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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:32 - Special Precautions.

207:32 Special Precautions. –
During periods when woodland is closed, the operation of sawmills and other machine units, except trucks and pleasure motor vehicles, in or near woodland may also be suspended and smoking prohibited. All persons engaged in lumbering operations may be required to furnish sufficient fire guards to patrol areas under operation, to provide sufficient fire-fighting tools which shall be located at convenient places therein, to forbid smoking within such areas and to take all other reasonable precautions to prevent fires. Each day's violation of any such suspension and each day's failure to meet any requirement hereof shall constitute a violation. Unlawful smoking shall constitute a violation.
Source.
1941, 217:8. RL 241:30. RSA 207:32. 1973, 531:49, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:33 - Woodland Defined.

207:33 Woodland Defined. –
Woodland includes cut-over land, slash, and such other land as bears a sufficient amount of wood growth, wood, weeds, grass or other growth as to be likely to be burned over.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:31.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:34 - Notice.

207:34 Notice. –
Such proclamation shall be published in 2 or more newspapers of the state and shall be posted in such places and in such manner as the governor may order.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:32.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:35 - Violations.

207:35 Violations. –
No person shall drop a lighted cigarette, lighted cigar, lighted match or other article likely to cause fire, within 200 yards of any woodlands during the time such woodlands are closed by such proclamation.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:33.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:36 - Injuring Property.

207:36 Injuring Property. –
No person shall tear down, damage or destroy any fence, wall, lock, boat or dock, or leave open any gate or bars, or trample or destroy any crop, on land of another person, while taking, trapping, hunting, or pursuing any fish, game or fur-bearing animal.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:34. RSA 207:36. 1959, 30:1, eff. May 31, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:36-b - Littering; Penalty.

207:36-b Littering;  Penalty. –
I. No person shall put, place or leave, or cause to be put, placed or left, in or upon any way, public property, private property, into or on the ice over any public water, or into or on any waters of the state, any bottles, glass, crockery, cans, scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, old automobile or parts thereof, or refuse of any nature whatsoever, or any noxious thing.
II. Paragraph I shall not apply to any person who is the owner or tenant in lawful possession of such property, or has first obtained consent of the owner or tenant in lawful possession, or unless the act is done under the personal direction of said owner or tenant, all in a manner consistent with the public welfare.
III. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1997, 29:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:37-a - Negligent Discharge of Firearms, Bow and Arrow or Crossbow and Bolt.

207:37-a Negligent Discharge of Firearms, Bow and Arrow or Crossbow and Bolt. –
Any person who shall negligently discharge any firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow and bolt while on a hunting trip, in the field, or while target practicing, in such a manner that the life of any person is endangered or so as to cause damage to the property of another person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and at the discretion of the executive director, the hunting license of such a person may be revoked for a period not to exceed 10 years.
Source.
1967, 173:1. 1973, 528:115. 1987, 95:1. 1991, 37:1. 1993, 235:5, eff. Aug. 14, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:37-b - Hunting License Revoked.

207:37-b Hunting License Revoked. –
I. Any person, while on a hunting trip or in pursuit of wild animals or wild birds or while target practicing, who is convicted of shooting and wounding or killing a human being shall not be issued a license to hunt or, if the person holds a hunting license, the license shall be revoked and the person shall not be granted a license to hunt for the following period:
(a) If the shooting and wounding of a human being results in death or serious bodily injury, as defined in RSA 625:11, VI, the license revocation shall be for a period of 10 years.
(b) If the shooting and wounding of a human being results in less than serious bodily injury as defined in RSA 625:11, VI, the license revocation shall be for a period of 5 years.
II. A hunting license revocation under paragraph I shall commence immediately upon indictment or arrest. Upon conviction, the period of revocation shall be computed from the date of indictment or arrest.
III. A license to hunt may be granted or restored following a hearing before the executive director and the commission at any time following the full revocation period under paragraph I and following application for a license and successful completion of a hunter education program pursuant to RSA 214:23-a.
IV. A person convicted of negligently shooting and wounding or killing a human being while hunting or target practicing in another state or province shall not be issued a license to hunt in this state for any period of time that the person's privilege to hunt is suspended by the state or province where the offense was committed.
Source.
1987, 95:2. 1997, 188:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:37-c - Shooting Human Beings While Hunting.

