CHAPTER Fis
300 WILDLIFE SEASONS AND RULES
Statutory
Authority: RSA Chapter 208
PART Fis 301 GAME ANIMALS
REVISION NOTE:
Document #6250, effective 5-22-96,
adopted a new section Fis 301.01.
Document #6250 also readopted with amendments
and renumbered the former Fis 301.01 through Fis 301.06 as Fis 301.02 through
Fis 301.07. The former Fis 301.07 was
only renumbered, but not readopted, by Document #6250 as Fis 301.08. The former Fis 301.08 was readopted with
amendment and renumbered by Document #6250 as Fis 301.09. Former Fis 301.09 and Fis 301.10 were only
renumbered, and not readopted, by Document #6250 as Fis 301.10 and Fis 301.11
respectively.
Since the text of the current Fis
301.08, Fis 301.10 and Fis 301.11 were not part of Document #6250, the
effective dates for these rules were not changed.
Please note that the source notes for
the renumbered sections in Part Fis 301 indicate the filing history for the
rule text in that section after the effective date of Document #6250.
Fis 301.01 Definitions.
(a)
“Antler point” means an antler projection of at least one inch, measured
from the base of the point at the main beam to the tip of the point. A broken main beam shall count as a point
regardless of length.
(b) “Antlered deer” means a
deer which has at least one antler 3 inches long, measured from the tip of the main
beam along the distal edge of the antler to the base of the antler burr at the
skull.
(c) “Antlerless deer”
means any deer which does not have at least one antler 3 inches long, measured
from the tip of the main beam along the distal edge of the antler to the base
of the antler burr at the skull.
(d) “Baiting” means
“baiting” as defined in RSA 207:1, II-a.
(e) “Baited area” means
“baited area” as defined in RSA 207:1, II-b.
(f) “Bolt” means a short
projectile for a crossbow that resembles an arrow.
(g) “Crossbow” means a
device consisting of a bow mounted to a rigid stock for discharging quarrels,
bolts, or arrows and having a mechanical means to hold and release the drawn
string.
(h) “Quarrel” means a bolt
with a 4-sided head and is often used as a synonym for bolt.
Source. #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8931, eff 7-6-07;
ss by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23
Fis 301.02 Wildlife Management Units.
(a)
For purposes of this chapter, the state shall be divided into wildlife
management units, also referred to as WMU’s, described as follows:
(1) Wildlife management unit -
A1: From Stewartstown Beecher Falls
Bridge in Stewartstown east to Rte. 3 then north on Rte. 3 to the Canadian
border then following the Canadian/US border west and south to the VT/NH
border, Connecticut River and continuing south to the Stewartstown Beecher
Falls Bridge;
(2) Wildlife management unit –
A2: From the Stewartstown/Beecher Falls
Bridge in Stewartstown east to Rte. 3 in Stewartstown then north on Rte. 3 to
the Canadian/US border northeast to the ME/NH border then following this south
to Rte. 16 in Wentworth's Location, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 26 in Errol, west
on Rte. 26 in Errol to Colebrook, west on Lemington Rd. to the
Colebrook-Lemington Bridge, then north along the NH/VT state line to the
Stewartstown/Beecher Falls Bridge;
(3) Wildlife management unit -
B: From the junction of the Connecticut
River and the Upper Ammonoosuc River in Northumberland, north along the NH/VT
state line to the Colebrook/Lemington bridge in Colebrook, east on Lemington
Rd. to Rte. 3 in Colebrook, south on Rte. 3 to Rte. 26 in Colebrook, east on
Rte. 26 to Rte. 16 in Errol, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 110-A in Dummer, west on
110-A to Rte. 110 in West Milan, west on Rte. 110 to Rte. 3 in Groveton, north
on Rte. 3 in Groveton to the Upper Ammonoosuc Bridge, west along the Upper
Ammonoosuc River to its junction with the Connecticut River;
(4) Wildlife management unit –
C1: From the junction of the Lost Nation
Rd. in Northumberland and Rte. 110, east on Rte. 110 to Rte. 16 in Berlin,
south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 2 in Gorham, west on Rte. 2 to North Rd. in Jefferson,
north along North Rd. to Grange Rd., north on Grange Rd. to Lost Nation Rd.,
north on Lost Nation Rd. to the junction of Lost Nation Rd. and Rte. 110 in
Northumberland;
(5) Wildlife management unit –
C2: From the junction of Rte. 16 in
Wentworth's Location and the ME/NH line, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 110-A in
Dummer, west on 110-A to Rte. 110 in Milan, south on 110 to Rte. 16 in Berlin,
south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 2 in Gorham, east on Rte. 2 to the NH/ME state line,
north on the NH/ME state line to its junction with Rte. 16 in Wentworth's
Location;
(6) Wildlife management unit –
D1: From the junction of the Lost Nation
Rd. in Northumberland and Rte. 110, south along Lost Nation Rd. to Grange Rd.,
south on Grange Rd. to North Rd., south on North Rd. to Rte. 2 in Jefferson,
east on Rte. 2 to Rte. 115 in Jefferson, south on Rte. 115 to Rte. 3 in
Carroll, south on Rte. 3 to I-93 in Franconia, north on I-93 to the NH/VT state
line, north on the NH/VT state line, to the junction of the Connecticut and
Upper Ammonoosuc River in Northumberland, east along the Upper Ammonoosuc River
to the Groveton/Rte. 3 bridge, south along Rte. 3 in Groveton, east on Rte. 110
to the junction of Rte. 110 and the Lost Nation Rd;
(7) Wildlife management unit –
D2-west: From the junction of Rte. I-93
and the Vermont border in Littleton, south on I-93 to Rte. 142 in Franconia,
south on Rte. 142 to Rte. 18, west on Rte. 18 to Rte. 116, south on Rte 116 to Rte. 112 and Rte. 116, west on Rte 116 to Long Pond Rd. (i.e. North/South Rd.) in Benton,
south on Long Pond Rd. to High St. in Glencliff, south on High St. to Rte 25, south on Rte. 25 to Rte. 25-A in Wentworth, west on
Rte. 25-A to Rte. 10 in Orford, north on Rte. 10 to Rte. 25-A, west on Rte.
25-A to the VT/NH border, north on the VT/NH border to its intersection with
Rte. I-93 in Littleton;
(8) Wildlife management unit –
D2-east: From the junction of Rte. I-93
and Rte. 142 in Franconia, south on Rte. I-93 to Rte. 112 in Woodstock, south
west on Rte. 112 to Rte. 118 in Woodstock, south west on Rte. 118 to Rte. 25 in
Warren, north on Rte. 25 to High St., north on High St. to Long Pond Rd., also
known as North/South Road, north on Long Pond Rd. to Rte
116 in Benton, north on Rte. 116 to Rte. 18 in Franconia, east on Rte. 18 to
Rte. 142, north on Rte. 142 to the intersection with Rte. I-93;
(9) Wildlife management unit –
E1: From the junction of Rte. 2 and Rte.
115 in Jefferson east on Rte. 2 to Rte. 16 in Gorham, south on Rte. 16 to Rte.
302 in Glen, north on Rte. 302 to Rte. 3 in Twin Mountain, north on Rte. 3 to
Rte. 115 in Carroll, north on Rte. 115 to its junction with Rte. 2 in
Jefferson;
(10) Wildlife management unit – E2: From the junction of Rte. 2 and Rte. 16 in
Gorham, south on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in Conway, east on Rte. 302 to the NH/ME
state line, then north along the state line to its junction with Rte. 2;
(11) Wildlife management unit – E3: From the junction of Rte. 302 and Rte. 3 in
Twin Mountain, south on Rte. 3 to I-93, south on I-93 to Rte. 112 in Lincoln,
east on Rte. 112 to Rte. 16 in Conway, north on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in Glen,
north on Rte. 302 to its junction with Rte. 3 in Twin Mountain;
(12) Wildlife management unit - F: From the junction of Rte. 25-A and Rte. 25 in
Wentworth, north on Rte. 25 to Rte. 118 in Warren, north on Rte. 118 to Rte.
112 in Woodstock, east on Rte. 112 to Rte. 16 in Conway, south on Rte. 16 to
Rte. 113 in Chocorua, west on Rte. 113 to Rte. 113-A in Tamworth, west on Rte.
113-A in Tamworth to Rte. 113 in Sandwich, west on Rte. 113 to Rte. 3 in
Holderness, west on Rte. 3 to Exit 24 of I-93 in Ashland, north on I-93 to Rte.
25, exit 26 in Plymouth, west on Rte. 25 to the junction with Rte. 25-A;
(13) Wildlife management unit – G1: From the junction of Rte. 25-A and the VT/NH
border in Orford, east on Rte. 25-A to Rte. 10 in Orford, south on Rte. 10 to
Rte. 25-A in Orford, east on Rte. 25-A to Rte. 25 in Wentworth, southeast on
Rte. 25 to Rte. 118 in Rumney, south on Rte. 118 to Rte. 4 in Canaan, south and
east on Rte 4 to Rte. 11 in Andover, west on Rte. 11
to Rte. I-89 in New London, west on Rte. I-89 to the VT/NH border, north on the
VT/NH border to its intersection with Rte. 25-A in Orford;
(14) Wildlife management unit – G2: From the junction of Rte. 118 and Rte. 25 in
Rumney, southeast on Rte. 25 to Exit 26 of Rte. I-93 in Plymouth, south on Rte.
I-93 to Rte. 104 in New Hampton, west on Rte. 104 to Rte. 4 in Danbury, north
on Rte. 4 to Rte. 118 in Canaan, north on Rte. 118 to Rte. 25 in Rumney;
(15) Wildlife Management Unit – H1: From the
junction of I-89 and the NH/VT state line in Lebanon, south on I-89 to Rte. 10
in Grantham, south on Rte. 10 to Rte. 123 in Marlow, west on Rte. 123 to its
junction with the Cold River in Walpole, west on Cold River to the NH/VT
border, Connecticut River, north on the NH/VT border to I-89 in Lebanon;
(16) Wildlife management unit –
H2-north: From the junction of Cold
River and NH/VT border Connecticut River, in Walpole, east on Cold River to
Rte. 123, east on Rte. 123 to Rte. 9 in Stoddard, east on Rte. 9 to Rte. 202 in
Hillsborough, south on Rte. 202 to Rte. 101 in Peterborough, west on Rte. 101
to Rte. 9 in Keene, west on Rte. 9 to the VT/NH border, north to the Cold
River;
(17) Wildlife management unit – H2-south: From the junction of Rte. 9 and the NH/VT
border, east on Rte. 9 to Rte. 101 in Keene, east on Rte. 101 to Rte 202 in Peterborough, south on Rte. 202 to the NH/MA
border, west on the NH/MA border to the NH/VT border (Connecticut River), north
on the NH/VT border, Connecticut River to its intersection with Rte. 9;
(18) Wildlife management unit –
I1: From the junction of I-89 and Rte.
11 in New London, north on Rte. 11 to Rte. 4 in Andover, north on Rte. 4 to
Rte. 104 in Danbury, north on Rte. 104 to I-93 in New Hampton, south on I-93 to
I-89 in Concord, north on I-89 to Rte. 11 in New London;
(19) Wildlife management unit – I2: From the junction of I-89 and Rte. 10 in
Grantham, south on I-89 to Rte. 9 in Hopkinton, south on Rte. 9 to Rte. 123 in
Stoddard, west on Rte. 123 to Rte. 10 in Marlow, north on Rte. 10 to I-89 in
Grantham;
(20) Wildlife management unit –
J1: From the junction of Rte. 113 and
Rte. 3 in Holderness, north on Rte. 113 to Rte. 113-A in Sandwich, north on
Rte. 113-A to Rte. 113 in Tamworth, east on Rte. 113 to Rte. 16 in Chocorua,
north on Rte. 16 to Rte. 302 in Conway, east on Rte. 302 to the ME/NH line,
south on ME/NH line to Rte. 109, west on Rte. 109 to Rte. 28 in Wolfeboro
Center, south on Rte. 28/109 to Rte. 109 in Wolfeboro, north on Rte. 109 to
Rte. 25 in Moultonboro, west on Rte. 25 to Rte. 25B
in Center Harbor, along Rte. 25B to Rte. 3, north on Rte. 3 to its junction
with Rte. 113 in Holderness;
(21) Wildlife management unit
J2: From the junction of Rte. I-93 and
Rte. 3 in Ashland, south on Rte. 3 to Rte. 25B in Center Harbor, east on Rte.
25B to Rte. 25 in Center Harbor, east on Rte. 25 to Rte. 109 in Moultonboro, southeast on Rte. 109 to Rte. 28/109 in
Wolfeboro, north on Rte. 28/109 to Rte. 109 in Wolfeboro Center, east on Rte.
109 to its intersection with the ME/NH border, south along the ME/NH border to
Rte. 202 in Rochester, south on Rte. 202 to Rte. 4 in Northwood, west on Rte. 4
to I-393 in Pembroke, west on I-393 to I-93 in Concord, north on I-93 to the
junction of Rte. 3 in Ashland;
(22) Wildlife Management Unit -
K: From the junction of Rte. 9 and Rte. 202 in Hillsborough, south on Rte. 202
to the NH/MA state line, east on the NH/MA state line to Rte. 13 in Brookline,
north on Rte. 13 to Rte. 101 in Milford, north on Rte. 101 to I-293 in
Manchester, north on I-293 to I-93, north on I-93 to I-89 in Concord, west on
I-89 to Rte. 9 in Hopkinton, south on Rte. 9 to its junction with Rte. 202 in
Hillsborough;
(23) Wildlife management unit -
L: From the junction of I-93 and I-393
in Concord, east on I-393 to Rte. 4, east on Rte. 4 to Rte. 202 in Northwood,
north on Rte. 202 to NH/ME state line, south along the NH/ME state line to
Little Bay, south along the Rockingham/Stafford County line in Little and Great
Bay to the Squamscott River, south along the Squamscott River to Rte. 101, west along Rte. 101 to I-93
in Manchester, south on I-93 to I-293, north on I-293 to I-93 to I-393 in
Concord; and
(24) Wildlife Management Unit -
M: From the junction of Rte. 13 in Brookline and the NH/MA border, north on
Rte. 13 to Rte. 101 in Milford, north on Rte. 101 to Rte. I-293 in Manchester,
east on I-293 to I-93, north on I-93 to Rte. 101 in Manchester, east on Rte.
101 to its junction with the Squamscott River in
Exeter, north along the Squamscott River to Great
Bay, north along the Strafford/Rockingham County line in Great and Little Bay
to the NH/ME state line, east along the NH/ME state line to the Atlantic Ocean,
south along the NH coast line to the NH/MA line, west along the NH/MA state
line to its junction with Rte. 13 in Brookline.
(b)
Whenever a wildlife management unit is referenced with only a letter,
and that WMU has been divided into subwildlife
management units with number, that reference shall include all
of the area enclosed by those subunits.
For example, WMU-J shall include WMU's J1 and J2.
(c)
Whenever a subwildlife management unit is
referenced with a letter and number and that WMU has been further divided into
smaller units, that reference shall include all of the
area enclosed by those units. For
example, WMU–H2 shall include H2-north and H2-south.
Source. (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis
301) #6250, eff 5-22-96; amd by #6520, eff 5-31-97; amd by #7107, 9-25-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by
#8644, eff 6-1-06; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; ss by
#10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 301.03 Deer Season.
(a) For purposes of this section,
the state shall be divided into wildlife management units as described in Fis
301.02.
(b) Wild
deer
shall be taken only from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
during the open seasons for taking deer.
(c) No
deer shall be taken at any time in the following locations:
(1) Governor’s Island, town of
Gilford, except as specified in Fis 301.031(c);
(2) Long Island, town of
Moultonborough, except as specified in Fis 301.032; and
(3) Any waters in lakes or
ponds.
(d) A person holding an archery
license as described in RSA 208:5, II, may take deer with bow and arrow
in all of the wildlife management units and
Bear Brook Refuge, subject to the following:
(1) The open season for taking
of any deer with bow and arrow in wildlife management units B through M shall
be from September 15 to December 15;
(2) The open season for taking
any deer with bow and arrow in wildlife management unit A shall be September 15
to December 8; and
(3) No deer shall be taken with
a crossbow under this license, provided that:
a. A licensee of any age with a
permanent physical disability who holds a permit issued pursuant to RSA 207:10-c and Fis 1101.08, shall be allowed to take deer with a
crossbow during the archery season,
muzzleloader season, or the regular firearms season, and shall use the archery
deer tag or regular firearm deer tag as appropriate;
b. A licensee who is 68 years of age or older shall be allowed to take
deer with a crossbow during the archery
season, muzzleloader season, and regular firearms season, and shall use the
archery deer tag or regular firearm deer tag as appropriate;
c. A licensee of any age shall be allowed to take deer with a crossbow
during the muzzleloader or regular firearms season, and shall use the regular
firearm deer tag;
d. An archery licensee of any age
shall be allowed to take deer with a crossbow during the archery season in WMUs D2W, G1, G2, H1, H2, I1, I2, J1, J2, K, L,
and M;
e. A person under 16 years of age who
is participating in the deer youth weekend in accordance with Fis 1204.02 shall
be allowed to take deer with a crossbow; or
f. An archery licensee of any
age holding a Long Island deer permit shall be allowed to take deer with a
crossbow
on Long Island, Town of Moultonborough, under the provisions of Fis 301.032.
(e) A
person holding a muzzleloader license may take deer with a muzzleloading
firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow during the 11 days immediately prior to the regular firearms
season as follows:
(1) No other firearm shall be
used for the taking of deer during this license period;
(2) A muzzleloading
firearm shall be a single barrel, single shot firearm of no less than
.40 caliber;
(3) Wildlife management units
A, B, C1, C2, and D1 shall be open only to
the taking of antlered deer;
(4) Wildlife management units D2E and E shall be open to
the taking of any deer during the first day of the season and to the taking of
antlered deer only during the remaining 10 days;
(5) Wildlife management units F, G2, and I2 shall be
open to the taking of any deer during the first 2 days of the season and to the
taking of antlered deer only during the remaining 9 days;
(6) Wildlife management unit I1 shall be open to the
taking of any deer during the first 3 days of the season and to the taking of
antlered deer only during the remaining 8 days;
(7) Wildlife management units H1, H2, J1, J2, and K shall
be open to the taking of any deer during the first 4 days of the season and to
the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining 7 days;
(8) Wildlife management unit D2W shall be open to the
taking of any deer during the first 5 days of the season and to the taking of
antlered deer only during the remaining 6 days;
(9) Wildlife
management unit G1 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first 6
days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining
5 days; and
(10) Wildlife management units L and M shall be
open to the taking of any deer during all 11 days of the season.
(f) The season for taking deer by
all legal methods shall begin on the second Wednesday in November, and be open
for a period of 26 consecutive days in wildlife management units B through M,
and 19 consecutive days in wildlife management unit A, upon the following conditions:
(1)
Wildlife management unit A shall be open to the taking of any deer
during the first day of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only
during the remaining 18 days;
(2) Wildlife management units B, C1, C2, and D1 shall be
open to the taking of any deer during the first day of the season and to the
taking of antlered deer only during the remaining 25 days;
(3) Wildlife management units D2E, E, F,
G2, and I2 shall be open to the taking of any deer
during the first 2 days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only
during the remaining 24 days;
(4) Wildlife management unit I1 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first 3
days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining
23 days;
(5) Wildlife
management units J1 and K shall be open to the
taking of any deer during the first 4 days of the season and to the taking of
antlered deer only during the remaining 22 days;
(6) Wildlife management units H1, H2, and J2 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the first 5
days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the remaining
21 days;
(7) Wildlife
management units D2W and G1 shall be open to the taking of any deer during the
first 6 days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only during the
remaining 20 days; and
(8) Wildlife management units L and M shall be open to
the taking of any deer during the first 12 days of the season and to the taking of antlered deer only
during the remaining 14 days.
(g) No
person shall take more than one deer in a calendar year, except as provided in
RSA 208:5, RSA 208:5-b, Fis 301.03(d), Fis 301.031, Fis 301.032, and Fis
301.034.
(h) No shell shot, other than those
using shot sizes of 00 buckshot or larger, shall be used for the taking of
deer.
(i) The hunter taking the deer shall register and
report the kill as follows:
(1) Immediately upon killing a deer, the hunter shall
complete and attach the appropriate “Deer Tag” to the deer, containing the
following information:
a. The hunter’s name
and address;
b. The date and time of kill;
c. The wildlife management unit in
which the kill occurred;
d. The licensee’s signature; and
e. The hunter’s designation when using
the “Special Deer and/or Bear Tag” provided in
the New Hampshire Hunting Digest or on the New Hampshire Fish and Game website at
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt746/files/documents/deer-tag.pdf.
(2) Any deer taken during any
deer season shall be registered within 24 hours of taking, in accordance with
one of the following methods:
a. Completion of a “deer
registration report” and receipt of a confirmation number from a department
approved registration station, in accordance with Fis 301.04; or
b. Completion of all required
fields in an online registration report using the link available at www.wildlife.state.nh.com and receipt of an electronic confirmation number that the
report was completed and accepted by the department, provided that deer shall
be registered in person at a department approved registration station during
the first 2 days of muzzleloader season, as specified in paragraph (e) above,
and the first 3 days of regular firearms season, as specified in paragraph (f)
above;
(3) In addition to the requirements in RSA 208:9,
maintain proof of completion of the registration process by having the
confirmation number of each harvested deer written on or kept with their
hunting license; and
(4) The hunter shall retain the head and hide for 48
hours from the time of registration.
(j) If
requested by the department, any person taking a deer shall take fish and game
personnel back to the kill site, the site of carcass evisceration, or both, for purposes
such as, but not limited to, verification of kill site or to obtain ovaries or
other biological samples left behind.
(k) If
requested by the department, any person taking a deer shall allow fish and game
personnel or their designated agents at biological check stations to collect biological
information on their deer including but not limited to sex, antler beam
diameter, number of antler points, weight, estimated age, and lactation status.
