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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:25 - Applications; Fees.

214:25 Applications;  Fees. –
The applicant, whether a resident or nonresident, shall fill out and sign a blank to be furnished by the executive director and pay a license fee set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. The executive director shall thereupon issue a fur buyer's license which shall entitle the licensee to buy and sell the furs and skins of deer, coyotes, and fur-bearing animals lawfully taken, and to sell and transport the same, under the restrictions of this title. The executive director shall grant such licenses for the entire state upon the payment of the applicable license fee.
Source.
1935, 124:7. 1937, 156:2. 1939, 28:1. RL 247:14. RSA 214:25. 1969, 417:1. 1977, 252:6. 1986, 214:12. 1997, 10:19, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2015, 186:26, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:26 - Records.

214:26 Records. –
Licensed dealers shall keep such records as the executive director may require. Such records shall be open to inspection by the executive director or his agents, and such dealer shall, within 30 days after the expiration of his license, and upon request of the executive director, file with the executive director a sworn statement of such record or such part thereof as the executive director may require.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:15.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:28 - Selling Outside of State.

214:28 Selling Outside of State. –
Every person selling or shipping the furs or skins of fur-bearing animals to persons outside the state, not licensed in this state, shall keep the same record and make the same report required in this subdivision of licensed fur buyers.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:17.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:29 - Scientific Permits.

214:29 Scientific Permits. –
The executive director may grant scientific licenses, which may be revoked or suspended at any time, to any person, governmental entity, or educational institution for bird banding, scientific or research purposes, or other educational needs. There will be an annual fee of $25 for each scientific permit, and the executive director shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the conditions, qualifications, fee waivers, and all other criteria under which a scientific permit may be granted.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:18. 1997, 10:20, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:29-a - Taxidermy.

214:29-a Taxidermy. –
The executive director may grant licenses which may be revoked or suspended at any time to any person desiring to practice taxidermy, as defined under general provisions, RSA 207:1, XXVII-a. The executive director shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the fee for a taxidermy permit, and the conditions, qualifications, and other criteria under which a taxidermy permit shall be granted.
Source.
1997, 10:21, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2015, 186:27, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:32 - Reports by Holders.

214:32 Reports by Holders. –
After the expiration of any license provided for in this subdivision, or upon request of the executive director, the holder of such license shall file a sworn statement, on blanks supplied by the executive director, covering all his transactions thereunder. The holder of each license shall keep a record of all transactions under his license, and such record, together with all plants and premises of the licensee, shall be open to inspection upon demand of the executive director or his agents. Such licensee shall answer any question relative to the ownership of any bird or animal, or part thereof, found in his possession or under his control, or that has passed through his hands, that may be asked by the executive director or any of his agents.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:21. RSA 214:32. 1981, 11:1, eff. May 10, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:33 - Federal Permit.

214:33 Federal Permit. –
Any person holding a scientific or taxidermy permit must also hold such license or permit as is required under federal laws.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:22. 1997, 10:22, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:34 - Licenses Required.

214:34 Licenses Required. –
I. No person shall take with the intent to sell, sell, or offer to sell live fish or aquatic invertebrates for bait in New Hampshire without first procuring a license to do so.
II. The applicant shall complete the prescribed application form furnished by the executive director and pay the appropriate license fee in addition to the $1 agent's fee as provided in RSA 214-A:4.
III. Fees for the following license types shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I:
(a) Retail dealer.
(b) Wholesale dealer.
Source.
1943, 129:1. 1951, 80:1. RSA 214:34. 1957, 267:2. 1981, 498:10. 1983, 252:1. 1990, 48:4. 2008, 151:6, eff. June 6, 2008. 2015, 35:2, 186:28, eff. July 1, 2015. 2018, 64:1, eff. July 24, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:34-a - Manner of Taking.

214:34-a Manner of Taking. –
Any person holding a bait dealer's license may take smelt, minnows, shiners, suckers, chubs, or tommycod by means of a dip net held in hand, a drop net not over 48 inches in diameter, or by means of a square umbrella net not over 42 inches on a side. Minnows, shiners, chubs and tommycod may also be taken by licensed bait dealers in traps measuring not over 36 inches long with an opening not to exceed 1
1/2 inches in diameter. Suckers may also be taken in traps not to exceed 50 inches in length and 30 inches in diameter with an opening of not less than 3
1/2 inches in diameter. Licensed dealers may also take any of the species, except smelt, mentioned in this section, by means of an ordinary commercial type minnow seine not over 4 feet in depth and not over 50 feet long, from such streams, lakes, and ponds and at such times as are approved by the executive director.
Source.
1965, 347:1. 1983, 252:5, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:34-b - Equipment.

