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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:64 - Penalty.

211:64 Penalty. –
I. Any person who violates the provisions of RSA 211:62-a, 211:64-b, or any rule adopted by the executive director relative to clams, clam worms, and oysters shall be guilty of a violation.
II. Any person taking clams in excess of the limits provided by regulation promulgated under RSA 211:62 shall be guilty of a violation. Each quart or portion thereof taken or possessed in excess of the legal limit shall be a separate offense.
III. Any person taking oysters in excess of the limits provided by regulation promulgated under RSA 211:62 shall be guilty of a violation. Each
1/2 bushel or portion thereof taken or possessed in excess of the legal limit shall be a separate offense.
IV. In addition to any other penalty provided, the executive director in his or her discretion may also revoke or suspend for a period not exceeding one year any license or permit issued to any person, firm, or corporation who violates this title. Any person, firm, or corporation who continues to violate any provision of rules adopted under RSA 211:62 or any provisions of RSA 211:62-a while under revocation or suspension shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the executive director in his or her discretion may revoke any rights for a license or a permit for up to 5 years.
V. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of rules adopted under RSA 211:62 pertaining to the sale or processing of clams, oysters, mussels, or scallops shall be guilty of a violation, and each
1/2 bushel of clams, oysters, mussels, or scallops involved shall constitute a separate offense.
VI. Whoever violates the provision of RSA 211:62 or any rule adopted by the executive director relative to American eels and their harvest shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, or guilty of a class B felony for a second offense within 5 years of a prior offense, and all equipment used to carry out such offense shall be confiscated. In addition, the defendant's catch shall be confiscated and sold according to rules adopted by the executive director pursuant to RSA 541-A, the proceeds of such sale to be deposited in the fish and game fund and used by the fish and game department for the law enforcement and marine fisheries divisions.
Source.
1957, 251:1. 1959, 194:4. RSA 211:64. 1969, 18:1. 1973, 529:41. 1979, 39:1. 1985, 288:1. 1995, 238:6. 2009, 11:3, eff. June 16, 2009. 2014, 210:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:64-a - Penalty.

211:64-a Penalty. –
Whoever violates the provisions of RSA 211:62-d or any rule or regulation promulgated by the executive director as hereinbefore provided relative to clams or other offshore resources shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, and all equipment used to carry out such violation shall be confiscated.
Source.
1973, 210:2. 1977, 588:3, eff. Sept. 16, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:64-b - License for Recreational Taking of Clams.

211:64-b License for Recreational Taking of Clams. –
No person shall at any time take clams for such person's own use unless the person is a resident of the state and has been duly licensed as provided in this section. Any person 6 years of age or older shall, upon application to the executive director of the fish and game department, be granted a license to take clams for recreational purposes upon payment of a fee set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. Such license shall be issued for the current calendar year. A resident of the state may take up to one quart of clamworms during any one day for such person's own use without a license. A person who furnishes to another person or permits another person to have or use the person's recreational clam license or the license of any other person, or changes or alters such license or uses a license issued to another person, or makes a false statement in an application to obtain said license shall be subjected to the penalty under RSA 211:64.
Source.
1995, 238:7. 1997, 10:12. 2001, 252:9, eff. Jan. 1 2002; 252:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2015, 186:22, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:64-c - Exception for Aged Persons.

211:64-c Exception for Aged Persons. –
No fee, including the agent's fee, shall be required for the issuance of a license under the provisions of RSA 211:64-b for the taking of clams by a resident of the state who is 68 years of age or over. Such license shall be effective for the remainder of such resident's life, as long as the applicant remains a resident of the state, unless sooner suspended or revoked by the executive director. The minimum residency requirements of RSA 214:7-b are applicable.
Source.
1995, 238:7. 1997, 10:13, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:65 - Division Established.

211:65 Division Established. –
A division of marine fisheries is established in the department of fish and game. The division is responsible for the regulation and promotion of both recreational and commercial marine fishing in the salt waters of the state.
Source.
1965, 307:1, eff. Sept. 5, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:66 - Terms Defined.