207:37-c Shooting Human Beings While Hunting. –
I. Any person, while on a hunting trip, or in pursuit of wild animals or wild birds, or while target practicing, who negligently shoots and wounds any human being, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
II. Any person, while on a hunting trip, or in pursuit of wild animals or wild birds, or while target practicing, who shoots and causes the death of any human being, may be charged pursuant to the appropriate criminal code statute.
III. The provisions of this section shall apply to any person hunting or target practicing with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow and bolt.
IV. In addition to the penalties provided in this section, the person shall be subject to license revocation under RSA 207:37-b.
Source.
1997, 188:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:38 - Abandoning a Wounded or Killed Human Being.

207:38 Abandoning a Wounded or Killed Human Being. –
Any person who shall have shot and wounded or killed a human being shall forthwith render necessary assistance to the injured person and report immediately to the nearest conservation officer or law enforcement officer. Any person who knowingly fails to render such assistance shall be guilty of a class B felony and his license to hunt shall be revoked for life. The penalty for conviction under this section shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by law.
Source.
1949, 223:2. 1953, 101:2. RSA 207:38. 1955, 66:1. 1973, 528:116. 1977, 343:1. 1987, 95:3, eff. July 5, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:38-a - Hunting Related Shootings.

207:38-a Hunting Related Shootings. –
Any person while hunting or in the field who shall cause any injury by shooting another human being shall report immediately to the nearest conservation officer or law enforcement officer giving his or her name, address, date of birth, hunting license number and any other information needed to identify that person. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1955, 66:2. 1973, 531:50. 1977, 343:2. 1997, 188:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:38-b - Hunter Orange Recommendation.

207:38-b Hunter Orange Recommendation. –
I. Any person hunting with a firearm or bow and arrow in this state during the hunting season, except for a person legally hunting waterfowl, should wear a hat, vest or other suitable article of clothing of material in the color of hunter orange visible from all sides at a minimum distance of 200 feet. "Hunter orange" means a daylight fluorescent orange color with a dominant wave length between 595 and 605 nanometers, an excitation purity of not less than 85 percent, and a luminance factor of not less than 40 percent.
II. The executive director is directed to issue a written recommendation to each person purchasing a hunting license or to have printed on each hunting license the recommendation that the licensee should wear hunter orange when engaged in hunting in this state.
Source.
1983, 125:1, eff. June 7, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:39-a - Shooting Domestic Animals; Liability.

207:39-a Shooting Domestic Animals;  Liability. –
Any person, while actually engaged in hunting or in the pursuit of wild animals or wild birds, who causes death, injury, or damage to domestic animals, ducks, or fowl shall be liable for damages to the owner of the animals.
Source.
1965, 179:1. 1971, 89:1. 2005, 289:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:39-b - Intentional or Negligent Shooting of Domestic Animals; Penalty.

207:39-b Intentional or Negligent Shooting of Domestic Animals;  Penalty. –
Any person, while actually engaged in hunting or in pursuit of wild animals or wild birds who knowingly or purposely causes death, injury, or damage to such domestic animals, ducks, or fowl through the discharge of a firearm or bow and arrow may have his or her license to hunt revoked and he or she may not be granted a license to hunt for a period not to exceed 5 years. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a hunter killing or injuring his or her own animal or a borrowed animal or one used by another member of the same hunting party, other than being liable to the owner of the animal. The executive director of the fish and game department may make such revocation and suspension of the privilege of obtaining a license and determine the term of such suspension when, in the executive director's opinion, reasonable evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section exist.
Source.
2005, 289:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:39-c - Reporting the Death or Injury of Domestic Animals.

207:39-c Reporting the Death or Injury of Domestic Animals. –
Any person who negligently or accidentally causes death, injury, or damage to domestic animals through the discharge of a firearm or bow and arrow shall immediately report the death, injury, or damage to the local police department, and in the case of injury to such domestic animals, shall render aid to the animal in an attempt to save the animal's life.
Source.
2005, 289:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:40 - By Executive Director.

207:40 By Executive Director. –
Upon application of any person interested in the cutting or harvesting of ice for domestic or commercial purposes in any of the public ponds, rivers or lakes, the executive director may, upon hearing, close to ice fishing, for such period of time as he may order, the whole or a part of any such waters as he may deem necessary to protect the crop of ice thereon while the same is being formed, cut and harvested.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:39.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:41 - Notice.