214:34-b Equipment. –
I. Traps, nets, fish houses, holding boxes or other receptacles, used to take, hold, or to keep live bait in public waters shall be plainly marked with the name and address of the owner and user.
II. Holes cut in the ice for the taking of bait shall be prominently and plainly marked by a stake, brush, or other suitable device unless it is covered by a bait house or in actual use.
III. Bait houses using draglines shall not be placed or operated within 25 feet of the bait house of another person.
IV. Bait dealers shall remove any houses from the ice over any public waters prior to ice-out. Any such bait house shall not be left on any private property for more than 7 days without a written permit from the landowner. Bait boxes, holding boxes or other receptacles, used to hold live bait in navigable waters shall be removed from such waters prior to ice-out.
Source.
1965, 347:1, eff. July 8, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:34-c - Molesting Gear.

214:34-c Molesting Gear. –
It is unlawful for any person, except the executive director or his agent, to molest, pull, tend, or to otherwise disturb any minnow or sucker trap, net, seine, bait house, or other gear of any licensed bait dealer without the written permission of the owner.
Source.
1965, 347:1, eff. July 8, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:34-d - Permit to Import.

214:34-d Permit to Import. –
No fish of any description shall be brought into this state for use as bait without first procuring a permit from the executive director. Such permit shall be valid for no longer than one year but no additional permit shall be required within that period of time to import the same species of fish from the same source of supply. Five days' notification of each intent to import shall be filed with the executive director. The executive director shall set the fee for such permits pursuant to RSA 206:10, I.
Source.
1965, 347:1. 1967, 49:1. 1986, 214:14, eff. Nov. 15, 1986. 2015, 186:29, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:35 - Rules.

214:35 Rules. –
The executive director shall have the authority, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to adopt and enforce rules relative to bait dealers dealing in live fish or aquatic invertebrates with the exception of the daily bag limits and possession limits. The bag limits and possession limits shall be as follows: A retailer may take 20 quarts per day and hold a maximum of 100 quarts possession limit at any one time. A wholesaler may take 100 quarts per day and hold a maximum of 200 quarts possession limit at any one time. Nothing in this section shall affect the sale of garden worms or night crawlers.
Source.
1943, 129:1. RSA 214:35. 1967, 73:1. 1983, 252:2, eff. Aug. 17, 1983. 2015, 35:3, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:36 - Date of Expiration; Not Transferable.

214:36 Date of Expiration;  Not Transferable. –
All licenses provided for in this title shall expire on December 31 next following their issuance, and shall not be transferable.
Source.
1935, 124:7. RL 247:23. RSA 214:36. 1971, 204:3, eff. Aug. 17, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214 - Licenses › Section 214:37 - Penalties.

214:37 Penalties. –
I. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter where another specific penalty is not provided shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
II. A person who furnishes to another person, or permits another person to have or use, a license issued to himself or any other person, or changes or alters such license or coupon, or uses a license or license coupon issued to another person, or makes a false statement in an application, or knowingly guides a hunter who does not have a license as provided in RSA 214, shall be guilty of a violation.
III. [Repealed.]
IV. [Repealed.]
Source.
1935, 124:7. 1937, 188:24. RL 247:24. RSA 214:37. 1959, 29:2. 1969, 8:1. 1971, 45:1. 1973, 530:60. 1981, 57:1. 1993, 280:3. 1994, 227:1. 2008, 151:7, V, eff. June 6, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214-A - Fish and Game Agents › Section 214-A:1 - Definitions.

214-A:1 Definitions. –
This chapter regulates duly authorized agents for issuing fish and game department licenses, tags, permits, and OHRV and snowmobile registrations. In this chapter:
I. "Agency" means any person, entity, or governmental unit which is in the business of providing licenses, tags, permits, and off highway recreational vehicle (OHRV) and snowmobile registrations to the general public.
II. "Agent" or "license agent" means that individual who has executed an agreement for the agency and who is responsible for actions taken by his or her designees relative to compliance with the issuance of licenses, tags, permits, and OHRV and snowmobile registrations within his or her agency and is subject to the provisions of this chapter.
III. "Appointment of limited agency" means the document which the agent and the department execute to establish an agency at the agent's place of business, and obliges the agent to perform within the requirements of issuing licenses, tags, permits, and OHRV and snowmobile registrations pursuant to this chapter.
IV. "Department" means the fish and game department.
V. "Executive director" means the executive director of the fish and game department.
Source.
2008, 151:1, eff. June 6, 2008. 2017, 160:12, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214-A - Fish and Game Agents › Section 214-A:2 - Issuance of Licenses; License Agents; Electronic Issuance.