211:66 Terms Defined. –
The term "marine fisheries" as used in this subdivision shall be construed as referring to the management of marine species.
Source.
1965, 307:1. 1991, 229:10, eff. Aug. 9, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:67 - Repealed by 2005, 104:5, I, eff. Aug. 14, 2005.

211:67 Repealed by 2005, 104:5, I, eff. Aug. 14, 2005. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:68 - Executive Director of Fish and Game.

211:68 Executive Director of Fish and Game. –
The executive director of fish and game shall exercise general supervision over the division of marine fisheries and is authorized to hold hearings and adopt rules as provided by statute.
Source.
1965, 307:1. 2005, 104:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:69 - Chief of Division.

211:69 Chief of Division. –
The executive director of the fish and game department shall appoint a marine biologist of adequate training and experience to be the chief of the division of marine fisheries. The executive director shall employ the necessary office, enforcement, and field help for the control and the promotion of marine fisheries within the funds available for the division.
Source.
1965, 307:1. 2005, 104:2, eff. Aug. 14, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:70 - Repealed by 2005, 104:5, II, eff. Aug. 14, 2005.

211:70 Repealed by 2005, 104:5, II, eff. Aug. 14, 2005. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:71 - Contamination of Waters; Liability.

211:71 Contamination of Waters;  Liability. –
Whoever unlawfully discharges contaminants into the inland or coastal waters of the state shall be liable to the state for any damage to the fish, other aquatic life and wildlife or their habitat in said waters caused by such contamination.
Source.
1971, 184:1, eff. Aug. 10, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:72 - Damages; Determination by Department of Fish and Game.

211:72 Damages;  Determination by Department of Fish and Game. –
Upon learning of damage to fish and other aquatic life or wildlife and/or their habitat occasioned by contamination, the executive director of the department of fish and game or his designated agent shall investigate and determine the party responsible. He shall compute the damages based on tables for each species of fish as promulgated by the department and by such other means as he deems reasonable and accurate. He shall calculate the value of fish and other aquatic life or wildlife or their habitat destroyed by using standard procedures and such other means as he deems reasonable and accurate for estimating the value of fish populations and other aquatic life or wildlife or their habitat.
Source.
1971, 184:1, eff. Aug. 10, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:73 - Continuing Contamination.

211:73 Continuing Contamination. –
The executive director shall notify the department of environmental services or any other department of the state authorized by law to seek injunctive relief against water pollution if the contamination is a continuing offense.
Source.
1971, 184:1. 1996, 228:111, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:74 - Damage Actions.

211:74 Damage Actions. –
When, in the opinion of the executive director, the damage to fish life and other aquatic life, or wildlife, or their habitat, so warrants, he shall request the attorney general to institute an action at law for damage to fish life and other aquatic life, or wildlife, or their habitat, caused by the contamination. Any damage moneys received pursuant to this section shall be credited to the fish and game fund.
Source.
1971, 184:1. 1983, 23:1, eff. June 11, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:75 - Search and Seizure.

211:75 Search and Seizure. –
Any conservation officer shall have power:
I. To search without a warrant and examine any person or any boat, conveyance, vehicle, box, bag, locker, traps, crate or other receptacle or container for marine species, when the conservation officer has reasonable and articulable suspicion to believe that marine species taken contrary to the provisions of this chapter are concealed thereon or therein.
II. To secure and execute search warrants, based on probable cause, and in pursuance thereof to enter any building, enclosure, vehicle or car and to break open any apartment, chest, locker, box, trunk, crate, basket, bag, package or container and to examine the contents thereof.
III. To seize and take possession of any marine species which have been caught, taken or killed or had in possession or under control or which have been shipped or are about to be shipped at any time, in any manner, or for any purpose, contrary to the laws of this state.
IV. To raise, lift or in any way examine any pot, trap, car or other contrivance that is set for the taking or holding of marine species and to seize all pots, traps, cars or other contrivances and the contents thereof used in violation of any law or rule relating to marine species, and to hold the same until the fine and costs imposed for such violation have been paid in full. Provided, that in case such fine and costs are not paid within 60 days after imposition such pots, traps, cars or contrivances may be sold at public auction. Prior to such sale the department shall give notice to the owner, if known, by registered mail; otherwise a notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the state, giving the time and place of such sale. If the owner shall appear and shall pay the fines and costs and shall reimburse said department for expenses incurred in connection therewith, the property shall be delivered to the owner; otherwise the same shall be sold and the proceeds of such sale shall be for the use of the department, unless otherwise authorized by the court exercising proper jurisdiction.
V. To board any boat which is on public waters under the jurisdiction of this state with or without a warrant, if the conservation officer has reasonable and articulable suspicion to believe that any provisions of the statutes, rules and regulations relating to the taking of marine species as defined in RSA 207:1 or 211:62 are being or have been violated thereon, for the purpose of enforcing such statutes, rules and regulations.
Source.
1975, 340:11. 1994, 142:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995. 2012, 209:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:76 - Penalties.