(l) Nothing
in this section shall prohibit a licensed hunter who has used their archery or
firearm deer tag from accompanying a licensed apprentice hunter or an unlicensed minor under
the age of 16, while the apprentice hunter or minor is taking deer.
(m) No
person shall take a deer with the aid and use of bait, except in accordance
with RSA 207:3-d, Fis 307.01, and Fis 307.03.
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ss by #2119, eff 8-12-82; ss by #2392, eff 6-22-83; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84;
ss by #3140, eff 10-25-85; amd by #4094, eff 7-22-86;
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#5197, eff 8-2-91; ss by #5410, eff6-19-92; amd by
#5659, eff 6-28-93; ss by #5706, eff9-21-93; ss by #5827, eff 5-24-94; amd by #5898, eff 9-20-94; amd by
#6037, eff 5-17-95; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading
for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6783, eff 6-30-98; ss by #7289,
eff 6-1-00; ss by #7533, eff 7-24-01; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #7921, eff
7-24-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #8931, eff
7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; amd by #9458, eff
4-21-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (para (a)-(j),
& (l) and (m)); amd
by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10,(para (k)); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619,
eff 6-2-14; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211,
eff 5-26-21; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES:
7-10-35
Fis
301.031 Special Deer Permits – Units L and M, Archery, and
Governor’s Island Permits.
(a) Persons licensed to take deer under RSA 214:9,
RSA 208:5, or RSA 208:5-a, or is a youth or resident landowner may apply, as
specified in subparagraphs (4) and (5) below, for a special deer permit to take
one additional deer in wildlife management units L and M subject to the
following:
(1) Deer taken under this permit shall be antlerless deer only;
(2)
Deer may be taken by any legal method during the archery season as specified in
Fis 301.03(d), the muzzleloader season as specified in Fis
301.03(e), and during the regular season as specified in Fis 301.03(f);
(3) Persons taking deer under a special deer permit in wildlife management
units L and M shall be licensed as follows:
a. An
archery license under RSA 208:5 shall be required to take deer
during the archery season specified in Fis 301.03(d);
b. A
muzzleloader license under RSA 208:5-a and a regular hunting license under RSA
214:9 shall be required to take deer by a muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season as specified in Fis 301.03(e); and
c. A
license under RSA 214:9 shall be required to take deer during the
regular hunting season as specified in Fis
301.03(f);
(4) There shall be up to 3500 special deer permits issued for wildlife
management unit L as follows:
a. Three
thousand five hundred special deer permits for
wildlife management unit L shall be available through an on-line lottery;
b. An
applicant shall apply to the lottery on-line from the department’s web site at www.wildlife.nh.gov and shall provide their last name, date of
birth, and a valid New Hampshire archery or hunting license number;
c.
The department shall annually publicize the deadlines for applications:
1. In
the NH Hunting Digest;
2. On
the department website; and
3. Using
any other methods the department finds useful;
d. There
shall be no application fee;
e. No
person shall submit more than one application for a special deer permit for
wildlife management unit L;
f. After
the close of the application period, up to 3500 successful applicants shall be
selected via a random lottery, and winners shall be notified by email;
g. Winners
shall purchase their special deer permit for wildlife management unit L on-line
from the department’s web site at www.wildlife.nh.gov;
h. No
person shall be issued or possess more than one special deer permit for
wildlife management unit L; and
i. The fee for a Unit L permit shall be $26 of which $1
shall be an agent fee;
(5) There shall be up to 8000 special deer permits issued for wildlife
management unit M as follows:
a. Eight
thousand special deer permits for wildlife management
unit M shall be available on a first come–first served basis to 4000
applicants. Each successful applicant shall purchase 2 special deer permits for
wildlife management unit M at the time of purchase;
b. An
applicant shall provide the following on the “Antlerless Deer Permit for Unit
M” form:
1. Applicant's
complete name, street address, and mailing address;
2. Telephone
number and driver’s license number;
3. Date
of birth;
4. Current
year’s resident or nonresident hunting or archery license number; and
5.
Signature of the applicant, signed subject to the penalties for unsworn false
statements under RSA 641:3;
c. Illegible
or incomplete applications shall be returned for correction and not considered
until corrected;
d. Permits
shall be issued on a first-come first-served basis when received;
e. No
person shall submit more than one application for 2 special deer permits for
wildlife management unit M;
f. No
person shall be issued or possess more than 2 permits for wildlife management
unit M;
g. Applicants
may apply for special deer permits in wildlife management unit M as follows:
1. At
the fish and game department Concord headquarters at 11 Hazen Drive, Concord,
NH 03301;
2. By
mail at the address above in 1; or
3. From
the department’s website at www.wildlife.nh.gov; and
h. The
fee for 2 Unit M permits shall be $36 of which $1.00
shall be the agent fee.
(b) Persons may take by bow and arrow only one
additional antlered deer under a special deer permit for
archery from September 15 through December 15 in wildlife management units B
through M and from September 15 through December
8 in wildlife management unit A subject to the following:
(1) The
fee for the special deer permit described in (b) shall be $26.00 of
which $1.00 shall be the agent fee;
(2) Immediately upon killing a deer, the permittee shall fill in the “Special
Deer Archery Tag”, sign the tag, and attach the tag to the deer;
(3) The “Special Archery Deer Tag” shall contain the following:
a. The
licensee’s name and address;
b. The
date and time of kill;
c. The
wildlife management unit in which the kill occurred; and
d. Signature;
(4) A
person who purchases a special deer permit for archery shall purchase it at the
same time they purchase an archery license pursuant to RSA 208:5; and
(5) Any
person under the age of 16 and any person holding a valid permanent archery
license, pursuant to RSA 214:7-a, RSA 214:9-cc, and RSA 214:13, may purchase a special
deer permit for archery at any time.
(c) Persons shall only take additional deer by
bow and arrow on Governor’s Island, Town of Gilford under the provisions of a Governor’s Island special deer permit subject to the
following:
(1) No
person shall take deer on Governor’s Island, Town of Gilford, without
a Governor’s Island special deer permit in
addition to the appropriate license to take deer under RSA 208:5 for taking a
deer with a bow and arrow;
(2) Each
applicant for a Governor’s Island special deer
permit shall provide written landowner permission on a form provided by
the department;
(3) The landowner shall provide the following on the form “Landowner
Permission to Hunt on Governor’s Island, Gilford, NH”:
a. The
landowner's full name and signature, signed subject to the penalties for
making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3;
b. The
hunter's full name and phone number;
c. The
physical address or tax map number for the parcel(s) of land on Governor’s
Island for which permission is granted to hunt;
d. An
indication as to whether the landowner will allow baiting for deer;
e. A
list of any other landowner stipulations regarding the hunting activities on
the property, such as:
1. The
specific days of the week;
2. Dates
on which hunting will not be allowed;
3. Parking locations;
4. Times
of the day that hunting will not be allowed;
5. Locations
and removal of deer stands;
6. Distances
from adjoining landowners; and
f. An
attestation by both the landowner and the hunter that RSA 508:14 protects the
landowner from any claims made for personal injury or property damage by the
hunter provided no fee has been paid for access. The landowner and hunter
understand that all the above referenced stipulations
have been agreed to by both parties and will be adhered to at
all times. In addition, all fish & game department regulations as
specified in Fis 301.032 will be followed; and
g. Date and signature.
(4) The
hunter shall provide on the permission form their signature, signed subject to
the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3, and the
date signed;
(5) The
landowner permission form shall be filled out in quadruplicate. The
original shall go to the hunter, one copy
to the local conservation officer, one copy to the wildlife division, and the
other copy shall be retained by the landowner;
(6) The
Governor’s Island special deer permit
shall allow the taking of 6 deer of either sex;
(7) The
taking of deer shall be in accordance with the manner and methods for taking
deer with bow and arrow as specified in Fis 301.041;
(8) The
open season shall be the first weekday in October
through December 15, except:
a. No
person shall take deer on Saturday or Sunday until after October 31; and
b. No
person shall take deer on the second Monday in October or for 4 consecutive
days beginning on Thanksgiving Day;
(9) The
taking of deer shall be from a portable tree stand at least 10 feet off
the ground;
(10) Safety
belts or harnesses shall be used;
(11) Baiting
for deer shall be allowed under the Governor’s Island special deer
permit, provided baiting shall be permissible as indicated on the landowner permission form. A permit to bait
wildlife as required by Fis 1102.04 shall not be required;
(12) The
baiting season for deer on Governor’s Island
shall begin on the first weekday in October and end on December 15th;
(13) Immediately upon killing a deer, the permittee shall fill in the “Governor’s
Island Either Sex Deer Tag” with the date and time of kill and sex of the deer,
sign the tag, and attach it to the deer;
(14) All
entrails of harvested deer shall be removed from
the island;
(15) Deer
taken under this permit shall be registered as specified in RSA 208:15-d and
shall comply with the requirements of RSA 208:16;
(16) All
deer wounded and not recovered shall be reported by
calling (603) 271-3361 as soon as possible but not longer than 24 hours after
the time the deer was wounded;
(17) Any
person who has taken 6 deer under a Governor’s
Island deer permit as specified in this paragraph, and the deer have been
legally registered, may purchase a second Governor’s Island special deer permit
which shall allow the taking of 6 additional deer;
(18) Applicants for a second Governor’s Island deer permit shall provide the
first permit which has had the deer tags detached;
(19) Governor’s Island special deer permits and
the landowner permission form shall be carried by all persons while taking deer
on Governor’s Island;
(20) The
fee for a Governor’s Island special deer permit shall be $25.00;
(21) The
permit and the landowner permission shall expire on December 15th; and
(22) Applicants for a Governor’s Island special deer permit shall provide the
following on the “Special Deer Permit – Governor’s Island” form:
a. Name,
address, and telephone number;
b. Date
of birth;
c. Current
archery license number; and
d. Signature, signed subject to the penalties for unsworn
false statements under RSA 641:3.
Source. #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6812, eff 7-23-98;
amd by #7179, eff 12-24-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00;
ss by #7533, eff 7-24-01; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-99; ss by #7921, eff 7-24-03; ss
by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #8084, eff 1-1-05; ss
by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by
#9458, eff 4-21-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10,
(various paras (a), (b), & (c)); amd by #9720-B,
eff6-5-10, (various paras (a), (b), & (c)); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12;
ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd by #10981, eff 1-1-16;
ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23;
ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 301.032 Long
Island Deer Permit.
(a) The purpose of this
rule is to reduce the over-population of deer which exists on Long Island in
the town of Moultonborough, NH, through the regulated use of recreational
hunters and then to maintain that population at a level equal to the adjacent
mainland. Because deer densities are currently too high for the
existing habitat conditions, and because extremely aggressive efforts are
necessary to reduce over abundant deer populations, extraordinary measures must
be taken to remove female deer. Because the island is heavily
populated, and because landowner attitudes toward hunting vary, extra care shall be taken to reduce any safety concerns and to increase
the discreet nature of all actions taken.
(b) No person shall take
deer on Long Island, Town of Moultonborough, without a Long
Island deer permit, in addition to an archery license, when taking deer
with a bow and arrow or a crossbow.
(c) Hunting shall be
allowed only on parcels which are equal to or greater than one acre, as listed
on the Town of Moultonborough Master List, prepared in connection with the
first tax bill of each tax year in May. Parcels of land may be
individual tracts or combinations of adjoining parcels in aggregate.
(d) Each
applicant for a Long Island deer permit shall provide written
landowner permission on a form provided by the department.
(e) The landowner shall
provide the following on the form “Landowner Permission to Hunt on Long
Island, Moultonborough, NH”:
(1) The
landowner's full name and signature, signed subject to the penalties for making
unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3;
(2) The
hunter's full name and phone number;
(3) The
physical address or tax map number for the parcel(s) of land on Long
Island for which permission is granted to hunt;
(4) An
indication as to whether the landowner will allow baiting for deer;
(5) A
list of any landowner stipulations regarding the hunting activities on the
property, such as:
a. The
specific days of the week;
b. Dates
on which hunting will not be allowed;
c. Parking
locations;
d. Times
of the day that hunting will not be allowed;
e. Locations
and removal of deer stands;
f. Distances
from adjoining landowners; and
(6) Date
of signature.
(f) The hunter shall
provide his or her signature on the permission form, signed subject to the
penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3, and the date
signed.
(g) The landowner
permission form shall be filled out in quadruplicate. The original
shall go to the hunter, one copy to the local conservation officer, one copy to
the wildlife division, and the other copy shall be retained by the landowner.
(h) The Long
Island deer permit shall allow the taking of 6 deer of either sex.
(i) The
taking of deer shall be in accordance with the manner and methods for taking
deer with bow and arrow or crossbows as specified in Fis 301.041.
(j) The open season for
taking deer by bow and arrow or crossbow shall be the first weekday in October
through December 15, except:
(1) No
person shall take deer on Saturday or Sunday until after October 31; and
(2) No person shall take deer on the second Monday
in October or for 4 consecutive days beginning on Thanksgiving Day.
(k) The taking of deer
shall be from a portable tree stand at least 10 feet off the ground.
(l) Safety belts or
harnesses shall be used.
(m) Baiting for deer shall
be allowed under the Long Island deer permit, provided baiting shall be
permissible as indicated on the landowner permission form. A permit
to bait wildlife as required by Fis 1102.04 shall not be required.
(n) The baiting season for
deer on Long Island shall begin on the first weekday in October and
end on December 15th.
(o) Immediately upon
killing a deer, the permittee shall fill in the “Long Island Either Sex Deer
Tag” with the date and time of kill and sex of the deer, sign the tag, and
attach it to the deer.
(p) All entrails of
harvested deer shall be removed from the island.
(q) Deer taken under this
permit shall be registered as specified in RSA 208:15-d and shall comply with
the requirements of RSA 208:16.
(r) All deer wounded and
not recovered shall be reported by calling (603) 271-3361 as soon as possible
but not longer than 24 hours after the time the deer was wounded.
(s) Any person who has
taken 6 deer under a Long Island deer permit, as specified in paragraph (h)
above, and the deer have been legally registered, may
purchase a second Long Island deer permit which shall allow the
taking of 6 additional deer.
(t) Applicants
for a second Long Island deer permit shall provide the first permit
which has had the deer tags detached.
(u) Long
Island deer permits and the landowner permission form shall be carried
by all persons while taking deer on Long Island.
(v) The fee for a Long
Island deer permit shall be $25.00.
(w) The permit and the
landowner permission shall expire on December 15th.
(x) Applicants for a Long
Island deer permit shall provide the following on the “Special Deer Permit –
Long Island” form:
(1) Name,
address and telephone number;
(2) Date
of birth;
(3) Current
license number of the appropriate license for the intended method of hunting;
(4) An
indication as to the type(s) of method used to take deer; and
(5) Signature, signed subject to the penalties for unsworn false
statements under RSA 641:3.
Source. #6583, eff 9-20-97; amd
by #6843 eff 8-29-98; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; amd by #7922, eff 7-24-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #8357, eff 5-25-05; amd by
#8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9458, eff 4-21-09; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619,
eff 6-2-14; amd by #10981, eff 1-1-16; ss by #13644,
eff 6-1-23
Fis 301.033 Deer
Registration Stations.
(a) New deer registration
stations shall be authorized only if:
(1) The
proposed station location is greater than 10 travel miles from the nearest
adjacent station, unless an adjacent station(s) registers more than 200 deer
annually or was in existence on 12/31/09 or the proposed station location will
provide increased opportunity for hunters to register deer by offering extended
hours;
(2) The
proposed location has adequate facilities and is easily
accessible. Adequate facilities and easily accessible means that the
location has adequate space for parking and registering or weighing deer, is a
safe distance away from the highway or road, and is located on or near a main
route of travel for hunters;
(3) The
hours of operation and location of the proposed station will minimize
inconvenience to hunters needing to register a deer by being open during early
morning, later into the evening, and open on weekend days; and
(4) The
applicant has not been convicted of any fish and game violation within the past
7 years.
(b) Deer registration
station owners or operators seeking approval to be an agent under RSA 208:15-a
shall provide the following information on a “Deer Registration Station
Agreement”:
(1) The
station owner or operator’s name;
(2) Date
of agreement;
(3) Name,
physical address, mailing address, county, and telephone number of the station
owner or operator’s establishment;
(4) The
station owner or operator’s home address and telephone number;
(5) The
hours and days of operation of the proposed registration station; and
(6) Whether
or not the station provides scales for weighing deer.
(c) The deer registration
station owner, operator, or employee shall print legibly, accurately, and
completely when filling out the deer registration form “Deer Registration
Report” described in Fis 301.04.
(d) The deer registration
owner or operator shall sign the “Deer Registration Station Agreement” in the
presence of a witnessing department conservation officer or designee, who shall
also sign the agreement.
(e) Registration station
agreements shall not be transferable upon change of ownership and cannot be
assigned to any other party.
(f) By signing the
agreement, applicants shall agree to abide by the statutes and rules governing
deer registration stations and deer registration reports and shall sign subject
to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(g) Failure to accurately
and legibly provide the information specified in Fis 301.04 on the “Deer Registration Report” form shall, after notice
and opportunity for a hearing, result in the suspension or closure of the
registration station.
(h) Those registration
stations which are also fish and game agents as defined in RSA 214-A shall
remain in good standing with regard to the
requirements of RSA 214-A.
(i)
Deer registration agents may collect up to $5.00 as a registration agent fee
pursuant to RSA 208:15-b.
Source. #1670, eff 11-20-80; ss by #2119, eff
8-12-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4649, eff 7-24-89; ss by #6250, eff
5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); amd
by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (a), (e), & (g)-(i)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (paras (b)-(d) and (f)); ss
by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23
Fis. 301.034 Special Deer Permits – Deer
Management Assistance Program.
(a) The purpose of this section is to permit New
Hampshire municipalities to identify areas where deer densities are too high
for the existing habitat conditions. In such areas, aggressive
efforts may be necessary to reduce the deer population
through the regulated use of recreational hunters. The deer
management assistance program (DMAP) approves the issuance of special hunting
permits to any New Hampshire municipality which has identified a special deer
management area within their jurisdiction meeting the eligibility criteria
established herein.
(b) A New Hampshire municipality may apply in
writing on its own letterhead to the department for participation in the DMAP
by providing the following:
(1) A
request on municipal letterhead, submitted to the
NH Fish and Game Department, Wildlife Division, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH
03301, signed by a majority of the governing
body;
(2) A
map designating the area shall be included in the proposed special deer
management area, showing:
a. The
tax map and lot numbers and the names of landowners of the affected parcels;
and
b. Parcels
which shall in aggregate total at least 640 acres, provided that:
1. The parcels need not be contiguous;
2. Non-contiguous parcels shall be a minimum of 1 acre in size;
3. Parcels
may be publicly or privately owned; and
4. Municipalities may apply for DMAP on islands without meeting the total
minimum acreage of 640 acres;
(3) Documentation signed by each affected landowner verifying that the property is
open for deer hunting upon such conditions and limitations as the landowner may
impose;
(4) Designation of a municipal employee of the requestor to perform the following
tasks:
a. Serve
as the contact for all communication with the department;
b. Issue
DMAP permits to licensed hunters on behalf of the municipality; and
c. Provide
all information and reporting as required by the department; and
(5) A
deer management plan covering the proposed special deer management area that is
specifically designed for the area, which shall
include:
a. Documentation
of negative impacts claimed to be due to overabundant deer;
b. Identification
of parcels where deer inflicted damage to plant communities has occurred;
c. Identification of
parcels of forested land where forest regeneration has been significantly
impacted by deer;
d. A
listing of specific deer management goals and objectives;
e. An
explanation of why the stated objectives cannot be met by hunters using the
department’s existing deer season framework, or other special permits available
under these rules; and
f. A
description of other actions the town has taken or is planning to take to meet
the identified objectives.
(c) The request shall be received by the
department by 4:00 pm on the first Monday in July or be postmarked by midnight of the first Monday in July of the year of
request. Requests not meeting the posted deadline shall be returned.
(d) The department shall, within 10 days of
receipt, review each request for completeness. In the event
that information is missing or incomplete, contact shall be made with
the requestor, who shall have an additional period of 10 days to provide the
missing information.
(e) There
shall be no fee to submit a request, for review of the request, or for the
provision of DMAP permits and tags.
(f) On or before the fourth Friday in August in
the request year, the department shall approve the request to create a special
deer management area and issue DMAP permits, unless the department finds that:
(1) The
identified problem could be resolved
using existing deer hunting opportunities;
(2) The
identified problem could be resolved by the issuance of a different special
permit available under these rules; or
(3) The
identified problem cannot be effectively abated by the issuance of DMAP
permits.
(g) Upon approval of a request, the municipality
shall be issued the number of DMAP permits and tags found necessary to meet the
objectives of the deer management plan, which shall be conditioned as follows:
(1) Deer
may be taken during the archery season as specified in Fis 301.03(d), the
muzzleloader season as specified in Fis 301.03(e), and during the regular
season as specified in Fis 301.03(f), unless further restricted by the approved
deer management plan, and shall comply with all other rules in Fis 301.03; and
(2) Baiting for deer shall be allowed without a permit to bait wildlife as
required by Fis 1102.04, provided that
the DMAP permit shall restrict baiting as follows:
a. Baiting
shall take place within the special deer management area and only on parcels
where the landowner has authorized the use of bait as specified in subparagraph
(b)(3) above;
b. The
baiting season shall be as set forth in the deer management plan, provided that it shall not begin
prior to September 15 nor extend beyond December 15 of the permit year;
c. The
permittee shall comply with all other applicable rules in Fis 307.01, Fis
307.03, and Fis 307.05; and
d. The
permittee shall comply with any limitations imposed upon specific parcels
by individual landowners.