214-A:2 Issuance of Licenses;  License Agents;  Electronic Issuance. –
I. Licenses, tags, or permits issued by the department shall be issued by the executive director or through the executive director's agents appointed under such agreements, and by the procedure and in the form, as the executive director may prescribe. Agents shall furnish information concerning fish, game, or fur-bearing animals as the executive director may require.
II. Agents of the executive director shall issue licenses, tags, or permits in accordance with the prescribed procedure and shall charge and collect the fees prescribed by law.
III. If the executive director determines that a license agent has violated any of the terms of the agreement made between the department and the license agent, the executive director may terminate the agreement upon written notice to the agent. When the violation involves the handling and remittance of state funds, the executive director may, in lieu of termination, accept from the license agent a bond from a suitable corporate surety, authorized to do business in this state, guaranteeing payment of all state funds collected as a result of licenses, tags, and permits issued by such agent for the state.
IV. If the executive director determines that a license agent is eligible for reinstatement after termination of the agreement, he or she may prescribe the terms and conditions of reinstatement of such agreement.
V. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of paragraphs III and IV, the executive director shall not be required to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A.
VI. The executive director may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, for the electronic issuance of licenses, permits, and tags under the provisions of this title, by an agent or by the department. Any such rules shall include procedures for verification of residency, the determination of sufficient proof of hunter education or other certification requirements, and any requirements of the licensee as to the use of the license, permit, or tag acquired electronically.
VI-a. Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, the executive director may permit license agents to collect from licensees an Internet transaction fee when issuing online licenses. This Internet transaction fee shall be in addition to the agent fee as provided in RSA 214-A:4. The amount of the Internet transaction fee shall be set at the discretion of the executive director.
VII. Any license agent who knowingly fails to require proof of all criteria established pursuant to RSA 214:23-a and necessary for the issuance of a license from any person shall lose the authority to issue any license for not less than one year and shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Source.
2008, 151:1. 2009, 9:1, eff. June 16, 2009. 2017, 160:13, 14, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214-A - Fish and Game Agents › Section 214-A:3 - Issuance of Registrations; Registration Agents.

214-A:3 Issuance of Registrations;  Registration Agents. –
I. Snowmobile and OHRV registrations shall be issued by the executive director or through the executive director's agents appointed under such agreements, and by the procedure and in the form, as the executive director may prescribe. Agents shall furnish registration information concerning vehicle information as the executive director may require.
II. Agents of the executive director shall issue registrations in accordance with the prescribed procedure and shall charge and collect the fees prescribed by law.
III. If the executive director determines that a registration agent has violated any of the terms of the agreement made between the department and the registration agent, the executive director may terminate the agreement upon written notice to the agent. When the violation involves the handling and remittance of state funds, the executive director may, in lieu of termination, accept from the registration agent a bond from a suitable corporate surety, authorized to do business in this state, guaranteeing payment of all state funds collected as a result of registrations issued by such agent for the state.
IV. If the executive director determines that a registration agent is eligible for reinstatement after termination of the contract, he or she may prescribe the terms and conditions of reinstatement of such agreement.
V. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of paragraphs III and IV, the executive director shall not be required to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A.
Source.
2008, 151:1, eff. June 6, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 214-A - Fish and Game Agents › Section 214-A:5 - Unused Blanks and Decals.

214-A:5 Unused Blanks and Decals. –
I. Agents shall return to the executive director, within 14 days after the close of the current year, all unused license blanks. Agents shall be held responsible to the state for all license blanks and shall pay for any unaccountable license blanks the full face value of the highest price license printed thereon, except that the executive director may waive this requirement when, in his or her sole judgment, there is just cause to do so.
II. Agents shall return to the executive director, within 14 days after the close of the current registration year, all unused OHRV and snowmobile decals. The registration agents shall be held responsible to the state for all OHRV and snowmobile decals and shall pay for any unaccountable decals the full face value of the highest price registration printed thereon, except that the executive director may waive this requirement when, in his or her sole judgment, there is just cause to do so.
Source.
2008, 151:1, eff. June 6, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215 - Registration and Licensing of Guides › Section 215:2 - Application for License; Issue.