211:76 Penalties. –
I. A person who violates any statutes pertaining to marine species where no penalty is provided shall, if a natural person, be guilty of a violation and, if any other person, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
II. A person who violates any rule or regulation promulgated by the executive director relative to marine species shall be guilty of a violation, and shall be guilty of a further violation for each lobster or crab or marine species, or parts thereof involved. The executive director, in his discretion, may also revoke any license issued to said person under this title for a period not exceeding one year.
Source.
1975, 340:11, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 211 - Fish, Shellfish, Lobsters and Crabs › Section 211:77 - Derelict Fishing Gear and Coastal Cleanup Fund Established.

211:77 Derelict Fishing Gear and Coastal Cleanup Fund Established. –
There is hereby established a separate fund to be known as the derelict fishing gear and coastal cleanup fund. The fund shall be administered by the executive director and shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the executive director for the purposes of this section. The executive director shall credit to this fund all federal moneys, state funds appropriated, fines or settlements for derelict fishing gear or other items, and fines for littering in coastal waters or beaches collected under RSA 163-B:4. The executive director may accept and expend all funds, including any gifts, grants, or donations made to the fund. The moneys in the fund shall be used to establish and support new and existing programs to retrieve and dispose of derelict fishing gear, to conduct periodic coastal cleanup programs for the removal of derelict fishing gear and marine trash, and to support recycling efforts for fishing gear and other marine trash. In this section, "derelict fishing gear" means lost, discarded, or abandoned fishing gear.
Source.
2021, 208:2, Pt. V, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 10, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:1 - Acquisition by Purchase, Lease or Gift.

212:1 Acquisition by Purchase, Lease or Gift. –
The state may acquire title to or control of lands or waters, or hunting or fishing or other rights on private lands or waters, suitable for the protection and propagation of fish, game and fur-bearing animals, or for fishing or hunting or administrative purposes, by purchase, lease or gift.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:1-a - Acquisition by Condemnation; Hearing Before Governor and Council.

212:1-a Acquisition by Condemnation;  Hearing Before Governor and Council. –
The governor, with the advice of the council, on his own motion or a special committee of 3 persons appointed by the governor and council for the purpose, may determine, upon hearing, whether there is occasion for the state to own any lands or water rights that are needed for fish and game department uses for the protection, regulation and management of wildlife resources and implementation of department programs and, if so, the governor, with the advice of the council, shall appoint a commission of 3 persons who may purchase land or other property in the proposed location. Such land and water rights shall be in a location proposed by the executive director of the fish and game department. All property rights acquired under the provisions of this section shall be in fee simple including property acquired by condemnation proceedings. Any such lands or water rights which cannot be acquired by agreement with the owner or owners thereof may be acquired in accordance with RSA 498-A.
Source.
1993, 241:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:1-b - Acquisition by Condemnation; Hearing Before Commission.

212:1-b Acquisition by Condemnation;  Hearing Before Commission. –
The governor, with advice of the council, may appoint a commission of 3 persons who, upon hearing, shall determine whether there is occasion for the state to own any lands or water rights that are needed for fish and game department uses for the protection and management of wildlife resources and implementation of department programs, and if so, the commission may purchase land or other property in the proposed location. Such lands or water rights shall be in a location proposed by the executive director of the fish and game department. Any such land or property which cannot be acquired by agreement with the owner or owners thereof may be acquired in accordance with RSA 498-A. All property rights acquired under the provisions of this section shall be in fee simple, including property acquired by condemnation proceedings.
Source.
1993, 241:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:1-c - Owners Defined.

