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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:9-b - Lost License; Duplicate.

214:9-b Lost License;  Duplicate. –
A person who loses or by mistake or accident destroys his license may, upon payment of a fee of $5.00, receive a duplicate license if the applicant completes affidavits setting forth the circumstances surrounding its loss or destruction. The duplicate license shall entitle the licensee to engage in all activities permitted on the original license.
Source.
1961, 162:1. 1965, 140:1. 1977, 252:3. 1985, 291:20, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:9-d - Lost Game Tag.

214:9-d Lost Game Tag. –
A person who loses or by mistake or accident destroys his game tag may, upon payment of a fee of $5, receive a duplicate game tag if the applicant completes affidavits setting forth the circumstances surrounding its loss or destruction.
Source.
1985, 291:30, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:9-e - Permits may be Authorized.

214:9-e Permits may be Authorized. –
I. The executive director and the commission jointly may, after notice and public hearing, issue permits for the taking of any species of wildlife. A majority of the commission and the executive director shall agree to take such action before it shall be authorized. The decision to issue such permit shall be recorded in the minutes of the commission which shall also indicate the agreement of the executive director to such action. Notwithstanding RSA 214:1, the purchase of such permit where authorized shall permit the taking of such species and the purchase of such permit shall be required before such species may be taken. The decision to authorize such permits shall not be considered a rule subject to the provisions of RSA 541-A.
II. The executive director and the commission jointly may, after notice and public hearing, rescind any action taken under paragraph I of this section by following the same procedure specified in paragraph I of this section for authorizing the issuance of a permit.
III. If the issuance of a permit is authorized under the provisions of this section a fee for such permit shall be adopted by rule under RSA 541-A.
IV. The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund for each such permit, to which all fees collected by the fish and game department from such permits shall be applied. The moneys in these accounts shall be used, in accordance with RSA 212-A:15, exclusively for the implementation of comprehensive management programs, including education, research, protection and management, and are hereby appropriated for said purpose.
Source.
1985, 291:32. 1994, 151:4, eff. May 23, 1994. 2017, 160:11, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:9-f - Promotion Activities; Reductions in Fees Authorized.

214:9-f Promotion Activities;  Reductions in Fees Authorized. –
The executive director, with approval of the commission, may take such marketing actions to promote fisheries and wildlife resources, and attract hunters and anglers to the state as deemed necessary, which may include the reduction or the waiver of the fees for certain types of licenses available to the public for specified periods of time and at specified locations, to promote license sales for hunting, fishing, and trapping in the state. This may include coordination of activities between the public and private sectors and utilization of promotional advertising, exhibits, brochures, technical assistance, and expertise as necessary to develop and promote hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-related activities within the state. A description of the reductions, waivers, and activities under this section shall be included in the biennial report of the department under RSA 206:9-a.
Source.
2005, 165:1, eff. June 21, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:11-a - Driver's License Required.

214:11-a Driver's License Required. –
I. No person is authorized to procure a resident license to hunt, fish, or take clams or clam worms or oysters, without first exhibiting to the person issuing the license the following identification:
(a) At the location of a registered fish and game agent, a valid New Hampshire driver's license or New Hampshire nondriver's picture identification card issued pursuant to RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b.
(b) At fish and game department headquarters, a valid New Hampshire driver's license or New Hampshire nondriver's picture identification card issued pursuant to RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b, or such alternate form of identification and proof of residency as would be accepted by the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, to support the issuance of a New Hampshire driver's license or New Hampshire nondriver's picture identification card.
I-a. Whenever the applicant for a resident license to hunt, fish, or take clams or clam worms or oysters is under 18 years of age, the parent or guardian of the applicant shall be a resident pursuant to RSA 207:1, XXIII.
II. Any person who is no longer a legal resident of the state but still retains a valid New Hampshire driver's license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if said person endeavors to obtain a resident fishing or hunting license based on this driver's license.
Source.
1967, 414:1. 1973, 47:2. 1985, 291:33. 2003, 112:5. 2005, 28:1, eff. July 9, 2005. 2016, 71:5, eff. May 10, 2016. 2019, 97:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:11-b - Requirements for Issuance of a Trapping License.