(h) The approved municipality shall issue a
“DMAP Permit” only upon the following conditions:
(1) Each
permit shall be valid only in the special deer
management area noted on the permit between the dates of September 15 and
December 15 of the year issued, or any lesser period between such dates that
the municipality defines in the deer management plan;
(2) No
person shall be issued a “DMAP Permit” unless they present written landowner
permission for any privately owned parcel identified as part of the special
deer management area in paragraph (b)(3) above;
(3) No
person shall be issued a “DMAP Permit” unless they present evidence of one or
more currently valid hunting licenses, including:
a. An
archery license under RSA 208:5 to take deer during the archery season, as
specified in Fis 301.03(d);
b. A
muzzleloader license under RSA 208:5-a and a regular hunting license
under RSA 214:9 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, as specified in
Fis 301.03(e);
c. A
license under RSA 214:9 to take deer during the regular hunting season, as
specified in Fis 301.03(f); or
d. Any
person under the age of 16 or any person over 68 who has a license pursuant to
RSA 214:7-a;
(4) Each
permit shall be issued with 3 tags, allowing the taking of 3 antlerless deer as
defined in Fis 301.01(c), which shall be in addition to the taking of deer
authorized by Fis 301.03(d), Fis 301.03(e), Fis 301.03(f), Fis 301.031(a)-(c),
and Fis 301.032;
(5) Each
issued “DMAP Permit” shall be completed with the following information:
a. The
name of the municipal issuing agent;
b. The
hunter’s name and address;
c. The
hunter’s current license number(s);
d. The
hunter’s date of birth;
e. The
date and time the tag was issued;
f. The
tax map identification numbers of those parcels where the hunter is authorized
to hunt;
g. Any other restrictions imposed by the deer
management plan or individual participating landowners on the hunting
activities of the permittee, including:
1. The
authorized weapons or method(s) of take;
2. The
dates or times during which hunting may occur;
3. Landowner authorization to place bait and, if allowed, the dates during which baiting may occur; and
4. The
tax map identification numbers of those parcels to which any of
these restrictions apply;
(6) The
municipal issuing agent and the hunter shall note the date and time and shall
sign the DMAP permit document, subject to the penalties for making unsworn
false statements under RSA 641:3;
(7) No
more than one DMAP permit shall be issued to an individual hunter per year per
municipality participating in DMAP;
(8) No
DMAP permit or an associated tag shall be sold, bartered, used, or transferred
to any other person; and
(9)
The approved municipal applicant shall not charge a fee to issue a DMAP permit
or an associated tag.
(i) Immediately upon
killing a deer in the special deer management area, the permittee shall provide
the following information on the “DMAP Tag” and attach the tag to the deer:
(1) The
permittee’s name and address;
(2) The
date and time of kill;
(3) The
WMU and town in which the kill occurred; and
(4) The
hunter’s signature, subject to the penalties for making unsworn false
statements under RSA 641:3.
(j) Deer taken under a DMAP permit shall be
registered as specified in RSA 208:15-d and shall comply with the requirements
of RSA 208:16.
(k) Each municipality that issues DMAP permits
and tags shall:
(1) Retain
a copy of all DMAP permits issued for a period of 3 years;
(2) Submit
a copy of any issued DMAP permit(s) to the department
headquarters each Friday from September 1 through December 15, by mail or
email, at the addresses below:
a. By
mail to: “New Hampshire Fish and Game Department”, “Wildlife Division”, 11
Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301; or
b. By
email to: wildlife@wildlife.nh.gov, with the subject line “DMAP permits”;
and
(3) Submit
to the department an annual report by December 31 of the year the DMAP permits
were provided which shall include a listing of all participating hunters by
name, date of birth, town of residence, and hunting license number.
(l) The department shall revoke or suspend a
municipality’s participation in DMAP for failure to comply with any of the
conditions of this section.
(m) The department shall revoke or suspend any
individual DMAP permit upon a finding that:
(1) The
permit was obtained through fraud;
(2) The
permit was obtained by a person not entitled to receive a DMAP permit under
these rules;
(3) The
permit holder failed to comply with the conditions of the DMAP permit; or
(4) The
permit holder violated the fish and game laws of New Hampshire or the
provisions of these rules.
Source. #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23;
ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 301.04 Deer
Registration Reports.
(a) All persons reporting a
deer kill to a deer registration station under RSA 208:15-d shall provide the
following information to the registration agent to complete the “Deer
Registration Report” form:
(1) The
shooter’s name, street and mailing address, telephone number, residency, and
date of birth;
(2) Town of kill;
(3) Date of kill;
(4) Time of kill;
(5) Sex
of deer killed;
(6) An indication as to whether the deer is a fawn or
adult;
(7) Weapon type used;
(8) Wildlife management unit of kill;
(9) Antler length;
(10) Total number of antler points;
(11) An
indication as to whether or not the deer was taken
with the aid and use of bait;
(12) An
indication as to whether a deer taken with the aid and use of bait was taken
with a baiting permit as specified in Fis 307.01(c) and Fis 307.01(d) or by a landowner
on their own land;
(13) The type of tag affixed to the deer;
(14) The following license information:
a. Hunting
license type(s) and license number(s) held by the hunter and under which the
deer was taken;
b. Permit
types(s) and permit number(s) held by the hunter and under which the deer was
taken; and
c. Date
and time the license was issued; and
(15) The registration number of the
vehicle transporting the deer.
(b) The registration agent
shall complete all items on the form, including:
(1) The date and time of deer registration; and
(2) The registration station
number.
(c) If applicable, the
hunter shall sign the hard copy report form subject to the penalties for making
unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(d) The registration agent
shall provide the hunter with a confirmation number that acknowledges the
filing of the “Deer Registration Report”.
Source. #444, eff 6-17-74; amd
by #2119, eff 8-12-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4649, eff 7-24-89; ss
by #5673, eff 7-20-93; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading
for Fis 301); ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; amd by
#9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (para (d)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10,
(paras (a)-(c)); ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by
#13644, eff 6-1-23
Fis
301.041 Minimum Requirements for Crossbow, Archery Equipment, and
Air Rifles Used for Hunting.
(a) Unless authorized by permit pursuant to RSA
207:10-c, a crossbow that is used for the purpose of a take shall have:
(1) A
minimum pull of 125 pounds;
(2) At
least one working mechanical safety;
(3) A
total length of no less than 25 inches; and
(4) A
rigid stock that permits only a single horizontally mounted bow with transverse
limbs, a single string to be fully drawn, loaded with one bolt, maintained
indefinitely in a firing position, and mechanically released. No crossbow
fitted with 2 or more bows, limbs, or strings, or which permit 2 or more bolts
to be released without re-cocking shall be permitted for the purpose
of a take.
(b) Unless authorized by permit pursuant to RSA
207:7-a, a traditional straight, recurve, or compound bow used for the
purpose of a take shall:
(1) At
28 inches or less draw length have a minimum peak
weight pull of:
a. If
used to hunt deer or bear, 40 pounds;
b. If
used to hunt moose, 50 pounds; or
c. If
used to hunt turkey, 30 pounds;
(2) Be
drawn or released only by hand, or with a hand-held release; and
(3) Contain
no manufactured or accessory device secured to or supported by the bow for the
purpose of maintaining the bow at full draw in a firing position.
(c) No person shall use an arrow, bolt, or
quarrel tip other than a broadhead for the purpose of a take that fails to meet
the following minimum criteria:
(1) Fixed
blade broadheads shall not be less than 7/8 of
an inch or more than 1 1/2 inches wide;
(2) Retractable
blade broadheads smaller than 7/8 of an inch wide in flight shall not be less
than 7/8 of an inch wide when open;
(3) There shall be no upper size limit on retractable blade broadheads; and
(4) The hunter’s name and address shall be plainly and legibly printed on
each arrow, bolt, or quarrel.
(d) Air rifles used for the purpose of take
shall be charged from an external high-compression power source and meet
the following minimum criteria:
(1) Be
0.35 caliber or larger and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at the
muzzle, for taking deer and bear; and
(2) Be
0.45 caliber or larger and produce at least 400 foot-pounds of energy at the
muzzle, for taking moose.
Source. #7922, eff 7-24-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04;
amd by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12;
ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #14308, eff
7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 301.05 Bear Kill Reports. All persons reporting a bear kill to a New
Hampshire conservation officer, fish and game personnel, or registration agent
authorized by the director shall provide the following information on the “Bear
Registration Form” subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements
under RSA 641:3:
(a) The hunter’s:
(1) Hunting license type, whether resident,
non-resident, or other;
(2) Hunting license number;
(3) Bear
permit number, if different;
(4) Indication
to having a permit to use dogs to take bear;
(5) Indication
to having viewed the bear hunting education materials on the department
website;
(6) Name;
(7) Mailing and street address;
(8) Date of birth; and
(9) Telephone number;
(b) The wildlife management
unit and town where the bear was killed and specific locality within the town;
(c) The cause of death;
(d) The date and time of
kill;
(e) Whether or not a
pre-molar was collected;
(f) The dressed weight and
sex of the bear;
(g) If female, lactation
status;
(h) Ear-tag numbers, if present;
(i) The
method of hunting used, such as bait, hound, still hunting, or stalking;
(j) The number of days
spent hunting for bear;
(k) The weapon type and
caliber, if appropriate;
(l) Whether a guide was
employed and, if yes, the guide’s name and guide tag number;
(m) If the bear was killed
over hounds, the name of the owner(s) of the hounds; and
(n) The signature of the
hunter subject to the penalties for making unsworn
false statements under RSA 641:3.
Source. #444, eff
6-17-74; amd by #1852, eff 11-5-81; ss By #2119, eff
8-12-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #3104, eff 8-22-85; amd by #3128, eff 10-1-85; ss by #4663, eff 8-21-89; ss by
#4828, eff 6-1-90; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading
for Fis 301); ss by #7881, eff 4-26-03; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #8644,
eff 6-1-06; amd by #9458, eff 4-21-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (b)-(d)); amd by #9720-B, eff
6-5-10, (para (a)); ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss
by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23
Fis 301.06 Bear Season.
(a) Wild black bear shall be taken only in the
places and during the times set forth in Table 300.1 below by means of:
(1) Firearms
of a size larger than .22 caliber rimfire;
(2) Crossbow
or bow and arrow meeting the minimum requirements of Fis 301.041;
(3) A
shotgun loaded with a single ball;
(4) Muzzleloaders
not less than .40 caliber; and
(5)
Air rifles meeting the minimum requirements of Fis 301.041(d).
(b) Except as provided in RSA 207:7-a, bear
shall not be taken by a bow, crossbow, firearm, or air rifle while the person
is in or on a motorized vehicle.
(c) For purposes of this section, the state
shall be divided into wildlife management units, as described in Fis 301.02.
(d) No person shall take a bear with the aid and
use of bait except as provided by, and in accordance with, RSA 207:3-d, Fis
307.01, Fis 307.02, and Table 300.1 below.
(e) Dogs shall only be used for taking bear in the places and during the times set forth in Table
300.1 below:
Table
300.1
Open
Season Dates for the Taking of Wild Black Bear in 2025 and 2026
|
Wildlife
Management Unit |
Without Aid of
Bait or Dogs |
With Aid of Bait |
With Aid of Dogs |
|
A |
9/01/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
B |
9/01/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
C1 |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 10/05/2025 9/01/2026
to 10/05/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
C2 |
9/01/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
D1 |
9/01/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
D2 |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 10/05/2025 9/01/2026
to 10/05/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
E |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 10/05/2025 9/01/2026
to 10/05/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
F |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 10/05/2025 9/01/2026
to 10/05/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
G |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 10/05/2025 9/01/2026
to 10/05/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
H1 |
9/01/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
H2 |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
None |
|
I1 |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 10/05/2025 9/01/2026
to 10/05/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
I2 |
9/01/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
J1 |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 10/05/2025 9/01/2026
to 10/05/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
J2 |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 10/05/2025 9/01/2026
to 10/05/2026 |
9/22/2025
to 11/11/2025 9/21/2026
to 11/10/2026 |
|
K |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
None |
|
L |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
None |
|
M |
9/01/2025
to 11/30/2025 9/01/2026
to 11/30/2026 |
9/01/2025
to 9/28/2025 9/01/2026
to 9/28/2026 |
None |
(f) In accordance with RSA 208:22, III, dogs
shall not be run from bait for the purpose of taking bear after the first day
of September.
(g) Wild black bear shall be taken by the aid and use of not more than 6 dogs only after
obtaining a permit pursuant to Fis 1102.12.
(h) Training of bear dogs shall be in accordance
with Fis 305.02.
(i) In addition to the
requirements in RSA 207:3-e, no person shall use telemetry equipment to track
or locate bear dogs within 300 feet of a building occupied as a person's
principal place of abode.
(j) Licensed guides may guide for taking bear
during the open season as specified in Fis 301.06(c), Fis 301.06(d), and Fis
301.06(e). The person licensed for guiding shall, prior to guiding,
obtain from the department a permit to guide bear hunters. There
shall be a limit of 50 permits per season to guide for taking bear as specified
in Fis 1102.06.
(k) Each licensed guide who has been issued a
permit to take a bear as described in Fis 1102.06 shall be issued 6 bear guide
tags described in Fis 1102.07, subject to the following:
(1) All bear taken by hunters through the assistance of a
licensed guide shall be tagged with both the hunter’s bear tag and a bear guide
tag from the guide who assisted the hunter;
(2) Section
A of the bear guide tag shall be signed by the hunter and securely affixed to
the carcass of the bear immediately upon killing the bear;
(3) Section
A of the bear guide tag shall remain attached to the bear carcass or parts
thereof until such time as the bear has been tagged by a New Hampshire
conservation officer, fish and game personnel, or registration agent authorized
by the director pursuant to paragraph (p) below;
(4) Section
B of the bear guide tag shall be completely filled out
and retained by the guide for their records; and
(5) Bear
guide tags shall be used to tag only those bears taken by clients of the guide
to whom the tags were issued and shall be non-transferable between guides.
(l) No bear shall be taken without the
appropriate bear tag.
(m) Immediately upon killing a bear, the licensee shall
fill in the appropriate bear tag, sign the tag, and attach the tag to the bear.
(n) The bear tag shall contain the following:
(1) The
licensee’s name and street address;
(2) The
date and time of kill; and
(3) The
wildlife management unit in which the kill occurred.
(o) A bear registration station shall be allowed
if:
(1) The
proposed location has adequate facilities and is easily accessible. “Adequate
facilities and easily accessible” means that the location has adequate space
for parking and registering or weighing bear, is a safe distance away from the
highway or road, and is located on or near a main route of travel for hunters;
(2) The
hours of operation and location of the proposed station will minimize
inconvenience to hunters needing to register a bear by being open during early
morning, later into the evening, and open on weekend days; and
(3) The
applicant has not been convicted of any fish and game violation within the past
7 years.
(p) Bear registration agents shall provide the
following information on a “Bear Registration Station Agreement”:
(1) The
station owner or operator’s name;
(2) Date
of agreement;
(3) Name,
physical address, mailing address, county, and telephone number of the station
owner or operator’s establishment;
(4) The
owner or operator’s home address and telephone number; and
(5) The
hours and days of operation of the proposed registration station.
(q) The bear registration station owner,
operator, and employees shall print legibly, accurately, and completely when
filling out the “bear registration form” described in Fis 301.05.
(r) The bear registration station owner or
operator shall sign the agreement in the presence of a witnessing department
staff member, who shall also sign the agreement.
(s) Registration station agreements shall not be
transferable upon change of ownership and shall not be assigned to any other
party.
(t) By signing the
agreement, applicants shall agree to abide by the statutes and rules governing
bear registration reports and the collection of biological samples and shall
sign subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA
641:3.
(u) Any person who
kills wild bear pursuant to this section shall, within 24 hours, exhibit the
whole bear or the following body parts of a bear to a New Hampshire
conservation officer, fish and game personnel, or registration agent for
tagging with a numbered seal:
(1) Entire carcass, skinned or quartered, excluding viscera;
(2) Legs
and feet;
(3) Intact skull;
(4) Hide;
and
(5) Sex
organs, including teats from females so that a positive sex
determination can be made.
(v) At the time of tagging, the conservation
officer, fish and game personnel, or registration agent shall remove a tooth
from such bear and record other information as specified in Fis 301.05.
(w) If requested, any person who kills a wild
black bear shall be required to take fish and game personnel back to the kill
site, the site of carcass evisceration, or both for purposes such as
verification of kill site or to obtain required biological samples
left behind.
(x) No person shall take more than 2 wild black bear in a calendar year, as follows:
(1) One
bear shall be permitted to be taken statewide;
(2) One bear shall be permitted to be taken only in wildlife management
units C1, D2, E, or F; and
(3) Until the
person legally registers the first bear taken.
(y) No person shall take bear by trapping or
snaring.
(z) No person shall possess the carcass or any
part of the carcass of a wild black bear without the bear tag or registration
seal attached to it or by special permission of the
executive director or the executive director’s agent.
(aa) No person shall possess a bear, or any parts of the carcass of a bear given to the person by
another, unless each piece or package given to such person is clearly marked or
labeled with the date of its receipt and the name and address of the donor.
(ab) Nothing in this section shall
prohibit a licensed hunter who has used the hunter’s archery or firearm bear
tag from accompanying a licensed apprentice hunter or an unlicensed minor under
the age of 16, while the apprentice hunter or minor is taking bear.
Source. #3104, eff 8-22-85; amd
by #3128, eff 10-1-85; ss by #4116, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4296, eff 7-21-87; ss
by #4462, eff 7-29-88; ss by #4663, eff 8-21-89; ss by #4828, eff 6-1-90; amd by #4859, eff 1-1-91; ss by #5198, eff 8-2-91; amd by #5411, eff 6-19-92; amd by
#5458, eff 8-28-92; amd by #5660, eff 6-28-93; ss by
#5828, eff 5-24-94; amd by #6041, eff 5-18-95; amd by #6193, eff 2-22-96; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See
Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by
#6783, eff 6-30-98; amd by #7107, eff 9-25-99; ss by
#7289, eff 6-1-00; amd by #7427, eff 1-17-01; ss by
#7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by
#8249, eff 1-6-05; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; amd by #8931,
eff 7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; amd by #9458,
eff 4-21-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, paras
(a)-(n) & (p)-(t)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (para (o)); amd by #9948-A, eff 6-24-11, (paras (a)-(n) & (p)-(v); amd by #9948-B, eff 6-24-11, (para (o)); ss
by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #10751, eff 1-1-15; ss
by #10891, INTERIM, eff 7-17-15, EXPIRED: 1-13-16
New. #11114, eff 6-3-16; amd
by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #13655, eff 6-1-23; ss
by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 301.07 Moose
Season.
(a) “Antlered
moose” means a moose which has at least one antler 6 inches long measured from
the tip of the main beam along the distal edge of the antler to the base of the
antler burr at the skull.
(b) For
purposes of this section, the state shall be divided into wildlife management
units, as described in Fis 301.02.
(c) The
moose season shall be 9 consecutive days and shall open on the third Saturday
in October.
(d) No
moose shall be taken with the aid and use of dogs.
(e) No
moose shall be taken with the aid and use of bait.
(f) No
person other than the permittee and subpermittee shall
participate in a joint hunt to take moose except that the permittee may employ
one licensed guide. The licensed guide may direct, aid, assist, or
instruct the permittee and subpermittee but
shall not shoot a moose.
(g) No
person shall use an unmanned aerial vehicle as defined in Fis 312, or
a person in any other aircraft to locate moose or communicate the location of
moose to a permittee, subpermittee, or licensed
guide between September 1 and December 31 of any year, or during the open moose
season.
(h) No
person shall use radio telemetry equipment, electronic calls, cell phones,
radio transceivers, pagers, or other communication devices to collect and
thereafter provide information to a permittee, subpermittee,
or licensed guide for the purpose of attracting or taking moose after September
1 of any year or during the open moose season.
(i) No moose shall be taken within 300 feet of a
class I, II, III, IV, or V highway, as classified pursuant to RSA
229:5. For purposes of this section, both the hunter and the moose
shall be not less than 300 feet from a class I, II, III, IV, or V highway.
(j) No
moose shall be taken with rimfire firearms or with shotguns using shot loads
including buckshot. In towns restricted to weapon types pursuant to
RSA 207:3-b, RSA 208:3, RSA 208:3-a, RSA 208:3-b, and RSA 208:3-c, only
shotguns loaded with a single ball, muzzle-loading rifle, pistols as specified
in RSA 208:3-d, crossbow, or bow and arrow shall be permitted for the taking of
moose, except pistols shall not be used in the town of Bow pursuant to RSA
207:3-b.
(k) A person
holding a current moose permit or subpermittee's permit
shall only hunt moose with a muzzleloading firearm of not less than .45
caliber.
(l) Not
withstanding (f) above, a permittee taking moose under the provisions of RSA
208:1-aa may use additional guides to assist in
carrying out such hunt as necessary for the safe and successful completion of
the hunt.
(m) Only one
moose shall be taken per permittee and subpermittee combination.
(n) Moose
may be taken in the water.
(o) The
permittee or the subpermittee may shoot the
moose, but it shall be the responsibility of the shooter to tag the moose
immediately upon killing, remove the moose, and transport it to the biological
check station as required by Fis 301.08.
(p) The moose tag
shall contain the following:
(1) The shooter’s signature;
(2) The date and time of kill;
(3) Town of kill;
(4) Specific location of kill; and
(5) The assigned wildlife management unit.
(q) The
shooter shall remain with the moose during transportation to the biological
check station.
(r) The
permittee and subpermittee shall only hunt
in the wildlife management unit to which they are assigned by the department.
(s) The subpermittee shall always be accompanied by the
permittee while hunting moose. All subpermittees shall
be within sight and hearing, excluding electronic devices, when actual physical
direction and control can be effected pursuant
to RSA 207:1, XXX. All subpermittees under
the age of 16 shall be accompanied by a permittee 18 years of age or older.
(t) The
moose tag shall remain with the moose at all times
until the moose is sealed at the biological check station, pursuant to RSA
208:9.
(u) Once
the moose has been sealed as provided in Fis 301.08(h), a moose may
be transported during the open season, and for 10 days after provided the
registration seal remains firmly affixed to the moose at all
times.