215:2 Application for License;  Issue. –
Application for a license shall be made to the executive director, or to some person designated by him. The executive director shall prescribe rules and regulations under which such licenses shall be issued.
Source.
1935, 124:8. RL 248:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215 - Registration and Licensing of Guides › Section 215:2-a - Information; Register of Licensed Guides.

215:2-a Information;  Register of Licensed Guides. –
The executive director shall furnish a copy of the rules and regulations under which such licenses are issued, with the necessary application form to applicants for license under this chapter. The executive director shall maintain a register of all persons licensed as guides in this state.
Source.
1961, 190:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1961.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215 - Registration and Licensing of Guides › Section 215:3 - Cancellation of License.

215:3 Cancellation of License. –
Any licensed guide who violates any provision of this title, or who violates any rule or regulation promulgated by the executive director, or who makes any false statement in his application for a license, or who otherwise, in the judgment of the executive director, is deemed unsuitable to act as a guide, shall immediately forfeit and surrender his license.
Source.
1935, 124:8. RL 248:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215 - Registration and Licensing of Guides › Section 215:4 - Fee for License.

215:4 Fee for License. –
The executive director shall set the fees for resident and nonresident licenses to guide under this chapter pursuant to RSA 206:10, I.
Source.
1935, 124:8. RL 248:4. 1951, 181:6. RSA 215:4. 1961, 190:2. 1975, 168:1. 1983, 251:2. 1986, 214:15, eff. Nov. 15, 1986. 2015, 186:30, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215 - Registration and Licensing of Guides › Section 215:5 - Qualifications of Licensee.

215:5 Qualifications of Licensee. –
I. A person licensed as a guide shall be at least 18 years of age. He shall furnish such recommendations as the executive director shall require. He shall be skilled in the use, management and handling of such boats or canoes as are customarily used in fishing and hunting, and shall be a safe and competent person under all circumstances to be a guide for hunting or fishing parties.
II. Notwithstanding RSA 215:4, every resident 65 years of age or older who has been a licensed guide in this state for 5 or more years may obtain a license as a guide to fish or to hunt by payment of only the cost of issuing said license as determined by the executive director.
III. Individuals who are licensed operators of for-hire vessels pursuant to RSA 214:9, XVI(b) for recreational fishing in coastal and estuarine waters shall possess a United States Coast Guard issued Master License or an Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels License, and shall have current basic first aid and CPR certification from a course requiring a practical examination or have a crew member on board the licensed for-hire vessel who possesses the required certification. Such individuals licensed pursuant to RSA 214:9, XVI(b) shall be exempt from all other provisions of this chapter when operating such for-hire vessels in coastal and estuarine waters. Any individual exempted under this paragraph shall present the vessel license and first aid certification upon demand of any person.
Source.
1935, 124:8. 1937, 188:27. RL 248:5. RSA 215:5. 1983, 251:3, eff. Aug. 17, 1983. 2011, 55:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2015, 186:31, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215 - Registration and Licensing of Guides › Section 215:7 - Badges.

215:7 Badges. –
Every licensed guide, while engaged in the business of guiding, shall wear in a conspicuous place on his clothing a badge to be furnished by the executive director upon the issuance of the license.
Source.
1935, 124:8. RL 248:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215 - Registration and Licensing of Guides › Section 215:9 - Penalty.

215:9 Penalty. –
Whoever violates any provision of RSA 215 or any rule or regulation of the executive director made thereunder, shall be guilty of a violation, and, if a licensed guide, shall forfeit his license in the discretion of the executive director.
Source.
1935, 124:8. RL 248:9. RSA 215:9. 1973, 531:64, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:2 - Bureau of Trails.

215-A:2 Bureau of Trails. –
There shall be established in the division of parks and recreation of the department of natural and cultural resources a bureau of trails. The chief supervisor of the bureau shall report directly to the director of the division of parks and recreation.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1983, 449:2. 1993, 53:4, eff. June 15, 1993. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:3-a - Rulemaking.