214:11-b Requirements for Issuance of a Trapping License. –
I. No trapping license shall be issued to any resident or non-resident person unless he presents to the person authorized to issue such license either:
(a) A certificate of competency as provided by RSA 210:25; or
(b) Satisfactory proof that he has successfully completed a trapper education course in any other state, province or country which is equivalent to the course as established by RSA 210:25; or
(c) Satisfactory proof that he or she has held a trapping license issued to him or her in this state during any of the previous 3 years.
II. In addition to penalties provided for in this chapter, the executive director may require a person in violation of this section or the trapping laws of the state to take the trapper education course established in RSA 210:25 as a condition to retain or reinstate a trapping license.
Source.
1990, 165:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. 2014, 155:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:12 - Penalty for False Receipt or Certificate and for False Statements.

214:12 Penalty for False Receipt or Certificate and for False Statements. –
Whoever makes any false statement for the purpose of procuring a license shall be guilty of a violation and the person's license may be revoked for a period not exceeding 3 months. All fines collected for violation of the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the fish and game fund.
Source.
1917, 229:2. 1921, 119:2; 120:6. PL 100:6, 21. 1933, 132:4. 1939, 120:4, 5. RL 116:4. RSA 214:12. 1967, 414:2. 1973, 47:1; 531:63. 1979, 80:1. 2003, 112:6, eff. Aug. 5, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:12-a - Licensee Agreements with Private Landowners; Exclusion from Right-to-Know.

214:12-a Licensee Agreements with Private Landowners;  Exclusion from Right-to-Know. –
Any agreement or record between a private landowner and a person issued a fish and game license under this title, which is provided to, or held by, the department or its staff, shall be maintained confidentially and shall not be considered a public record for purposes of RSA 91-A.
Source.
2003, 91:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:13 - Licenses for Disabled Veterans.

214:13 Licenses for Disabled Veterans. –
I. If the applicant for a fishing, hunting, or bow and arrow license is a resident of the state, has received a discharge other than dishonorable from service in the armed forces of the United States as defined in RSA 21:50, II and is totally and permanently disabled from such service-connected disability, the executive director shall issue a special veteran's license to said applicant. Said license shall be perpetual. The executive director shall retain the records for such licenses for a period not less than 7 years. Loss or destruction of the license after 7 years shall obligate the licensee to re-establish eligibility. A $10 administrative fee shall be charged once, upon application to the executive director for such license.
II. (a) If the applicant for a fishing, hunting, or bow and arrow license is a resident of the state, has received a discharge other than dishonorable from service in the armed forces of the United States as defined in RSA 21:50, II and is at least 80 percent but not 100 percent disabled from such service-connected disability for not more than 2 years, the executive director may issue a lifetime license to such applicant at 50 percent of the cost of a lifetime license under RSA 214:9-c calculated pursuant to RSA 214:9-c, II. The executive director shall comply with the requirements of 38 C.F.R. section 3.327 to determine if the applicant's disability qualifies the applicant to receive the license discount.
(b) If the applicant for a fishing, hunting, or bow and arrow license is a resident of the state, has received a discharge other than dishonorable from service in the armed forces of the United States as defined in RSA 21:50, II and is at least 80 percent but not 100 percent disabled from such service-connected disability for more than 2 years, the executive director shall issue a lifetime license to such applicant at 50 percent of the cost of a lifetime license under RSA 214:9-c calculated pursuant to RSA 214:9-c, II.
Source.
1947, 60:1. RSA 214:13. 1973, 318:1. 1996, 202:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. 2018, 27:1, eff. July 14, 2018; 346:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. 2019, 161:1, eff. Sept. 7, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:13-a - Nonresident Honorary Licenses.

214:13-a Nonresident Honorary Licenses. –
The executive director may issue honorary hunting or fishing licenses to the President and Vice President of the United States and to nonresident governors, fish and game officials, accredited sportswriters and photographers, recognized conservationists, and foreign ambassadors and dignitaries without charge. During a calendar year there shall be no limit as to the number of each type of honorary license so issued. The executive director shall determine the form of such honorary licenses. The fish and game commission shall periodically review the total issue of honorary licenses hereunder, and may regulate the number thereof. The executive director shall on or before January 15 in each year submit a complete list, to the chairpersons of the house and senate standing committees having jurisdiction over fish and game matters, containing the names, addresses, and positions or titles of all persons to whom such an honorary license has been issued and each such license issued shall be consecutively numbered.
Source.
1955, 41:1. 1967, 50:1. 1995, 9:27. 2009, 7:3, eff. June 16, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:13-b - Reciprocity; Nonresident Licenses; Certain Persons.