(v) The
permittee, subpermittee, or both if requested,
shall return with or without fish and game department personnel to the kill
site, the site of evisceration, or both for purposes such as, but not limited
to, verification of kill site or to obtain ovaries or other biological samples
left behind.
(w) Each
permittee or subpermittee shall carry a
moose permit and each permittee and subpermittee 16
years of age or older shall carry a hunting license at all
times when hunting for moose and registering the moose at the check
station.
(x) Any
person leaving moose parts in the field shall place parts out of sight of roads
traveled by conventional vehicles.
Source. #4327, eff 10-22-87; ss by #4348,
eff 12-22-87; ss by #4572, eff 2-3-89; amd by
#4733, eff 1-22-90; amd by #5125, eff
4-26-91; amd by #5384, eff 4-29-92; amd by #5625, eff6-1-93; ss by #5817, eff
4-26-94; amd by #6038, eff 5-17-95; ss by
#6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301);
ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6783, eff 6-30-98; ss by #7699, eff
6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by
#8357, eff 5-25-05; amd by #8931, eff
7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; amd by
#9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (a)-(p) & (r)-(y)); amd by
#9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (para (q)); amd by
9800-A, eff 1-1-11 para (k); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff
6-2-14; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #14308, eff
7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 301.071 Moose Hunter Diary. The
permittee shall complete the “Moose Hunter Diary” form, Revised 5/24, available
from the registration agent, and return it to the department:
(a) During the registration process at a
biological check station as provided in Fis 301.08(e);
or
(b) By mailing it to the department, post marked
no later than November 10th of the year the permit was
issued, addressed to:
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
11
Hazen Drive
Concord,
NH 03301
Source. #10347, eff 5-22-13; amd
by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24; ss
by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 301.08 Moose Registration at Biological
Check Stations.
(a) Moose taken during the open moose hunting
season shall be presented at the nearest biological check station within 24
hours of the kill.
b) Moose taken prior to the open season on
hunting adventure permits under RSA 208:1-aa shall be presented to a department
designated registration station within 24 hours of the kill.
(c) Biological check stations shall be open for
3 to 9 days during the open moose hunting season. The day after the
season closes, moose shall be registered at any fish and game department
regional office or at headquarters in Concord.
(d) At the registration station, the shooter
shall provide the hunting license, moose permit, and completed moose tag, and
shall complete a “Moose Registration” form, Rev 7/25, as provided by the
registration agent.
(e) The shooter shall allow biological
information to be taken from their moose, including the sex, antler beam
diameter, number of points, antler spread, weight, estimated age, and estimated
tick loads.
(f) The shooter shall bring in to the biological check station at least the
following:
(1) The
lower jaw, including incisors, one of which shall be taken for aging
purposes;
(2) The
intact antler rack on an antlered moose;
(3) The
skull plate on a male antlerless moose;
(4) For
female moose, both of the
ovaries; and
(5) All
edible portions of the moose.
(g) Once all moose registration requirements are
completed, a moose registration seal, as required by RSA 208:9, shall be
affixed by the registration agent to the moose for transportation.
Source. #4327, eff 8-22-87; ss by #4572, eff 2-3-89; amd by #5125, eff 4-26-91; amd by
#5384, eff 4-29-92; ss by #5625, eff 6-1-93; ss by #5817, eff 4-26-94; amd by #6038, eff 5-17-95; (See Revision Note at part
heading for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by
#7921, eff 7-24-03; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10,
(paras (a)-(c) and (e) and (f)); amd by #9720-B, eff
6-5-10, (para (d)); ss by #10347, eff 5-22-13; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 301.09 Moose Season Lottery.
(a) Application for the moose season lottery
shall be made on an application described in Fis 1102.08.
(b) The applicant shall be at least 16 years of
age by the application deadline.
(c) A non-refundable fee of $15 for residents or
$25 for nonresidents, payable to New Hampshire fish and game department by
cash, check, or money order, shall accompany each application.
(d) Only one application per person shall be
entered in the lottery, and applications shall be
non-transferable. Any person who provides an incorrect state of
residency on an application shall be disqualified from the lottery process and
shall not be eligible to receive a permit. State of residency for
purposes of the moose lottery application process shall be the person’s state
of residence, pursuant to RSA 207:1, XXIII, at the deadline date for moose
lottery applications. Proof of NH residency shall be the applicant’s
valid NH driver’s license or NH non-driver’s identification card number issued
by the NH department of safety, division of motor vehicles, prior to the
application deadline.
(e) Illegible
applications and incomplete applications shall be returned and not considered.
Corrected applications may be resubmitted.
(f) No late entries shall be accepted.
(g) Bonus points shall be accrued in accordance
with RSA 208:1-a, II-a.
(h) No person shall accrue more than one point in a given year’s lottery.
(i) A person’s accrued
points shall be lost if:
(1) The
applicant fails to provide an eligible application for a given year’s lottery;
(2) The
applicant fails to provide notification of a driver's license number or
non-driver identification number change as specified in paragraph (w) below;
(3) The
successful applicant has paid the permit fee and does not return the permit by
October 1 as specified in paragraph (t) below; or
(4) The
applicant provides an incorrect state of residency as described in paragraph
(d) above.
(j) All applications shall be:
(1) Turned in to the department headquarters by 4:00 p.m. on the last Friday in May;
(2) Postmarked
no later than midnight on the last Friday in May; or
(3) Submitted
on-line as long as the transaction was started prior
to midnight eastern daylight time on the last
Friday in May.
(k) Applications shall be assigned a number on a
first come, first served
basis when received at the department headquarters. Self-addressed
and stamped receipts shall be returned as notification that the application has
been received.
(l) The lottery drawing shall be:
(1) Held
after the season dates have been adopted by rules; and
(2) Conducted in the following manner:
a. Selection
of winning numbers shall be done by computer selection of random numbers;
b. A
total of 33 application numbers shall be drawn;
c. A
total of 500 additional numbers shall be drawn as alternates;
d. The
33 moose permits shall be allocated as specified in Table 300.02 below:
Table
300.02 Moose Permit Allocation Table
|
Wildlife
Management Unit |
No. of Permits
For Either Sex Moose |
No. of Permits
Restricted To Antlerless Moose Only |
|
A1 |
3 |
0 |
|
A2 |
7 |
0 |
|
B |
8 |
0 |
|
C1 |
4 |
0 |
|
C2 |
5 |
0 |
|
D1 |
1 |
0 |
|
D2 |
0 |
0 |
|
E1 |
0 |
0 |
|
E2 |
0 |
0 |
|
E3 |
0 |
0 |
|
F |
0 |
0 |
|
G |
0 |
0 |
|
H1 |
0 |
0 |
|
H2-north |
0 |
0 |
|
H2-south |
0 |
0 |
|
I1 |
0 |
0 |
|
I2 |
0 |
0 |
|
J1 |
0 |
0 |
|
J2 |
0 |
0 |
|
K |
0 |
0 |
|
L |
3 |
0 |
|
M |
2 |
0 |
e. Based
on the order of computer selection, applicants shall be assigned a permit as
follows:
1. Applicants
shall be assigned a permit for either sex moose in a wildlife management unit
indicated on their application;
2. If
all permits for either sex moose in those wildlife management units are filled,
applicants shall:
(i) Be assigned to a permit for an
antlerless moose, provided their application indicates they are willing to hunt
antlerless moose in one of the wildlife management units having these permits
available; and
(ii) Not
be assigned a permit if their application indicates they are not
willing to hunt antlerless moose; and
3. Once all of the initially drawn applicants have been considered
for permits:
(i) Alternates shall
be used to fill the remaining permits; and
(ii) Successful
applicants drawn for a permit shall be notified by mail within 10 working days; and
f. The percentage of
nonresident numbers drawn shall not be greater than the percentage
of nonresident hunting licenses sold during the previous
calendar year, and nonresidents shall be randomly distributed throughout the
wildlife management units.
(m) Alternates shall be
chosen if a permittee chooses not to participate in the hunt and advises the
department, in writing, of this decision. Alternates shall be
selected in the order in which they were originally drawn in the
lottery. Chosen alternates shall then be
permittees. Alternates shall be assigned to the wildlife management
unit which was assigned to the original permittee. These new
permittees shall be notified by mail within 7 days after being selected.
(n) The permit fee shall be paid in full at fish
and game headquarters in Concord no later than the last working day in
July. Late payments received via U.S. mail shall be accepted,
provided they were postmarked no later than midnight on the third Friday of
July. Alternates shall be chosen for
applicants failing to pay the fee by the prescribed date. Alternates
selected shall then pay within 14 days after being notified.
(o) The permittee shall submit the information
specified in paragraph (p) below on the permittee and the subpermittee, if a subpermittee is
designated, to the fish and game department so that it shall be received at
fish and game headquarters in Concord by the last working day in
July. Late information received via US mail shall be accepted, provided
they are postmarked no later than midnight on the
third Friday in July. If an alternate is chosen as a permittee, designation
of subpermittee and accompanying
information shall be submitted with the payment.
(p) The information required in paragraph (o)
above of permittees and subpermittees shall
be as follows:
(1) Confirmation
of the permittee’s intention to participate in the moose hunt signed subject to
the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3;
(2) The subpermittee’s:
a. Complete
name and mailing address;
b. Date
of birth; and
c. Telephone
number; and
(3) A
signed statement from the permittee and the subpermittee that
neither has paid or bartered anything for the
privilege of being designated as a subpermittee and
that they each have read and understand the current moose hunting rules signed
subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(q) The permittee shall obtain a permit
described in Fis 1102.09. There shall be no residency requirements
for the subpermittee.
(r) No person shall act as a subpermittee for more than one permittee.
(s) The deadline for the permittee to change
the subpermittee shall be 8 days prior to
the start of the moose season.
(t) Once the fee for a moose permit has been
paid, the permittee shall lose all accumulated points and not be eligible to submit an application for the next 3 application periods,
unless the permittee returns the permit prior to October 1 so that an alternate
may be notified to participate in the moose hunt.
(u) No permittee shall sell or barter the subpermittee portion of their permit.
(v) No person shall possess more than one moose
permit as a permittee.
(w) If a person’s driver’s license number or
non-driver identification number changes, the applicant shall notify the
department on the application. If the department is
not able to match the identity of the applicant with its records, the
applicant shall provide their name, address, date of birth, their old
identification number, and new identification number.
(x) The executive director shall waive
restrictions in the moose lottery process to delay the issuance of a moose
permit for one year after being drawn due to a life-threatening illness or
accident of the permittee or the permittee’s active duty
military service, any of which prevents the permittee from participating in the
moose hunt.
(y) In order for the permit to be deferred, the
permittee shall:
(1) Not
have participated in any portion of the
current year’s moose hunt; and
(2) Provide the following:
a. A
request from the permittee to defer the permit, which includes a brief
explanation as to the deferment request, signed subject to the penalties for
making unsworn statements under RSA 641:3; and
b. Either:
1. A
statement from a physician stating that, due to the permittee’s medical
condition, the permittee is physically not able to participate in the current
year’s moose hunt, signed subject to the penalties for making unsworn false
statements under RSA 641:3; or
2. In
the case of active military service, federal documentation
which shows that the permittee will be on active duty during the current year’s
moose hunt.
(z) The permittee shall notify department
headquarters no later than 4:00 pm on the day before the hunt begins of said
intent to defer the current year’s permit.
(aa) The information referenced in paragraph (y)
above and the permit shall be received at department headquarters no later than
the second Friday of November.
(ab) The executive director shall authorize
permits, in addition to the permits in paragraph (l)(2)d. above, if the
director determines that a department error resulted in the rejection of an
eligible application for a permit and the application would have otherwise been
successful based on its random number.
Source. #4327, eff
10-22-87; ss by #4348, eff 12-22-87; ss by #4572, eff 2-3-89; amd by #4733, eff 1-22-90; amd by
#5125, eff 4-26-91; amd by #5384, eff 4-29-92; amd by #5625, eff6-1-93; ss by #5817, eff 4-26-94; amd by #6038, eff 5-17-95; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See
Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by
#6783, eff 6-30-98; ss by #7699, eff
6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #8357, eff
5-25-05; amd by #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff
5-28-08; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (a)-(p)
& (r)-(y)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (para (q)); amd
by 9800-A, eff 1-1-11 para (k); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff
6-2-14; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #13644, eff
6-1-23; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis
301.10 Rabbits and Hares.
(a) Snowshoe hares shall only be taken as
follows:
(1) The
open season shall be October 1 to March 31; and
(2) The daily
bag limit shall be as follows:
a. In
WMUs A through G, and J1 the daily bag limit shall be 3
snowshoe hares; and
b. In
WMUs H1, H2, I1, I2 J2, K, L, and M the daily bag limit shall
be 2 snowshoe hares.
(b) Cottontail rabbits shall only be taken in
WMUs H2, K, L, and M, except for the closed areas specified in (c), and the
open season for hunting and falconry shall be October 1 to March 15 with a
daily total bag limit of 4.
(c) The following areas shall be closed to the
taking of cottontail rabbits:
(1) The
portion of WMUs K, M, and L bound by Route 28 from the Massachusetts border in
Salem, north to, Route 101 in Manchester, Route 101 west to I 93 in Manchester,
I 93 north to I 293 in Hooksett, I 293 south to Granite Street in Manchester, Granite Street south to South
Main Street in Manchester, South Main Street south to Route114A in
Manchester, Route 114A north to Route 114 in Goffstown, Route 114 north to
Route 13 in Goffstown, and Route 13 south to the Massachusetts border in
Brookline; and
(2) The
portion of WMU L bound by Route 202/11 west from the Maine border in Rochester,
to Route 16, Route 16 south to Route 125, Route 125 south to Route 101, Route
101 east to the Squamscott River, north
along the Squamscott River, north along
shoreline of Great and Little Bay estuary to the Piscataqua River, and
northwest along the Maine border to Route 202/11 at the Maine border.
(d) No person shall take hare or rabbits by the use of a snare.
Source. #4551, eff 12-20-88; ss by #4879, eff
7-23-90; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94; (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis
301); ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7533, eff 7-24-01; amd
by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by
#10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #12591 eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by
#14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 301.11 Gray Squirrel.
(a)
The season for gray squirrel shall open
September 1 and close January 31.
(b)
The daily bag limit of squirrel shall be 5 gray
squirrels.
(c)
No person shall hunt or take squirrels within a compact zone of any
village or city or within the limits of any public park or cemetery.
Source. #4551, eff 12-20-88; ss by #4879, eff
7-23-90; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94; (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis
301); ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6783, eff 6-30-98; ss by #8085, eff
5-26-04; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd by #12591, eff 7-25-18
PART Fis 302 GAME BIRDS
Statutory
Authority: RSA Chapter 209
REVISION NOTE:
The following documents readopted with
amendments the rules indicated and therefore supersede all prior filings in
each case for those rules. The documents
are exempt from the requirements of RSA 541-A pursuant to RSA 209:6-b. Therefore the rules in these documents do not
expire but remain in effect unless repealed or superseded by later filings as
noted.
Document #5696,
eff. 8-26-93
Fis 302.04 through
Fis 302.07 and Fis 302.10
Document #5870,
effective 7-19-94
Fis 302.02, Fis
302.08 and Fis 302.09
Document #5885,
effective 8-25-94
Fis 302.04, Fis
302.06, Fis 302.07 and Fis 302.10
Document #6088,
effective 8-29-95
Fis 304.04 through
Fis 302.07 and Fis 302.10
Fis 302.01 Wild Turkey.
(a) No person shall at any time hunt, shoot,
pursue, kill, or take wild turkey in this state without first procuring a
turkey permit and the applicable license required under RSA 214.
(b) For purposes of this section, the state
shall be divided into wildlife management units as described in Fis 301.02.
(c) The
spring turkey season shall be May 1 through May 31.
(d) The
fall turkey seasons shall be as follows:
(1) The archery
season shall be September 15 to December 15, provided that in WMU A the closure
date shall be December 8; and
(2) In
wildlife management units D2, H1, H2, I1, J2, K, L, and M, the shotgun season
shall be 7 consecutive days in length, beginning 5 days immediately preceding
the moose season as specified in Fis 301.07(c).
(e)
Shooting hours shall be as follows:
(1) The
shooting hours during the spring turkey season shall begin one half hour before
sunrise and end at 12:00 noon; and
(2) The
shooting hours during the fall seasons for the taking of wild turkeys shall
begin one half hour before sunrise and end one half hour after sunset.
(f) Persons
licensed to take turkeys shall be entitled to take no more than 2 turkeys per
year as follows:
(1) One
bearded or male turkey may be taken in the spring season described in paragraph
(c) above and one turkey of either sex may be taken during the fall archery
season or during the fall shotgun season described in paragraph (d) above; or
(2) Two
bearded or male turkeys may be taken in the spring season described in
paragraph (c) above, provided that:
a. No
person shall take a second turkey until the first turkey has been
legally registered;
and
b. One
turkey may be taken statewide, and the other turkey shall only be
taken in wildlife management units H1, H2, J2, K, L, or M.
(g) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a
properly licensed turkey hunter, who has taken a turkey, from assisting another
properly licensed turkey hunter by calling only. The person
assisting by calling shall not possess a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow
that could lawfully be used for the purpose of a take.
(h) For purposes of this section:
(1)
“Fanning” means the practice of staying in a stationary position while holding,
wearing, or using a real or artificial turkey fan as camouflage to entice a
turkey to approach the hunters’ position; and
(2)
“Reaping” means the practice of stalking or approaching a turkey while holding,
wearing, or using a real or artificial turkey fan as camouflage.
(i) No person shall
employ the practice of fanning or reaping for taking turkey.
(j) The lawful methods of take
shall consist of:
(1) Shotguns, with the following shot and loads:
a. Between 10 and 20 gauge inclusively, with shot size of #4 and
smaller, in hunting rather than target loads; or
b. 28
gauge and .410, with shot sizes #7 through #9.5, a minimum shot
density of 18 grams per cubic centimeter (G/CC), and a minimum barrel length of
18 inches; and
(2) Bow
and arrow or crossbow in accordance with Fis 301.041.
(k) No person shall use live decoys, electronic
calling devices, baiting, cooperative drives, or dogs during the spring turkey
season.
(l) No person shall use live decoys, electronic
calling devices, baiting, or cooperative drives during the fall archery season
and fall shotgun season.
(m) No person shall shoot at or take a turkey
while the turkey is in a tree, regardless of the method of take.
(n) The licensed hunter taking the turkey shall
register and report the kill as follows:
(1) Immediately upon killing a turkey, the licensed hunter shall:
a. Detach
the turkey tag from their license;
b. Fill
out the tag with the name and address of the licensee who killed the turkey,
the date and time of kill, and the WMU where the turkey was killed;
c. Securely
attach the tag to the leg of the turkey; and
d. Keep
the carcass fully feathered and intact, except that the carcass may be
eviscerated before completing the registration process;
(2) Not
attach a turkey tag to a turkey that person did not kill;
(3) Not
possess a turkey tag that was not issued to that
person; and
(4) Not
transport a wild turkey unless it is tagged with a
turkey tag and is accompanied by the licensed hunter who took the turkey.
(o) Any turkey taken during the special youth
hunting days for turkey in accordance with Fis 1204.03(a) or during any other
turkey season shall be registered within 24 hours of taking in accordance with
one of the following methods:
(1) Completion of a “turkey registration report” and receipt of a confirmation
number from a department approved registration station in accordance with
Fis 302.012; or
(2) Completion of all required fields in an online registration report using the
link available at www.wildlife.nh.gov and receipt of an electronic
confirmation that the report was completed and accepted by the
department.
(p) Each hunter who registers a turkey shall
maintain proof of completion of the registration process by having the
confirmation number of each harvested turkey written on or kept with their
hunting license.
(q) If requested, the carcass of the turkey
shall be exhibited to a conservation officer for examination to determine the
method of kill.
Source. #1543, eff 3-10-80; amd
by #1731, eff 3-24-81; amd by #1986, eff 3-24-82; ss
by #2337, eff 4-8-83; amd by #2675, eff 4-18-84; amd by #2991, eff 3-22-85; amd by
#4032, eff 4-1-86; amd by #4247, eff 3-30-87; amd by #4398, eff 4-18-88; ss by #4603, eff 4-26-89; ss by
#4787, eff 3-22-90; amd by 4859, eff 1-1-91; amd by #5176, eff 7-11-91; amd by
#5385, eff 4-29-92; ss by #5612, eff 4-16-93; ss by #5799, eff 3-22-94; amd by #6025, eff 4-26-95; amd by
#6250, eff 5-22-96; ss by #6341, eff 1-1-97; ss by #6784, eff 1-1-99; amd by #6841, eff 1-1-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by
#7532, eff 1-1-02; amd by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by
#8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #8357, eff 5-25-05; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by
#9055, eff 1-2-08; ss by #9171, eff 6-5-08; ss by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; amd by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss
by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss
by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23; ss
by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 302.011 Turkey
Registration Stations.
(a) New turkey registration
stations shall be authorized only if:
(1) The
proposed station location is greater than 10 travel miles from the nearest
adjacent station, unless an adjacent station(s) registers more than 100 spring
turkeys, was in existence on 12/31/09, or the proposed station location will
provide increased opportunity for hunters to register turkey by offering
extended hours;
(2) The
proposed location has adequate facilities and is easily
accessible. Adequate facilities and easily accessible means that the
location has adequate space for parking and registering or weighing turkey, is
a safe distance away from the highway or road, and is located on or near a main
route of travel for hunters;
(3) The
hours of operation and location of the proposed station will minimize
inconvenience to hunters needing to register a turkey by being open during
early morning, later into the evening and open on weekend days; and
(4) The
applicant shall not have been convicted of any fish and game violation within
the past 7 years.
(b) Turkey registration agents under
RSA 209:12-a shall provide the following information on a “Turkey Registration
Station Agreement”:
(1) The
station owner or operator’s name;
(2) Date
of agreement;
(3) Name,
physical address, mailing address, county, and telephone number of the station
owner or operator’s establishment;
(4) The
owner or operator’s home address and telephone number; and
(5) The
hours and days of operation of the proposed registration station.
