species of wildlife normally occurring within this state which may be found to be in jeopardy should be accorded such protection as is necessary to maintain and enhance their numbers.
II. The state should assist in the protection of species of wildlife which are determined to be threatened or endangered elsewhere pursuant to the endangered species act by prohibiting the taking, possession, transportation or sale of endangered species and by carefully regulating such activities with regard to threatened species. Exceptions to such prohibitions, for the purpose of enhancing the conservation of such species, may be permitted as set forth elsewhere in this chapter.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:4 - Adoption of Rules.

212-A:4 Adoption of Rules. –
All rules which the executive director is authorized to promulgate by this chapter shall be promulgated in accordance with RSA 541-A.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:5 - Wildlife Species.

212-A:5 Wildlife Species. –
I. The executive director shall conduct investigations on wildlife species in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological data to determine conservation measures necessary for their continued ability to sustain themselves successfully. On the basis of such investigations the executive director, not later than one year after the effective date of this chapter, shall adopt rules and develop conservation programs designed to insure the continued ability of wildlife species deemed in need of conservation to perpetuate themselves successfully. The executive director shall conduct ongoing investigations of endangered and threatened species and may from time to time amend such rules.
II. The executive director shall, by rule, establish such limitations relating to taking, possession, transportation or sale as may be deemed necessary to conserve threatened or endangered species.
III. Except as otherwise provided in rules issued by the executive director, it shall be unlawful:
(a) For any person to take, possess, transport or sell wildlife deemed by the executive director to be in need of conservation pursuant to this section;
(b) For any common or contract carrier knowingly to transport or receive for transport wildlife deemed by the executive director to be in need of conservation pursuant to this section.
IV. The executive director may adopt and enforce rules temporarily restricting boat traffic on any waters of this state as the executive director deems necessary to protect any threatened or endangered species of wildlife in the earliest stages of life.
Source.
1979, 356:1. 1983, 314:3, eff. June 18, 1983. 2011, 224:239, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:7 - Prohibited Acts.

212-A:7 Prohibited Acts. –
I. With respect to any endangered or threatened species, it is unlawful, except as provided in RSA 212-A:7, II for any person to:
(a) Export any such species from this state;
(b) Take any such species within this state;
(c) Possess, process, sell or offer for sale, deliver, carry, transport or ship, by any means whatsoever, any such species;
(d) Violate any rule adopted under this chapter pertaining to the conservation of such species of wildlife listed pursuant to RSA 212-A:6, IV.
II. The executive director may permit, under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, any act otherwise prohibited by this section for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of the affected species.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:8 - Conflicts; State and Local Laws.

212-A:8 Conflicts;  State and Local Laws. –
Any law, regulation or ordinance of any political subdivision of this state which applies with respect to the taking, importation, exportation, possession, sale or offer for sale, processing, delivery, carrying, transportation or shipment of species determined to be an endangered species or threatened species is void to the extent that it may effectively:
I. Permit what is prohibited by this chapter or by any rule adopted under this chapter;
II. Prohibit what is authorized pursuant to an exemption or permit provided for in this chapter or in any rule adopted under this chapter. This chapter shall not be construed to void any law, regulation or ordinance of any political subdivision of this state which is intended to conserve wildlife or plants.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:9 - Conservation Programs.

