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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:17 - Penalties as Applicable to Altered Provisions.

206:17 Penalties as Applicable to Altered Provisions. –
Whenever the executive director shall by rule or regulation, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, alter existing provisions of law, the penalties applicable in cases of violation of such provisions of law as shall be changed by such action of the executive director, shall apply to violations of the rules and regulations of the executive director amendatory to or substituted for such changed provisions of law.
Source.
1941, 49:2. RL 240:16.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:18 - Release of Information.

206:18 Release of Information. –
I. The executive director of fish and game may, at any time he or she deems advisable, release any information related to the stocking of fish to include but not be limited to: the species, number, size of fish, or the name of the stream, pond, or lake stocked, but in no instance shall any employee of the fish and game department, except for a designee of the executive director, disclose where or when they were or will be stocked. The executive director may penalize any employee who violates the provisions of this section as he or she deems reasonable and just.
II. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the release of information to persons or organizations assisting or cooperating with the fish and game department and its personnel in the stocking of such fish pursuant to agreements authorized by the executive director of the fish and game department.
III. The state of New Hampshire, the fish and game department, and their agents and employees are hereby released from any liability, claims, or demands relating to any loss, damage, or injury, however extreme, resulting from or incidental to such stocking.
Source.
1935, 123:1. 1941, 49:3. RL 240:17. RSA 206:18. 1967, 226:1. 1977, 298:1. 2004, 37:1, eff. April 23, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:18-a - Exception.

206:18-a Exception. –
The provisions of RSA 206:18 shall not apply to the stocking of any species of fish, for which species there is no open season authorized at the time of stocking, and which species shall remain continuously protected for at least one year thereafter.
Source.
1969, 146:2, eff. July 1, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:19 - Penalty for Violation of Rules and Regulations.

206:19 Penalty for Violation of Rules and Regulations. –
Whoever violates any rule, regulation or order of the executive director issued pursuant to the authority contained in the preceding sections of this subdivision, for which violation no specific penalty is provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1935, 123:1. 1941, 49:4. RL 240:18. RSA 206:19. 1973, 528:110, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:19-a - General Penalty.

206:19-a General Penalty. –
Unless otherwise herein provided, any person convicted of a violation of any provision of Title XVIII, or of any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, shall be guilty of a violation for the first offense. For any subsequent offense committed during the same calendar year he shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1977, 450:2, eff. June 12, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:19-b - Cruelty to Wild Animals, Fish, or Wild Birds; Enhanced Penalty.

206:19-b Cruelty to Wild Animals, Fish, or Wild Birds;  Enhanced Penalty. –
I. (a) Any person who purposely beats, cruelly whips, tortures or mutilates any wild animal, fish or wild bird as defined in RSA 207:1, or purposely causes any wild animal, fish, or wild bird to be beaten, cruelly whipped, tortured or mutilated shall be guilty of a class B felony.
(b) Any person who negligently beats, cruelly whips, tortures or mutilates any wild animal, fish or wild bird as defined in RSA 207:1, or negligently causes any wild animal, fish or wild bird to be beaten, cruelly whipped, tortured or mutilated shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
II. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution and an actor shall be exempt from enhanced penalties under this section for any manner of taking, open season time limits, permitted scientific investigations or wildlife management practices lawful under title XVIII or administrative rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, whether or not the actor holds a current and valid license issued by the department.
Source.
2021, 156:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:20 - Continuation of Laws.

206:20 Continuation of Laws. –
Laws relating to the opening and closing of seasons for taking fish, the size, number and weight limits of fish, and other conditions governing the method and manner of taking fish, shall be continued in full force and effect until altered by rule or regulation of the executive director as provided in this subdivision.
Source.
1941, 49:5. RL 240:19.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:22 - Printing and Supplies.

206:22 Printing and Supplies. –
The executive director shall have authority to have printed the biennial report and such bulletins, literature, posters, and other printing as may be necessary to the work of the department, he to purchase all supplies and equipment subject to the provisions of RSA 8:14-32.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:21.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:22-a - Publications, Specialty Items and Fund Raising Revolving Fund.