(c) The turkey registration
station owner, operator, and employees shall print legibly, accurately, and
completely when filling out the turkey registration form described in Fis
302.012.
(d) The turkey registration
station owner or operator shall sign the agreement in the presence of a
witnessing department conservation officer or designee, who shall also sign the
agreement.
(e) Registration station
agreements shall not be transferable upon change of ownership and shall not be
assigned to any other party.
(f) By signing the
agreement, applicants shall agree to abide by the statutes and rules governing
turkey registration stations and turkey registration reports and shall sign
subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(g) Failure to accurately
and legibly provide the information specified in Fis 302.012 on the turkey
registration report shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, result
in the suspension or closure of the registration station.
(h) Those registration
stations which are also fish and game agents as defined in RSA 214-A:1, II
shall remain in good standing with regard to the
requirements of RSA 214-A.
(i) Turkey
registration agents may collect up to $5.00 as a registration agent fee
pursuant to RSA 209:12-a, I(b).
Source. #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd
by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (a) & (e)-(i)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (paras (b)-(d));
ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23
Fis 302.012 Turkey
Registration Reports.
(a) All persons
reporting a turkey kill to a turkey registration station under RSA 209:12-a
shall provide the following:
(1) The shooter’s:
a. Name;
b. Street
and mailing address;
c. Telephone
number;
d. Residency;
and
e. Date
of birth;
(2) Town
of kill;
(3) Date of
kill;
(4) Time
of kill;
(5) The
following information about the turkey:
a. Sex;
b. Weight;
c. Length
of beard to the nearest ¼ inch;
d. Length
of left and right spurs;
e. Age,
by indicating whether the turkey is adult or immature; and
f. Description
of any abnormality, injury, off coloration, leg band, or wing streamer on turkey;
(6) Weapon type
used;
(7) Wildlife management
unit of kill;
(8) The
following license information:
a. Hunting
license type(s) and license number(s) held by licensee; and
b. Permit
type(s) and permit number(s) held by licensee and under which the turkey was
taken; and
(9) The registration number
of the vehicle transporting the turkey.
(b) The registration agent
shall include the following:
(1) The
date and time of turkey registration;
(2) The
date and time of turkey license purchase; and
(3) The registration station number.
(c) The hunter shall sign
the paper report subject to the penalties for making unsworn false
statements under RSA 641:3.
(d) The registration agent
shall:
(1) Provide
the hunter with a turkey confirmation number; and
(2) Sign the paper
report or file the electronic report subject to the penalties for making
unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
Source. #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd
by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (para (d)(1)); amd by 9720-B, eff 6-5-10, paras (a)-(c) & (d) intro
& (d)(2); ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by
#13644, eff 6-1-23
(a) Pursuant to authority
granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the season for
taking American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
shall open on March 16 and close on March 31; open again on August 15 and close
again on November 30 each year.
(b) There shall be no bag limit
for crows.
(c) Crows shall not be hunted
from an aircraft.
(d) Crows shall be taken with
firearms, bow and arrow, or falconry.
Source. #984, eff
8-1-77; ss by #2150, eff 10-6-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4463, eff
7-29-88; (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 302) #5870, eff 7-19-94; ss
by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7359, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-00; ss by #7550, EXEMPT,
eff 8-29-01; ss by #8121, EXEMPT, eff 7-14-04; ss by #14238, EXEMPT, eff
4-18-25
Fis
302.03 Raven. There shall be no open
season on raven (Corvus corax).
Source. #984, eff
8-1-77; ss by #2150, eff 10-6-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4858, eff
7-5-90; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #9985,
EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #14238, EXEMPT, eff 4-18-25
Fis 302.04 Ducks,
Mergansers, and Sea Ducks.
(a) Pursuant to
authority granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the
season for taking ducks, mergansers, and sea ducks shall be as follows:
(1) The
season for taking ducks,
mergansers, and sea ducks in the inland zone shall open October 13 and close
November 11; reopen on November 27 and close again on December 26;
(2) The
season for taking ducks, mergansers, and sea ducks in the coastal zone shall
open on October 2 and close on October 8; reopen on November 27 and close again
on January 18;
(3) The
season for taking ducks, mergansers, and sea ducks in the northern zone shall
open on October 2 and close on November 30; and
(4) There
shall be no open season for
Harlequin ducks.
(b) The delineation of
the inland, northern and coastal boundaries shall be as follows:
(1) Coastal
zone - Beginning at the Maine-New Hampshire line in Rollinsford, that portion
of the state of New Hampshire east of a boundary
formed by state highway 4, west to the city of Dover, south to the intersection
of state highway 108, south along state highway 108 through Madbury,
Durham and New Market to the junction of state highway 85 in Newfields,
south to state highway 101 in Exeter, east to Interstate 95 (New Hampshire
Turnpike) in Hampton, and south on Interstate 95 to the Massachusetts border;
(2) Northern
zone - That area of the state east of the Connecticut River zone and north of
the inland zone beginning at the junction of route 10 and route 25A
in Orford, east on route 25A to route 25 in Wentworth, southeast on route 25 to
exit 26 of route I-93 in Plymouth, south on route I-93 to route 3 at exit 24 of
route I-93 in Ashland, northeast on route 3 to route 113 in Holderness, north
on route 113 to route 113-A in Sandwich, north on route 113-A to route 113 in
Tamworth, east on route 113 to route 16 in Chocorua, north on route 16 to route
302 in Conway, east on route 302 to the ME-NH border; and
(3) Inland
zone - The remaining
portion of the state including the Connecticut river zone as specified in RSA
209:5-a.
(c)
The sea duck hunting area includes all coastal waters and waters of
rivers and streams seaward from the first upstream bridge from the coast.
(d) Daily shooting or
falconry hours shall begin at one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
(e) Taking of ducks in the
inland, northern and coastal zone shall be limited to a daily bag of
6, and a possession limit of 18. Taking
of sea ducks shall be limited to a daily bag limit of 4 and a possession
limit of 12. Taking of mergansers
shall be limited to a daily bag of 5, and a possession limit of
15. The falconry daily bag limit shall not exceed 3 migratory game
birds in the aggregate.
(f) The species of ducks
named below shall be subject to the following restricted bag limits, and shall
be included as part of the daily bag limit specified in paragraph (d):
(1) Taking
of black ducks statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 2 and a possession
limit of 6;
(2) Taking
of wood ducks statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 3 and a possession
limit of 9;
(3) Taking
of redheads statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 2 and a possession
limit of 6;
(4) Taking
of mallards statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 4 (only 2 of which may
be a hen), and a possession limit of 12 (only 6 of which may be hens);
(5) Taking
of pintails statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 3, and a possession
limit of 9;
(6) Taking
of scaup statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 1 and a possession limit
of 3;
(7) Taking
of scoter statewide shall be limited to a daily bag
limit of 3 and a possession limit
of 9;
(8) Taking
of eiders statewide shall be limited to a daily bag limit of 3 (only 1 of which
may be a hen) and a possession limit of 9;
(9) Taking
of long-tailed ducks statewide shall be limited to a daily bag limit of 3 and a
possession limit of 9; and
(10) Taking
of canvasbacks statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 2 and a possession
limit of 6.
(f) In addition to the
regular migratory bird season, there shall be a special extended falconry
season on ducks, mergansers, and American coots as follows:
(1) The
inland zone season extension shall open on November 12 and shall close on
November 26, reopen on December 27 and close again January 23;
(2) The
coastal zone season extension shall open on January 27 and close on
March 10;
(3) The
northern zone season shall open on December 1 and shall close on January 12;
and
(4) The
daily bag and possession limits for falconry are specified
in Fis 302.04.
(g) Non-toxic shot shall be
required statewide for the taking of ducks and mergansers. For the
purposes of this section “nontoxic shot” means, as it does in 50 CFR
20, any shot type that does not cause sickness and death when ingested by migratory
birds as determined under 50 CFR 20. The only shot currently
approved by the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, are steel shot,
bismuth-tin shot, tungsten-iron shot, tungsten-polymer shot, tungsten-matrix
shot, tungsten-nickel-iron shot, tungsten-bronze shot, tungsten-tin-bismuth
shot, tungsten-tin-iron-nickel shot, tungsten-iron-copper-nickel shot,
tungsten-tin-iron shot, and tungsten-iron-polymer shot.
Source. #1635, eff 9-22-80; amd
by #1821, eff 9-29-81; amd by #1447, eff 10-3-79; ss
by #2150, eff 10-6-82; amd by #2493, eff 9-30-83; ss
by #2865, eff 9-27-84; amd by #3115, eff 9-16-85; amd by #4127, eff 9-5-86; amd by
#4307, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4490, eff 9-16-88; ss by #4634, eff 6-21-89; ss by
#4674, eff 9-19-89; ss by #4929, eff 9-6-90; ss by #5216, eff 8-30-91; ss by
#5460, eff 8-31-92; ss by #5696, eff 8-26-93; (See Revision Note at part
heading for Fis 302) #5885, eff 8-25-94; (See Revision Note at part heading for
Fis 302) #6088, eff 8-29-95; ss by #6331, eff 8-26-96; ss by #6579, EXEMPT, eff
9-16-97; ss by #6850, EXEMPT, eff 8-27-98; ss by #7092, EXEMPT, eff 9-2-99; ss
by #7360, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-00; ss by #7550, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-01; ss by #7757,
EXEMPT, eff 8-22-02; ss by #7941-A, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-03; ss by #8154, EXEMPT,
eff 9-2-04; ss by #8421, EXEMPT, eff 8-18-05; ss by #8734, EXEMPT, eff 9-25-06;
ss by #8982, EXEMPT, eff 9-21-07; ss by #9251, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-08; ss by
#9540, EXEMPT, eff 9-10-09; ss by #9771, EXEMPT, eff 8-26-10; ss by #9985,
EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #10174, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-12; ss by #10400, EXEMPT,
eff 8-21-13; ss by #10658, EXEMPT, eff 8-16-14; ss by #10911, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-15; ss by #11072, EXEMPT, eff
4-14-16; ss by #12159, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-17; ss by #12514, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-18; ss by #12759, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-19; ss by #13034, eff
4-14-20; ss by #13197, eff 4-24-21; ss by #13376, eff 4-14-22; ss by #13609,
EXEMPT, eff 4-15-23; ss by #13925, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-24; ss by #14238, EXEMPT,
eff 4-18-25
Fis 302.05 Coots.
(a) Pursuant to
authority granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the
season for taking coots shall be as follows:
(1) The
inland zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(3), shall open October 13
and close on November 11; reopen on November 27 and close again on
December 26;
(2) The
coastal zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(1), shall open on October
2 and close on October 8; reopen on November 27 and close again on
January 18; and
(3) The
northern zone, as specified in Fis 302.04 (b)(2), shall open on
October 2 and close on November 30.
(b) Taking of coots shall be limited to a daily bag of 15, and possession
limit of 45.
(c) Daily shooting hours
shall be from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset.
(d) Nontoxic shot, as
defined in Fis 302.04(g), shall be required statewide for the taking
of coots.
Source. #1447, paragraphs (b) & (c), eff 10-3-79;
#1633, paragraph (a); amd by #1787, paragraph (a),
eff 7-29-81; ss by #2131, eff 9-8-82; ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; ss by #4490,
eff 9-16-88; ss by #4634, eff 6-21-89; ss by #4674, eff 9-19-89; (See Revision
Note at part heading for Fis 302) #5696, eff 8-26-93; (See Revision Note at
part heading for Fis 302) #6088, eff 8-29-95; ss by #7359, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-00;
ss by #8121, EXEMPT, eff 7-14-04; ss by #8421, EXEMPT, eff 8-18-05; ss by
#10400, EXEMPT, eff 8-21-13; ss by #11072, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-16; ss by #12759,
EXEMPT, eff 4-16-19; ss by #13034, eff 4-14-20; ss by #13197, eff 4-24-21; ss
by #13376, eff 4-14-22 (formerly Fis 302.06); ; ss by #13609, EXEMPT, eff
4-15-23; ss by #13925, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-24; ss by #14238, EXEMPT, eff 4-18-25
Fis 302.06 Geese.
(a) Pursuant to authority
granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the regular
Canada goose season shall be as follows:
(1) The
inland zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(3), shall open October 13
and close on November 11; reopen on November 27 and close again on December 26.
(2) The
coastal zone, as specified
in Fis 302.04(b)(1), shall open October 2 and close
October 8; reopen on November 27 and close again on January 18;
(3) The
northern zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(2), shall open October 2
and close on November 30; and
(4) Taking
of Canada geese shall be limited to a daily bag of 2, and a possession limit of
6.
(b) The season for taking
snow geese shall be as follows:
(1) The
inland zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(3), shall open on October
13 and close on November 11; reopen on November 27 and close again on
December 26;
(2) The
coastal zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(1), shall open on October
2 and close on October 8; reopen on November 27 and close again on January 18;
and
(3) The
northern zone, as specified in 302.04(b)(2), shall open on October 2 and shall
close on November 30.
(c) The taking of snow
geese statewide shall be limited to a daily bag of 25, and there shall be no
possession limit.
(d) Daily shooting hours
shall begin at one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
(e) Nontoxic shot, as
defined in Fis 302.04(g), shall be required statewide for the taking
of geese.
Source. #1821, eff 9-29-81; amd
by #1447, eff 10-3-79; ss by #2150, eff 10-6-82; ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; amd by #4127, eff 9-5-86; amd by
#4307, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4490, eff 9-16-88; ss by #4634, eff 6-21-89; ss by
#4674, eff 9-19-89; ss by #4929, eff 9-6-90; ss by #5216, eff 8-30-91; ss by
#5460, eff 8-31-92; ss by #5696, eff 8-26-93; (See Revision Note at part
heading for Fis 302) #5885, eff 8-25-94; (See Revision Note at part heading for
Fis 302) #6088, eff 8-29-95; ss by #6331, eff 8-26-96; ss by #6579, EXEMPT, eff
9-16-97; ss by #6850, EXEMPT, eff 8-27-98; ss by #7092, EXEMPT, eff 9-2-99; ss
by #7360, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-00; ss by #7550, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-01; ss by #7757,
EXEMPT, eff 8-22-02; ss by #7941-A, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-03; ss by #8154, EXEMPT,
eff 9-2-04; ss by #8421, EXEMPT, eff 8-18-05; ss by #8734, EXEMPT, eff 9-25-06;
ss by #8982, EXEMPT, eff 9-21-07; ss by #9251, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-08; ss by
#9540, EXEMPT, eff 9-10-09; ss by #9771, EXEMPT, eff 8-26-10; ss by #9985,
EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #10174, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-12; ss by #10400, EXEMPT,
eff 8-21-13; ss by #10658, EXEMPT, eff 8-16-14; ss by #10911, EXEMPT, eff
8-22-15; ss by #11072, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-16; ss by #12159, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-17;
ss by #12514, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-18; ss by #12759, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-19; ss by
#13034, eff 4-14-20; ss by #13197, eff 4-24-21; ss by #13376, eff 4-14-22
(formerly Fis 302.07); ss by #13925, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-24; ss by #14238, EXEMPT,
eff 4-18-25
Fis
302.061 Special September Canada Goose Season.
(a) The
special statewide September season to take Canada geese shall September 1 and
close September 25.
(b) The
taking of Canada geese shall be limited to a daily bag limit of 5 Canada geese,
and a possession limit of 15.
(c) Nontoxic
shot, as defined in Fis 302.04(g), shall be required for the taking of Canada
geese.
(d) Daily
shooting hours shall begin one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
Source. #6309, eff
7-30-96; ss by #6553, eff 7-23-97; ss by #6850, EXEMPT, eff 8-27-98; ss by
#7067, EXEMPT, eff 8-1-99; ss by #8121, EXEMPT, eff 7-14-04; ss by #8943,
EXEMPT, eff 7-18-07; ss by #10400, EXEMPT, eff 8-21-13; ss by #10911, EXEMPT,
eff 8-22-15; renumbered by #13376 (formerly Fis 302.071); ss by #14238, EXEMPT,
eff 4-18-25
Fis 302.062 National Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program (HIP).
(a) In accordance
with 50 CFR Part 20.20, New Hampshire is required to participate in the
migratory bird harvest information program (HIP) as of 1998. This
law requires that any person taking migratory waterfowl identify themselves as
a migratory bird hunter and submit his or her name, address and date of birth
to the licensing authority as well as have evidence on his or her person of
compliance with this requirement. The purpose of this section is to
specify the requirements for any person taking migratory birds in New
Hampshire.
(b) In addition to
the licensing requirements of RSA 214 and 209:6, any person taking migratory
waterfowl, woodcock or snipe shall have a migratory bird HIP validation number
recorded on his/her current hunting license.
(c) Applicants
shall call the telephone number provided by the department or go online
at www.wildlife.state.nh to complete a HIP survey.
(d) Applicants
shall obtain the HIP validation number after completing the HIP survey and
shall record it in the space provide on their hunting
or combination hunting and fishing licenses.
(e) The applicant
shall provide the following information on the HIP survey:
(1) The applicant's complete name;
(2) The complete mailing address;
(3) The applicant's date of birth; and
(4) An indication as to whether the
applicant hunted for migratory waterfowl, woodcock, or snipe and how many birds
were taken during the previous season.
Source. #6578, eff
12-1-97; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #7359, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-00; ss by
#7550, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-01; ss by #7739, EXEMPT, eff 8-1-02; renumbered by
#13376 (formerly Fis 302.072); ss by #14238, EXEMPT, eff 4-18-25
Fis
302.07 Common
Snipe.
(a) Pursuant
to authority granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the
season for taking common snipe shall open on September 15 and close on November
14 each year.
(b) Taking of
common snipe shall be limited to a daily bag of 8, and a possession limit of
24.
(c) Daily shooting
hours shall begin one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
Source. #1447, eff
10-3-79, paragraphs (b) & (c); amd by #1811, eff
9-17-81; ss by #2131, eff 9-8-82; amd by #2455, eff
8-28-83; ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; amd by #4119, eff
8-21-86; ss by #4318, eff 9-28-87; ss by #4463, eff 7-29-88; (See Revision Note
at part heading for Fis 302) #5870, eff 7-19-94; ss by 6553, eff 7-23-97; ss by
#7739, EXEMPT, eff 8-1-02; ss by #7757, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-02; ss by #8943, EXEMPT,
eff 7-18-07; ss by #9985, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #10400, EXEMPT, eff
8-21-13; renumbered by #13376 (formerly Fis 302.08); ss by #14238, EXEMPT, eff
4-18-25
Fis
302.08 American Woodcock.
(a) Pursuant to authority
granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the season for
taking woodcock shall open on October 1 and
close on November 14 each year.
(b) Taking of woodcock shall be
limited to a daily bag of 3, and a possession limit of 9.
(c) Daily shooting hours shall
begin one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
Source. #1444, eff
9-22-79, paragraphs (b) & (c); amd by #1799, eff
8-24-81; ss by #2131, eff 9-8-82; amd by #2455, eff
8-28,83; ss by #2833, eff 8-21-84; amd by #3115, eff
9-16-85; ss by #4119, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4463, eff 7-29-88; (See Revision Note
at part heading for Fis 302) #5870, eff 7-19-94; ss by #6553, eff 7-23-97; ss
by #7739, EXEMPT, eff 8-1-02; ss by #7757, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-02; ss by #8943,
EXEMPT, eff 7-18-07; ss by #9985, EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #10400, EXEMPT,
eff 8-21-13; renumbered by #13376 (formerly Fis 302.09); ss by #14238, EXEMPT,
eff 4-18-25
(a) Pursuant to authority
granted by RSA 209:6-b, and in accordance with 50 CFR Part 20, the season for
taking brant shall be as follows:
(1) The inland zone,
as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(3), shall open on October 13 and close
on November 11;
(2) The
coastal zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(1), shall open on October
2 and close on October 8; reopen on November 27 and close again on
December 19; and
(3) The
northern zone, as specified in Fis 302.04(b)(2), shall open on
October 2 and close on October 31.
(b) The taking of
brant shall be limited to a daily bag limit of 1, and a possession limit of 3.
(c) Daily shooting
hours shall begin at one-half hour before sunrise and end at sunset.
(d) Nontoxic shot, as
defined in Fis 302.04(g), shall be required statewide for the taking
of brant.
Source. #1447, eff 10-3-79; #1821, eff 9-29-81; ss by
#2150, eff 10-6-82; ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; amd by
#3115, eff 9-16-85; amd by #4127, eff 9-5-86; amd by #4307, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4490, eff 9-16-88; ss by
#4634, eff 6-21-89; ss by #4674, eff 9-19-89; ss by #4929, eff 9-6-90; ss by
#5216, eff 8-30-91; ss by #5460,eff 8-31-92; ss by #5696, eff 8-26-93; (See
Revision Note at part heading for Fis 302) #5885, eff 8-25-94; (See Revision
Note at part heading for Fis 302) #6088, eff 8-29-95; ss by #6331, eff 8-26-96;
ss by #6579, EXEMPT, eff 9-16-97; ss by #6850, EXEMPT, eff 8-27-98; ss by
#7092, EXEMPT, eff 9-2-99; ss by #7360, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-00; ss by #7550,
EXEMPT, eff 8-29-01; ss by #7941-A, EXEMPT, eff 8-25-03; ss by #8154, EXEMPT,
eff 9-2-04; ss by #8421, EXEMPT, eff 8-18-05; ss by #8734, EXEMPT, eff 9-25-06;
ss by #8982, EXEMPT, eff 9-21-07; ss by #9251, EXEMPT, eff 8-29-08; ss by
#9540, EXEMPT, eff 9-10-09; ss by #9771, EXEMPT, eff 8-26-10; ss by #9985,
EXEMPT, eff 8-24-11; ss by #10174, EXEMPT, eff 8-22-12; ss by #10400, EXEMPT,
eff 8-21-13; ss by #10400, EXEMPT, eff 8-21-13; ss by #11072, EXEMPT, eff
4-14-16; ss by #12159,eff 4-14-17; ss by #12514, EXEMPT, eff 4-14-18; ss by
#12759, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-19; ss by #13034, eff 4-14-20; ss by #13376, EXEMPT, eff
4-14-12 (formerly Fis 302.10); ss by #13376, eff 4-14-22; ss by #13609, eff
4-15-23; ss by #13925, EXEMPT, eff 4-16-24; ss by #14238, EXEMPT, eff 4-18-25
Fis
302.10 Rails and Gallinules. There
shall be no open season for rails or for gallinules.