214:13-b Reciprocity;  Nonresident Licenses;  Certain Persons. –
The executive director may issue upon application complimentary nonresident hunting and fishing licenses to a person from another state who is suffering from paraplegia or who is suffering from the loss of, or the loss of the use of, both lower extremities, or is a totally and permanently disabled veteran, who would be eligible if a resident under RSA 214:13, if the state in which said person is a resident provides a reciprocal privilege for residents of this state who are similarly suffering. The executive director shall determine the form of such complimentary licenses. All such licenses shall be consecutively numbered. A license issued under this section shall be effective for the lifetime of the applicant unless sooner suspended or revoked by the executive director.
Source.
1975, 152:1. 1986, 214:21. 1987, 62:4. 1989, 25:2, eff. June 3, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:13-c - Licenses for Certain Persons.

214:13-c Licenses for Certain Persons. –
The executive director shall issue upon application resident hunting and fishing licenses to a person who is both a resident of this state and is either suffering from paraplegia or is suffering from the permanent loss of, or the permanent loss of the use of, both lower extremities. The executive director shall determine the form of such licenses. All such licenses shall be consecutively numbered. A license issued under this section shall be effective for the lifetime of the applicant unless sooner suspended or revoked by the executive director. The executive director shall retain the records for such licenses for a period not less than 7 years. Loss or destruction of the license after 7 years shall obligate the licensee to re-establish eligibility. A $10 administrative fee shall be charged once, upon application to the executive director for such license.
Source.
1989, 25:1. 1995, 9:28. 1996, 202:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:14 - to 214:14-b Repealed by 1995, 86:2, I-III, eff. July 15, 1995.

214:14 to 214:14-b Repealed by 1995, 86:2, I-III, eff. July 15, 1995. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:14-c - One-Day Licenses.

214:14-c One-Day Licenses. –
The executive director is hereby authorized to establish within state parks, in cooperation with the department of natural and cultural resources, such license agencies as he determines necessary to distribute a special one-day fishing license for the purpose of fishing within state parks when the land totally encompasses the entire lake or pond. Rules, fees, and licensing procedures shall be adopted by the executive director in accordance with RSA 541-A.
Source.
1985, 291:17, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:14-d - to 214:14-g Repealed by 1995, 86:2, IV-VII, eff. July 15, 1995.

214:14-d to 214:14-g Repealed by 1995, 86:2, IV-VII, eff. July 15, 1995. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:14-h - Residents and Patients at Certain Institutions; Complimentary Fishing Permits.

214:14-h Residents and Patients at Certain Institutions;  Complimentary Fishing Permits. –
I. The executive director may issue, upon application, a complimentary fishing permit to a state or county institution, nursing home facility, or veterans hospital, or to a person who is both a resident of the state and is:
(a) A resident or patient at a state or county institution, nursing home facility, or veterans hospital, or a person who is developmentally disabled, as defined by RSA 171-A:2, V; or
(b) A patient at a head injury treatment program.
II. The executive director may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, including, but not limited to:
(a) Criteria for establishing medical need.
(b) The basis of institutionalization, form of treatment, and applicable facilities.
(c) The number and form of the permits.
(d) The supervision and use of the permit.
(e) The time periods and other conditions of the permit.
(f) Reporting requirements.
(g) Any definitions.
(h) Fee schedules for group or facility permits.
Source.
1995, 86:1, eff. July 15, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:17 - Refusing Licenses; Appeal.

214:17 Refusing Licenses;  Appeal. –
The executive director and his agents shall refuse to issue any license to hunt if it appears that the applicant is not a suitable person to carry firearms. Any person who has been refused a license by an agent shall have the right of appeal to the executive director, whose decision, given after hearing, shall be final. Any attempt to secure a license from another agency, after having been refused by an agency and before appealing to the executive director, and any attempt to secure a license from any source in the same year that the executive director, on appeal, has decided that the applicant is not a suitable person to carry firearms, shall be a violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:18-a - Penalty for Throwing Refuse into Public Waters or on Neighboring Lands.