206:22-a Publications, Specialty Items and Fund Raising Revolving Fund. –
I. There is established a revolving fund to be known as the publications, specialty items and fund raising revolving fund in the fish and game department. The revolving fund shall be used for the purpose of producing, purchasing or marketing publications and specialty items which shall be offered to the public at a reasonable charge. All income from the sale of such publications and items shall be deposited into the special fund.
II. (a) The fish and game department may promote, market or otherwise engage in fund raising activities for any special account including, but not limited to, the endangered and nongame species management programs established in RSA 212-A and RSA 212-B, respectively, and any other program intended to educate, protect, restore, enhance or promote department responsibilities.
(b) The proceeds from such fund raising activities shall be deposited to the respective special accounts of the programs listed in subparagraph (a), or any other such programs established after July 1, 1992.
(c) The executive director may transfer funds from any of the respective accounts of the programs listed in subparagraph (a) or any other such programs established after July 1, 1992. The transfer of such funds for the purposes of this paragraph shall be authorized notwithstanding any exclusive use or dedicated purpose stated in the subaccount of any such program. The respective subaccounts are hereby appropriated for such purpose.
III. The amount in the publications, specialty items and fund raising revolving fund shall not exceed $100,000 and any amounts in excess of $100,000 shall be deposited in the fish and game fund. Any moneys in the fund not in excess of $100,000 shall not lapse.
IV. The executive director may use moneys in the fund to purchase certain merchandise, supplies, and materials, as provided in RSA 206:22-b.
Source.
1983, 65:1. 1989, 408:97. 1992, 58:1. 1994, 246:1. 2003, 60:1. 2007, 220:4, eff. July 1, 2007. 2013, 144:72, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:22-b - Purchases.

206:22-b Purchases. –
The executive director may purchase such merchandise for resale and such operating supplies and materials as may be necessary for the operation of the department. Items for resale may be purchased in accordance with RSA 21-I:18, I(k). All operating supplies and materials shall be purchased through the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services. Such purchases shall be a charge upon the revolving fund established in RSA 206:22-a.
Source.
1994, 246:2, eff. June 2, 1994. 2014, 327:55, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:23 - Cooperation.

206:23 Cooperation. –
The executive director shall enter into cooperation with the departments of the federal government and of this and all other states, for the protection, propagation and preservation of all wildlife in this state, and shall execute all matters pertaining thereto, including a biological survey of the state.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:22. RSA 206:23. 1975, 340:2. 1995, 51:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:23-a - Cooperation with Private Parties.

206:23-a Cooperation with Private Parties. –
The executive director, with the consent of the commission, shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements with individuals, partnerships and corporations whether resident or nonresident for the purpose of implementing fishways or fish ladders and any other matters relative to the protection, propagation and preservation of fish, game and fur-bearing animals of this state.
Source.
1973, 67:1, eff. June 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:23-b - Fish and Game Statutes.

206:23-b Fish and Game Statutes. –
The executive director of the department of fish and game shall annually provide copies of current fish and game statutes, if available as a single publication from a commercial publisher, without charge only upon request of the members of the house wildlife and marine resources committee and the senate fish and game/recreation committee.
Source.
1996, 97:1, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:23-c - Wildlife Population Reductions; Long Island, Town of Moultonborough.

206:23-c Wildlife Population Reductions;  Long Island, Town of Moultonborough. –
I. The executive director, with the approval of the commission, may conduct wildlife population reductions and initiate management actions necessary to protect against disease, genetic, ecological, environmental, health, safety, or welfare risks to persons or wildlife. The executive director may exercise such authority only on Long Island, town of Moultonborough; and to the species, sex, age, number, and timing of the population reduction or management action.
II. The executive director may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to conduct an orderly and efficient wildlife population reduction or management action, including, but not limited to:
(a) The method and manner of taking.
(b) Participation in the reduction or management action.
(c) Inspection, possession, processing, sale, transportation, or releases of wildlife.
(d) Permits, including application or permit fees for residents or nonresidents, to undertake wildlife reduction or management actions under terms and conditions established in the permit issued by the executive director.
III. The executive director may enter into agreements with individuals, partnerships, and corporations, whether resident or nonresident, for the purpose of implementing population reductions or management actions as specified in this section.
Source.
1996, 259:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:24 - Number, Etc.

