HB 1152 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1152
AN ACT relative to the establishment of crossbow hunting seasons.
SPONSORS: Rep. Brothers, Graf 6; Rep. L'Heureux, Hills 18; Rep. Carlson, Hills 19; Sen. Disnard, Dist 8
COMMITTEE: Wildlife and Marine Resources
This bill requires the executive director of fish and game to establish crossbow hunting seasons for game animals.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2232
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to the establishment of crossbow hunting seasons.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Prohibited Devices; Crossbow for Hunting Removed. Amend RSA 207:10 to read as follows:
207:10 Prohibited Devices. A trotline, tips-ups, set and trap lines, crossbows, spears, grappling hooks, naked hooks, snatch hooks, eel wires, eel pots, and nets, shall not be used in any fresh waters of the state to take fish, unless otherwise specifically permitted. No person shall possess, while hunting or trapping any wild bird, or wild animal, including bear, any snare, jack or artificial light, swivel, or pivot or set gun, [or crossbow] except as otherwise permitted. Any person convicted of illegal night hunting shall forfeit such firearms, jacks or other equipment used or usable in the illegal night hunting at the time of the violation. Prohibited articles, upon conviction of a violation of illegal night hunting, shall become the property of the fish and game department, and shall be sold at auction by the director within one year of the forfeiture. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of lights for checking traps as permitted in RSA 210:13.
2 Reference Added; Persons With a Disability. Amend RSA 207:10-c, I to read as follows:
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 207:10 or RSA 207:10-d, a crossbow permit may be issued to a person who has a permanent physical disability and as a result of that disability the person cannot operate a conventional longbow or compound bow safely. Such permit shall allow that person to take deer during bow and arrow hunting season, bear during the specified season, wild turkey, and carp from Mascoma lake pursuant to RSA 211:2, provided that the necessary licenses under RSA 208, RSA 209, and RSA 214 have been acquired each year. The permit applicant may be required to appear before the executive director, the director's designee or designated medical consultant or consultants to substantiate the presence of the disability and demonstrate the ability to safely use a crossbow. The applicant shall be responsible for submitting medical documentation as required by the executive director. The executive director may require a second medical opinion from a medical consultant or physician designated by the executive director to verify the disability. Any costs associated with obtaining the medical documentation, re-evaluation of the information or a second medical opinion, upon recommendation of the medical consultant or consultants, are the responsibility of the applicant. The executive director shall determine the eligibility of the applicant, and the executive director's decision shall be final.
3 New Section; Authority to Set Crossbow Seasons. Amend RSA 207 by inserting after section 10-c the following new section:
207:10-d Crossbow Seasons. The executive director of fish and game, with the consent of the commission, shall establish, by rules adopted under RSA 541-A, crossbow hunting seasons for game animals in the counties of the state, or any portion thereof, subject to the restrictions of this title.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.