212-A:9 Conservation Programs. –
I. The executive director shall establish such programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat or interests therein, as are deemed necessary for the conservation of endangered or threatened species. The executive director shall utilize all authority vested in the fish and game department to carry out the purposes of this section.
II. In carrying out programs authorized by this section the executive director shall consult with other states having a common interest in particular threatened or endangered species of wildlife and may enter into agreements with federal agencies, other states, political subdivisions of this state or private persons with respect to programs designed to conserve endangered or threatened species of wildlife including, where appropriate, agreements for administration and management if any are established under this section or utilized for conservation of endangered or threatened species of wildlife.
III. All other state departments and agencies, to the extent possible, consistent with their authorities and responsibilities, shall assist and cooperate with the executive director in the furtherance of the purposes of this chapter for the conservation of endangered or threatened species. They shall take such action as is reasonable and prudent to insure that actions authorized, funded, or carried out by them do not appreciably jeopardize the continued existence of such species or result in the destruction or modification of habitat of such species which is determined by the executive director to be critical, by requiring that all such action is designed to avoid and minimize harm to such species and habitat designated as critical. For the purpose of this statute, "appreciably jeopardize the continued existence of such species" shall be defined in rules adopted by the executive director pursuant to RSA 541-A. The provisions of RSA 212-A or any rule promulgated under this chapter shall not be applicable to a state department or agency when that state department or agency, in the process of undertaking an action, is required by federal law or regulation to address the environmental impact on wildlife or wildlife habitat, of that action.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979. 2021, 203:1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:10 - Penalties.

212-A:10 Penalties. –
I. Any person who violates the provisions of RSA 212-A:5, III or IV, or any rule adopted in implementation of either or both, shall be guilty of a violation.
II. Any person who violates the provisions of RSA 212-A:7, I, or any rule issued pursuant to RSA 212-A:6, IV or whoever fails to procure any permit required by RSA 212-A:7, II or violates the terms of any such permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1979, 356:1. 1983, 314:4, eff. June 18, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:11 - Disposition of Property.

212-A:11 Disposition of Property. –
Equipment, merchandise, wildlife, or records seized in the enforcement of this chapter shall be held by an officer or agent of the fish and game department pending disposition of court proceedings. If the defendant is found guilty such material shall be forfeited to the state for destruction or disposition as the executive director deems appropriate; provided, however, that prior to forfeiture, the executive director may direct the transfer of wildlife so seized to a qualified zoological, educational or scientific institution for safekeeping. The costs of such transfer shall be assessed to the defendant if he is convicted. The executive director is authorized to promulgate rules to implement this section.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:12 - Importation.

212-A:12 Importation. –
None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to apply retroactively or to prohibit importation into this state of wildlife which may be lawfully imported into the United States or lawfully taken and removed from one state to another or to prohibit entry into this state or the possession, transportation, exportation, processing, sale or offer for sale or shipment of any wildlife which has been determined to be a threatened or endangered species in this state but not in the state where originally taken if the person engaging in such activity demonstrates that such wildlife was lawfully taken and lawfully removed from such state. This section shall not be construed to permit the possession, transportation, exportation, processing, sale or offer for sale or shipment within this state of species of wildlife determined, pursuant to the endangered species act, to be an endangered or threatened species, except as permitted by RSA 212-A:7, II.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:13 - Exemptions and Restrictions.

212-A:13 Exemptions and Restrictions. –
I. The provisions of RSA 212-A, or any rule promulgated under this chapter, shall not be applicable to marine or estuarine species of wildlife.
II. No rule promulgated under the provisions of this chapter shall cause undue interference with normal agriculture or silvicultural practices.
III. The provisions of RSA 212-A or any rule promulgated under this chapter shall not interfere in any way with the siting or construction of any energy facility as defined in RSA 162-H:2.
Source.
1979, 356:1. 1998, 264:6. 2009, 65:23, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:14 - Adequate Advance Notice.

212-A:14 Adequate Advance Notice. –
The executive director shall publish or disseminate any scientific data to organizations representing farmers and other landowners whose land includes habitat used by any endangered or threatened species, indicating that action is contemplated to preserve said species. This information shall be made available as soon as possible and well in advance of any action taken under this chapter to preserve the endangered or threatened species.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:15 - Limitation on Certain Funds.