206:24 Number, Etc. –
Subject to regulations of the state personnel commission, the executive director shall determine the number of conservation officers and superintendents of hatcheries, shall appoint and remove all conservation officers and superintendents of hatcheries, and shall hire such experts and office assistants as in his judgment are necessary for the proper execution of his duties. A copy of the appointment of each conservation officer shall be filed in the office of the executive director.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:23. 1949, 288:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:25 - Reports.

206:25 Reports. –
Each conservation officer shall keep a record of his official acts, receipts, and expenditures and, when requested by the executive director, shall make such report and in such form as the executive director may prescribe.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:24.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:26-a - Interference with Conservation Officer.

206:26-a Interference with Conservation Officer. –
It is unlawful to resist or attempt to resist arrest by a conservation officer, or to obstruct or attempt to obstruct, or to intimidate or interfere with a conservation officer in the performance of his duty. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1965, 96:1. 1973, 528:111, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:26-b - Authority and Duties of Executive Director and Conservation Officers.

206:26-b Authority and Duties of Executive Director and Conservation Officers. –
I. The executive director and each conservation officer shall:
(a) Be ex officio constables throughout the state;
(b) Have general power to enforce all criminal laws of the state and to serve criminal processes and make arrests, under proper warrants, in all counties; and
(c) Have general power to enforce any provision of RSA title XXI relative to the operation of OHRVs, snowmobiles, watercraft, or boats.
II. The executive director and each conservation officer shall not:
(a) Serve civil processes; or
(b) Act or be used or called upon for service within any town in any industrial dispute unless actual violence has occurred, and then only upon order of the governor.
III. When the executive director or any conservation officer shall apprehend any person who has committed or attempted to commit a felony, the executive director shall immediately make a report to the county attorney and the sheriff of the county in which the offense was, or was suspected of being, committed and such cases shall be investigated and prosecuted by said county official with the cooperation of the executive director or conservation officer.
IV. The provisions of paragraphs I, II and III as they pertain to the executive director shall not apply to any executive director who has not been certified as a police officer in accordance with RSA 106-L:5, V.
V. Each fish and game conservation officer shall be required to maintain training and certification for wilderness first responder, basic life support and cardiopulmonary resuscitation but shall not be required to obtain licensure under RSA 153-A.
Source.
1975, 410:1. 1986, 174:1. 2006, 260:36, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2013, 190:3, eff. Aug. 31, 2013. 2014, 249:3, eff. Sept. 19, 2014. 2017, 206:12, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:26-c - Compensation for Injuries in Line of Duty.

206:26-c Compensation for Injuries in Line of Duty. –
Any injury, which is due to a hostile or overt act or an act caused by another during the performance of duties which are considered dangerous in nature, received by the executive director, any conservation officer, or any deputy conservation officer while on assignment, patrol, or official active duty which requires that the officer or executive director be hospitalized, or to the extent that the officer or executive director is unable to perform normal or routine duties, shall not be charged against annual leave or sick leave for the time lost due to the injury. During such time the officer or executive director shall remain on the active payroll. The fish and game commission shall make any determination as to whether an injury is in the line of duty and due to a hostile or overt act or an act caused by another during the performance of duties which are considered dangerous in nature, and, after approval by governor and council, the determination shall be final.
Source.
2001, 291:3, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27 - Reciprocal Agreements.

206:27 Reciprocal Agreements. –
I. Any game protector, fish and game warden, conservation officer, or other person, who is authorized to make arrests for violations of the conservation or fish laws of the state of Maine or of the commonwealth of Massachusetts shall have power and authority to make arrest of any person fishing, in violation of the fish laws of such state or states, on any part of any waters or portion thereof lying between either of said states and the state of New Hampshire or on the shores thereof and to take the person so arrested for trial to the state in which the violation was committed and there to prosecute such person according to the laws of such state. This section shall be effective as to the state of Maine or the commonwealth of Massachusetts or both, when said state or states shall enact a similar law giving similar authority to the fish and game conservation officers of this state to make arrests on said boundary waters between either of said states, or both, and this state.
II. The secretary of state shall notify the secretary of the state of Maine and the secretary of the commonwealth of Massachusetts of the passage of this provision.
III. Subject to the provisions relative to reciprocal laws by the state of Maine or the commonwealth of Massachusetts, this section shall take effect upon its passage.
Source.
1943, 16:1, 2, 3, eff. Feb. 16, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27-a - Deputy Conservation Officers.