207:41 Notice. –
The executive director shall give notice of such hearing by posting notice thereof, stating the time and place of such hearing and the purpose thereof, at least 5 days before the date thereof, in at least 3 public places in the town or towns where such waters are located.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:40.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:42 - Expense.

207:42 Expense. –
The expense of separating, by suitable marks, monuments or boundaries, the area on which ice is to be harvested shall be borne by the petitioner.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:41.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:43 - Rights Limited.

207:43 Rights Limited. –
No foreign corporation, association, club or similar organization shall hold or acquire property in New Hampshire for the purpose of hunting, fishing, sporting or recreation, without first becoming incorporated in this state. Before becoming incorporated in this state, the purposes of such corporation shall be approved by the executive director.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:42.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:44 - Injunctions.

207:44 Injunctions. –
The superior court shall have power by injunction or other appropriate process to restrain any corporation, association, club or other similar organization, and any member, servant or agent thereof, from occupying, using or enjoining any property held or acquired in this state in violation of the provisions of RSA 207:43.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:43.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:46 - Penalties.

207:46 Penalties. –
I. Any person who violates a provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation of the executive director, shall be guilty of a violation, except where otherwise provided, and an additional violation for each fish, bird or animal, or part thereof bought, sold, offered for sale or transported contrary to the provisions thereof.
II. [Repealed.]
III. Any person convicted of setting or having under his control a set gun as prohibited by RSA 207:10 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1935, 124:1. 1937, 188:8. RL 241:45. 1947, 69:2. RSA 207:46. 1959, 32:2. 1973, 528:117. 1981, 8:1, eff. May 10, 1981. 2016, 234:2, II, eff. June 10, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:47 - For Disobeying Officer.

207:47 For Disobeying Officer. –
Any person who shall refuse or neglect to stop when signalled to stop by any conservation officer who is in uniform or who refuses on demand of such officer to produce his fish and game license or to permit such officer to take the license or certificate in hand for the purpose of examination shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1949, 52:2. RSA 207:47. 1973, 528:118, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:48 - In Night.

207:48 In Night. –
If any person shall carry away or collect for the purpose of carrying away any seaweed or rockweed from the seashore below high-water mark, between daylight in the evening and daylight in the morning, he shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1973, 532:10, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:49 - Without Leave of Owner of Marsh or Flats.

207:49 Without Leave of Owner of Marsh or Flats. –
If any person shall collect or carry away from any salt marsh or flats any flats-weed or any seaweed thrown thereon by the sea or tide, without leave of the owner of the marsh or flats, he shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1973, 532:10, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:50 - Piling Below High-water Mark.

207:50 Piling Below High-water Mark. –
If any person shall pile below high-water mark, for the purpose of hauling it away, any seaweed or rockweed shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1973, 532:10, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:51 - Sale Outside State.

207:51 Sale Outside State. –
If any person shall carry away or collect any seaweed, rockweed, or sea moss from the banks or shores of this state for sale outside the state, or for sale within the state for the purpose of its being carried outside the state, or shall sell any such seaweed, rockweed, or sea moss to be carried outside the state, he shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1973, 532:10, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:52 - Uprooting.

207:52 Uprooting. –
If any person shall pull or take any growing rockweed or sea moss from the rocks, banks or shores of this state, except by cutting same with a knife so as not to detach or injure its roots, he shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1973, 532:10, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:53 - From Rocks.

207:53 From Rocks. –
If any person shall cut or take any growing rockweed or sea moss from the rocks, banks or shores of this state below high-water mark, above the amount of 3 bushels in any one day, allowed only in the case of a resident or summer resident of this state, he shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1973, 532:10, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:54 - Enforcement of Laws.

207:54 Enforcement of Laws. –
Fish and game conservation officers, as well as all state and local police officers, in addition to their other powers and duties, shall enforce all laws relative to the collecting, carrying away, uprooting, cutting, taking, piling and selling of seaweed, rockweed, flats-weed, and sea moss.
Source.
1973, 532:10, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:55 - Restitution for Illegal Taking or Possessing.