Source. #1670, eff
11-20-80; ss by #2150, eff 10-6-82; ss by #2865, eff 9-27-84; ss by #4858, eff
7-5-90; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96; ss by #7881, eff 4-26-03, EXPIRED: 4-26-11
New. #9977, INTERIM, eff 8-20-11, EXPIRES:
2-16-12; ss by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; renumbered by
#13376 (formerly Fis 302.11); ss by #14238, EXEMPT, eff 4-18-25
Fis 302.11 Pheasant.
(a) The open season for pheasant
shall be October 1 through December 31, however the
pheasant season shall be closed until 2:00 pm each Thursday and Friday as
specified in Table 300.02 below:
Table
300.02 Days Pheasant Season Closed Until Noon
|
If
the October 1 Opening Day of Season Occurs on a: |
On
the Following Days the Season is Closed Until 2:00 pm: |
|
Sunday |
Thursday
and Friday, October 5-6, 12-13, and 19-20 |
|
Monday |
Thursday
and Friday, October 4-5, 11-12, and 18-19 |
|
Tuesday |
Thursday
and Friday, October 3-4, 10-11, and 17-18 |
|
Wednesday |
Thursday
and Friday, October 2-3, 9-10, and 16-17 |
|
Thursday |
Thursday
and Friday, October 8-9, 15-16, and 22-23 |
|
Friday |
Thursday
and Friday, October 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22 |
|
Saturday |
Thursday
and Friday, October 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21 |
(b) The daily bag limit shall be 2 pheasants,
and the season limit shall be 10 pheasants.
Source. #4551, eff 12-20-88; ss by #4879, eff
7-23-90; ss by #5210, eff 8-26-91; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94, EXPIRED: 5-24-00
New. #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04;
ss by #10037, eff 11-29-11; amd by #10948, EMERGENCY,
eff 10-16-15, EXPIRED: 4-13-16; amd by #11114, eff
6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; renumbered by #13376
(formerly Fis 302.12); ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 302.12 Northern Bobwhite Quail.
(a)
The open season for northern bobwhite quail shall be October 1 through
December 31.
(b)
The daily bag limit shall be 4.
Source. #4551, eff 12-20-88; ss by #5829, eff
5-24-94, EXPIRED: 5-24-00
New. #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04;
ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18;
renumbered by #13376 (formerly Fis 302.13)
Fis 302.13 Ruffed Grouse/Partridge (Bonasa umbellus), Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chuka), and
Hungarian Partridge (Perdix perdix).
(a)
The open season for ruffed grouse, chukar partridge, and Hungarian
partridge shall be October 1 through December 31.
(b)
The daily limit shall be 4 ruffed grouse, chukar partridge, and
Hungarian partridge.
Source. #4551, eff 12-20-88; ss by 5210, eff 8-26-91;
ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94; ss by #6042, eff 5-18-95; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96;
ss by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #7107, eff 9-25-99; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss
by #8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18;
renumbered by #13376 (formerly Fis 302.14)
PART Fis 303 FURBEARING ANIMALS
Statutory
Authority: RSA Chapter 210, RSA 210:23
Fis 303.01 Definitions.
(a) "Snare" means a device made of
wire, synthetic cord, or other material that is in the form of a noose with a slipknot, stop, swivel, or,
eyelet holes and is designed or set with the intent of capturing an animal by
the neck, leg or body. Snares include
but are not limited to pole snare, neck snare and foot snare such as an Aldrich
or Novack snare.
(b)
“Body gripping trap” means a trap, excluding snares, designed and
constructed to hold an animal by the body.
Source. #4155, eff 10-31-86; ss by #4858, eff 7-5-90,
EXPIRED: 7-5-96
New. #6292, eff 7-20-96; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04;
ss by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis 303.02 Muskrat, Mink, Weasel, Otter, and Beaver.
(a)
The open season for taking muskrat, mink, weasel, otter, and
beaver by use of traps shall be:
(1) October 15 through April 10 in wildlife
management units A, B, C, D, E, and F; and
(2) November 1 through April 10 in wildlife
management units G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
(b)
The open season for taking muskrat, mink, and weasel by use of firearms
or bow and arrow shall be:
(1) October 15 through April 10 in wildlife
management units A, B, C, D, E, and F; and
(2) November 1 through April 10 in wildlife
management units G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
(c)
The season limit for otter shall be 10 otters.
Source. #1619, eff 8-8-80; amd
by #1788, eff 7-29-81; ss by #2124, eff 8-17-82; amd
by #2450, eff 8-19-83; ss by #2864, eff 9-27-84; ss by #3129, eff 10-1-85; ss
by #4120, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4306, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4493, eff 9-22-88; ss
by #4664, eff 8-21-89; ss by #4857, eff 7-3-90; ss by #5210, eff 8-26-91; ss by
#5829, eff 5-24-94; ss by #6042, eff 5-18-95; ss by #7881, eff 4-26-03; ss by
#8644, eff 6-1-06; ss and moved by #9163, eff 5-28-08 (formerly Fis 303.011);
ss by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #13408, eff 7-26-22
Fis 303.03 Fox, Red and Gray, Raccoon, Opossum, and
Skunk.
(a)
The season for taking red and gray fox, raccoon, opossum, and
skunk by use of traps shall:
(1) Open in WMUs A, B, C, D, E, and F on October
15 and close on December 31; and
(2) Open in WMUs G, H, I, J, K, L, and M on
November 1 and close on January 15.
(b)
The season for taking raccoon, red and gray fox, opossum, and
skunk by use of firearms or bow and arrow shall open on September 1 and close
on March 31.
(c)
In addition to the provisions of Fis 303.03 (b), raccoons may
be taken at night during the open season in accordance with the provisions of
RSA 210:2.
Source. #1619, eff 8-8-80; amd
by #1788, eff 7-29-81; ss by #2124, eff 8-17-82; amd
by #2450, eff 8-19-83; ss by #2864, eff 9-27-84; ss by #3129, eff 10-1-85; ss
by #4120, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4306, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4493, eff 9-22-88; ss
by #4664, eff 8-21-89; ss by #4857, eff 7-3-90; ss by #5210, eff 8-26-91; ss by
#5829, eff 5-24-94; ss by #6042, eff 5-18-95; ss by #7881, eff 4-26-03; ss by
#8085, eff 5-26-04; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08; ss by
#9720-A, eff 6-5-10; amd by #9880-A, eff 3-1-11; ss
by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #13408, eff 7-26-22
Fis 303.04 Fisher.
(a)
The open season for taking fisher by traps shall be December 1 through
December 31.
(b)
The open season for taking fisher by firearms or bow and arrow shall be December 1 through January 31.
(c)
The statewide season bag limit shall be 2 fisher.
(d) The lower jaw of a fisher harvested by any
legal means shall be provided to fish and game personnel at the time of sealing
in accordance with Fis 303.11.
Source. #1619, eff 8-8-80; amd
by #1788, eff 7-29-81; ss by #2124, eff 8-17-82; amd
by #2450, eff 8-19-83; ss by #2864, eff 9-27-84; ss by #3129, eff 10-1-85; ss
by #4120, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4306, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4493, eff 9-22-88; ss
by #4664, eff 8-21-89; ss by #4857, eff 7-3-90; ss by #5210, eff 8-26-91; ss by
#5829, eff 5-24-94; ss by #6042, eff 5-18-95; ss by #7881, eff 4-26-03; ss by
#8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #8764, eff 11-23-06; ss and moved by #9163, eff
5-28-08 (formerly Fis 303.05); ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd
by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 303.05 Bobcat. There
shall be no open season for the taking of bobcat.
Source. #1619, eff 8-8-80; amd
by #1788, eff 7-29-81; ss by #2124, eff 8-17-82; amd
by #2450, eff 8-19-83; ss by #2864, eff 9-27-84; ss by #3129, eff 10-1-85; ss
by #4120, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4306, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4493, eff 9-22-88; ss
by #4664, eff 8-21-89; ss by #4857, eff 7-3-90; ss by #5210, eff 8-26-91; ss by
#5661, eff 6-28-93; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94;ss by #6042, eff 5-18-95; ss by
#6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #6783, eff 6-30-98; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by
#7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by
#8357, eff 5-25-05; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #8764, eff 11-23-06; ss and
moved by #9163, eff 5-28-08 (formerly Fis 303.06); ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss
by #13970, eff 6-1-24
Fis
303.06 Coyote.
(a)
Coyote may be taken by use of firearm, crossbow, or bow and arrow year round ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.
(b)
Coyote may be taken by hunting at night in accordance with RSA 208:1-e
and as follows:
(1) The open season
shall be from January 1 through March 31;
(2) Artificial lights, except lights from a motor
vehicle or OHRV or snowmobile, may be used to illuminate coyotes;
(3) Electronic
calling devices may be used;
(4) No person shall bait coyote on ice-covered
public waters; and
(5) In towns restricted to weapon types pursuant
to RSA 208:3, 208:3-b, and 208:3-c, only pistols permitted under RSA 208:3-d, .17
and .22 caliber rimfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloading rifles, crossbow, or
bow and arrow shall be permitted for the taking of
coyote at night.
(c)
Any person hunting coyote at night shall obtain a written landowner
permit described in Fis 1102.11 for the property on which he or she takes or
attempts to take coyote or when hunting coyote over bait, a permit described in
Fis 1102.04 or Fis 307.05.
(d)
The open season for taking coyotes by traps shall be:
(1) October 15 through
March 31 in WMUs A, B, C, D, E and F; and
(2) November 1 through
March 31 in WMUs G, H, I, J, K, L and M.
(e)
Hunting for coyote over bait shall be in accordance with Fis 307.01.
Source. #1619, eff 8-8-80; amd
by #1788, eff 7-29-81; ss by #2124, eff 8-17-82; amd
by #2450, eff 8-19-83; ss by #2864, eff 9-27-84; ss by #3129, eff 10-1-85; ss
by #4120, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4306, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4493, eff 9-22-88; ss
by #4664, eff 8-21-89; ss by #4857, eff 7-3-90; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94,
EXPIRED: 5-24-00
New. #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss
and moved by #9163, eff 5-28-08 (formerly Fis 303.09); ss by #9720-A, eff
6-5-10; amd by #9880-A, eff 3-1-11; amd by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 303.07 American Marten or Canada Lynx.
(a)
There shall be no open season for taking American marten.
(b)
There shall be no open season for taking Canada lynx as it is listed as
an endangered species in Fis 1001.01.
(c)
Any American marten or Canada lynx trapped shall be reported immediately
by contacting the fish and game department at 603-271-3361 on business days
during the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, or if the fish and game department is
closed, by contacting the nearest conservation officer.
Source. #1619, eff 8-8-80; amd
by #1788, eff 7-29-81; amd by #2450, eff 8-19-83; ss
by #2864, eff 9-27-84; ss by #3129, eff 10-1-85; ss by #4120, eff 8-21-86; ss
by #4306, eff 8-28-87; ss by #4493, eff 9-22-88; ss by #4664, eff 8-21-89; ss
by 4857, eff 7-3-90; ss by #5210, eff 8-26-91; amd by
#5661, eff 6-28-93; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94; ss by #6042, eff 5-18-95; ss by
#7881, eff 4-26-03; rpld by #8644, eff 6-1-06
New. #9163, eff 5-28-08 (formerly Fis 303.091); ss
by #10347, eff 5-22-12; ss by #12161, eff 4-18-17
Fis 303.08 Annual
Trapper's Report.
(a) All persons
licensed to trap furbearing animals shall provide an annual trapping report
form to the department on or before April 30 of each year.
(b) Any person licensed to
trap furbearing animals shall complete the “Annual Trappers Report” form, Rev
12/23, available at
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt746/files/documents/trapper-report.pdf.
(c) The trapper shall sign
the report subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under
RSA 641:3.
(d) Any
licensee failing to report shall be refused a license until the complete
information has been filed.
Source. #1619, eff 8-8-80; ss by #2124, eff 8-17-82;
ss by #2864, eff 9-27-84; ss by #4120, eff 8-21-86; ss by #4858, eff 7-5-90; ss
by #5829, eff 5-24-94, EXPIRED: 5-24-00
New. #7289, eff 6-1-00; rpld
by #8644, eff 6-1-06
New. #9163, eff 5-28-08 (formerly Fis 303.10); ss
by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24
Fis 303.09 Fur Dealers Records.
(a)
All persons licensed to buy furs and hides under RSA 214:26, shall keep
a record of all furs and hides bought on form F&G 152, “Fur Dealer's Record
Book (Furs Purchased)”, which shall be sent to the department on or before July
30 of each year.
(b)
The licensee shall include the following on the “Fur Dealer's Record
Book (Furs Purchased)” form:
(1) Licensee's name, license number, and
signature;
(2) The period covered by the record and date the
report is mailed to the department;
(3) The following information for all
transactions completed:
a. The date of the transaction;
b. The name, address, and license number of the
person from whom the purchase was made;
c. The number and species of fur or hides
bought;
d. The price paid; and
e. All seal numbers recorded.
(c)
All information shall be printed in a legible manner.
(d) No furs or hides shall be bought
unless the owner of the furs or hides is present, or the seller has the owner's
name, address, license number, and the number and species to be sold.
(e)
All licensees shall carry on their persons a form F&G 152, the “Fur
Dealers Record Book (Furs Purchased)”, at all times
when buying the skins of furbearing animals.
(f)
All persons licensed to buy furs and hides under RSA 214:26, shall keep
a record of all furs and hides sold on form F&G 152-A, “Fur Dealer's Record
Book (Furs Sold)”, which shall be sent
to the department on or before July 30 of each year.
(g) The licensee shall include the
following information on the “Fur Dealer's Record Book (Furs Sold)” form:
(1) Licensee's name, license number, and
signature;
(2) The period covered by the record and the date
the report is mailed to the department; and
(3) The following information for all
transactions completed:
a. The date of the transaction;
b. The number and species sold; and
c. The name, address, and license number to whom
the furs or hides were sold.
Source. #444, eff 6-17-74; amd
by #2124, eff 8-17-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4617, eff 5-25-89,
EXPIRED: 5-25-95
New. #6292, eff 7-20-96; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04
(renumbered by #9163, formerly Fis 303.12); ss by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by
#12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis 303.10 Taking Beaver and Otter by Snares.
(a)
In addition to any other requirements pertaining to trapping beaver and
otter, the following rules shall apply to the taking of beaver and otter by
snares:
(1) Snares shall only be set in water or under
the ice;
(2) Each individual snare, whether set singularly
or in the aggregate, shall be affixed with a durable tag denoting the name of
the licensed trapper who sets, arranges, or tends the snare;
(3) All wildlife species other than beaver and
otter taken alive shall be released at the snare site. If dead, the animal
shall be turned over to the fish and game department within 72 hours; and
(4) Trappers shall be able to account for all
snares out at any time.
Source. #4155, eff 10-31-86; ss by #4858, eff 7-5-90,
EXPIRED: 7-5-96
New. #6292, eff 7-20-96;
ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04 (renumbered by #9163, formerly Fis 303.13); ss by
#10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18
Fis
303.11 Sealing of Furbearing Animals.
(a)
All furbearing animals, except otter and fisher, shall be exempt from
the sealing requirements of RSA 210:8, I.
(b)
Upon sealing any otter or fisher in accordance with RSA 210:8, the
trapper or hunter shall complete and submit the “Fur
Sealing Record” form, Rev 07/25, to a conservation officer or the wildlife
division at:
NH Fish and Game
Department
Wildlife Division
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(c)
The trapper or hunter shall provide the following
information on the form:
(1) Name and
address;
(2) Date of birth;
(3) Date form was filled out;
(4) Telephone
number;
(5) The following for each animal taken:
a.
Town and WMU;
b.
Species sealed;
c.
Sex;
d.
Method of take;
e.
Date of take;
f.
Seal number;
g.
License number; and
h.
Indication if fisher was registered online, for any fisher taken by
hunting; and
(7) Signature subject to the penalties for making
unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(d)
The lower jaw of a fisher harvested by any legal means shall be provided
to fish and game personnel at the time of sealing.
Source. #5777, INTERIM, eff 1-28-94, EXPIRES:
5-28-94; ss by #5829, eff 5-24-94, EXPIRED: 5-24-00
New. #7289, eff 6-1-00 (renumbered by #9163,
formerly Fis 303.15), EXPIRED: 6-1-08
New. #9332, INTERIM, eff 11-27-08; ss by #9405,
eff 3-7-09; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (para (a)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (para (b)); ss
by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss
by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 303.12 Restrictions
on Certain Traps.
(a) No foothold trap with
auxiliary teeth added shall be allowed.
(b) No foothold traps shall
be set on land with an inside jaw spread greater than 6½ inches, measured
between the inside edges of the opened jaws, across the trap trigger, and
perpendicular to the trap base plate.
(c) Body
gripping traps with an inside jaw spread greater than or equal to 6½ inches,
measured inside the jaws perpendicular to the trap’s pivoting joints, shall
only be set:
(1) Five
feet or more above the ground or surface of the snow unless there was a
snowstorm during the previous 24 hours; or
(2)
In water, for beaver or otter.
(d) Deadfalls, a device
constructed of any material(s) utilizing material weight as the holding or
killing method, shall be prohibited.
(e) Notwithstanding the
provisions of Fis 308, no person shall set a snare on land.
(f) When
set, all traps shall be securely attached to the ground, to a fixed object, to
a drag, or to a slide wire.
(g) Traps shall not be set
within 50 feet of exposed bait, as defined in paragraph (h) below, but may be
set any distance from a covered bait, as defined in paragraph (i) below.
(h) “Exposed bait” means
bait that is the body of any animal, including fish, or parts thereof including
meat, organs, viscera, bones, or any other parts of an animal, that is visible
from above, but does not include meat, organs, viscera, or bones totaling 4
ounces or less, or skin, hair, or feathers 25 square inches or less, droppings,
urine, or living or dead animals held in a trap as the result of lawful
trapping activity.
(i) “Covered
bait” means bait that is the body of any animal, including fish, or parts
thereof including meat, organs, viscera, bones, or any other parts that are
covered so as to not be visible from above, where cover includes, but is not
limited to, brush, branches, leaves, soil, or snow and is constructed in a
manner to withstand wind and normal environmental conditions. “Covered bait”
includes baits less than one-half pound when placed in a dirt hole 6 inches in
diameter or less at a depth of 6 inches or greater, and baits of less than 5
pounds placed on pole sets 5 or more feet above ground are also considered
covered bait.
(j) The following
restrictions on traps shall apply while trapping in WMU’s A, B, C1, C2, D1,
D2East, E, and F:
(1) All
foothold traps set on land must have one swivel in the chain or cable and one
swivel connection to the trap;
(2) Body
gripping traps with an inside jaw spread of 4 inches or greater and less than
or equal to 5 inches, measured inside the jaws perpendicular to the trap’s
pivoting joints, which are set on the ground, shall only be set as follows:
a. Set in the water at all times, unless there was a water
level change that occurred during the previous 24 hours;
b. Set
under overhanging stream banks; and
c. Set
as a blind set with no bait or attractant;
(3) Body
gripping traps, measured inside the jaws perpendicular to the trap’s pivoting
joints, with an inside jaw spread 4 inches or greater which are set off the
ground, shall only be set as follows:
a. Five
feet or more above the ground or surface of the snow, unless there was a
snowstorm during the previous 24 hours;
b. Affixed
to a leaning section of a pole or tree, no greater than 4 inches in diameter,
that is free of branches and angled 45 degrees or greater in its entirety;
c. Excluding
branch removal, the pole or tree shall not have planed or altered sides;
d. The
area within 4 feet of the trap shall be free of trees, poles, or other objects
greater than 4 inches in diameter;
e. The
areas within 4 feet of the trap shall be free of trees or poles that are angled
less than 45 degrees to the ground at any point between the ground elevation
and the elevation of the trap; and
f. The
area within 4 feet of the trap shall be free of banks, bluffs, rocks, or
immediate rise in ground elevation; and
(4) Body
gripping traps with an inside jaw spread greater than 5 inches and less than 6½
inches, measured inside the jaws perpendicular to the trap’s pivoting joints,
which are set on the ground, shall only be set:
a. Recessed
in the den entry of nuisance wildlife with the den entry covered by wire mesh
with openings that do not exceed 1½ inches side-to-side and wire gauge shall be
16 gauge or less or wire diameter 0.05 inches or greater;
b. If
placed in a lynx exclusion device, as follows:
1. The
trap jaws shall be completely within the device, but the trap springs may be
outside of the device;
2. The
lynx exclusion device shall not have an opening greater than 6 inches by 8
inches;
3. The
opening shall not be directly in front of the trap but shall be either on the
top or side of the device;
4. The
trap set within the device shall be a minimum of 18 inches from the closest
edge of the opening to the trap;
5. The
back of the device shall be secured to withstand heavy pulling;
6. If
using wire mesh with a wood box, the wire mesh shall wrap around 2 opposite
sides of the box and be secured;
7. There
shall be at least 2 attachment points for each side of the device where there
is a joint or where panels come together;
8. The
exclusion device shall be constructed of wood or wire mesh that does not exceed
1½ inch openings from side to side;
9. The
wire gauge shall be 16 gauge or less or a wire diameter of 0.05 inches or
greater;
10. The
opening slot in the device that allows the trap springs to extend outside the
device shall be no more than 7½ inches wide and a height of no more than 1½
inches; and
11. The
trap shall be anchored outside of the device.