212-A:15 Limitation on Certain Funds. –
On the effective date of this chapter with the exception of the expenditures that are then authorized from the fish and game fund, no funds used to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be derived from license fees of hunters, fishermen, trappers or from taxes on the sale of the equipment to hunters, fishermen or trappers unless the species for which the funds are expended have been legally hunted, fished or trapped within the previous 5-year period.
Source.
1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-A - Endangered Species Conservation Act › Section 212-A:16 - Threatened and Endangered Species Compensatory Mitigation Fund.

212-A:16 Threatened and Endangered Species Compensatory Mitigation Fund. –
There is hereby established in the state treasury a separate fund to be known as the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund into which payments made pursuant to this section shall be credited. The fund shall be non-lapsing and continually appropriated to the department, for the purpose of funding projects that facilitate a net conservation benefit to threatened and endangered species, including, but not limited to critical habitat creation or restoration and the monitoring and maintenance of such areas. The state treasurer shall invest the fund as provided by law and any interest received on such investment shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the executive director may accept payment for deposit into the fund for an unavoidable loss of critical habitat from a proposed activity without the approval of the governor, the governor and council, or the commission. The executive director shall approve disbursements from the fund following consultation with the commissioner of the department of environmental services. The department shall submit an annual report by October 1, 2022, and every year thereafter, to the fiscal committee, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library, summarizing all deposits and expenditures from the fund. The report shall include, but not be limited to a description of all projects undertaken. The executive director shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A for the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund no later than one year following the effective date of this section.
Source.
2021, 203:3, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-B - Nongame Species Management Act › Section 212-B:2 - Findings and Declarations.

212-B:2 Findings and Declarations. –
The legislature finds and declares that:
I. New Hampshire's wildlife resources include more than 300 vertebrate species which normally breed in the state, and an additional 120 bird species which occur as transients, migrants, or wintering populations. Of these 420 species, about 60 are considered furbearers, game birds or mammals, or sport fish.
II. Native wildlife constitutes an invaluable natural resource with ecological, scientific, educational, historical, recreational, economic, and aesthetic values to the citizens of New Hampshire.
III. It shall be the policy of the state to maintain and manage this resource for future generations.
Source.
1988, 244:1, eff. June 29, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-B - Nongame Species Management Act › Section 212-B:3 - Definitions.

212-B:3 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Nongame act" means the federal Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, P.L. 96-366, as amended.
II. "Executive director" means the executive director of the fish and game department.
III. "Nongame species" means all wildlife as defined in RSA 212-A:2, III except those listed as fur-bearing animals in RSA 207:1, VIII; game animals in RSA 207:1, X; game birds in RSA 207:1, XI; small game in RSA 207:1, XXVI; unprotected birds in RSA 207:1, XXIX; fish defined under RSA 207:1, VI, and marine species regulated under RSA 211:62.
Source.
1988, 244:1. 1998, 252:8, eff. Aug. 24, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-B - Nongame Species Management Act › Section 212-B:4 - Adoption of Rules.

212-B:4 Adoption of Rules. –
The executive director, with the consent of the commission, may adopt rules under RSA 541-A regulating the taking, possession, and handling of nongame species. Such authority shall extend to rules for the enhancement, protection, and propagation of nongame species.
Source.
1988, 244:1, eff. June 29, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-B - Nongame Species Management Act › Section 212-B:5 - Conservation Programs.

212-B:5 Conservation Programs. –
I. The executive director shall develop and implement a comprehensive nongame species management program that may include, but not be limited to:
(a) Education of the public regarding New Hampshire's nongame resources;
(b) Research to determine the populations, distribution, future trends, and needs of nongame species; and
(c) Management measures to maintain and promote the health of self-sustaining nongame populations.
II. The executive director may establish such programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat or interests therein, as are deemed necessary for the conservation of nongame species.
III. In carrying out the programs authorized by this section, the executive director may consult with other states having a common interest in particular nongame species and may enter into agreements with federal or other state agencies, other states, political subdivisions of this state, or private corporations, organizations, or persons with respect to programs designed to conserve nongame species, including, where appropriate, agreements for administration and management.
Source.
1988, 244:1, eff. June 29, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-B - Nongame Species Management Act › Section 212-B:6 - Fund Established; Continuing General Fund Appropriation to Match Donations.