207:55 Restitution for Illegal Taking or Possessing. –
I. In addition to the penalties provided for violating any of the provisions of RSA title LXII or title XVIII or any rule made under the authority thereof, any person convicted of the illegal taking or illegal possession of game animals, game birds, or fur-bearing animals, resulting in the injury, death, or destruction of the same, may be sentenced to make restitution to the state for the value of each game animal, game bird, or fur-bearing animal so taken or possessed as follows:
(a) Marten, moose and bear: $1,000 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(b) Deer: $250 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(c) Wild rabbit, hare, muskrat and gray squirrel: $10 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(d) Wild turkey: $200 per bird illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(e) Ruffed grouse, spruce grouse, pheasant, woodcock, ducks or geese: $15 per bird illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(f) Fisher, bobcat, otter: $200 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(g) Fox: $75 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(h) Beaver and mink: $20 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(i) Raccoon: $20 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
II. In every case of conviction involving the illegal taking or illegal possession of game animals, game birds, or fur-bearing animals, the court may order the defendant to reimburse the state in a sum or sums not to exceed the amount as established in paragraph I. Such reimbursements shall be paid directly to the court. If 2 or more defendants are convicted of the illegal taking or the illegal possession of the game animal, game bird or fur-bearing animal the reimbursement above prescribed shall be declared against them jointly and severally.
III. Courts ordering such reimbursement damages shall remit such monies as prescribed in RSA 206:34. Monies collected from such reimbursement damages shall be deposited in the fish and game fund.
IV. Any person failing to make a damage assessment payment as ordered by the court shall be guilty of contempt and such person shall not be eligible to purchase any license issued by the fish and game department until all assessments are paid in full.
Source.
1983, 263:1. 1994, 194:1. 2007, 134:3, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:56 - Authority to Set Seasons, Bag Limits, Methods and Manner of Taking Small Game Animals and Game Birds.

207:56 Authority to Set Seasons, Bag Limits, Methods and Manner of Taking Small Game Animals and Game Birds. –
I. The executive director, after consultation with the commission, shall have the authority to open and close the seasons for the taking of small game and game birds as defined in RSA 207:1, XXVI and XI, except those birds protected under RSA 209:4, to fix the number and sex limitations for small game, and any other conditions governing the methods and manner of taking and reporting the same, subject to any restrictions imposed by statute.
II. The authority of the executive director under this section shall be exercised with reference to the state as a whole or for any specified county or part thereof.
III. All rules adopted by the executive director shall be in accordance with RSA 541-A.
IV. Any person who violates a rule adopted under this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person and a misdemeanor if any other person, and shall also be guilty of a violation for each game bird or small game animal illegally taken or possessed.
Source.
1988, 219:1, eff. April 29, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:57 - Harassment.

207:57 Harassment. –
I. No person shall purposely obstruct or impede the participation of any individual in the lawful activity of hunting, fishing or trapping. No person shall purposely obstruct or impede the participation of any individual in the lawful activity of hunting, fishing or trapping. No person shall purposely engage in an activity that will tend to disturb wild animals, with intent to prevent their lawful taking. No person shall use a drone or UAV with the intent to conduct video surveillance of private citizens who are lawfully hunting, fishing, or trapping without obtaining the written consent of the persons being surveilled prior to conducting the surveillance.
I-a. For purposes of this section, "unmanned aerial vehicle" or "UAV" means any device capable of flying in the air which is remotely, automatically, or otherwise piloted without an occupant, including but not limited to, drones.
II. The provisions of paragraph I shall not apply to the actions of law enforcement officers and personnel of the department of fish and game in the performance of their official duties. The provisions of paragraph I shall not apply to any incidental interference arising from the lawful and normal activities of public land users.
III. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to administer this section.
IV. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 308:1, eff. May 29, 1989. 2015, 38:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:58 - Purpose.

207:58 Purpose. –
The legislature finds it is in the best interests of the state and its citizens to regulate, protect, restore, and conserve the wildlife resources of the state under a uniform scheme of management through the fish and game department. It is the intent of the general court to explicitly reaffirm the state's long-standing exclusive authority and jurisdiction over the wildlife of the state as established by title XVIII. The general court further finds that it is in the best interest of the state and its citizens that the fish and game department recognize, preserve, and promote our special heritage of hunting, fishing, trapping, and wildlife viewing by providing opportunities to hunt, fish, trap, and view wildlife in accordance with title XVIII.
Source.
1998, 95:1. 2001, 25:1, eff. July 14, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:59 - Exclusive Authority of the State.

207:59 Exclusive Authority of the State. –
The state of New Hampshire shall have exclusive authority and jurisdiction over the management, preservation, protection, propagation and taking of wildlife in the state. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, no ordinance or regulation of a political subdivision may regulate the management, preservation, protection, propagation and taking of wildlife. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting a political subdivision's property rights concerning land owned and controlled by that entity.
Source.
1998, 95:1, eff. July 19, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:60 - Lead Education Program.