212:1-c Owners Defined. –
For purposes of this subdivision, "owners" shall include tenants for life or years, remaindermen, reversioners, municipal lienholders or holders of undischarged mortgages of record whose mortgages are dated not earlier than 20 years prior to the date of filing such petition.
Source.
1993, 241:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:1-d - Oath of Commissioners.

212:1-d Oath of Commissioners. –
Persons appointed to the commission shall be sworn to act faithfully and impartially in the performance of their duties, and the certificate of each oath shall be returned to the secretary of state.
Source.
1993, 241:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:1-e - Notice of Hearing.

212:1-e Notice of Hearing. –
The governor with the advice of the council, or the commission appointed by the governor with advice of council, at least 14 days prior to hearing, shall cause notice in writing of the time and place of hearing appointed by them, together with a description of the proposed location to be given to each owner of land or other property in the proposed location and to the clerk of any city or town in which said land or other property is located.
Source.
1993, 241:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:1-f - Method of Giving Notice.

212:1-f Method of Giving Notice. –
I. When the owner resides or lives within the state, notice shall be given to the owner in person or left at the abode or sent to the owner by certified mail.
II. When the owner does not reside or live within the state, notice may be given to the person, if any, who has the care or possession of the land, or may be sent by registered mail to the owner's last known address.
III. If the owner is a person under guardianship or conservatorship, notice shall be given to the owner's guardian or conservator. If the owner is under any legal disability, a guardian or conservator may be appointed.
IV. When the owner or resident is unknown or uncertain, a copy of such notice, when posted in 2 public places in the city or town in which the land is situated, at least 14 days previous to hearing, shall be deemed sufficient notice to such owner.
Source.
1993, 241:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:1-g - Hearing.

212:1-g Hearing. –
The governor and council, or the commission, at the time and place appointed for hearing shall make a personal examination of the proposed location, shall hear all the parties interested who may attend, and may adjourn as they see cause. They may admit or reject any evidence offered and there shall be no appeal from their findings on the matter of the occasion for the state to own any lands or water rights needed for fish and game department uses for the protection, regulation and management of wildlife resources and implementation of department programs, in the absence of fraud or gross mistake.
Source.
1993, 241:1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:7 - Title and Control.

212:7 Title and Control. –
The title to any land acquired by purchase, gift, or lease, shall be approved by the attorney general and shall be taken by the executive director in the name of the state. The deed to any such land or property shall be deposited with the secretary of state. The entire control of such land shall be under the direction of the executive director.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:8 - Reasonable Price.

212:8 Reasonable Price. –
The executive director, with the approval of the governor and council, may pay a fair and reasonable price for waters, lands or rights therein with or without buildings, required for the establishment of fish hatcheries, game farms, game refuges and fish and game department uses for the protection, regulation and management of wildlife resources and the implementation of department programs. The executive director, subject to the approval of the governor and council, may expend for the purchase of land, waters or rights therein during any year only such total sum as may be appropriated therefor. The executive director shall, within its biennial report pursuant to RSA 20:7, make a report of all lands, waters or rights therein so acquired since the last report to the senate president and the speaker of the house.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:8. RSA 212:8. 1969, 146:1. 1993, 241:2, eff. July 1, 1993. 2015, 259:28, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:9 - Sale and Exchange.

212:9 Sale and Exchange. –
Whenever the executive director shall deem it to be in the best interests of the state, he may, with the consent of the governor, authorize the sale or exchange of any lands, or any part thereof, to which title has been acquired by purchase, gift, lease or condemnation, together with the buildings, improvements, and appurtenances thereon, for privately owned lands of equal or greater value, and suitable for fish and game department uses for the protection, regulation and management of wildlife resources, implementation of department programs, or administrative purposes.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:9. RSA 212:9. 1993, 241:3, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:10 - Use of Lands.