212-B:6 Fund Established;  Continuing General Fund Appropriation to Match Donations. –
I. The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund to be known as the nongame species account to which moneys obtained by the fish and game department shall be applied, including any federal moneys which become available from the federal government, any state funds appropriated, and all donations received. The moneys in this account shall be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive nongame species management program.
II. The fish and game department shall issue a certificate of participation to any individual who donates not less than $10 to the nongame species account established in paragraph I. An amount equal to the moneys donated during any fiscal year under this paragraph up to and including a total of $100,000 shall be transferred annually to the nongame species account. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for such amount out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. This is a continuing appropriation.
III. Gifts, grants, bequests, or donations made to this account shall not require consent or approval of the fish and game commission nor the governor or governor and council.
Source.
1988, 244:1. 2003, 60:4. 2008, 120:22, eff. Aug. 2, 2008. 2018, 180:1, eff. July 1, 2019. 2023, 49:2, eff. July 31, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212-C - Wildlife Trafficking Prevention › Section 212-C:1 - Definitions.

212-C:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Covered animal species" means any species of:
(a) Elephant (superfamily Elephantidae).
(b) Rhinoceros (family Rhinocerotidae).
(c) Tiger (species Panthera tigris).
(d) Lion (species Panthera leo).
(e) Leopard (species Panthera pardus).
(f) Cheetah (species Acinonyx jubatus).
(g) Jaguar (species Panthera onca).
(h) Pangolin (family Manidae).
(i) Endangered shark, as listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
(j) Endangered ray, as listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
(k) Endangered sea turtle, as listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
(l) Endangered whale, as listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
II. "Covered animal species part or product" means any item that contains, or is wholly or partially made from, any covered animal species.
III. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, association, or other legal entity.
IV. "Sale" or "sell" means any act of selling, trading, or bartering for monetary or nonmonetary consideration, and includes any transfer of ownership that occurs in the course of a commercial transaction, but does not include a transfer of ownership by way of gift, donation, or bequest.
V. "Total value" means the actual price paid for a covered animal species part or product.
Source.
2018, 226:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 213 - Atlantic Marine Fisheries › Section 213:2 - Amendment to Compact.

213:2 Amendment to Compact. –
The state of New Hampshire hereby enters into an amendment of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact with any one or more of the states of Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and such other states as may become party to that compact for the purpose of permitting the states that ratify this amendment to establish joint regulations of specific fisheries common to those states through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and their representatives on that body. Notice of intention to withdraw from this amendment shall be executed and transmitted by the governor and shall be in accordance with Article XII of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact and shall be effective as to this state with those states which similarly ratify this amendment. The states consenting to this amendment agree that any 2 or more of them may designate the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission as a joint regulatory agency with such powers as they may jointly confer from time to time for the regulation of the fishing operations of the citizens and vessels of such designating states with respect to specific fisheries in which such states have a common interest. The representatives of such states on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission shall constitute a separate section of such commission for the exercise of the additional powers so granted provided that the states so acting shall appropriate additional funds for this purpose. The creation of such section as a joint regulatory agency shall not deprive the states participating therein of any of their privileges or powers or responsibilities in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission under the general compact.
Source.
1949, 248:1, eff. June 15, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 213 - Atlantic Marine Fisheries › Section 213:3 - Commission.