Source. #8105, INTERIM, eff 7-1-04, EXPIRED: 12-28-04
New. #8250, eff 1-6-05; (renumbered by #9163,
formerly Fis 303.16); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10347, eff 5-22-13; ss
by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24
Fis
303.13 Award of Trapping Permits for State Managed Lands.
(a) Trapping rights on state managed lands shall
be awarded for a 2 year period.
(b) State managed lands shall be divided into
trapping units.
(c) The boundaries of each such trapping unit on
state managed lands shall be outlined on maps maintained by the wildlife
division, which shall be open to public inspection during regular business
hours at fish and game headquarters in Concord and on the
department’s web site at www.wildlife.nh.gov.
(d) Trapping rights on state managed lands shall
be awarded to properly licensed trappers as follows:
(1) Applicants
for award of such trapping rights shall make application to the wildlife
division, on the “Application for Trapping Permit on State Managed Lands” form,
Rev 7/25, available at https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt746/files/documents/trapping-state-lands-app.pdf; and
(2) Applications
shall be received by the department headquarters no later than 4:00 pm on or
before the third Monday of August or be postmarked on
or before the last Friday in July.
(e) Trapping rights shall be awarded on the
first Friday after the deadline by computer selection of random numbers.
(f) Based on the order of computer selection,
applicants shall be assigned a trapping unit as follows:
(1) Applicants
shall be awarded trapping rights for the highest priority trapping unit
indicated on their application that has not been awarded;
(2) Assignment of trapping units shall continue, with each applicant being
awarded trapping rights for the first trapping unit the applicant listed on the
application which has not been previously awarded; and
(3) If
trapping units are still available after all applications have been randomly
selected utilizing each applicant’s first choice, the procedure
shall be repeated again using the second trapping unit
the applicant indicated on the application and shall continue until all
applicant choices have been awarded or until all trapping units have been
assigned.
(g) Permits awarded during the lottery process
shall become effective on October 1st of the year awarded and shall be valid
for the 2-year drawing period.
(h) Permits shall be mailed to successful
applicants, who hold a valid trapping license, prior to the opening of that
year's trapping season.
(i) Units not awarded
during the drawing shall be issued after the drawing on a first-come
first-served basis at department headquarters, and these permits shall be valid
for the remainder of the 2-year period.
(j) No more than one
individual shall be awarded the trapping rights for any
one trapping unit.
(k) Permittees shall eliminate nuisance beaver
within any state managed trapping unit when such nuisance beaver has been
identified by the department in their assigned unit(s).
(l) Permittees shall initiate actions to
eliminate the nuisance beaver within 7 days of being notified by the department
that their trapping unit has developed a nuisance beaver or return their permit
for that area to the department within 7 days.
(m) Upon notification, the executive director
shall remove the trapping unit(s) on state managed land that have
been issued to a permittee when the executive director finds that the permittee
has failed to comply with the provisions of paragraphs (k) and (l)
above.
(n) Any permittee who
has not purchased a trapping license by October 10 of the second year the permit is effective or whose trapping license has
been suspended or revoked for any reason shall forfeit all permits to trap
state managed lands.
(o) No permittee shall sell a permit for
trapping on state managed lands.
(p) A permittee may surrender a property(ies) listed on their permit in writing to the department.
These properties shall be made available and reissued as specified in paragraph
(i) above.
(q) Permits shall be non-transferable.
(r) Permittees may have up to 2 helpers, who
shall only trap within the permittee’s trapping unit,
under the following conditions:
(1) A
helper shall be a licensed trapper in New
Hampshire;
(2) Permits
to trap on state managed lands shall be valid so long as there is no subsequent
conviction for a trapping violation by the permittee or one of the helpers;
(3) The
helper(s) shall be listed on the permittee’s
permit; and
(4) If
a permittee wishes to add or remove a helper after a permit has been issued,
the permittee shall return the permit to the department indicating
the change, and the department shall then issue a new permit.
Source. #8764, eff 11-23-06 (renumbered by #9163,
formerly Fis 303.17); ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24; ss by
#14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 303.14 Furbearer
Registration.
(a) A hunter shall
register any furbearing animal taken within 24 hours of taking by completing
all required fields in an online registration
report using the link available at www.wildlife.nh.gov. An
electronic confirmation that the
report was completed and accepted by the department shall be sent to the
hunter who
submitted the registration.
(b) Each hunter who registers a
furbearing animal shall maintain proof of completion of the registration
process by having the confirmation number of each harvested animal written on
or kept with their hunting license.
(c) In addition to registration,
all fisher shall be sealed in accordance with Fis
303.11.
(d) The hunter shall retain the carcass of any furbearer
taken by hunting for 48 hours.
(e) If requested, the carcass of the furbearer shall be
exhibited to a conservation officer or wildlife biologist.
Source. #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
PART Fis 304 WILDLIFE DAMAGE
Statutory
Authority: RSA 207:22 through RSA 207:30
inclusive
Fis 304.01 Definitions.
(a) “Agent” means the
person(s) authorized to take wildlife on behalf of the commercial grower or
public airport under the pre-damage deer kill permit or the wildlife
depredation permit.
(b)
“Agricultural product” means:
(1) Livestock, which shall include, but not be
limited to, all beef or dairy cattle, steer, oxen, goats, sheep, swine, horses,
mules, or other equidae, as well as domesticated
strains of buffalo, bison, llamas, alpacas, emus, ostriches, rabbits, yaks, or
other fur-bearing animals;
(2) Poultry or the production of eggs; and
(3) Bees or the production of honey.
(c) “Claimant” means a
person or legal entity whose documented gross sales in money to another person or entity of
any agricultural product or commercial crop, or combination thereof, are at
least $1,000 in a calendar year.
(d) “Commercial crop” means
any agricultural or horticultural crop(s) planted, cultivated, and produced by
a commercial grower.
(e) “Commercial grower”
means commercial grower as defined in RSA 207:22-c, II(g), namely “any person
who grows an agricultural or horticultural crop from which the person has
derived, or reasonably expects to derive, an annual gross income from the sale
of crops normally produced of at least $2500.
(f)
“Nonqualifying product” means any product that is not a qualifying
product, including but not limited to projected future qualifying products,
unbaled grasses or alfalfa, compost, mulching products, or cover crops.
(g)
“Public airport” means an airport that is registered with the state
of New Hampshire as a public use airport.
(h)
“Qualifying product” means:
(1) Any agricultural product as defined in
paragraph (b) above; or
(2) Any commercial
crop including, but not limited to, nursery stock grown as part of a commercial
operation, plant materials processed and wrapped in airtight plastic wrapping,
or berries, herbs, fruit, vegetables, tree fruit,
grapes, corn, small grains, soybeans, or flowers grown by a claimant.
(i) “Wholesale value” means:
(1) For any agricultural product shown in weekly
market survey data available from the New Hampshire department of agriculture,
the median auctioned value of the product at the time of the loss;
(2) For any
agricultural product not shown in such weekly market survey data, a value
determined by examining all available evidence of the actual condition of the
product, its stage of growth or readiness for market, costs to replace the
product, or other factors identified by the claimant in an
effort to derive a fair market value for the loss; or
(3) For fruit trees, a replacement value
determined by current nursery stock.
Source. #1670, eff 11-20-80; ss by #2832, eff
8-21-84; ss by #4858, eff 7-6-90; ss by #6276, INTERIM, eff 6-26-96, EXPIRED:
10-24-96
New. #7159, INTERIM, eff 12-18-99, EXPIRED:
4-16-00
New. #7290, eff 5-24-00; amd
by #7881, eff 4-26-03; amd by #9236, INTERIM, eff
8-22-08, EXPIRED: 2-18-09
New. #9405, eff 3-7-09; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16;
ss by #13441, eff 8-29-22
Fis 304.02 General Requirements.
(a)
A commercial grower whose land is open to public hunting as described in
RSA 207:22-a, may make application for a pre-damage deer kill permit or a
wildlife depredation permit for use in the protection of commercial crops, to
the NH fish and game department.
(b)
A commercial grower’s land may be closed to hunting while the commercial
grower, employees of the commercial grower or the general
public are actively managing or harvesting crops.
(c)
The executive director shall request financial records if necessary to
verify the commercial status of pre-damage deer kill permit and wildlife
depredation permit applicants.
(d)
Agents taking deer under the authority of a pre-damage deer kill permit
or wildlife depredation permit shall not have been convicted of a fish and game
hunting violation within the past 5 years in any state in the United States or
Canadian province.
(e)
Only persons currently licensed to hunt in New Hampshire shall be used
as agents under pre-damage deer kill permits or the wildlife depredation
permits except that airports may use designated airfield safety personnel that
are not licensed to hunt.
(f)
The taking of wildlife under a pre-damage deer kill permit or a wildlife
depredation permit shall be as follows:
(1) Only with rifles of a caliber greater than
.22 caliber rimfire, shotguns loaded with a single ball or loose buckshot;
(2) Only with bows with 40 lbs. pull or greater
for deer or bear and 50 lbs. pull or greater for moose; and
(3) Fixed blade broadheads not less than 7/8 of
an inch or more than 1 ½ inches wide, or retractable broadheads not less than
7/8 of an inch wide when open shall be used;
(4) In towns restricted to weapon types pursuant
to RSA 208:3, 208:3-a, 208:3-b, and 208:3-c, only shotguns loaded with a single
ball, muzzle-loading rifle, or bow and arrow shall be permitted, except that
loose #00 or larger buckshot may be used in the towns listed in 208:3; and
(5) Wildlife shall be taken during dates and
times specified on the permit.
(g)
The commercial grower and/or agent shall not sell wildlife or otherwise
receive personal or monetary gain from the taking of wildlife under this
section.
Source. #3176, eff 1-20-86; ss by #4858, eff 7-5-90;
ss by #6276, INTERIM, eff 6-26-96, EXPIRED: 10-24-96
New. #6434, eff 1-22-97; ss by #7159, INTERIM, eff
12-18-99, EXPIRED: 4-16-00
New. #7290, eff 5-24-00; amd
by #7881, eff 4-26-03; amd by #9236, INTERIM, eff
8-22-08, EXPIRED: 2-18-09
New. #9405, eff 3-7-09; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16
Fis 304.03 Pre-Damage
Deer Kill Permits.
(a) A commercial grower may
request up to 2 pre-damage deer kill permits from the executive director.
(b) Applications for
pre-damage deer kill permits using the form specified in Fis 304.05 shall be
submitted by email, regular mail, fax,
or hand delivery to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Animal Damage
Control, Wildlife Division, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, New
Hampshire 03301.
(c) The commercial grower
shall sign the pre-damage deer kill tag and report card upon issuance to the
agent.
(d) Deer shall be taken
within the planted area of the crop being protected.
(e) A person, upon killing
a deer under a pre-damage deer kill permit, shall immediately fill out, sign,
and attach the pre-damage deer kill tag to the deer carcass. Once tagged, the
carcass may be legally transported.
(f) A person, upon killing
a deer under a pre-damage deer kill permit, shall immediately sign and complete
the pre-damage deer kill report card using the form specified in Fis 304.05.
(g) Within 24 hours of a
kill, the commercial grower shall mail a completed pre-damage deer kill report
card to the:
New
Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Animal Damage
Control, Law Enforcement Division
11 Hazen
Drive, Concord, NH 03301
(h) The dates seasonally
and the times daily when deer may be taken under this permit shall be
determined by the executive director based on the type of crop being damaged
and safety considerations associated with shooting at night.
(i) All
deer taken under this permit shall become the property of the commercial grower
to be utilized or given away at their discretion, except that
antlers with more than 4 total points, taken from deer between August 1
and March 31, must be turned over to the department within 10 business days.
(j) Upon receipt of an
application, pre-damage deer kill permits shall be issued to commercial growers
within 5 working days.
(k) A person, upon killing
a deer under a pre-damage deer kill permit, shall notify the fish and game
department by calling fish and game headquarters at 603-271-2461 between 8:00
AM and 4:30 PM no later than the first business day immediately following the
date of kill and provide his or her name, the time and town of the kill, and
the name of the pre-damage permit holder.
(l) A person attempting to
take a deer under a pre-damage deer kill permit shall have on their person a
copy of the permit letter sent to the commercial grower on whose land they are
attempting to kill a deer.
Source. #7159, INTERIM, eff 12-18-99,
EXPIRED: 4-16-00
New. #7290, eff 5-24-00, EXPIRED: 5-24-08
New. #9236, INTERIM, eff 8-22-08, EXPIRED: 2-18-09
New. #9405, eff 3-7-09; ss by #10347, eff 5-22-13;
ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23
Fis 304.04 Wildlife
Depredation Permits.
(a) In accordance with RSA
207:26, a commercial grower whose crops are being damaged by wildlife may
submit an “Application for a Wildlife Depredation Permit”, using the form
specified in Fis 304.05, to the executive director.
(b) Applications for
wildlife depredation permits shall be submitted by email, regular mail, fax, or
hand delivery to the:
New Hampshire Fish
and Game Department
Animal Damage
Control, Wildlife Division
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, New
Hampshire 03301
(c) Commercial growers with
a history of wildlife damage may apply for, receive, and employ wildlife
depredation permits prior to actual and substantial damage, as specified on
their permit. “History of wildlife damage” means that previous
wildlife depredation permits have been issued.
(d) The granting of the
wildlife depredation permit shall be contingent upon a site review by the fish
and game department animal damage control specialist, if necessary to confirm
actual and substantial damage. “Substantial damage” means damage to
at least 10 percent of crops.
(e) Depredation permits
shall not be issued if the fish and game department will supply non-lethal
methods such as repellents, pyrotechnics, and fencing that will prevent damage.
(f) The species, number,
and sex of wildlife taken under this permit shall be determined by the
executive director based on the cause, extent, and type of damage.
(g) The dates seasonally
and the times daily when wildlife may be taken under this permit shall be
determined by the executive director based on the type of crop being damaged
and safety considerations associated with shooting at night.
(h) The commercial grower
shall sign the “Wildlife Depredation Tag” and the “Wildlife Depredation Report
Card” upon issuance to the agent, and the agent shall sign the tag and report
card immediately upon taking wildlife.
(i) Wildlife
shall only be taken in the actual area where damage is occurring and within 100
feet outside that area.
(j) A person, upon killing
wildlife under a wildlife depredation permit, shall immediately fill out, sign,
and attach the wildlife depredation tag to the carcass. Once tagged,
the carcass may be legally transported.
(k) A person, upon killing
wildlife under a wildlife depredation permit, shall immediately sign and
complete the wildlife depredation report card using the form specified in Fis
304.05.
(l) Within 24 hours of a
kill, the commercial grower shall mail a completed wildlife depredation report
card to the:
New Hampshire Fish
and Game Department
Animal Damage
Control, Wildlife Division
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(m) A person, upon killing
an animal under a depredation kill permit, shall call fish and game wildlife
division at 603-271-2461 between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM no later than the first
business day immediately following the date of kill and provide their name, the
time and town of the kill, and the name of the depredation permit holder.
(n) A person attempting to
take an animal under a depredation permit shall have on their person a copy of
the permit letter sent to the commercial grower on whose land they are
attempting to kill an animal.
(o) Deer, bear, or turkey
taken under wildlife depredation permits shall become property of the
commercial grower, to be utilized or given away at their discretion, except that antlers with more than 4 total points, taken from deer
between August 1 and March 31, must be turned over to the department within 10
business days.
(p) Wildlife, other than
deer, bear, or turkey, shall be disposed of, if inedible, or given to a person
in need of food assistance or to a charitable institution, such as a food bank.
(q) Within
14 days of the expiration date listed on the permit, the commercial grower
shall mail all unused wildlife depredation tags and reports to the:
NH Fish and Game
Department
Animal Damage
Control, Wildlife Division
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Source. #7159, INTERIM, eff 12-18-99,
EXPIRED: 4-16-00
New. #7290, eff 5-24-00, EXPIRED: 5-24-08
New. #9236, INTERIM, eff 8-22-08, EXPIRED: 2-18-09
New. #9405, eff 3-7-09; ss by #10347, eff 5-22-13;
ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #13655, eff 6-1-23
Fis 304.05 Forms.
(a) The commercial grower shall
provide the following on the pre-damage deer kill permit application:
(1) The commercial
growers’ name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number;
(2) The crop(s)
subject to damage;
(3) An
indication that the applicant meets the statutory requirements relative to a
commercial grower and land posting, pursuant to RSA 21:34-a;
(4) The
specific location of crops listed, to include a detailed description, sitemap,
and street address;
(5) The
calendar months in which crops are subject to damage by deer; and
(6) The
signature of the commercial grower and landowner, if different than commercial
grower
(b) The pre-damage deer
kill report shall include:
(1) The
commercial grower’s name;
(2) The
following, relative to the agent:
a. The
agent’s name and street address;
b. The
agent’s current NH hunting license number; and
c. The
agent’s date of birth;
(3) The
crop which is being protected;
(4) Date
of kill;
(5) Sex
of deer;
(6) Antler length;
(7) Total number of antler points;
(8) Town
and wildlife management unit of kill; and
(9) Signatures
of permittee and agent.
(c) The pre-damage deer kill tag shall
include the same information specified in paragraph (b) above.
(d) The commercial grower shall
provide the following on the wildlife depredation permit application:
(1) The
commercial grower’s name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number;
(2) The
crop(s) subject to damage;
(3) The
species of wildlife causing damage;
(4) An
indication that the applicant meets the statutory requirements relative to a
commercial grower and land posting, pursuant to RSA 21:34-a;
(5) Information
about previous damage by wildlife;
(6) An
indication of what preventative measures and methods have been used in the
past, if any;
(7) The
specific location of crops listed, to include a detailed description, sitemap,
and street address;
(8) The
calendar months in which crops are subject to damage by wildlife;
(9) An
indication as to whether or not the property is open
to public hunting access; and
(10) The
signature of the commercial grower and landowner, if different than commercial
grower.
(e) The wildlife
depredation report card shall include:
(1) The
commercial grower’s name;
(2) The
following, relative to the agent:
a. The
agent’s name and street address;
b. The
agent’s current NH hunting license number; and
c. The
agent’s date of birth;
(3) The
crop which is being damaged;
(4) Date
of kill;
(5) Species
and sex of wildlife;
(6) Antler length, for deer;
(7) Total number of antler points, for deer
(8) Town
and wildlife management unit of kill; and
(9) Signatures
of permittee and agent.
(f) The pre-damage deer
kill tag shall include the same information specified in paragraph (e) above.
(g) The airport personnel
shall provide the following information as an end of year annual report:
(1) Name
of airport;
(2) Calendar
year of report;
(3) Name
of person providing the information;
(4) The
date wildlife was taken; and
(5) The
species, number, and sex of wildlife taken.
Source. #7159, INTERIM, eff 12-18-99,
EXPIRED: 4-16-00
New. #7290, eff 5-24-00; amd
by #7881, eff 4-26-03; amd by #9236, INTERIM, eff
8-22-08, EXPIRED: 2-18-09
New. #9405, eff 3-7-09; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16;
ss by #13655, eff 6-1-23
Fis 304.06 Cooperative Fencing Program. RESERVED
Source. #7291, eff 5-24-00; amd by #8576, eff 3-2-06; amd by
#9236, INTERIM, eff 8-22-08, EXPIRED: 2-18-09
New. #9405, eff
3-7-09; para (o), amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; para (q), amd by
#9720-B, eff 6-5-10; rpld by #11114, eff 6-3-16
Fis 304.07 Wildlife Control at Public Use Airports.
(a)
Agents involved in wildlife control at a public use airport shall be
designated by the current airport administrator.
(b)
The current airport administrator or his or her agent may request the
executive director to grant permission to take wildlife by documenting the
presence of such wildlife on airport grounds, and how such wildlife constitutes
a threat to human safety and aircraft operations.
(c) The species and number of animals
allowed to be taken shall be determined by the executive director or his staff
based upon a review of the evidence submitted to support the threat to human
safety and aircraft operations posed by the presence of the
wildlife on airport grounds.
(d)
Animals taken under this permit shall be reported to the local fish and
game conservation officer within 24 hours by calling 271-3361 between the hours
of 8 am and 4:30 pm, and as specified in Fis 304.05(g).
(e)
Wildlife shall be allocated as provided in RSA 207:29.
Source. #7881, eff 4-26-03; ss by #9405,
eff 3-7-09; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16
Fis 304.08 Claim for Damage by Bears
(a)
Pursuant to RSA 207:23-a, a claimant, as defined in
Fis 304.01(c), shall notify the wildlife division chief in writing of any claim
for damage by bear within 30 days of the discovery of such damage at:
NH Fish and Game
Department
Wildlife Division
Claim for Bear
Damage
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(b)
The claimant shall provide the following information to the wildlife
division regarding the claim:
(1) The claimant’s name, address, telephone
number, and email contact information, if available;
(2) The physical location where the bear
allegedly damaged the qualifying products;
(3) Documentation to show that the claimant was
engaged in the husbandry and sale of qualifying products of at least $1,000 in
retail value at the time of the claimed loss, such as:
a. Sales receipts;
b. Tax documents;
c. Invoices; or
d. Other documentation that provides proof of
the claimant’s gross annual sales of at least
$1,000 of the
qualifying product(s);
(4) Documentation of the actual damage to
qualifying products in the form of photographs, or digital photographs, of the
affected products;
(5) Documentation that the damage was caused by
bear, in the form of photographs, or digital photographs, of tracks, claw
marks, scat, hair, or other evidence of the manner and extent of the damage;
(6) The date of the claimed loss;
(7) The value of the claimed loss of at least
$250.00, calculated at wholesale value. In the event no market data is
available to substantiate a wholesale value, the burden shall be upon the
claimant to establish a reasonable value of the lost product, pursuant to Fis
304.01(i)(2);
(8) Certification that the location of the damage
is not posted to prohibit hunting, except as permitted by RSA 207:22-a; and
(9) The signature of the owner of the qualifying
products damaged or lost, which signature shall constitute a certification that
all of the facts contained in the claim are true and
accurate to the best information and belief of the claimant and subject to RSA
641:3.