214:18-a Penalty for Throwing Refuse into Public Waters or on Neighboring Lands. –
Any person who shall violate those provisions of RSA 265:102, I, which relate to the placing of refuse into or on the ice over any public water, streams or watercourse or the approaches thereto or land bordering the same may, in addition to the penalty provided in RSA 265:102, IV, lose his fishing or hunting license for the current year.
Source.
1955, 170:1. RSA 214:18-a. 1959, 306:6. 1977, 588:47. 1987, 344:4, eff. May 25, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:18-b - Suspension or Revocation in Another Jurisdiction.

214:18-b Suspension or Revocation in Another Jurisdiction. –
Any person whose privilege to fish, hunt, trap, guide, take or land lobsters and crabs, or engage in commercial marine fishing activities has been suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction within the United States or Canada shall be prohibited from purchasing a license for such activity in this state during the period of revocation or suspension in the prosecuting jurisdiction provided the offense for which the person has been convicted is contained in title XVIII. If such person has previously purchased a license for such activity, said license shall become invalid and shall be suspended for the same period as determined in the prosecuting jurisdiction. Such person shall immediately return said license to the fish and game department. No person shall possess a license which has been suspended under this section. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 107:1. 2009, 11:1, eff. June 16, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:19 - Revocation or Suspension for Conviction.

214:19 Revocation or Suspension for Conviction. –
I. The executive director may revoke or suspend the license of any person who has been found guilty in any court of a violation of any provision of this title or any rule or regulation of the executive director, or who has been found guilty in a superior or district division of a circuit court of a violation of RSA 163-B, RSA 635:2, or RSA 644:13. Such revocation or suspension shall not continue for more than one year from the date thereof, except for a conviction under RSA 208:8, in which case the revocation or suspension may be for a period not to exceed 5 years, or except for a conviction under RSA 208:1-a, in which case the revocation or suspension may be for a period not to exceed 2 years.
II. The executive director shall revoke or suspend the license of any person who has been found guilty in any court a second time within 5 years of the first finding of guilt, of a violation of any such laws or regulations, for a period of not less than one, nor more than 3 years from the date of such finding or conviction.
III. The executive director shall revoke or suspend the license of any person convicted of committing aggravated felonious sexual assault, felonious sexual assault, or sexual assault pursuant to RSA 632-A:4, I(a) or (b), or any similar statute in any other state, which occurred while the person was engaged in any activity requiring the person to carry a license as required in RSA 214:1. The period of revocation or suspension under this paragraph for any felony conviction shall be not less than 10 years and not more than life. The period of revocation or suspension under this paragraph for any misdemeanor conviction that is a first offense shall be not less than 5 years and not more than life. The period of suspension under this paragraph for any second or subsequent misdemeanor conviction shall be not less than 10 years and not more than life.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:11. 1951, 171:3. RSA 214:19. 1955, 62:2. 1965, 83:3. 1975, 103:1. 1977, 22:1. 1981, 146:5, VII. 2009, 11:4, eff. June 16, 2009. 2015, 186:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016. 2023, 50:2, eff. July 31, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:19-a - Appeal of Conviction.

214:19-a Appeal of Conviction. –
Whenever any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this title or any rule or regulation of the executive director or of RSA 163-B, RSA 236:26, RSA 265:102 or RSA 635:2 shall appeal, his license shall be suspended pending disposition of the appeal. If the person so appealing is convicted, the period of suspension shall be computed from the date of the original conviction.
Source.
1959, 33:1. 1977, 22:2. 1981, 146:5, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:19-b - Conviction by Court of Another State.

214:19-b Conviction by Court of Another State. –
The executive director may revoke the hunting license of any person who shall be convicted of an offense similar to those described in RSA 207:37-a, 207:38, 208:8, or 214:20 by a court of any other state.
Source.
1996, 87:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:19-c - Copies of Record.

