HB 339 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 339
AN ACT prohibiting the taking of deer by baiting.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mock, Carr 3; Rep. Royce, Ches 9; Rep. Babson, Carr 5; Rep. J. Pratt, Ches 2; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3
This bill prohibits the baiting of deer and the taking of deer from a baited area.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0312
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT prohibiting the taking of deer by baiting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Fish and Game; Baiting. Amend RSA 207:3-d by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. Notwithstanding paragraph I, no person shall engage in the act of baiting for deer or shall knowingly take deer from a baited area.
2 New Paragraph; Manner of Taking Deer. Amend RSA 208:7 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. No person shall place bait for the taking of deer, or shall knowingly take deer from a baited area; provided that the executive director may grant a special permit for scientific purposes, animal damage control, or for any other purpose, allowing such baiting, at the discretion of the executive director.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2002.