215-A:3-a Rulemaking. –
The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, as a member of the bureau of trails, shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:
I. [Repealed.]
II. The use and control of OHRV trails, facilities, and lands under bureau control or lease;
III. Complete and specific procedures relative to the distribution of and requirements for obtaining funds from the grant-in-aid program established under RSA 215-A:23, VI; and
IV. Imposition of administrative fines under RSA 215-A:3-b.
Source.
1983, 422:11. 1987, 292:4. 1993, 53:6. 1995, 308:2, 127, IX. 1997, 268:4. 2010, 230:6, eff. June 28, 2010. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:3-b - Administrative Fines.

215-A:3-b Administrative Fines. –
I. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $250 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of the department's administrative rules. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner under this section shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under RSA 227-J. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to:
(a) A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under this section for violation of the department's administrative rules.
(b) Procedures for notice and hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine.
II. The proceeds of administrative fines levied pursuant to paragraph I shall be deposited by the commissioner of natural and cultural resources into the funds provided the department of natural and cultural resources for the OHRV and snowmobile program under RSA 215-A:3, II for violations of bureau of trails rules.
Source.
2010, 230:7, eff. June 28, 2010. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:4 - Frozen Surface of a Public Body of Water.

215-A:4 Frozen Surface of a Public Body of Water. –
The use of any frozen surface of any public body of water by the owner or operator of any OHRV, shall be done at their own risk; and any accident resulting shall not be a legal responsibility of any town, city, or the state. The executive director may, in the interest of public safety, close temporarily to any motorized vehicle all or any part of any frozen surface of a public body of water, for use by the public, except for fishing on foot.
Source.
1981, 538:3, eff. June 30, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:4-a - Night Speed Limit for OHRVs on Frozen Surface of Back Lake.

215-A:4-a Night Speed Limit for OHRVs on Frozen Surface of Back Lake. –
No person shall operate any OHRV in excess of 35 miles per hour during night hours, on the frozen surface of Back Lake in the town of Pittsburg. As used in this section, "night hours" means the hours between
1/2 hour after sunset and
1/2 hour before sunrise. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1997, 71:1, eff. July 20, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:5 - Limitation on Use of Lake or Pond Used by Ice Fishermen.

215-A:5 Limitation on Use of Lake or Pond Used by Ice Fishermen. –
No person shall operate an OHRV upon any lake or pond being used by ice fishermen closer than 150 feet to any occupied so-called bob-house, fishing shanty or fishing hole, unless done at a speed in conformity with RSA 215-A:6, III. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person engaged in emergency rescue operations or public service of any description.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1983, 449:4. 1990, 186:2, eff. Oct. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:5-a - Vehicles on Sand Dunes Prohibited.

215-A:5-a Vehicles on Sand Dunes Prohibited. –
The provisions of RSA 482-A:3, VIII and IX shall apply, relative to the operation of mechanized or off highway recreational vehicles.
Source.
1989, 339:21. 1990, 83:4, eff. April 10, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:5-b - Repealed by 2005, 210:64, IV, eff. July 1, 2006.

215-A:5-b Repealed by 2005, 210:64, IV, eff. July 1, 2006. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:5-c - Inherent Dangers of OHRV Operation.

215-A:5-c Inherent Dangers of OHRV Operation. –
It is recognized that OHRV operation may be hazardous. Therefore, each person who drives or rides an OHRV accepts, as a matter of law, the dangers inherent in the sport, and shall not maintain an action against an owner, occupant, or lessee of land for any injuries which result from such inherent risks, dangers, or hazards. The categories of such risks, hazards, or dangers which the OHRV user assumes as a matter of law include, but are not limited to, the following: variations in terrain, trails, paths, or roads, surface or subsurface snow or ice conditions, bare spots, rocks, trees, stumps, and other forms of forest growth or debris, structures on the land, equipment not in use, pole lines, fences, and collisions with other operators or persons.
Source.
2005, 172:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:7 - Repealed by 2005, 210:64, V, eff. July 1, 2006.

215-A:7 Repealed by 2005, 210:64, V, eff. July 1, 2006. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:8 - Operation Permitted; Right-of-Ways.

215-A:8 Operation Permitted;  Right-of-Ways. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an OHRV may be operated within the right-of-way of a public way across a bridge when operated in accordance with a permit issued by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to RSA 215-A:3, VIII.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 2004, 257:33, eff. June 15, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:9 - Limitations of OHRV Operation on Class I, II, and III Highways.