213:3 Commission. –
In pursuance of Article III of said compact there shall be 3 members, hereinafter called commissioners, of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, hereinafter called commission, from the state of New Hampshire. The first commissioner from the state of New Hampshire shall be fish and game executive director, ex officio, and the term of any such ex-officio commissioner shall terminate at the time he ceases to hold said office of fish and game executive director and his successor as commissioner shall be his successor as such executive director. The second commissioner from the state of New Hampshire shall be a member of the general court designated by the commission on interstate cooperation of the state of New Hampshire, and the term of the second commissioner ends when the general court is dissolved by the constitution or when he otherwise ceases to hold office. His successor as second commissioner shall be named in like manner. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint a citizen as a third commissioner who shall have a knowledge of and interest in the marine fisheries problem. The term of said commissioner shall be 3 years and he shall hold office until his successor shall be appointed and qualified. A vacancy occurring in the office of the third commissioner for any reason or cause shall be filled by appointment by the governor with the advice and consent of the council for the unexpired term. The executive director of fish and game may delegate, from time to time to any assistant in his office the power to be present and participate, including voting, as his representative at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding of the commission. The terms of each of the initial 3 members shall begin at the date of the appointment of the appointive commissioner, provided the said compact shall then have gone into effect in accordance with Article II of the compact; otherwise they shall begin upon the date upon which said compact shall become effective in accordance with said Article II. Any commissioner may be removed from office by the governor upon charges and after a hearing.
Source.
1941, 135:2. RSA 213:3. 1967, 55:4, eff. June 12, 1967.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 213 - Atlantic Marine Fisheries › Section 213:4 - Powers and Duties.

213:4 Powers and Duties. –
There is hereby granted to the commission and the commissioners thereof all the powers provided for in the said compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular. All officers of the state of New Hampshire are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular; it being hereby declared to be the policy of the state of New Hampshire to perform and carry out the said compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the state government or administration of the state of New Hampshire are hereby authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of the said commission to furnish the said commission with information and data possessed by them or any of them and to aid said commission by loan of personnel or other means lying within their legal rights respectively.
Source.
1941, 135:3, eff. May 27, 1941.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 213 - Atlantic Marine Fisheries › Section 213:5 - Application of Laws.

213:5 Application of Laws. –
Any powers herein granted to the commission shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case a limitation upon any of the powers vested in said commission by other laws of the state of New Hampshire or by the laws of the states of Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida or by the Congress or the terms of said compact.
Source.
1941, 135:4, eff. May 27, 1941.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 213 - Atlantic Marine Fisheries › Section 213:6 - Accounts; Reports.

213:6 Accounts;  Reports. –
The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements and shall report to the governor and the legislature of the state of New Hampshire annually for the previous year and shall make recommendations for any legislative action deemed by it advisable, including amendments to the statutes of the state of New Hampshire which may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of the compact between the signatory states. The commissioner of administrative services of the state of New Hampshire is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements and such other items referring to its financial standing as such commissioner of administrative services may deem proper and to report the results of such examination to the governor of such state.
Source.
1941, 135:5. RSA 213:6. 1985, 399:3, I. 1999, 26:3, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 213-A - Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Compact › Section 213-A:2 - Commission.

213-A:2 Commission. –
In pursuance of Article III of said compact there shall be 2 members, hereinafter called commissioners of the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission, hereinafter called commission, from the state of New Hampshire. The first commissioner from the state of New Hampshire shall be the executive director of the fish and game department, and the term of such commissioner shall terminate at the time he ceases to hold said office of executive director, and his successor as commissioner shall be his successor as such executive director. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint a citizen as a second commissioner who shall have a knowledge of and interest in Atlantic salmon. The term of said commissioner shall be 3 years and he shall hold office until his successor shall be appointed and qualified. A vacancy occurring in the office of the second commissioner for any reason or cause shall be filled by appointment by the governor with the advice and consent of the council for the unexpired term. The executive director of fish and game may delegate, from time to time, to any assistant in his office the power to be present and participate, including voting, as his representative at any meeting of or hearing by or other proceeding of the commission. The terms of each of the initial 2 members shall begin at the date of the appointment of the appointive commissioner provided the said compact shall then have gone into effect in accordance with Article II of the compact; otherwise they shall begin upon the date upon which said compact shall become effective in accordance with said Article II. Any commissioner may be removed from office by the governor upon charges and after a hearing.
Source.
1979, 108:1, eff. July 15, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 213-A - Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Compact › Section 213-A:3 - Powers and Duties.