207:60 Lead Education Program. –
I. To discourage the use of lead, the fish and game department, in consultation with the department of health and human services and in partnership with the department of environmental services, the Loon Preservation Committee, the Audubon Society of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation, shall institute an educational program consisting of, but not limited to, press releases or articles for all news media, an informational brochure for distribution by licensing agents and at department sponsored training programs, videos for use by television outlets, posters for boat access kiosks and other bulletin boards, and a mobile display for use at public events.
II. The purpose of the educational program is to inform the public about adverse, though unintentional, effects of lead on wildlife, and how to reduce the introduction of lead into the environment through personal action.
Source.
1998, 312:2, eff. June 26, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:61 - Wolf Introduction Prohibited.

207:61 Wolf Introduction Prohibited. –
I. For the purposes of this subdivision, "wolf" means any canine classified as Canis lupis or Canis rufus.
II. No person or state agency shall introduce wolf populations to the state of New Hampshire.
Source.
1999, 80:2, eff. July 31, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:62 - Operation Game Thief; Fund Account Established.

[RSA 207:62 contingently repealed by 2001, 107:3;  see contingent repeal note set out below.]
207:62 Operation Game Thief;  Fund Account Established. –
The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund to be known as the operation game thief account to which moneys obtained by the fish and game department shall be applied, including any federal moneys which become available and all donations received for such purpose. The moneys in this account including accrued interest, shall be used exclusively for, and shall be continually appropriated to, the administration and participation in Operation Game Thief.
Source.
2001, 107:1, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:63 - Game Cameras.

[RSA 207:63 effective January 1, 2024.]
207:63 Game Cameras. –
I. Any person taking or attempting to take a game animal or fur-bearing animal may use a game camera to locate, surveil, aid or assist in any attempt to locate or surveil any game animal or fur-bearing animal, provided that no person shall take a game animal or fur-bearing animal within the same calendar day of remotely viewing any image or video of that animal from a game camera in that area.
II. (a) No person shall place a game camera that records or transmits images or data of any kind while unattended outside on the private property of another without the consent of the property owner or the property owner has posted signage on his or her property allowing the placement of such camera as provided in this section. A game camera placed on state owned or managed lands, or on municipally owned property, shall be exempt from requiring landowner permission.
(b) A property owner may permit the placement of a game camera by posting signs of durable material with any words describing the physical activity permitted, such as "Game Cameras Allowed", printed with block letters no less than 2 inches in height, and with the name and contact information of the property owner. Such signs shall be posted at gates, bars and commonly used entrances. This section shall not prevent any property owner adding to the language required by this section.
(c) Any permission granted by a property owner under this section shall expire on December 31st of each calendar year, unless revoked or extended by the property owner or his or her designee.
III. A person who places a game camera on the private property of another, or on state owned or state managed property, shall label the camera with the name and contact information of the camera owner in a manner visible while mounted.
IV. A property owner shall contact a local or state law enforcement officer or conservation officer to remove and seize a game camera which was placed in violation of this section.
V. This section shall not prohibit:
(a) The lawful use of implanted or attached electronic devices by fish and game department staff, or other persons holding a scientific permit from the executive director, to identify, monitor, or track animals; or
(b) Any device placed or used in accordance with a warrant or in accordance with other lawful actions of law enforcement officers or personnel of the fish and game department in the performance of their official duties.
VI. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of up to $125 for each offense and, for a second or subsequent conviction under this section, may forfeit the game camera and related fastening devices used during the violation of this section.
Source.
2023, 232:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:1 - Protected.

208:1 Protected. –
No person shall, at any time, hunt, take, or possess, any caribou, or elk, or any part of the carcass, taken in this state.
Source.
1935, 124:2. 1941, 114:1. RL 242:1. 1943, 13:2. RSA 208:1. 1965, 83:4. 1996, 108:1, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:1-a - Moose.