214:19-c Copies of Record. –
Copies of records of convictions and notices of license revocations kept by the executive director of this state and other states, certified by the executive director, shall be deemed admissible to prove such revocations or convictions in court.
Source.
1996, 87:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20 - Hunting While Intoxicated.

214:20 Hunting While Intoxicated. –
No person shall target practice, hunt, take, or attempt to take wildlife in this state by the use of a firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow and bolt, or any other weapon:
I. While such person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any controlled drug, or any combination of intoxicating liquor and controlled drugs; or
II. While such person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or in the case of a person under the age of 21, 0.02 or more.
Source.
1949, 67:1. RSA 214:20. 1973, 528:128. 1977, 316:1. 1981, 146:5, IX. 1989, 353:3. 1993, 48:1; 235:6. 1996, 87:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-a - Aggravated Hunting While Intoxicated.

214:20-a Aggravated Hunting While Intoxicated. –
A person shall be guilty of a violation of this section if in addition to violating the provisions of RSA 214:20, that person is involved in an incident resulting in serious bodily injury as defined in RSA 625:11 as a result of that person's discharge of a firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow and bolt, or any other weapon.
Source.
1965, 210:1. 1996, 87:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-b - Penalties for Intoxicated Hunting.

214:20-b Penalties for Intoxicated Hunting. –
I. Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of RSA 214:20 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to any penalty provided by law, such person's hunting license shall be revoked and the person shall not be issued a license to hunt for a period of 3 years.
II. Any person convicted of a violation of RSA 214:20-a shall be guilty of a class B felony. In addition to any penalty provided by law, such person's hunting license shall be revoked indefinitely.
Source.
1965, 210:1. 1996, 87:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-c - Evidence.

214:20-c Evidence. –
Upon complaint, information, indictment or trial of any person charged with a violation of RSA 214:20 or 214:20-a, the court may admit evidence of the defendant's alcohol concentration, as defined in RSA 259:3-b, as shown by a chemical analysis of his breath, urine, or blood. Evidence that there was, at the time alleged, an alcohol concentration of 0.03 or less in prima facie evidence that the defendant was not under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Evidence that the defendant had, at the time alleged, an alcohol concentration of greater than 0.03 but less than 0.08 is relevant evidence but is not to be given prima facie effect in indicating whether or not the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor, but such fact may be considered with other competent evidence in determining the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Evidence that there was, at the time alleged, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more is prima facie evidence that the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor. In the case of a person under the age of 21 an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more is prima facie evidence that the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not be construed as limiting the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon the question of whether or not the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-d - Implied Consent to Submit to Test to Determine Alcohol Concentration.

214:20-d Implied Consent to Submit to Test to Determine Alcohol Concentration. –
I. Any person who target practices, takes, or attempts to take wildlife in this state by use of a firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow and bolt, or any other weapon, shall be deemed to have given consent to physical tests and examinations for the purpose of determining whether that person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any controlled drug or any combination of intoxicating liquor and controlled drug, and to chemical, infrared molecular absorption, or liquid or gas chromatograph test or tests of any or any combination of the following: blood, urine, or breath, for the purposes of determining the controlled drug content of the person's blood or alcohol concentration if arrested for any offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was target practicing, hunting, taking, or attempting to take wildlife, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled drugs or any combination of alcohol or controlled drugs or while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or in the case of a person under the age of 21, 0.02 or more. The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been hunting, taking, or attempting to take wildlife while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any controlled drug, or any combination of intoxicating liquor and controlled drug.
II. A copy of the report of any such test shall be furnished by the law enforcement agency to the person tested within 48 hours of receipt of report by certified mail directed to the address shown on such person's hunting license or other identification furnished by the person. Results of a test of the breath shall be furnished immediately in writing to the person tested by a certified breath-testing operator conducting the test.
III. When the incident involves a hunting or target practice shooting, resulting in death or serious bodily injury to any person as provided in RSA 214:20-
l
, the prerequisites of RSA 214:20-m shall not apply.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. 2017, 78:1, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-e - Refusal of Consent.