213-A:3 Powers and Duties. –
There is hereby granted to the commission and the commissioners thereof all the powers provided for in the said compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular. All officers of the state of New Hampshire are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular; it being hereby declared to be the policy of the state of New Hampshire to perform and carry out the said compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the state government or administration of the state of New Hampshire are hereby authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of said commission to furnish the said commission with information and data possessed by them or any of them and to aid said commission by loan of personnel or other means lying within their legal rights respectively.
Source.
1979, 108:1, eff. July 15, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:1 - License Required.

214:1 License Required. –
No person, except as hereinafter provided, shall at any time fish, hunt, trap, shoot, pursue, take or kill freshwater fish, marine and estuarine finfish species, saltwater smelt, saltwater shad, saltwater salmonoids, wild birds, or wild animals in this state, without first procuring a proper and valid license to do so, and then only in accordance with the terms of such license and subject to all the provisions of this title. The licensee shall carry such license on his or her person when so engaged, and the license shall be subject to inspection on demand of any person.
Source.
1935, 124:7. 1937, 188:25. 1941, 67:1. RL 247:1. RSA 214:1. 1955, 22:1. 1969, 12:1. 1983, 40:1. 1986, 214:17. 2009, 103:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 144:134, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:1-a - Repealed by 2009, 103:12, II, and 2009, 144:143, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.

214:1-a Repealed by 2009, 103:12, II, and 2009, 144:143, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:1-b - Pheasant License Required.

214:1-b Pheasant License Required. –
No person shall at any time hunt, shoot, pursue, kill, or take pheasants in this state without first procuring, in addition to the applicable hunting license required by RSA 214:1, a license to do so under RSA 214:9, X, for the same period. A person under the age of 16 years may hunt, shoot, pursue, kill, or take pheasants without such a license provided that, while so doing, he or she is accompanied by an adult who has procured such a license.
Source.
1975, 440:1. 1985, 291:27, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. 2017, 160:4, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:1-c - Wild Turkey Permit or License.

214:1-c Wild Turkey Permit or License. –
No person shall at any time hunt, shoot, pursue, kill or take wild turkey in this state without first procuring, in addition to the applicable hunting license required by RSA 214, a permit or license to do so under RSA 214:9, XI, or RSA 209:12-a, III, for the same period.
Source.
1977, 459:5. 1985, 291:28. 2001, 180:4. 2005, 143:3, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:1-d - State Migratory Waterfowl License Required.

214:1-d State Migratory Waterfowl License Required. –
I. No person shall at any time hunt, shoot, pursue, kill, or take migratory waterfowl without first procuring, in addition to the applicable hunting license required by RSA 214 and the federal duck stamp required by RSA 209:6, a license to do so under RSA 214:9, XII, for the same period. A person under the age of 16 years may hunt, shoot, pursue, kill, or take migratory waterfowl without such a license, provided that, while so doing, he or she is accompanied by an adult who has procured such a license. For the purpose of this section "migratory waterfowl" shall mean ducks, mergansers, coots, geese, and brant.
II. Any person who violates any provision of this section or RSA 214:9, XII shall be guilty of a violation and shall be guilty of a separate offense for each migratory waterfowl bird taken.
Source.
1983, 173:1. 1985, 279:1-3. 1994, 151:2. 2007, 220:5, eff. July 1, 2007; 298:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:1-e - Fishing Without a License.

214:1-e Fishing Without a License. –
The executive director may adopt rules under RSA 541-A establishing 2 days per year on which persons normally required to hold a license under RSA 214:1 may fish by angling only, in any public waters within the jurisdiction of the state without a license, except that those anglers participating in a fishing tournament on either day shall be required to possess a valid fishing license.
Source.
1989, 101:1, eff. May 1, 1989. 2016, 135:1, eff. July 26, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:2 - License Required; Exception.