212:10 Use of Lands. –
Lands to which title has been acquired by the state, or which have been leased, or any part thereof, may be used for the purpose of creating and maintaining game refuges, or for fish and game department uses for the protection, regulation and management of wildlife resources, implementation of department programs, and as much thereof as is deemed necessary may be used for the administration of such lands. The executive director of the fish and game department, after consultation with the director, division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources, may cut and remove and sell, or permit the cutting or removing and selling of timber, on lands to which title has been acquired by the state. The executive director of the fish and game department may sell or otherwise dispose of buildings or other improvements on lands acquired under this chapter, whenever such buildings or improvements are no longer of use to the state, except that no building or improvements valued at $100 or more shall be sold without the approval of the governor.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:10. RSA 212:10. 1993, 241:4, eff. July 1, 1993. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:10-a - Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Tract Natural Areas Camp Leases.

212:10-a Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Tract Natural Areas Camp Leases. –
The executive director of the fish and game department shall make contracts for the leasing of seasonal camp lots within the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract natural areas, which were in existence at the time of the state's acquisition of the tract, for periods not exceeding 5 years. All such contracts extending for a period of more than 5 years or for an annual consideration of more than $5,000 shall be approved by the governor and council prior to being effective. All money collected from the leasing of seasonal camp lots within the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract natural areas shall be credited to the fish and game fund established under RSA 206:33.
Source.
2004, 45:4, eff. July 2, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:10-b - Leases and Privileges.

212:10-b Leases and Privileges. –
I. The executive director of the fish and game department may execute leases or contracts for the short-term use of buildings or lands owned by the department. All such leases or contracts extending for a period of more than 5 years or for an annual consideration of more than $5,000 shall be approved by the governor and council prior to being effective. All such leases and contracts shall be consistent with the purposes of Title XVIII. All money collected from such contracts and leases shall be credited to the fish and game fund established under RSA 206:33.
II. The executive director of the fish and game department may assign department housing without charge to a classified employee, including only, any or all of the following utilities: heat, fuel, gas, electricity, and water; provided, that said housing is being furnished for the operational convenience of the department, the housing is on state property administered and managed by the department, and the classified employee is required to accept such lodging as a condition of employment.
III. The executive director of the fish and game department may make contracts for the leasing of seasonal camp lots, which were in existence at the time of the state's acquisition of the tract, for periods not exceeding 5 years. Such leases shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 4:40. All such contracts extending for a period of more than 5 years or for an annual consideration of more than $7,500 shall be approved by the governor and council prior to being effective. All money collected from the leasing of seasonal camp lots shall be credited to the fish and game fund established under RSA 206:33.
Source.
2005, 127:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2005. 2023, 48:1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:11 - Establishment.

212:11 Establishment. –
The executive director, in conjunction with the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, may establish and maintain state fish and game refuges for the protection and propagation of fish, game, and fur-bearing animals, on all or any portion of the state fish and game lands, wherein fish, game, and fur-bearing animals shall not be hunted, pursued, taken, disturbed, or molested at any time except as provided in RSA 212:15. They may also, with and by the consent of the proper authorities, establish and maintain such refuges on state forests, national forests, or otherwise publicly owned lands or waters within the state. They may also establish and maintain such refuges on privately owned lands with the consent of the owner and abutters, for such purposes. No such refuge shall exceed in area
1/2 of the total area of the state or national forest on which it is located, nor shall it exceed 2,500 acres in area, if not located on a state or national forest. No such refuge exceeding 500 acres in area shall be established within 10 miles of another such refuge.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:11. 1949, 60:1. RSA 212:11. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:12 - St. Paul's School Game Refuge.

212:12 St. Paul's School Game Refuge. –
The limitation as to distance between state fish and game refuges, provided for in RSA 212:11, shall not prohibit the establishment of such a game refuge on premises belonging to St. Paul's School in the city of Concord, provided the owners and abutters consent to the establishment of such a refuge, under the procedure set forth in RSA 212:11. If such a refuge is established the boundary on the north of said refuge shall be the Hopkinton road and the expense of policing the refuge shall be assumed by St. Paul's School.
Source.
1939, 26:1. RL 246:12.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:13 - Bear Brook Refuge.