206:27-a Deputy Conservation Officers. –
The executive director is authorized to recruit, train and organize a deputy conservation officer force for the purpose of assisting conservation officers in the enforcement of fish and game laws and augmenting the conservation officer force in such manner as the executive director may deem appropriate. The executive director may appoint such deputy conservation officers from retired conservation officers, hatchery personnel, bio-aides and other departmental personnel and any other persons he deems necessary as deputy conservation officers. Such deputy conservation officers shall at all times be under the direction, control and supervision of the executive director or his agent and shall be subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the executive director and shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director.
Source.
1977, 255:1. 1979, 240:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27-b - Appointment and Qualifications.

206:27-b Appointment and Qualifications. –
Members of the deputy conservation officer force shall be appointed by the executive director. Each member of the force shall be:
I. A citizen of the United States;
II. A resident of the state of N.H.;
III. Free from conviction of a felony in this state or any other state;
IV. At least 21 years of age;
V. Meet any other qualifications as the executive director shall deem appropriate.
Source.
1977, 255:1. 1979, 240:2. 2000, 149:1, eff. July 22, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27-c - Powers.

206:27-c Powers. –
All members of the deputy conservation officer force shall have all powers set forth in 206:26, 206:26-a and 206:26-b; but such powers shall extend only during the period when such member is on official active duty under the direction of the executive director or his agent.
Source.
1977, 255:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27-d - Workers' Compensation.

206:27-d Workers' Compensation. –
All deputy conservation officers who are engaged in official duties shall be considered state employees for the purpose of the workers' compensation for state employees under RSA 8:60 and 61. The coverage shall include those deputy conservation officers engaged in official duties who may not be compensated at the time of their mishap or injury.
Source.
1977, 255:1. 1979, 240:4, eff. Aug. 14, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27-f - Retirement Benefits.

206:27-f Retirement Benefits. –
No deputy conservation officer appointed under the authority of provisions of RSA 206:27-a shall be deemed to be eligible for group II retirement benefits unless said officer has had previous coverage under group II retirement.
Source.
1977, 255:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27-g - Uniforms and Equipment.

206:27-g Uniforms and Equipment. –
The executive director may provide for deputy conservation officer uniforms and equipment necessary in the performance of their duties, but all such property shall remain the property of the state. The executive director shall maintain an inventory of said property and shall charge against each member the value of the property issued to him. If it shall be determined by the executive director that any loss or destruction of such property was due to carelessness or neglect on the part of such member the value of such property shall be paid by such member and the amount thereof may be deducted from the compensation of such member.
Source.
1979, 240:3, eff. Aug. 14, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27-h - Compensation.

206:27-h Compensation. –
All deputy conservation officers shall be compensated for their services while actively engaged in the performance of their official duties at rates as fixed by the executive director. This section shall not prohibit a deputy conservation officer from volunteering his or her service without compensation.
Source.
1979, 240:3. 2000, 149:2, eff. July 22, 2000. 2014, 230:2, eff. July 21, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:27-i - Indemnification.

206:27-i Indemnification. –
Any person recognized by the executive director, department of fish and game, as a fish and game volunteer who is under the supervision of a department employee and is actually performing assigned volunteer duties or search and rescue activities shall be considered a state employee for the purpose of defense and indemnification from civil suits under RSA 99-D; provided, however, such a volunteer shall not be indemnified from any civil suit arising out of a criminal act.
Source.
1987, 75:1, eff. June 29, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:28 - Authority for Establishment.

206:28 Authority for Establishment. –
The forest service of the United States department of agriculture may make reasonable rules and regulations for the protection of game and other animals, birds, and fish on such area or areas in the White Mountain forest reserve as shall be designated from time to time by said forest service with the written approval of the commission. Said areas shall be designated as areas for the propagation, rearing, and protection of fish and game and other wildlife. A description of said area or areas and a plan or map thereof shall be filed in the office of said commission.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:31.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:30 - Posting.