214:20-e Refusal of Consent. –
If a person under arrest for a violation of RSA 214:20 refuses upon the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a physical and/or chemical test designated by the law enforcement officer as provided in RSA 214:20-d, none shall be given, but the executive director shall revoke the person's hunting license for a period of 5 years from the date of the alleged violation. Any such revocation of a license shall be imposed in addition to any penalties provided by law, subject to review as hereinafter provided, and shall be imposed only upon the receipt by the executive director of a sworn report of the law enforcement officer containing the following:
I. That the law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been target practicing, hunting, taking or attempting to take wildlife while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, controlled drugs or a combination thereof.
II. The facts upon which the reasonable grounds to believe such are based.
III. That the person had been arrested.
IV. That the person had refused to submit to the test upon the request of the law enforcement officer.
V. That the law enforcement officer informed the arrested person of the person's right to have a similar test or tests conducted by a person of the arrested person's own choosing.
VI. That the law enforcement officer informed the arrested person of the fact that refusal to permit the test or tests will result in license revocation.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-f - Administration of Blood Alcohol Concentration Tests.

214:20-f Administration of Blood Alcohol Concentration Tests. –
All and any alcohol concentration tests performed as authorized in RSA 214:20-d shall be conducted pursuant to the requirements of RSA 265-A:5, relative to the testing of blood, urine, and breath.
Source.
1996, 87:3. 2006, 260:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-g - Additional Tests.

214:20-g Additional Tests. –
The provisions of RSA 265-A:7, relative to the right of an arrested person to obtain additional tests, shall apply to any person to whom RSA 214:20-d is applicable.
Source.
1996, 87:3. 2006, 260:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-h - Effects of Evidence of Test for Alcohol Concentration.

214:20-h Effects of Evidence of Test for Alcohol Concentration. –
The provisions of RSA 214:20 shall not limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing on the question of whether a person charged with the violation of 214:20 was under the influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled drugs or any combination of intoxicating liquor and controlled drug.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-i - Evidence of Refusal to Take Test for Alcohol Concentration.

214:20-i Evidence of Refusal to Take Test for Alcohol Concentration. –
If a person refuses to submit to a test as provided in RSA 214:20-e, such refusal may be admissible into evidence in a civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of an act alleged to have been committed by that person while target practicing, hunting, taking or attempting to take wildlife, with a firearm, bow and arrow, cross bow or bolt or other weapon, while under the influence of liquor or controlled drugs or any combination of intoxicating liquor and controlled drug.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-j - Official Record of Tests.

214:20-j Official Record of Tests. –
The provisions of RSA 265-A:12, relative to notice to the court and the admissibility of the official report of tests, shall govern admissibility of the official records related to the tests taken pursuant to this RSA 214:20-d as well as the notice required to compel the attendance of any person who conducted such tests at trial.
Source.
1996, 87:3. 2006, 260:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-k - Arrest Without a Warrant.

214:20-k Arrest Without a Warrant. –
Notwithstanding any other statutory provisions of the law to the contrary, a law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, arrest any person involved in any shooting related directly to target practicing, hunting, taking, or attempting to take wildlife, when that officer has probable cause to believe that such person has violated the provisions of RSA 214:20 or 214:20-a.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-l - Blood Testing on Certain Hunting Fatalities.

214:20-l Blood Testing on Certain Hunting Fatalities. –
When death or serious bodily injury occurs to any person in the course of a hunting related shooting or the result of target practice, the person or persons responsible shall be tested for blood alcohol content. A law enforcement officer shall request a licensed physician, registered nurse, certified physician's assistant, or qualified medical technician or medical technologist to withdraw blood from each person involved, provided that the officer has probable cause to believe that the person responsible was under the influence of alcohol or a controlled drug or any combination of controlled drug or alcohol. All tests made under this section shall be conducted by the forensic science laboratory established in RSA 106-B:2-a, or in any other laboratory capable of conducting such tests which is licensed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 as amended. A copy of any report of any such test shall be kept on file by the medical examiner. The filed report is not a public record under RSA 91-A. However, the report shall be made available to any person, including their legal representative, who is or may be involved in a civil, criminal or administrative action arising out of an accident in connection with which the test was performed.
Source.
1996, 87:3. 1997, 158:1. 2003, 319:91, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-m - Prerequisites to Tests.