212:13 Bear Brook Refuge. –
The limitations as to the area within refuges on publicly owned lands and as to distances between refuges as provided for in RSA 212:11 shall not prohibit the establishment of a game refuge on the Bear Brook area so-called in the towns of Allenstown, Deerfield, Candia and Hooksett transferred from the United States to the state of New Hampshire for public park, recreational and conservation purposes, provided that not less than 2,000 acres within the boundaries of the area shall be open to hunting according to the laws of this state from October 1 to March 15 and that all of said area shall be open to fishing in accordance with the laws of this state. If such a refuge is established, the expense of policing the refuge shall be assumed by the executive director.
Source.
1943, 158:1. 1947, 152:1. RSA 212:13. 1957, 253:1, eff. Oct. 1, 1957.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:14 - Taking of Deer by Bow and Arrow.

212:14 Taking of Deer by Bow and Arrow. –
In addition to the area open to hunting as provided by RSA 212:13, when in the opinion of the executive director of the fish and game department and by agreement with the department of natural and cultural resources it is to be deemed in the interest of good game management practices, said Bear Brook Game Refuge may be open to the taking of deer by bow and arrow under such regulations as may be prescribed by the executive director of the fish and game department.
Source.
1947, 152:2, eff. May 20, 1947. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:15 - Taking of Game in.

212:15 Taking of Game in. –
Any game refuge may be open to the taking of any particular species of game, game bird or fur-bearing animal at any time and by any means under such regulations as may be prescribed by the executive director.
Source.
1949, 60:2, eff. Mar. 11, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:16 - Boundary Lines; Notices.

212:16 Boundary Lines;  Notices. –
Each game refuge shall be surrounded by a well defined line, road, or cleared strip of land, and in the discretion of the executive director, by wire at the boundary thereof. On the boundary of each such refuge, there shall be posted in conspicuous places, not more than 150 yards apart, notices bearing the following: "State Game Refuge-Hunting is Unlawful," and such other information or rules or regulations as the executive director may deem advisable.
Source.
1935, 124:6. 1937, 188:21. RL 246:13.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:17 - Penalty.

212:17 Penalty. –
Any person found upon a state game refuge, except as may be permitted under RSA 212:15, or upon any land under the control of the executive director, which has been established by the executive director as an area for the propagation of game, who discharges a firearm for the purpose of taking wildlife, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1937, 188:19. RL 246:14. 1949, 60:3. RSA 212:17. 1973, 528:124, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m. 2012, 125:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:18 - Maintenance.

212:18 Maintenance. –
The state may acquire by purchase, lease or gift, hunting and fishing rights to lands or waters and rights of access thereto suitable for fishing and hunting and maintain thereon public fishing and hunting grounds.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:15.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:19 - Adoption, Posting, Etc.

212:19 Adoption, Posting, Etc. –
The executive director may formulate, adopt, and post such rules and regulations for the government of lands and waters under his control including state game refuges, and for the protection and propagation of fish, game, fur-bearing animals and marine species thereon, as he may deem necessary for their proper use and administration, or as may be established pursuant to agreements with the director, division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources, or proper federal authority or lessors.
Source.
1935, 124:6. 1937, 188:20. RL 246:16. RSA 212:19. 1975, 340:12, eff. Aug. 6, 1975. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:20 - Penalty for Violating Rules.

212:20 Penalty for Violating Rules. –
Any person who violates any rule adopted by the executive director made under the provisions of RSA 212:19 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:17. RSA 212:20. 1973, 528:125. 1997, 9:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:21 - Executive Director's Powers.

212:21 Executive Director's Powers. –
The executive director may take, remove or transfer fish, game, fur-bearing animals and marine species at such times, in such manner, and from such places as he may deem proper for the protection or propagation thereof.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:18. RSA 212:21. 1975, 340:13, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:22 - Sale.

212:22 Sale. –
The executive director may sell or exchange fish, including the eggs or fry thereof, birds or the eggs thereof, game, and fur-bearing animals, with or to other states or individuals.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:19.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:23 - Accounts.

212:23 Accounts. –
The executive director shall keep an itemized account of all such sales or exchanges, and include the same in his biennial report to the governor and council pursuant to RSA 20:7, and shall remit to the state treasurer all money received under the provisions of this subdivision, to be credited to the fish and game fund.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:20. 2015, 259:29, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:24 - Federal Aid.