206:30 Posting. –
A copy of any rule or regulation made under the provisions of RSA 206:28, attested by an official or employee of said forest service, shall be posted on the designated area to which said rules and regulations are made applicable and a like copy, with affidavit of posting thereon, shall be filed for record in the office of the commission and in the office of the secretary of state.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:33.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:31 - Penalty.

206:31 Penalty. –
Whoever shall violate any rule or regulation made pursuant to the provisions of RSA 206:28 and posted and filed as provided for herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:34. RSA 206:31. 1973, 528:112, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:33 - How Constituted.

206:33 How Constituted. –
The executive director shall, at least once a month, make return to the state treasurer of all moneys received and collected by the department from licenses, permits, fines, forfeitures or whatever source. The state treasurer shall keep all such moneys in a separate account to be known as the fish and game fund. Such fund is annually appropriated for the use of the department during the fiscal year of its receipt by the state treasurer, in the manner hereinafter provided. The executive director shall file with the commission a statement of the finances of the department monthly.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:36.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:33-a - Gifts and Donations; Account Established.

206:33-a Gifts and Donations;  Account Established. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, individual gifts and donations not exceeding $2,500 in value in a year may be received by the fish and game department with the consent of the commission and without the approval of the governor or the governor and council. Individual gifts and donations exceeding $2,500 in value in a year may be received by the fish and game department with the consent of the commission and with the approval of the governor and council.
II. There is established an account within the fish and game fund to be known as the gifts and donations account. Moneys in the gifts and donations account are nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the fish and game department. All gifts and donations shall be deposited in this account, except gifts and donations made to the department in support of a specific program that has an established dedicated account in title XVIII which shall be deposited into the appropriate dedicated account and expended in accordance with the purpose of the dedicated account.
III. This section shall not apply to gifts, grants, bequests, or donations received pursuant to RSA 206:33-c or RSA 212-B:6.
Source.
1983, 66:1. 2004, 149:1. 2006, 18:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2023, 49:1, eff. July 31, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:33-b - Transfers from Fish and Game Fund.

206:33-b Transfers from Fish and Game Fund. –
If the expenditure of additional funds over budget estimates is necessary for the proper functioning of the fish and game department, the department may request, with prior approval of the legislative fiscal committee, that the governor and council authorize the transfer of funds from the fish and game fund for fish and game department purposes.
Source.
1991, 355:61, eff. July 1, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:33-c - Agreements with Nonprofit Partners.

206:33-c Agreements with Nonprofit Partners. –
I. The commission, in consultation with the executive director, may designate one or more nonprofit foundations as an official nonprofit partner of the department for the purpose of accepting gifts, grants, bequests, and donations to further department goals.
II. An official nonprofit partner shall be a nonpolitical legal entity that:
(a) Is incorporated under the laws of this state;
(b) Has been granted an exemption from federal income tax under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
(c) Works with the department to further department goals.
III. The executive director shall have the power and authority to enter into agreements on behalf of the fish and game department with an official nonprofit partner. Any such agreement shall be subject to review and approval by the attorney general.
IV. The executive director is authorized to assign staff, use department facilities, and pay necessary and reasonable expenses associated with executing and implementing agreements and facilitating a successful partnership between the department and an official nonprofit partner.
V. Any moneys received pursuant to this section shall be accounted for and expended in accordance with RSA 206:33.
Source.
2006, 18:2, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:33-d - Wildlife Legacy Initiative; Account Established.