215-A:9 Limitations of OHRV Operation on Class I, II, and III Highways. –
The provisions of RSA 236:56 shall apply to all OHRVs as herein defined with the following exceptions:
I. Highway crossings for established OHRV trails may be granted pursuant to RSA 215-A:3, VI.
II. No direct crossing of interstate highways, divided highways, or toll roads shall be permitted.
III. [Repealed.]
IV. Pursuant to RSA 215-A:3, VI the commissioner of the department of transportation may issue written permission to the supervisor of the bureau to establish OHRV trail crossings either under or over interstate, toll or limited access highways.
V. The policy governing any OHRV trail connector or trail crossing within class I, II, and III highway rights-of-way shall be as determined by the commissioner of the department of transportation.
VI. [Repealed.]
VII. When travel by conventional motor vehicles is not possible during a period of emergency declared by the appropriate authority having jurisdiction, an OHRV may be operated on any portion of an interstate highway, toll road, limited access highway, public highway or any other restricted area, provided that the operator of said vehicle has received the specific authority of an officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter to so operate.
VIII. [Repealed.]
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1986, 152:8. 1988, 264:3. 1989, 179:3, 4. 1990, 133:6; 186:5. 2004, 250:9. 2010, 253:2, 4, I, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:10 - Limitations of OHRV Operation on Class I, II, III and III-a Highways.

215-A:10 Limitations of OHRV Operation on Class I, II, III and III-a Highways. –
I. A person shall not operate an OHRV on the traveled portions or the plowed snowbanks adjacent to class I, class II, class III, or class III-a highways.
II. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law to the contrary, a person may operate an OHRV on a class I, class II, class III, or class III-a highway that is not maintained for winter use by conventional motor vehicles; provided, however, that if a class I, class II, class III, or class III-a highway is not maintained for winter use by conventional motor vehicles and said highway is opened for an OHRV trail, said highway shall be so posted and conventional motor vehicle traffic prohibited. The commissioner of the department of transportation upon notification to the supervisor of the bureau may open at any time a class I, class II, or class III highway which has been closed for conventional motor vehicle use.
III. [Repealed.]
IV. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of the law to the contrary, a person may operate an OHRV on a class I, class II, class III, or class III-a highway that has been designated open for use, in Coos county or in Grafton county, by the bureau of trails, with the approval of the department of transportation and the department of safety and a public meeting in each community which would be directly affected by such designation. The bureau, or its designee, shall sign any approved sections of highway for OHRV use.
(b) OHRV use shall not be permitted on any section of interstate, toll, or divided highway.
(c) The following sections of state highway shall be designated for OHRV use: Back Lake Road in Pittsburg, from the town dump to Route 3; Route 3 in Pittsburg from the intersection of Back Lake Road to Route 145; Route 145 in Pittsburg and Clarksville from the intersection of Route 3 to Cedar Stream Road; Diamond Pond Road in Stewartstown from the town-owned section south to Charles Heath Road; Jericho Lake Road in Berlin from Route 110 to Jericho Mountain State Park; the reduced speed section of Route 3 in North Stratford village as needed to reach services.
(d) The trail connector and crossing, located along and across Route 114 in the town of Henniker, which connects to the southwest end of Mink Hill Road, shall be designated for OHRV use during the months of May through November, provided that the town of Henniker and private lands south of Route 114 continue to allow the public OHRV use on their properties.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1986, 152:9. 1989, 179:5, 9. 1990, 133:4. 1992, 265:13. 1996, 78:2. 2005, 210:64, VI, eff. July 1, 2006. 2012, 84:3, eff. May 23, 2012. 2016, 318:1, eff. June 24, 2016. 2017, 236:6, eff. July 18, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:10-a - Repealed by 2016, 318:4, eff. Dec. 20, 2016.

215-A:10-a Repealed by 2016, 318:4, eff. Dec. 20, 2016. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:11 - to 215-A:11-i Repealed by 2006, 260:37, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

215-A:11 to 215-A:11-i Repealed by 2006, 260:37, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:11-j - Repealed by 1992, 257:22, I, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.

215-A:11-j Repealed by 1992, 257:22, I, eff. Jan. 1, 1993. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:11-k - to 215-A:11-q Repealed by 2006, 260:37, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

215-A:11-k to 215-A:11-q Repealed by 2006, 260:37, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:12 - Manufacturing Specification Requirements.