212:24 Federal Aid. –
The state of New Hampshire hereby assents to the provisions of the acts of Congress entitled the "Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act," to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife restoration projects, and for other purposes, 16 U.S.C. section 669 et seq., as amended, and the "Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act," to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes, 16 U.S.C. section 777 et seq., as amended. The fish and game department, or any other state agency permitted by said act of Congress, are hereby authorized and empowered to perform such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of co-operative wildlife restoration and fish restoration and management projects as defined in said acts of Congress, in compliance with the said acts and rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior thereunder. Provided, that any funds accruing to the state of New Hampshire from license fees paid by hunters and fishermen shall be diverted to no other purpose than the administration of the duly authorized activities of the fish and game department.
Source.
1951, 152:1. 2009, 7:1, eff. June 16, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:25 - Permit Required.

212:25 Permit Required. –
I. No person shall propagate or sell, dead or alive, wildlife or the eggs or progeny thereof, or operate a hunting preserve, without first obtaining a permit from the executive director except as permitted under title XVIII. The executive director shall have the authority to determine the time period and any other conditions governing the issuance of such permit. The executive director may refuse to issue a permit if he determines that such issuance may pose significant disease, genetic, ecological, environmental, health, safety, or welfare risks to persons or wildlife.
II. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the taking, permitting, inspection, possession, processing, sale, rearing, harvesting, identifying, releasing and transportation of wildlife as related to the propagation or selling of wildlife, or the operation of a hunting preserve, including, but not limited to:
(a) The size, sex, number and quantity possessed, processed or imported.
(b) The areas to be opened or closed to their harvesting, rearing, and releasing.
(c) The method and manner of harvest.
(d) The transportation within or through the state of New Hampshire and its waters.
(e) The sale, inspection, processing, and marking.
(f) Method of keeping.
(g) Method of recapture.
(h) Permit fee schedules.
(i) Appropriate definitions.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:21. RSA 212:25. 1992, 171:8. 1994, 153:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:25-a - Special Permit to Keep and Propagate Wild Turkeys.

212:25-a Special Permit to Keep and Propagate Wild Turkeys. –
No person shall import any species of wild turkey, hybrid wild turkey, or wild turkey-domestic turkey cross or any egg of these species into New Hampshire. Any person in possession of wild turkeys, hybrid wild turkeys, or wild turkey-domestic turkey crosses or the egg of any of these species when this section takes effect shall be permitted to keep or propagate them or both by special permit from the executive director. A person not an employee of the fish and game department acting in his official capacity as an employee of that department or a person not acting under the supervision of, by the orders of, and in the presence of an employee of the fish and game department shall not sell, give away, or release into the wild a live wild turkey, hybrid wild turkey, or wild turkey-domestic turkey cross, or any fertile egg of any of these species. Any person holding a permit under this section shall submit to the executive director a report by December 31 of each year stating the number and sex of wild turkeys, hybrid wild turkeys, or wild turkey-domestic turkey crosses in his possession.
Source.
1973, 23:1. 1975, 114:2. 1977, 459:3, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:26 - Application; Revocation or Suspension.

212:26 Application;  Revocation or Suspension. –
Such licenses shall be issued by the executive director, in his discretion, upon application in writing, and shall be subject to revocation and suspension at any time, in the discretion of the executive director.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:22. RSA 212:26. 1963, 135:1. 1986, 214:6. 1992, 171:9, eff. June 7, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:27 - to 212:30 Repealed by 1992, 171:12, V, eff. June 7, 1992.

212:27 to 212:30 Repealed by 1992, 171:12, V, eff. June 7, 1992. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:30-a - Sale of Fresh Water Fish Raised Outside of State.

212:30-a Sale of Fresh Water Fish Raised Outside of State. –
I. Fresh water fish raised outside the state may be possessed, bought and sold for use as food, provided that for each package there shall be a bill of sale bearing the species of fish, the weight of the package, and the place of origin. Said bill of sale shall remain with the package until sold.
II. Any hotel, restaurant or retail store wishing to sell fresh water fish raised outside the state shall be required to have a bill of sale accompanying said fresh water fish until sold or eaten. Said bill of sale shall bear the species of fish, the number of pounds and the name of the wholesale dealer from whom the fish was purchased.
Source.
1955, 33:2. 1959, 11:2. 1973, 301:1. 1975, 339:1. 1996, 108:19, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:30-b, 212:30-c - Repealed by 1992, 171:12, V, eff. June 7, 1992.