206:33-d Wildlife Legacy Initiative;  Account Established. –
I. The executive director may establish a wildlife legacy initiative that encourages gifts and donations to support fish, wildlife, and marine resource conservation projects, conservation education activities, and opportunities to use, access, and appreciate these public resources by promoting the benefits of the initiative and recognizing individuals or organizations for their voluntary participation. The executive director in establishing any relationship with such persons shall use care to deal with persons who are supportive of the full mission of the fish and game department and not persons opposing the legal taking of game or fish.
II. The executive director may establish levels of giving and offer incentives for various levels of donations, enter into agreements and partnerships with the public or private sector as necessary to develop, market, promote, solicit for, and conduct the wildlife legacy initiative. The executive director may issue certificates, documentation, and other gifts to identify and recognize participants.
III. There is established an account within the fish and game fund to be known as the wildlife legacy initiative account. All gifts and donations received through the wildlife legacy initiative shall be deposited in this account. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, donations made to the wildlife legacy initiative shall not require acceptance by the commission or the governor and council. Moneys deposited in the wildlife legacy initiative account are nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the fish and game department and may be used with approval of the fish and game commission for the purposes stated in paragraphs I and II.
Source.
2006, 172:1, eff. July 23, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:33-e - Wildlife Heritage Foundation; Donation of Permits.

206:33-e Wildlife Heritage Foundation;  Donation of Permits. –
I. The executive director may donate up to 5 fishing licenses and hunting licenses along with any necessary permits to take up to 5 moose, up to 5 deer, up to 5 bear, and up to 5 turkeys, each calendar year to the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire, the official nonprofit partner of the department pursuant to RSA 206:33-c. The donated permits shall be used by the foundation to assist in its corporate mission. The donation of permits shall not affect the number of permits to be made available to the public by the department.
II. The licenses and permits donated under paragraph I shall be valid anywhere in the state open to the taking of the species selected, and shall be valid to take moose, deer, bear, or turkey of either sex during the established hunting season for that species. Prior to being issued a hunting license under this section, a person shall meet the hunting education requirements under RSA 214:23-a.
III. The fish and game department shall submit an annual report to the fiscal committee of the general court and the policy committees responsible for wildlife issues in the senate and house of representatives. The report shall identify funds received and expended from the foundation and projects supported by the foundation during the year.
Source.
2009, 226:1, eff. Sept. 14, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:33-f - Environmental Review Fees.

206:33-f Environmental Review Fees. –
I. The executive director may charge a fee for the review of proposed projects which may adversely impact wildlife, including threatened or endangered species of wildlife, if such review is requested by a project developer, either public or private, regardless of whether such request is received before or after an application is submitted to any permitting agency.
II. The fees established by this section shall be designed to recover a reasonable portion of the costs of:
(a) Reviewing, assessing, and monitoring the impacts to wildlife of a proposed project;
(b) Reviewing and assessing research, sampling, or modeling protocols to be implemented either prior to or after the completion of a project; and
(c) Formulating recommendations designed to avoid, minimize, and/or mitigate any potential adverse impacts of a project on wildlife.
III. Fees shall be fixed in a schedule prepared and revised as necessary by the executive director, and established in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A. Such schedule may differentiate among different classes of projects based on the intensity of the requisite review by the department.
IV. All moneys received under this section shall be deposited into the fish and game fund established under RSA 206:33 and used solely for the purposes set forth in RSA 206:34-a.
V. Receipt of the fees established by this section shall be a prerequisite for any environmental review undertaken by the department. Any permit or certificate dependent on the environmental review undertaken by the department shall be invalid until the fees assessed under this section are paid in full.
Source.
2015, 186:33, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:33-g - Funds Paid as Mitigation for Unavoidable Impacts to Wildlife or Habitat of Wildlife.

206:33-g Funds Paid as Mitigation for Unavoidable Impacts to Wildlife or Habitat of Wildlife. –
The executive director may accept funds paid as mitigation for unavoidable impacts to wildlife or habitat of wildlife within the state of New Hampshire. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the executive director may accept and receive such funds without the approval of the governor, the governor and council, or the commission. All moneys received under this section for mitigation of impacts shall be deposited as follows:
I. For impacts to nongame species or the habitat of nongame species that are not considered threatened or endangered, moneys shall be deposited in the nongame species account established under RSA 212-B:6 and used solely for the purposes set forth in that section.
II. For impacts to threatened and endangered species or the habitats of threatened and endangered species, moneys shall be deposited in the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund established under RSA 212-A:16 and used solely for the purposes set forth in that section.
III. All other moneys received under this section shall be deposited into the fish and game fund established under RSA 206:33 and used solely for the purposes set forth in RSA 206:34-a.
Source.
2021, 203:2, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:34 - Fines.