208:1-a Moose. –
I. No person shall hunt, take, or possess any moose or any part of the carcass of a moose taken in this state without first obtaining a valid license for such activities from the department of fish and game. The executive director of fish and game, with the consent of the commission, may establish, by rules adopted under RSA 541-A, a hunting season for moose in any county of the state, or any portion thereof. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, the mode by which moose may be taken; the length of the season; requirements for reporting by hunters; sex limitations; and total take in any one year. The rules shall require that no moose shall be taken with rimfire firearms or with shotguns using shot loads including buckshot, and that in towns restricting weapon types for deer pursuant to RSA 207:3-b, 208:3, 208:3-a, 208:3-b, and 208:3-c, only weapon types allowed for deer shall be permitted for the taking of moose.
II. The executive director, with the consent of the commission, shall also adopt rules under RSA 541-A to regulate the issuance of licenses or permits, including the establishment of a lottery for awarding of permits to applicants, and to set fees for applications, licenses, or permits for both resident and nonresident applicants, provided the fee for nonresident permits shall be at least $450.
II-a. Any permit lottery established under paragraph II shall include a bonus point system as a weighing factor to benefit applicants not drawn in the annual moose permit lottery. Beginning with the 2004 lottery, the moose permit lottery shall allow a person to accumulate one point for each consecutive year that person legally purchases an application for a permit but is not selected to receive a permit. Each point entitles that applicant to one chance in the lottery. A person's accumulated points shall be non-transferable and shall be forfeited if, in any year, that person is selected to receive a permit or that person fails to purchase a new chance.
III. [Repealed.]
IV. [Repealed.]
Source.
1965, 83:1. 1967, 14:1. 1985, 371:1. 1991, 352:1. 1993, 99:3. 1996, 108:2. 2003, 189:1, 2. 2007, 220:7, VII; 263:63. 2008, 7:2, eff. July 4, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:1-aa - Hunting Adventure Permits.

208:1-aa Hunting Adventure Permits. –
Notwithstanding the application, licensure, and permit requirements of Title 18, the executive director of fish and game may annually issue, at no cost, up to 2 licenses or permits to the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation to provide hunting adventures to New Hampshire residents 21 years of age or under with life-threatening, critical, or terminal illnesses. These licenses or permits shall be in addition to any limited hunting permit opportunities issued under Title 18, shall be at no cost to the organization, shall be valid anywhere in the state open to the taking of the species selected, and shall be valid to take game as specified in RSA 207:1, IX of either sex during the established hunting season for that species, with the exception of moose permits which shall be valid from October 1st through the end of the regular moose season. If the person using the permit is not properly licensed, he or she shall be exempt from licensing requirements under RSA 214:1 and hunter education requirements under RSA 214:23-a. The hunter shall be accompanied by a properly licensed person who is 21 years of age or older. The provisions of Title 18 and rules adopted thereunder which relate to method and manner of taking and reporting shall apply to hunting adventure permits.
Source.
2007, 44:1, eff. July 20, 2007. 2018, 64:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:1-b - Mountain Lion.

208:1-b Mountain Lion. –
No person shall, at any time, shoot, hunt, take, or possess, any mountain lion or any part of the carcass, taken in this state. However, this section shall not apply to a person acting in self-protection or protecting such person's property.
Source.
1967, 81:1. 1996, 108:3, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:1-c - Exception.

208:1-c Exception. –
The executive director may, should mountain lions become a nuisance in any part of the state, take and authorize such measures as the executive director deems necessary for control of this animal.
Source.
1967, 81:1. 1996, 108:3, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:1-d - Canadian Lynx.

208:1-d Canadian Lynx. –
No person shall, at any time, shoot, hunt, take or possess, any animal of the species known as Canadian Lynx or part of the carcass thereof, taken in this state. However, this section shall not apply to a person acting in self-protection or protecting such person's property.
Source.
1971, 226:2. 1996, 108:3, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:1-e - Coyote Hunting at Night.

208:1-e Coyote Hunting at Night. –
The executive director of fish and game, with the consent of the commission, shall establish, by rules adopted under RSA 541-A, a night hunting season for coyote. Such rules shall include, but not be limited to, the method and manner of taking, reporting requirements, length of the season and requirements for landowner permission. Coyote may be taken from baited areas pursuant to RSA 207:3-d.
Source.
1994, 372:2. 1997, 10:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:2 - Executive Director Controls Taking, Time, and Conditions.