214:20-m Prerequisites to Tests. –
I. Before any test of a person's blood, urine or breath specified in RSA 214:20-d is given, the law enforcement officer shall:
(a) Inform the arrested person of such person's right to have a similar test or tests made by a person of the arrested person's own choosing.
(b) Afford the person an opportunity to request such additional test or tests.
(c) Inform the person of the consequences of the refusal to permit a test at the direction of the law enforcement officer.
II. Before any post-arrest physical test specified in RSA 214:20-d is given, the law enforcement officer shall inform the defendant of the consequences of the defendant's refusal to comply with the law enforcement officer's instructions for the post-arrest physical test.
III. If the law enforcement officer fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the test results shall be inadmissible as evidence in any proceeding before any administrative officer or court of this state.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-n - Incapacity to Give Consent.

214:20-n Incapacity to Give Consent. –
Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is otherwise in a condition rendering such person incapable of refusing shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by RSA 214:20-d and the test or tests may be administered. The provisions of RSA 214:20-n shall not apply to persons incapable of giving consent as provided for in this section.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:20-o - Administrative Review.

214:20-o Administrative Review. –
Upon revoking or denying a hunting license of any person pursuant to RSA 214:20-b and 214:20-e the executive director shall immediately notify the person in writing of such revocation or denial. If, within 30 days of such notification, the person so notified requests a hearing on the revocation or denial, the department shall, within 10 days of the receipt of the request, afford such person an opportunity for a hearing before the executive director or designee. The scope of such a hearing shall cover the issues of whether a law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person had been target practicing, hunting, taking, or attempting to take wildlife while under the influence of alcohol or controlled drugs or a combination of alcohol and controlled drugs; whether the person was placed under arrest; whether the person refused to submit to a physical or chemical test upon the request of the officer; whether the person was informed that the privilege to hunt would be revoked or denied if such person refused to submit to a test; and whether the person was informed of such person's right to have a chemical test or tests made by a person of such person's own choosing. The executive director shall order that the revocation or determination that there should be a denial of issuance be rescinded or sustained. A copy of such order shall be sent to the person affected thereby.
Source.
1996, 87:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:21 - Hunting, Etc. After Revocation; Eligibility for License.

214:21 Hunting, Etc. After Revocation;  Eligibility for License. –
No person who has had a license suspended or revoked shall take or attempt to take the wildlife permitted to be taken by said license. A person whose license has been revoked indefinitely or for a period of time under any provision of this chapter shall be ineligible to purchase a new license before the expiration of the stated period without the prior written approval of the executive director. No person shall be eligible to receive any license issued by the fish and game department if he is in arrears for any fines or costs for a violation of the laws relative to fish and game. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1935, 124:7. 1941, 126:17. RL 247:12. RSA 214:21. 1961, 104:1. 1993, 280:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:21-a - Hunting when in Default; Eligibility for License.

214:21-a Hunting when in Default;  Eligibility for License. –
I. No person shall hunt, fish, trap or engage in any activity regulated by this title if such person is in default with any state court for the violation of any section of title XVIII and such person's license to hunt, fish, trap or engage in such activities shall be suspended by the executive director.
II. No person shall purchase any license issued by the department if such person is in default with any state court for the violation of any section of this title.
III. Any person who has had a license suspended or revoked pursuant to paragraph I of this section shall apply to the executive director before such license shall be restored.
IV. The executive director shall assess and collect a $50 reinstatement fee against any person whose license is suspended as permitted in paragraph I of this section prior to the reinstatement of said license. This paragraph may be waived by the executive director for just cause.
V. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1993, 280:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:22 - Ineligibility for Limited Period.

214:22 Ineligibility for Limited Period. –
The executive director may in his discretion declare that a person who has been convicted of fishing, hunting or trapping without a license shall be ineligible to receive any license under the provisions of this title for a period of not more than one year from the date of such conviction.
Source.
1949, 68:1, eff. Mar. 16, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:22-a - Nonresident Licenses Limited.