206:34 Fines. –
I. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint for a violation of any law or rule relating to fish, game, fur-bearing animals, or marine species, or any complaint brought by an employee of the fish and game department for any violation of RSA 215-A or RSA 215-C, is prosecuted shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount thereof to the executive director; provided, however, that from each fine collected by a municipal or district court, there shall be deducted $10 and 20 percent of that part of the fine which exceeds $10, and the same shall be disposed of as provided in RSA 502:14 or RSA 502-A:8.
II. [Repealed.]
III. Any person charged with a violation of any provision of RSA title XVIII, excluding any offense for which the penalty is a misdemeanor or felony, may plead guilty or nolo contendere by mail by entering a plea as provided in RSA 502-A:19-b. If the plea is accepted by the court, the defendant shall not be required to appear as directed by the court.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:37. 1951, 224:11. RSA 206:34. 1957, 110:2. 1975, 35:1; 340:4. 1977, 588:44. 1981, 313:1. 1989, 114:1. 2005, 210:4. 2007, 54:3, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:34-a - Use of Fish and Game Funds.

206:34-a Use of Fish and Game Funds. –
All revenues accruing from sales of licenses and permits, and any other revenue received by the department, and any money reimbursed or granted to the department by the state or federal government for fish, game, and wildlife conservation or related programs shall be used solely for conservation, restoration, management, educational benefit, recreational use, and scientific study of the fish, game, and wildlife resources of the state, including acquisition of property and general administration of RSA title XVIII. Such funds shall be used for no other purposes.
Source.
1997, 88:1, eff. Aug. 2, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:34-b - Game Management Account Established; Report.

206:34-b Game Management Account Established;  Report. –
I. The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund, to be known as the game management account. Each month the department shall determine the number of licenses, applications, or permits sold for moose, bear, turkey, and waterfowl and, for each, transfer $10 to the game management account. The moneys in this account shall be used exclusively for the implementation of a comprehensive population and habitat management program, including research and management, protection, education, and outreach for game as defined in RSA 207:1, IX, fur-bearing animals as defined in RSA 207:1, VIII, and migratory game birds as defined in RSA 209:5 to include waterfowl, snipe, and woodcock. Funds in the game management account are hereby continually appropriated for said purposes. Said funds shall be expended for the purposes of this section as determined by the executive director with approval of the commission.
II. The state treasurer shall segregate the moneys credited to the game management account and invest these funds to obtain the highest possible return on such investment until such funds are required to be expended exclusively for the purposes specified in paragraph I. Interest received on investments shall be credited to the account.
III. The executive director shall submit a report annually by October 1 to the chairpersons of the house and senate standing committees having jurisdiction over the fish and game department on the status of game populations in the state and a summary of expenditures made from the game management account.
Source.
2007, 220:3, eff. July 1, 2007. 2017, 160:1, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:35 - Disbursements.

206:35 Disbursements. –
The expenses of the commission and the salaries, compensation and expenses of the executive director, conservation officers, superintendents of hatcheries, experts, and all other employees of the department authorized under the provisions hereof, including the premiums on any bonds required herein, shall be charged to and paid out of said fish and game fund.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:38.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:35-a - Pheasant License Revenues.

206:35-a Pheasant License Revenues. –
The state treasurer shall establish a separate account to which shall be credited all moneys collected by the fish and game department from issuance of pheasant licenses under RSA 214:9, X. The moneys in said account shall be used only for purchase or propagation of pheasants, and is hereby appropriated for said purposes. Said funds shall be expended for the purposes hereof as determined by the executive director with the approval of the commission. The moneys in said account shall be nonlapsing.
Source.
1975, 440:3. 1985, 291:1. 1986, 214:19, eff. Aug. 5, 1986. 2017, 160:2, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:35-b - Repealed by 2007, 220:7, VI, eff. July 1, 2007, as amended by 2007, 263:58.

206:35-b Repealed by 2007, 220:7, VI, eff. July 1, 2007, as amended by 2007, 263:58. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:35-c - Fish Food Sales Revenues.