214:2 License Required;  Exception. –
I. The provisions of RSA 214:1 shall not apply to resident land owners while upon their own land or to the owner's children under 16 years of age when accompanied by the owner or another licensed person 18 years of age or over on such land, to persons fishing in ponds operated and maintained in an aquaculture operation, to persons hunting on a regulated shooting area, to persons under 16 years of age while fishing, to persons under 16 years of age while hunting when accompanied by a licensee 18 years of age or over, or to residents under 16 years of age while trapping when accompanied by a licensee 18 years of age or over.
II. Fishing licenses may be issued without charge to resident legally blind persons, but no hunting licenses shall be issued to such persons. A fishing license issued to a resident blind person shall be effective during the remainder of the person's life unless sooner suspended or revoked by the executive director. The executive director may issue complimentary nonresident fishing licenses to legally blind persons if the state in which the person is a resident provides a reciprocal privilege for legally blind residents of this state. The executive director shall determine the form of such complimentary licenses. A complimentary nonresident fishing license under this paragraph shall be effective for the lifetime of the applicant unless sooner suspended or revoked by the executive director.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:2. 1947, 163:1. 1951, 130:1. RSA 214:2. 1973, 72:21. 1983, 35:2. 1985, 291:12. 1990, 165:2. 2001, 180:5, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:3 - Members of the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

214:3 Members of the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. –
I. Any resident of this state who is on regular active duty in the United States army, navy, marines, air force, or coast guard and who is permanently stationed outside of the state, may acquire at no charge, upon application to the executive director and subject to the restrictions of title XVIII, a special license to hunt and fish during any period while on leave or furlough.
II. Any nonresident who is on regular active duty in the United States army, navy, marines, air force, or coast guard and who is permanently stationed within the state, may purchase regular hunting and fishing licenses or combination licenses, subject to the restrictions of title XVIII, at the same fee as is charged a legal resident of the state.
III. The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to:
(a) Establishing any restrictions on the use of a special license issued under paragraph I.
(b) The documentation required in order to qualify for a license under this section.
(c) The locations at which a license may be issued.
Source.
1953, 103:1. RSA 214:3. 1955, 100:1. 1957, 267:3. 1961, 161:1. 1969, 10:1. 1971, 204:1. 1977, 252:1. 1985, 291:13. 1986, 214:20. 1998, 21:1. 1999, 63:1, eff. July 20, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:5-b - Nonresident Full-Time Students.

214:5-b Nonresident Full-Time Students. –
A nonresident full-time student in a public or private high school, postgraduate program, or postsecondary educational institution in this state, may purchase a nonresident student license for hunting or fishing issued under the provisions of title XVIII, if qualified for such license, at the fee charged to a resident for the respective license. For purposes of this paragraph, a full-time student in a postsecondary educational institution means a student who is registered for at least 12 credit hours per semester. A nonresident full-time student shall, when requested, show proof of his or her status by furnishing a valid student identification card.
Source.
2014, 96:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:6 - Licenses for Aged Persons.

214:6 Licenses for Aged Persons. –
Any resident of this state who is over 65 years of age and who is receiving public aid may, upon presentation of proof of such aid, make application to the executive director of fish and game for a special license to take, and to transport fish, under the restrictions of this title. Such license shall be marked in such manner as the executive director may designate and there shall be no fee for such license.
Source.
1953, 103:4. 2009, 103:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 144:135, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:6-a - Apprentice Hunting License.