215-A:12 Manufacturing Specification Requirements. –
I. No person shall operate, sell, or offer for sale an ATV, trail bike, UTV, or any other OHRV which produces total vehicle noise of more than 96 decibels of sound pressure on the "A" scale when measured in accordance with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1287 standard.
II. No person shall operate in this state any trail bike or other OHRV which is designed, constructed, and sold solely for closed-course competition and is without a headlight and a taillight. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to trail bikes or OHRVs operated at approved OHRV competitions, or when the exhaust system is modified to comply with the provisions of paragraph I and RSA 227-L:20.
III. No person shall modify a OHRV in a manner that shall amplify or otherwise increase total vehicle noise above that emitted by the OHRV as originally manufactured with the original muffler nor shall any person operate any such modified OHRV. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to OHRVs operated at permitted OHRV events as defined in the department's administrative rules, Fis 1501.01(d).
IV. No person shall operate, sell, or offer for sale in this state any ATV manufactured after January 1, 1990, which does not have a working headlight, except that an ATV with an engine size of 90 cubic centimeters or less, having 3 or more tires designed to hold not more than 10 pounds per square inch of air pressure, shall not be required to be equipped with a headlight.
V. No person shall operate, sell, or offer for sale in this state any ATV manufactured after January 1, 1990, which is not equipped with a location on the front and rear of the ATV specifically for the placement of registration plates or decals, which measure 3 1/2 inches by 6 inches.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1982, 12:6. 1983, 449:7. 1985, 261:3, 4. 1987, 56:1. 1988, 208:4. 1993, 320:2. 1994, 124:1. 1995, 55:1, 2; 299:10. 2003, 295:2. 2005, 210:64, VII, eff. July 1, 2006. 2019, 216:2, eff. Sept. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:13 - OHRVs Must be Submitted to Sound Tests.

215-A:13 OHRVs Must be Submitted to Sound Tests. –
I. The operator or owner of any trail bike, or other OHRV shall, when required by any law enforcement officer, submit his or her vehicle to a sound test conducted according to the applicable provisions of RSA 215-A:12.
II. The executive director may adopt sound level limits and test procedures to regulate sound emissions of OHRVs not otherwise regulated in this chapter.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1982, 12:7. 1983, 449:8. 1985, 261:5. 2005, 210:19, eff. July 1, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:13-a - Protective Headgear.

215-A:13-a Protective Headgear. –
No person under the age of 18 shall operate any OHRV within this state without wearing protective headgear which meets or exceeds the specifications of FMVSS 218.
Source.
2008, 345:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2019, 216:3, eff. Sept. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:14 - OHRV Required Equipment.

215-A:14 OHRV Required Equipment. –
I. No person shall operate an OHRV unless it is equipped with:
(a) At least one, but not more than 2 headlights, all in working order, when operating at any time during the period from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise.
(b) One or more rear taillights, all in working order, when operating at any time during the period from
1/2 hour after sunset to
1/2 hour before sunrise.
(c) Adequate brakes in good working order sufficient to control the vehicle at all times. The brakes must be capable of stopping the vehicle within 40 feet at 20 miles per hour, or locking the wheels or track to a standstill.
(d) The current registration decal affixed to the OHRV as required by this chapter.
(e) Mufflers and an exhaust system which comply with the requirements of RSA 215-A:12.
(f) At least one mirror showing the area to the rear of the OHRV. This subparagraph shall not apply to trail bikes.
II. Any sled or trailer towed behind an OHRV shall be equipped with reflectors and a rigid hitch such as a tow bar.
III. Any police officer or person authorized to make criminal arrests may stop and check any OHRV in regard to any safety equipment, mufflers, brakes, lights and appropriate inspections pursuant to RSA 215-A:13.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1983, 449:9. 1985, 261:6. 1986, 152:12, eff. Oct. 1, 1986. 2019, 216:4, eff. Sept. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:14-a - Three-Wheeled ATVs; Limitation on Government Sale.

215-A:14-a Three-Wheeled ATVs;  Limitation on Government Sale. –
No state agency, municipality, or other governmental entity shall sell or transfer ownership of, in whole or in parts, a 3-wheeled ATV designed or marketed for use as an off highway recreational vehicle.
Source.
2001, 155:1, eff. June 29, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:15 - Regulations of Political Subdivisions.