208:2 Executive Director Controls Taking, Time, and Conditions. –
I. The executive director, after consulting with the commission, shall have the authority to open and close the seasons for the taking of wild deer, to fix the number and sex limitations for wild deer, and any other conditions governing the methods and manner of taking and reporting of the same, subject to the conditions specified in RSA 208:3, 3-a, 3-b, 3-c, 4, 6-a, and 7. The authority of the executive director as granted by this section shall be exercised with reference to the state as a whole or for any specified county or part thereof. All rules adopted by the executive director shall be in accordance with RSA 541-A.
II. [Repealed.]
Source.
1935, 124:2. 1939, 95:1. 1941, 126:9. RL 242:3. 1943, 191:1. 1945, 168:1. 1949, 268:1. 1953, 245:1. RSA 208:2. 1955, 264:1. 1961, 254:1. 1963, 298:1. 1965, 304:1. 1971, 90:1. 1973, 348:1. 1975, 112:1. 1979, 104:1. 1981, 108:1. 1983, 5:1. 1985, 8:1. 1987, 63:1. 1989, 88:1. 1991, 76:1. 1996, 108:4. 2007, 220:7, VIII, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:3 - Taking; Mode.

208:3 Taking;  Mode. –
Wild deer shall not be taken by the use of a firearm, other than a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball or loose buckshot, muzzle-loading rifle, bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided in RSA 208:7-a, in the towns of the following counties as follows:
I. Belknap County: Laconia; Meredith Neck-that part from the Meredith Center Harbor line to Pleasant Street south and east of state route 25.
II. Hillsborough County: Amherst; Bedford; Brookline; Goffstown; Hollis; Hudson; Litchfield; Manchester; Merrimack; Milford; Nashua; Pelham.
III. Merrimack County: Concord; Hooksett-that part lying from the town line of Allenstown, on the westerly side of U.S. No. 3, to a point where the old Portsmouth Railroad crosses said highway, thence south of said Railroad to the town line of Candia; Pembroke-that part lying southwesterly of the following line: Starting at the Concord town line at Red bridge on Rt. 106, south to Burrough Road, thence easterly on Burrough road to Fourth Range Road, thence southerly on Fourth Range road to Dudley Hill Road, south on Dudley Hill Road to Buck Street, northeast on Buck Street to Rt. 28, South on Rt. 28 to the Allenstown town line.
IV. Rockingham County: Atkinson; Brentwood; Danville; Derry; East Kingston; Exeter; Fremont; Hampstead; Hampton; Hampton Falls; Kensington; Kingston; Londonderry; New Castle; Newfields; Newmarket; Newton; North Hampton; Plaistow; Rye; Salem; Sandown; Seabrook; South Hampton; Windham.
V. Strafford County: Durham; Lee; Madbury; Dover; Rollinsford; Somersworth.
Source.
1935, 124:2. RL 242:4. 1943, 135:1. 1945, 31:1; 69:1. 1947, 32:1; 46:1; 101:1; 222:1. 1951, 109:1. RSA 208:3. 1961, 73:1. 1973, 31:1. 1975, 165:1. 1981, 3:1; 144:1. 1983, 1:2. 1987, 61:1. 1991, 41:1. 2001, 143:1. 2003, 35:2, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:3-a - Buckshot Prohibited.

208:3-a Buckshot Prohibited. –
Wild deer shall not be taken in the towns of Greenland, Newington and Stratham and the city of Portsmouth by use of a firearm, other than a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball, a muzzle-loading rifle, bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided in RSA 208:7-a.
Source.
1973, 31:2. 1975, 82:1. 1977, 19:1. 1983, 1:1. 2001, 143:2. 2003, 35:2, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:3-b - Town of Chester; Taking of Deer.

208:3-b Town of Chester;  Taking of Deer. –
Wild deer shall not be taken in the town of Chester by use of a firearm other than a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball, muzzle-loaders as provided in RSA 208:5-a, bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided in RSA 208:7-a.
Source.
1977, 19:2. 2001, 143:2. 2003, 35:2, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:3-c - Town of Auburn.

208:3-c Town of Auburn. –
Wild deer shall not be taken in the town of Auburn except by the use of a pistol as permitted in RSA 208:3-d, a shotgun loaded with a single ball, a muzzle-loading rifle, a bow and arrow, or crossbow as provided in RSA 208:7-a.
Source.
1977, 21:1. 2001, 143:2. 2003, 35:2, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:3-d - Pistols Permitted.