206:35-c Fish Food Sales Revenues. –
The state treasurer shall establish a separate account to which shall be credited all monies collected by the fish and game department from the sale of fish food at hatchery vending machines. The moneys in said account shall be used for the acquisition and maintenance of fish hatchery equipment and/or emergency trout or salmon egg purchase and are hereby appropriated for said purposes. Said funds shall be nonlapsing and are to be expended for the purposes of this section as determined by the executive director with the approval of the commission.
Source.
1983, 39:1, eff. June 20, 1983. 2013, 144:76, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:38 - Purposes of Expenditures.

206:38 Purposes of Expenditures. –
The executive director, under the supervision of the commission, shall have the exclusive power to expend for the protection, conservation, propagation and restoration of fish, game, fur-bearing animals and marine species, all funds of the state acquired for the protection, conservation, propagation or restoration of fish, game, fur-bearing animals and marine species, arising from state appropriations, licenses, gifts or otherwise.
Source.
1935, 123:1. RL 240:41. RSA 206:38. 1975, 340:5, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:39 - Federal Funds.

206:39 Federal Funds. –
The department of fish and game is authorized to receive and expend with the approval of the governor and council any gifts and grants from any source including the United States of America and to hold property real and personal, acquired thereunder to complete any project authorized under the provisions of this title.
Source.
1969, 251:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:40 - Copies of Plans and Requests to be Filed.

206:40 Copies of Plans and Requests to be Filed. –
The department of fish and game shall file copies of any plans or requests for funds submitted to the United States government as part of an application for federal funds with the speaker of the house and the president of the senate within 7 days after said plans or requests for funds are submitted.
Source.
1969, 251:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 206 - Fish and Game Commission › Section 206:42 - Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund.

206:42 Fish and Game Search and Rescue Fund. –
The additional fee of $1 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(b) for each private boat registered, under RSA 215-A:23, X for each OHRV registered, and under RSA 215-C:39, XI for each snowmobile registered, shall be paid over to the state treasurer who shall keep such fees in a special fund to be expended by the fish and game department for use in search and rescue operations. The special fund shall be nonlapsing. All funds received under this subdivision are continually appropriated to the fish and game department for the purposes of this subdivision. The fish and game department shall report to the fiscal committee on a quarterly basis beginning on October 1, 1989, on the expenditures made from the fund.
Source.
1989, 408:94. 1990, 229:19. 1997, 268:1. 2005, 210:5, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:2 - Inclusions.

207:2 Inclusions. –
No person shall at any time of the year take, in any manner, number, or quantity, fish, game, fur-bearing animals, or protected birds, or buy, sell, offer or expose for sale the same, or any part thereof, transport or have the same in his possession, wherever taken or killed, except as permitted in this title; and this prohibition shall be a part of each permissive section or part thereof. A person doing anything prohibited or neglecting to do anything required by this title, with reference to such fish, game, fur-bearing animals, and protected birds, shall be deemed to have violated this section. A person who counsels, aids or assists in a violation of a provision of this title, or knowingly shares in any of the proceeds of said violation by receiving or possessing either fish, game, fur-bearing animals, or protected birds, shall be fined or imprisoned as provided in this title in the case of a person guilty of such violation.
Source.
1935, 124:1. RL 241:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game › Section 207:2-a - Minors Hunting.

207:2-a Minors Hunting. –
I. No person shall knowingly permit any minor, including a nonresident minor, less than 16 years of age to hunt using a firearm, bow and arrow, air rifle, or crossbow and bolt, except when accompanied by a person at least 18 years of age who is properly licensed for said activity. In accordance with RSA 626:8, II(b), such person shall be held criminally liable and fully accountable for any damage incurred or for any violations which may be committed by the minor under the age of 16 while hunting using a firearm, bow and arrow, air rifle, or crossbow and bolt.
II. No minor, including a nonresident minor, under the age of 16 shall hunt using a firearm, bow and arrow, air rifle, or crossbow and bolt, except when accompanied by a person at least 18 years of age who is properly licensed for said activity.
Source.
1993, 235:4. 1997, 10:23, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2018, 77:2, eff. July 1, 2018.