215-A:15 Regulations of Political Subdivisions. –
I. With bylaws or ordinances city or town councils and boards of selectmen may regulate the operation of OHRVs within city or town limits, providing they do not conflict with provisions of this chapter.
I-a. (a) Any municipality that enacts an ordinance or bylaw under paragraph I relating to this chapter shall be responsible for the enforcement of such ordinance or bylaw.
(b) Any person who is guilty of a violation of an ordinance or bylaw under subparagraph (a) shall be subject to all other provisions of this chapter.
II, III. [Repealed.]
IV. Speed limits for OHRVs traveling on the frozen surface of Turtle Pond, also known as Turtle Town Pond, in the city of Concord shall not exceed 55 miles per hour.
V. Enforcement of paragraph IV shall be the joint responsibility of the city of Concord and the state of New Hampshire.
VI. [Repealed.]
VII. [Repealed.]
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1996, 41:1, 2. 1999, 48:1. 2004, 47:2; 243:5. 2005, 210:64, VIII, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 56:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2017. 2019, 346:268, 269, eff. July 1, 2019. 2022, 30:1, 2, eff. July 2, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:16 - Enforcement.

215-A:16 Enforcement. –
I. The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by all duly authorized representatives of the department of fish and game and by every police and law enforcement officer including, but not limited to, members of the state police, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, policemen, and constables and all persons empowered to make arrests in criminal cases.
II. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall appoint a chief supervisor of the bureau of trails, who shall have additional duties as state parks and forest security officer with authority under RSA 594. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall, at his discretion, also appoint bureau of trail area supervisors and foremen, who shall be peace officers for the purposes of RSA 594.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1993, 53:7, eff. June 15, 1993. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:17 - Law Enforcement Authority of Bureau of Trails Officers.

215-A:17 Law Enforcement Authority of Bureau of Trails Officers. –
The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources may designate employees of the bureau as forest and park patrol officers. The chief supervisor appointed under RSA 215-A:16, II and the forest and park patrol officers shall have the authority of peace officers as defined under RSA 594:1 to enforce the provisions of this chapter anywhere in the state and all rules of the department of natural and cultural resources on lands owned by, leased to or under control of the department of natural and cultural resources. Forest and park patrol officers shall also have authority as peace officers under RSA 594:1 to enforce laws dealing with trespass, litter, breaking and entering, larceny and vandalism on lands owned by, leased to or otherwise being used by the state in connection with official recreational or OHRV trails.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 2005, 210:20, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:18 - OHRV Fines.

215-A:18 OHRV Fines. –
I. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint for a violation of any law or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, brought by a conservation officer of the New Hampshire fish and game department, is prosecuted shall remit the amount of any fine or forfeiture paid pursuant to such complaint as provided in RSA 206:34.
II. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint for a violation of any law or rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A brought by a forest and park patrol officer of the department of natural and cultural resources is prosecuted shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount thereof to the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources; 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 continually appropriated to the department for the purposes of RSA 215-A:23, VI.
III. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint is prosecuted for a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A under the authority of this chapter, brought by a local police officer, shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount of the fine or forfeiture to the local police department in whose service the police officer was acting; 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.
IV. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint is prosecuted for a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A under the authority of this chapter, brought by a sheriff, shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount of the fine or forfeiture to the county in whose service the sheriff was acting; provided, however that, from each fine collected by a district court, there shall be deducted $10 and 20 percent of that part of the fine which exceeds $10.
Source.
1981, 538:3. 1987, 56:4. 1989, 83:1. 1997, 268:5, eff. July 1, 1997. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017. 2019, 153:2, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:20 - Loaded Firearms Forbidden.

215-A:20 Loaded Firearms Forbidden. –
No person shall carry on an OHRV, or a trailer towed by same, any firearms unless said firearm is unloaded. This section shall not apply to law enforcement officers carrying firearms in the course of duty or to pistols or revolvers carried by any person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm by a New Hampshire statute.
Source.
1981, 538:3, eff. June 30, 1981. 2022, 210:1, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XVIII - Fish and Game › Chapter 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails › Section 215-A:21-a - Use of 3-Wheeled ATVs.

215-A:21-a Use of 3-Wheeled ATVs. –
Any person registering for operation under this chapter any 3-wheeled ATV as an off highway recreational vehicle is encouraged to receive adequate training and education in the safe operation of 3-wheeled ATVs. The New Hampshire fish and game department may provide a suitable ATV education course.
Source.
2001, 155:2, eff. June 29, 2001.