208:3-d Pistols Permitted. –
Pistols permitted under RSA 208:3, 3-a, 3-b, and 3-c shall include a .357 Magnum, 10mm Automatic, .41 Remington, .44 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, .480 Ruger, .50 Magnum, .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), .460 Rowland, .45 Super, .50 AE (Action Express), .357 SIG Sauer, .327 Federal Magnum, and .400 Corbon, provided that a pistol used for taking deer under this section shall be loaded with no more than 6 rounds of ammunition at any time.
Source.
2001, 143:3. 2008, 7:1, eff. July 4, 2008. 2021, 6:1, eff. June 22, 2021; 12:3, eff. June 22, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:4 - Limitation.

208:4 Limitation. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 208:3, wild deer shall not be taken by the use of .22 or smaller caliber rimfire firearm at any time.
Source.
1953, 129:1. 2006, 19:2, eff. May 22, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:4-c - Emergency Season Closure.

208:4-c Emergency Season Closure. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of rule or law, whenever the executive director shall deem such action necessary to protect the wildlife resources of the state, the executive director shall have the authority to initiate an emergency closure for any season on wildlife for which an open season has been declared.
II. Such emergency closure authority shall be for the state as a whole or for any section thereof.
III. When such emergency closures are initiated, the executive director shall cause such closure to be publicized in a newspaper with statewide circulation for 3 consecutive days.
IV. Any person who takes wildlife species during the period in which an emergency closure has been declared pursuant to this authority shall be subject to the same penalty which would be imposed for taking of the same species during the closed season.
Source.
1988, 212:2. 1996, 108:5, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:5 - Bow and Arrow.

208:5 Bow and Arrow. –
I. The executive director shall set the fee pursuant to RSA 206:10, I, for issuance of archery licenses for the following categories: residents 16 years of age or older and nonresidents 16 years of age or older.
II. The licensee shall be entitled to hunt wildlife with bow and arrow during the open season, subject to the restrictions of this title.
III. The licensee shall be entitled to hunt deer during the special archery season established by the executive director, after consultation with the commission, pursuant to RSA 208:2 throughout the state and in Bear Brook Refuge.
IV. The licensee shall be entitled to take one deer under the archery license and additional deer under the archery license as determined by the executive director in accordance with RSA 208:5-b.
V. The licensee shall be entitled to carry firearms while hunting under the provisions of this section, unless such licensee is prohibited by state or federal law from carrying a firearm.
VI. A resident or nonresident person under 16 years of age shall not take wildlife with a bow and arrow unless said person is accompanied by a properly licensed person who is 18 years of age or older.
VII. A resident or nonresident person under 16 years of age shall not take deer with bow and arrow during the special archery season unless such person is accompanied by a person possessing the archery license described in RSA 208:5, I who is 18 years of age or older.
VIII. No person taking deer under the provisions of this section shall take or attempt to take deer with any type of firearm.
IX. An archery license purchased pursuant to this section shall not constitute satisfactory proof that the licensee has previously had a hunting license issued to the licensee in this state, or any other state, province or country as required by RSA 214:23-a.
Source.
1949, 258:1, par. 16-a. 1951, 145:1. RSA 208:5. 1955, 136:1. 1959, 74:1. 1967, 172:1. 1971, 545:2. 1973, 72:19. 1977, 247:9; 252:7; 556:1. 1978, 40:3, I. 1981, 108:3; 498:3. 1985, 291:3. 1986, 214:3. 1988, 213:4. 1994, 369:3. 1995, 153:1. 1996, 108:6. 2001, 252:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; 252:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2015, 186:6, eff. July 1, 2015. 2018, 324:8, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 208 - Game Animals › Section 208:5-a - Muzzleloaders.

208:5-a Muzzleloaders. –
A person who has complied with the licensing requirements relative to hunting deer pursuant to RSA 214, shall be issued a license, upon payment of a fee set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I, for the following categories: residents 16 years of age or older and nonresidents 16 years of age or older. A muzzleloading license shall not be required for residents less than 16 years of age, but such person while hunting with a muzzleloading firearm shall be accompanied by a properly licensed person who is 18 years of age or over and shall also comply with all provisions of this chapter. The license shall entitle the holder to hunt deer with a single shot muzzleloading firearm or with a crossbow.
Source.
1963, 315:1. 1965, 93:1. 1969, 96:1. 1971, 86:1; 545:3. 1977, 252:8. 1979, 64:1. 1981, 108:4; 498:4. 1985, 291:4. 1995, 153:2. 2001, 252:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; 252:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2015, 186:7, eff. July 1, 2015. 2016, 27:2, eff. June 24, 2016.