214:6-a Apprentice Hunting License. –
Any person who wishes to hunt but who has not completed a hunter education program or provided proof of a previous hunting or archery license, as required in RSA 214:23-a, may purchase an apprentice hunting license. A person holding an apprentice hunting license shall be allowed to hunt only when accompanied by a properly licensed person who is 18 years of age or over. The fees for an apprentice hunting license shall be as provided in RSA 214:9, I for a resident apprentice hunting license, as provided in RSA 214:9, VI for a nonresident apprentice hunting license, as provided in RSA 214:9, VII-a for a nonresident small game apprentice hunting license, or as provided in RSA 208:5, I for a resident or nonresident archery license. The properly licensed person who is 18 years of age or over accompanying the apprentice shall be fully accountable for any damage incurred or for any violations which may be committed by the apprentice while hunting. Any other permits or licenses for hunting shall be purchased as required by the apprentice hunter. The apprentice hunting license shall not be valid to take moose, shall not apply to the 3-day small game license, and shall not be used as proof of a previous license under RSA 214:23-a, I(c) or II(c). An apprentice hunting license may be purchased only once in the lifetime of the hunter.
Source.
2011, 46:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2012, 107:1, eff. July 28, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:7 - Issuance of Licenses; License Agents; Electronic Issuance.

214:7 Issuance of Licenses;  License Agents;  Electronic Issuance. –
I. Licenses, tags, or permits shall be issued by the executive director through his or her agents under such agreements, and in such form, as the executive director may prescribe. Licensees shall furnish information concerning fish, game, or fur-bearing animals as the executive director may require.
II. [Repealed.]
III. [Repealed.]
IV. [Repealed.]
V. [Repealed.]
VI. [Repealed.]
Source.
1935, 124:7. 1937, 188:26. RL 247:3. 1947, 163:2. RSA 214:7. 1985, 291:14. 1986, 25:1. 2000, 47:2. 2008, 151:7, I, eff. June 6, 2008. 2017, 160:7, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:7-a - Persons over 68 Years of Age.

214:7-a Persons over 68 Years of Age. –
I. Any resident of this state who is 68 years of age or over may make application each year, to any authorized agent of the state for the sale of freshwater fishing, hunting, or trapping licenses, for a special license to fish in freshwaters and hunt or trap, under the restrictions of this title. Such license may permit the use of a muzzleloading firearm and bow and arrow. The executive director shall set the annual fee for the special license established in this section by rule pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. Said fee shall not exceed 50 percent of the regular resident license fee for fishing in freshwaters, hunting, or trapping. The license shall be marked in such manner as the executive director may designate.
II. Those individuals holding a special license under this section as of June 30, 2015 shall be exempt from the requirement to apply for said license annually. The special license held by these individuals shall remain effective for the remainder of each individual's life, as long as the individual remains a resident of the state, unless suspended or revoked by the executive director.
Source.
1959, 254:1. 1963, 78:1. 1971, 535:1. 1985, 291:25. 1995, 39:1. 1998, 328:1. 2009, 103:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 144:141, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2015, 186:32, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:7-b - Minimum Residency Required.

214:7-b Minimum Residency Required. –
Any person who is otherwise qualified for a resident hunting or fishing license or both, issued without charge pursuant to the provisions of title XVIII, shall furnish proof that he has resided within the state for at least 2 years immediately preceding his application for said license and has not during that time claimed a residence in any other state. Any person who willfully makes a false statement relative to his residency in applying for said license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1977, 498:1, eff. Sept. 12, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:8 - Form; Fees.

214:8 Form;  Fees. –
I. The executive director shall prepare licenses, game tags, permits, and such other forms as determined necessary to comply with all licensing requirements of title XVIII. Such license, when issued to the licensee, shall bear the date of issuance, and shall contain the name, age, color of eyes, and residence of the licensee and such other information, including affidavits, as may be requested by the executive director. The license, to be valid, shall be countersigned by the licensee on the face of the license in the space provided.
II. The executive director shall set fees for the various license types described in RSA 214:9 pursuant to RSA 206:10, I.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:5. RSA 214:8. 1955, 277:2. 1959, 254:2. 1961, 32:1. 1973, 46:1. 1985, 291:16, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. 2015, 186:24, eff. July 1, 2015. 2017, 160:8, eff. July 1, 2017.