212:30-b, 212:30-c Repealed by 1992, 171:12, V, eff. June 7, 1992. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:30-d - Sale of Venison Imported from Outside the State.

212:30-d Sale of Venison Imported from Outside the State. –
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 208:11, venison, including the species red deer and elk (Cervus elaphus), but not including Virginia white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), imported from outside the state may be possessed, bought, and sold for use as food, provided that for each shipment there shall be a bill of sale bearing the date of purchase, the species of venison, the total weight of the shipment, and the place of origin. Said bill of sale shall remain with the shipment until the entire shipment has been sold.
II. The packaging on all imported deer meat or venison which is offered for sale within this state shall be clearly labeled or marked with the country or state of origin.
III. Resident and nonresident wholesalers who wish to sell imported venison in this state as permitted in paragraph I shall procure a wholesaler's license from the department of fish and game to do so, the fee for which shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. Said license shall expire on December 31 of each calendar year. Wholesalers shall provide bills of sale in duplicate, one copy of which shall be given to the retail seller, and the other copy of which shall be retained as a file copy by the wholesaler and shall be available for inspection by any agent of the executive director.
III-a. Resident wholesalers licensed pursuant to paragraph III may import venison, including the species red deer and elk (Cervus elaphus), but not including Virginia white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), into this state.
IV. Retail outlets, including hotels and restaurants, shall only sell venison purchased from a licensed wholesale dealer as set forth in paragraph III or permitted propagator as set forth in RSA 212:30-e, I.
V. Any person convicted under this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person and guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1983, 139:1. 1992, 92:1, 2. 1993, 237:4-6. 1994, 153:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995. 2015, 186:23, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:30-e - Sale of Venison Raised by Licensed Propagators.

212:30-e Sale of Venison Raised by Licensed Propagators. –
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 208:11, deer carcasses or venison, including the species red deer and elk (Cervus elaphus), but not including Virginia white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) raised within the state by persons holding a valid permit issued pursuant to RSA 212:25, may be possessed, bought and sold pursuant to the requirements set forth in this section.
II. The sale of Virginia white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) carcasses or venison for food shall be prohibited. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the hunting or taking of Virginia white-tailed deer by a person hunting with permission on premises authorized pursuant to RSA 212:25 for the taking of Virginia white-tailed deer. The provisions of RSA 208:11 shall apply to all Virginia white-tailed deer so taken.
III. For each sale of deer carcasses or venison as permitted by this section, there shall be a bill of sale bearing the date of purchase, the species of venison, the total weight of the deer carcass or venison, the name and address of the purchaser, and the name, address and permit number of the propagator making the sale. The bill of sale shall remain with the deer carcass or venison as long as it remains in this state.
IV. The propagator making the sale shall provide bills of sale in duplicate, one copy of which shall be given to the customer, and the other copy of which shall be retained as a file copy by the propagator and shall be available for inspection by any agent of the executive director.
V. No person other than one licensed to propagate deer, including the species red deer and elk (Cervus elaphus), shall be permitted to sell deer carcasses or venison pursuant to this section; provided, however, a person who has obtained the appropriate resident or nonresident wholesaler's license described in RSA 212:30-d, III shall be permitted to purchase deer carcasses or venison pursuant to this section for resale.
VI. Any person convicted under this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person and guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1990, 51:1. 1992, 92:3, 4. 1993, 237:7. 1994, 153:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 212 - Propagation of Fish and Game › Section 212:32 - Rights Protected.

212:32 Rights Protected. –
Any person who shall hunt, capture, take or kill any fish, game or fur-bearing animals from any lands or waters covered by such license, without the permission of the licensee, shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1935, 124:6. RL 246:27. RSA 212:32. 1973, 528:126. 1992, 171:10, eff. June 7, 1992.