214:22-a Nonresident Licenses Limited. –
No person shall hold a nonresident hunting and fishing license and at the same time hold a nonresident hunting license, nor shall any person at the same time hold more than one of either of said licenses. Any person who shall procure a nonresident hunting and fishing license while holding a nonresident hunting license or a nonresident hunting and fishing license, or who shall procure a nonresident hunting license while holding a nonresident hunting license or a nonresident hunting and fishing license, shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
Source.
1963, 77:1, eff. July 9, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:23 - Holding More Than One License.

214:23 Holding More Than One License. –
No person shall hold at the same time a resident hunting and fishing license and a resident hunting license, nor shall any person at the same time hold more than one of either of said licenses. Any person who shall procure a resident hunting and fishing license while holding a resident hunting license or a resident hunting and fishing license, or who shall procure a resident hunting license while holding a resident hunting license or a resident hunting and fishing license, shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
Source.
1953, 58:1, eff. Mar. 30, 1953.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:23-a - Certificate of Completion Required.

214:23-a Certificate of Completion Required. –
I. No hunting license shall be issued to or be purchased by any resident or nonresident person unless the applicant presents to the person authorized to issue such license either:
(a) A certificate of completion from a basic hunter education program as provided under this subdivision;
(b) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has successfully completed a basic hunter education program in this state, or any other state, province, or country which is equivalent to the program provided for by this chapter; or
(c) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has previously had a hunting license or equivalent, as determined by the executive director, issued to the applicant in this state, or any other state, province, or country.
II. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no archery license shall be issued to or purchased by any resident or nonresident person unless the applicant presents to the person authorized to issue such license either:
(a) A certificate of completion from a specialized bow hunter education program as provided under this subdivision.
(b) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has completed a specialized bow hunter education program in this state or any other state, province, or country which is equivalent to the program provided for by this subdivision.
(c) Satisfactory proof that the applicant has previously had an archery license or equivalent, as determined by the executive director, issued to the applicant in this state or any other state, province, or country.
III. An archery license shall not constitute satisfactory proof of a previous hunting license and a hunting license shall not constitute satisfactory proof of a previous archery license to fulfill the requirements of this subdivision.
IV. The executive director may suspend a person's certificate of completion of basic hunter education program or specialized bow hunter education program in accordance with rules adopted by the executive director pursuant to RSA 541-A. The term of suspension shall be determined by the executive director.
Source.
1961, 177:1. 1971, 87:1. 1973, 72:31. 1975, 115:1. 1977, 420:1. 1979, 34:1. 1988, 213:1. 1991, 22:1. 1996, 94:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. 2011, 70:1, eff. July 15, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:23-b - Program.

214:23-b Program. –
The executive director, after consultation with the commission, is authorized to establish programs for training persons in the safe and responsible handling of any firearm and bow and arrow used for hunting and for this purpose may cooperate with any public or private association or organization having as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in firearm and bow and arrow handling. The executive director, after consultation with the commission, shall prescribe the type of instruction, qualifications of the instructors, and time and place of examination, the successful completion of which shall qualify a person for the appropriate certificate of completion.
Source.
1961, 177:1. 1988, 213:2. 1996, 94:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:23-c - Instructors.

214:23-c Instructors. –
Each instructor authorized by the executive director to conduct the program for training in safe handling of firearms shall be covered by liability insurance protecting him from liability for damages during the time when instruction is being furnished. The cost of such insurance shall be borne by the state and shall be a charge against the fish and game fund.
Source.
1961, 177:1. 1977, 420:2, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:23-d - Duplicate Certificate of Completion.

214:23-d Duplicate Certificate of Completion. –
The executive director, after consultation with the commission, is authorized to charge a fee for the issuance of a duplicate certificate of completion. The amount of said fee shall be determined by the executive director and the fee shall be credited to the fish and game fund. To receive a duplicate certificate of completion, the applicant shall complete an affidavit setting forth the circumstances surrounding its loss or destruction.
Source.
1979, 25:1. 1988, 213:3, eff. June 28, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:24 - License Required.

214:24 License Required. –
No person except as hereinafter provided, shall at any time engage in this state in the business of buying the furs or skins of fur-bearing animals or the hides or skins of deer, without first procuring a license so to do, and then only in accordance with the terms of such license and subject to all the provisions of this title.
Source.
1935, 124:7. 1937, 188:23. RL 247:13.