(c)
Within 30 days of the receipt of the claim, the wildlife division shall
examine the same for completeness, and:
(1) Notify the claimant in writing that the claim
is complete and is being investigated; or
(2) Notify the claimant in writing that the claim
is incomplete and list the information that shall be provided before the claim
process continues.
(d)
No claim shall be processed to a decision until all required information
has been provided to the department.
(e) Within 60 days of receipt of a
complete claim, unless extended by written agreement with the claimant, the
wildlife division chief shall issue a written decision granting the claim in
full, granting the claim in part, or denying the claim.
(f)
For any claim approved in whole or in part, the wildlife division chief
shall also provide in the written decision a description of abatement measures
the claimant may use to mitigate future damage, which the department shall use
to determine whether claims in future years shall be allowed for payment, such
as, but not limited to:
(1) Properly installed electric fencing with the
required number of strands of conductor and voltage or other exclusionary
measures to prevent the animal(s) from gaining access to the qualifying
products;
(2) Noisemakers or other items used to scare the
animal(s) away from the area of the qualifying products;
(3) Removal of food sources or other attractants
to prevent the animal(s) from being attracted to the area of the qualifying
products;
(4) Use of trained bear hounds to haze bears away
from the area of the qualifying products;
(5) Use of a properly licensed hunter, during the
open bear hunting season, to remove bear from the area of the qualifying
products; or
(6) Other measures that take
into account the economic impact to the
claimant.
(g)
The written decision shall include notice to the claimant of the right
to appeal the decision in accordance with Fis 304.10 and Fis 200.
Source. #13441, eff 8-29-22
Fis 304.09 Criteria for Decision.
(a)
A claimant making an initial claim for damage shall show
by a preponderance of the evidence:
(1) Gross sales in money of any qualifying
product(s) of at least $1,000 in a calendar year;
(2) Documentation of when the
damage occurred, which qualifying product(s) is affected, and what
losses are attributed to activity by a bear; and
(3) The claimed wholesale value of items lost by
activity of a bear.
(b)
Any claim shall be only for the actual damage sustained and shall not
include the costs of preparation, cultivation, or equipment used in the
production of the qualifying product(s).
(c)
Only the damage resulting from the specific incident referenced in the
claim shall be considered, and any projected future losses shall not be
contemplated, except that frames, supers, and hive components used in
beekeeping shall be allowed.
(d)
A claimant making a claim, after having been compensated for a loss in a
prior calendar year, shall show by a preponderance of the evidence:
(1) All of the information required in (a) above;
and
(2) Documentation that conflict abatement
measures, as specified pursuant to Fis 304.08(f) in the adjudication of a prior
loss, were in place and in use at the time of the current loss.
Source. #13441, eff 8-29-22
Fis 304.10 Request to Commence an Adjudicative
Proceeding.
(a) Any
person aggrieved by the decision of the wildlife division chief on a bear
damage claim may request the commencement of an adjudicative proceeding within
30 days of receipt of written notice of the action taken, by letter addressed
to:
NH Fish and Game
Department
Wildlife Division
Claim for Bear
Damage
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(b)
The person requesting the adjudicative proceeding shall provide the
following information:
(1) The
name of the claimant aggrieved by the decision;
(2) A
concise description of the reason or reasons why the decision is believed to be
in error;
(3) A
current residential address; and
(4) A
current telephone number and email address, if available.
(c) Persons who fail to
file a letter requesting the commencement of an adjudicative proceeding within
the 30-day time period shall be deemed to have waived
their right to a hearing unless, upon petition, the executive director finds
that the period to file should be extended as a result of:
(1) A
showing that the person did not in fact receive the notice of the
recommendation and notice of right to request the commencement of an
adjudicative proceeding sent pursuant to Fis 304.11; or
(2) A
showing of excusable neglect resulting from extended travel, a health problem,
or other condition that resulted in the person not receiving actual notice of
the decision prior to the expiration of the appeal period.
Source. #13441, eff 8-29-22
Fis 304.11 Adjudicative Proceeding.
(a)
Any adjudicative proceeding under this section shall be conducted
pursuant to Fis 200 by the executive director or by a presiding officer
appointed by the executive director to conduct the hearing.
(b) The executive director
or presiding officer shall consider all claims of error offered by the claimant
and shall only order a modification of any recommendation made upon a finding
that the claimant has shown:
(1) A mistake of fact on a finding that serves as
the basis of the decision;
(2) A mistake in applying a federal, state, or
local statute, rule, or regulation that serves as the basis of the decision; or
(3) Identification of facts showing error in the
wholesale value of the agricultural products lost due to bear behavior.
Source. #13441, eff 8-29-22
Fis 304.12 Further Appeal.
Any person aggrieved may seek further review in accordance with the
requirements of RSA 541 of any decision by the executive director to deny
relief in an adjudicative proceeding held pursuant to Fis 304.11.
Source. #13441, eff 8-29-22
PART Fis 305 DOG TRAINING
Statutory
Authority: RSA 206:10, I and RSA
207:12-a.
Fis 305.01 Prohibition on Night Training. Holders of dog training permits under Fis
1106.05 shall not train dogs at night except that night training shall be
allowed when raccoons are the animal to be pursued.
Source. #1670, eff 11-20-80; ss by #2832, eff
8-21-84; ss by #4858, eff 7-5-90; ss by #6193, eff 2-22-96; ss by #7881, eff
4-26-03, EXPIRED: 4-26-11
New. #9977, INTERIM, eff 8-20-11, EXPIRES: 2-16-12;
ss by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #10347, eff 5-22-13; ss by #13725, eff
8-21-23
Fis
305.02 Training of Bear Dogs. Training of bear
dogs shall be allowed from July 1 through August 31 statewide and in accordance
with RSA 207:12-a.
Source. #6193, eff 2-22-96; ss by #6292, eff 7-20-96;
ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00, EXPIRED: 6-1-08
New. #9236, INTERIM, eff 8-22-08, EXPIRED: 2-18-09
New. #9405, eff 3-7-09; ss by #10347, eff 5-22-13;
ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25,
EXPIRES: 7-10-35
PART Fis 306 AREAS CLOSED TO HUNTING
Fis 306.01 Areas
Closed to Hunting.
(a) Because
of the danger to human life and property, the following areas shall be closed
to the specified type of hunting as follows:
(1) The Winnipesaukee River from
the former cement bridge at the south end of Lake Winnisquam to Silver Lake
shall be closed to waterfowl hunting;
(2) Silver Lake in Tilton-Belmont
shall be closed to waterfowl hunting in the following areas:
a. For a 300 yard
radius along the eastern shore from the power dam to the point of land on the
south side of the entrance to Gardners Grove; and
b. All of Gardners Grove;
(3) The Squam River in the
town of Holderness between Big and Little Squam Lakes, and the adjoining land area within 300 yards of the
water area described shall be closed to all waterfowl hunting;
(4) The Squam River, between
Little Squam Lake and the town of Ashland, and the land area within 300
yards of the water shall be closed to all waterfowl hunting;
(5) Big Squam Lake, including so-called
Cotton Cove, south of a line from Kusumpee Point
to the northeast tip of Pine Point and to the mouth of White Oak Brook, and
that land and water area between White
Oak Brook and Squam River north of Route 3 shall:
a. Be closed to
all hunting; and
b. Include the land area 300 yards adjacent
to the water area described;
(6) Paugus Bay on
Lake Winnipesaukee, known as Pickerel Cove and that area of Paugus
Bay within a 300 yard radius from the mouth of
Pickerel Cove, shall be closed to waterfowl hunting;
(7) Lake Winnisquam shall be
closed to waterfowl hunting in the following areas:
a. All areas south
of Winnisquam Bridge also known as Mosquito Bridge to and
including Mohawk Island;
b. The eastern shore south of Mohawk
Island, including Sun Ray Canal and the area known as Back Pond or Tucker Pond,
to the red and black channel marker buoys at Sandy Beach and the mouth of
Tucker or Durgin Brook;
c. The eastern shore of the lake north of
Mosquito Bridge to and including Loon Island
excluding that area from Hueber's sawmill north and east to
the Laconia-Belmont town line;
d. All areas north
of Loon Island to the head end of the Lake; and
e. In all closed areas in a. through d.
above, where a shoreline is mentioned, from the shoreline into the lake for a 300 yard radius;
(8) Kendall Pond in Londonderry including
all the pond and wetland
created or flooded by waters held behind the dam on Beaver Brook
at Kendall Pond Road shall be closed to all
bird and waterfowl hunting. The land 300 yards adjacent to the water
area shall be closed to all bird and waterfowl hunting;
(9) Firehouse Pond in the town of Bow,
located at the junction of Bow Center Road and Knox Road, shall
be closed to the taking of waterfowl;
(10) The area of Fresh Creek in Dover
beginning at a point on Gulf Road 150 yards east of the intersection of Fresh
Creek and Gulf Road, north 100 yards, west 300 yards, south 100 yards to Gulf
Road, south 200 yards past Gulf Road, east 300 yards, and north 200 yards to
the starting point shall be closed to all hunting;
(11) The area of Cedar Point in Durham and
Goat Island in Newington starting at the most western end of the Scammell
Bridge on Route #4, then running south to the most eastern point of Goat
Island; then running west along the northern side of said Island to the most
western point, then running north to the historical Piscataqua Bridge sign on
Route #4, then running east along Route #4 to the point of beginning shall:
a. Be closed to
waterfowl hunting; and
b. Include the land area 300 yards adjacent
to the water area described;
(12) Ottarnic Pond
in the town of Hudson including all the wetlands adjacent to the pond
shall be closed to all bird hunting and waterfowl hunting;
(13) The entire, so
called Town Line Cove on Great Bay on the Durham/Newmarket town line and
including a 300 foot perimeter adjacent to the outer most tip of the Durham peninsula and 300 feet adjacent
to the entire southern shore of the Newmarket peninsula, shall be closed to the
taking of waterfowl;
(14) The entire Pomeroy Cove on the
Piscataqua River on Dover Point, and including a 300 foot
perimeter adjacent to the outermost tip of the northern peninsula and 300 feet
adjacent to the northern boundary of Hilton State Park, shall be closed to the
taking of waterfowl;
(15) The Merrimack River in the towns of
Litchfield and Merrimack from the mouth of Chase brook north approximately 1200
yards to the northern most tip of the northern most island in the town of Litchfield shall be
closed to waterfowl hunting; and
(16) The Piscataqua River from the General
Sullivan Bridge in the town of Newington to the Sara Long Bridge in the City of
Portsmouth shall be closed to waterfowl hunting;
(17) Willand Pond in Dover/Somersworth
shall be closed to hunting from south of the ¼ Mile Marker located in
the Willand Pond Recreation Area in Dover at N 43° 13.757’ / W 070°
53.479’ (datum NAD 83) across the pond to the point of land at the parking lot
area in the Willand Pond Recreation Area at N 43° 13.647’ / W 070°
53.136’ in Somersworth, to include the waters between the aforementioned points
toward the Route 9/108 intersection in Dover, and the fish and game boat access
site;
(18) The waters of the Bellamy River in
Dover, at the high tide line, from New Bellamy Road running northerly to the northern most point of Nute Road shall be closed
to waterfowl hunting; and
(19) A section
of property around the Pow Wow River that borders Great Pond in Kingston, from
the bridge crossing the Pow Wow River and marsh area on Ball Road and
continuing to the point where the Pow Wow River drains into Great Pond, shall
be closed to all hunting This shall not
include the waterbody of Great Pond.
Source. #4306, eff
8-28-87; ss by #4536, eff 12-2-88; ss by #5930, Emergency, eff 12-1-94; rpld by #5968, eff 1-27-95; ss by #4536, eff 12-2-88; ss by
#5990, eff 2-24-95; amd by #6093, Emergency, eff
9-19-95; amd by #6189, eff 2-22-96; amd by #6842, eff 8-29-98; amd by
#7593, EMERGENCY, eff 11-15-01, EXPIRED: 5-14-02; ss by #7881, eff 4-26-03,
EXPIRED: 4-26-11
New. #9977, INTERIM, eff 8-20-11, EXPIRES: 2-16-12;
ss by #10037, eff 11-29-11; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; amd
by #12146, eff 3-24-17; amd by #12761, eff 5-1-19; ss
by #13725, eff 8-21-23
PART Fis 307 BAITING WILDLIFE
Fis
307.01 Baiting for Wildlife.
(a) In addition to the requirements specified in
RSA 207:3-d, a person engaged in the act of baiting furbearing animals or game
animals with the exception of gray squirrel
shall be in compliance with Fis 307.
(b) No person shall engage in the act of baiting
furbearing animals or game animals with the exception of
gray squirrel from April 15 to August 31.
(c) All persons shall
comply with RSA 207:3-d.
(d) Persons baiting on the property of another
shall complete and submit a “Permit to Bait Wildlife” form provided by the
department as described in Fis 1102.04, and signed by
the owner or occupant in (c).
(e) To bait wildlife on lands other than state
owned or managed lands, the permit specified in paragraph (d) above shall not
be considered unless received by the department or are postmarked on or before
the first Monday in August if baiting for bear, or received by the department
or are postmarked on or before the first Monday in October for all other
species, except:
(1) Applicants may
apply beginning December 1 for permits to bait coyote for the year following;
and
(2) Permits to bait
bear shall be issued by the executive director or designated agents
after the application deadlines as necessary to assist in addressing
nuisance bear issues.
(f) The person submitting the permit specified
in paragraph (d) above shall submit 2 completed and signed copies in hand or by
mail to the:
N. H.
Fish and Game Department
Wildlife
Division
11
Hazen Drive
Concord,
NH 03301
(g) Permittees shall
include a map or copy thereof showing the specific location of bait site.
(h) The permittee shall also distribute copies
of the completed and signed permit as follows:
(1) One
copy shall be retained by the permittee; and
(2) One
copy shall be left with the landowner.
(i) No bait shall be
placed unless the permit with map have been submitted
to the wildlife division or until 3 days have elapsed
after the date of postmark if mailed.
(j) A person with a current hunting license
shall be allowed a maximum of 2 active bait sites for private use and a
licensed N.H. hunting guide shall in addition be allowed a maximum of 6 active
bait sites for commercial use.
(k) No person other than the permittee listed on
a permit to bait wildlife shall place bait or add any material to bait
previously placed, under said permit.
(l) All permits to bait wildlife shall expire no
later than December 31 following the date of issuance unless an earlier date
has been specified on the permit form except as provided by (e)(1).
(m) A permit to bait wildlife shall be valid for
one bait site only, a single permittee only, and shall have only that
permittee’s name entered on the permit.
(n) A person placing bait shall post a sign
bearing their name and address at each bait site, in a clearly visible manner
not higher than 6 feet off the ground, on an identification sign made of
durable material at least 3 inches by 6 inches in size.
(o) The sign specified in (n) above may bear the
names of not more than 2 other persons permitted to
take furbearing animals or game animals by aid and use of bait.
(p) No identification sign placed in compliance
with this section shall be altered by the substitution or changing of the names
listed thereon.
(q) No person other than the permittee
authorized to place bait at a site shall remove, alter, or destroy any
identification sign posted in compliance with (n) above.
(r) A licensed hunting guide authorized under
the provisions of Fis 1106.03 and Fis 1300 shall not be required to post the
names of paying clients attempting to take coyote, furbearing animals, or game
animals over lawful commercial baits placed by the guide.
(s) No person shall place bait in public waters
or on ice covered public waters.
(t) No person, except
licensed hunting guides in accordance with (r) above, shall take furbearing
animals or game animals by the aid or use of bait unless they are identified on
the sign identified in (n) and (o).
(u) Upon the request of any conservation
officer, a permittee or an applicant to bait shall accompany the conservation
officer to the proposed or existing bait site for purposes such as, but not
limited to, determining the actual location of the bait site and compliance
with the provisions of RSA 207:3-d and Fis 307.
(v) The refusal of a permittee or an applicant
to comply with the provisions of (u) shall be grounds for the denial of the
application, if pending, or the revocation of the permit if previously issued.
(w) A baited area as defined in RSA 207:1, II-b
shall be considered an active bait site until any and all
bait material is completely removed from the site.
(x) From the close of the season to take bear
with the aid and use of bait as specified in Fis 307.02 through December 15,
baiting for coyote shall be restricted to the use of meat, animal parts,
carrion, or fish.
Source. #6175, INTERIM, eff 1-27-96, EXPIRED:
5-26-96; ss by #6251, eff 5-22-96; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #8644, eff
6-1-06; ss by #8931, eff 7-6-07; amd by #9720-A, eff
6-5-10; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #11114, eff
6-3-16; amd by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff
5-26-21; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 307.02 Baiting for
Black Bear.
(a) In addition to the
requirements of RSA 207:3-d and Fis 307.01 relative to the use of bait, black
bear may be taken by the aid and use of bait subject to Table 300.1 in Fis
301.06(e) and the following:
(1) No
person shall place bait for the purpose of attracting and taking bear at more
than 2 bait sites; and
(2) A
licensed N.H. hunting guide, authorized to guide bear hunters under the
provisions of Fis 301.06(j), shall be allowed a maximum of 2 active bait
sites for private use and a maximum of 6 bait sites for commercial use, subject
to the following:
a. Any
bear taken off a commercial bait site permitted to a licensed N.H. hunting
guide shall be tagged with a bear guide tag issued to the guide permitted to
use that site; and
b. Bear
guide tags shall not be used to tag bear taken at bait sites permitted for
private use.
(b) No person shall
establish, tend, or hunt over a bait containing chocolate or any cocoa
derivative, except as provided in paragraph (c), below.
(c) White chocolate may be
used as bait.
Source. #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #9163, eff 5-28-08;
ss by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14;
ss by #10852, eff 6-22-15; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18;
ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23
Fis 307.03 Baiting for Deer.
(a)
Except as provided by Fis 301.031(c) and Fis 301.032, and in addition to
the requirements of RSA 207:3-d and Fis 307.01 relative to the use of bait,
deer taken by the aid and use of bait shall be subject to the following:
(1) The season for taking deer with the aid and
use of bait in WMUs A through L shall open 21 days prior to the opening of the
regular firearm deer season as specified in Fis 301.03(g) and close the third
Wednesday in November;
(2) The season for taking deer with the aid and
use of bait in WMU M shall open on September 15 and close December 15;
(3) The season for taking deer with the aid and
use of bait for persons holding a permanently disabled veterans license as
specified in RSA 214:13 or a license for certain permanently disabled persons
as specified in RSA 214:13-c shall open on September 15 and close December 15,
statewide; and
(4) A licensed N.H. hunting guide shall be allowed a maximum of 2 bait sites for private use and a
maximum of 6 bait sites for commercial use.
(b)
No person shall place bait for the purpose of attracting and taking deer
prior to the season for taking deer with the aid and use of bait as specified
in (a).
Source. #10619, eff 6-2-14; amd
by #11114, eff 6-3-16
Fis 307.04 Wild Turkey. No person shall use
the aid of bait to take wild turkeys in any open season.
Source. #8931, eff 7-6-07; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12;
ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14 (from Fis 307.03); ss by
#13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 307.05 Baiting
Wildlife on State-Owned or Managed Lands.
(a) A person may bait wildlife in accordance
with RSA 207:3-d, Fis 307.01, Fis 307.02, and Fis 307.03
on lands assigned to or managed by the department, including:
(1) Property
of the fish and game department;
(2) Property
of the department of natural and cultural resources, division of state parks
and division of state forests;
(3) Property
of the department of transportation;
(4) Property
of the department of environmental services, division of water;
(5) Federal
property such as the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF); and
(6) Private
property for which the fish and game department has authorization to issue
permits to bait wildlife only after the applicant obtains permission in writing
to do so from the fish and game department.
(b) The maximum number of active bait sites
for private and commercial use on state owned and managed lands and other lands
combined shall be as described in Fis 307.01(i),
except:
(1) No
person shall engage in the act of baiting furbearing or game animals, with the exception of gray squirrel, at more than 2 bait
sites on state owned or managed lands within any individual WMU;
(2) Licensed
New Hampshire hunting guides shall be allowed up to 3 active bait sites for
commercial use on state owned or managed lands within any individual WMU; and
(3) No
person, to include licensed New Hampshire hunting guides, shall have more than
one active bait site within an individual trapping unit as described in Fis
303.13(c).
(c) Each year, baiting permits shall be
awarded on state owned or state managed lands for which the department has
authority to award such permits on a first come-first served basis, by postmark
or hand delivered, except for the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Forest (CLHF),
as provided by paragraph (k) below.
(d) Applicants for a baiting permit on
state owned and managed lands shall make application on a “Permit to Bait
Wildlife” form provided by the department as described in Fis 1102.04.
(e) Permit applications to bait furbearing
animals or game animals, with the exception of gray
squirrel, on state owned and managed lands shall be accepted at any
time, except:
(1) Applicants
may apply beginning December 1 for permits to bait coyote for the year
following to be effective from January 1 to December 31 of the year following;
(2) Permit
applications for baiting bear and deer shall not be considered unless received
by the department or are postmarked between the first Monday in June and the
first Monday in August; and
(3) Permits
to bait bear shall be issued by the executive director or designated agents
after the application deadlines in subparagraph (2) above as necessary to
assist in addressing bear conflict issues, to be effective on the date of
issuance for the period set forth in the permit, not to exceed 60 days.
(f) Applicants for award of
baiting permits on state owned or managed lands shall submit one copy of
the application, and shall include a topographic map or copy showing the
specific location of the bait site to the following address:
N.H.
Fish and Game Department
Law Enforcement Division
11
Hazen Drive
Concord,
NH 03301
(g) Permits awarded to bait wildlife on state
owned or managed lands shall become effective on the first day of legal baiting
of the year of issuance of the permit and shall be valid for the baiting season
in that calendar year except as provided by paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(3) above.
(h) In addition to the rules specified in Fis
307.01, the following rules for baiting wildlife on state owned or managed
lands shall apply:
(1) Non-edible
or non-digestible materials shall not be used as bait;
(2) Containers
used to hold bait, such as barrels, plastic bags, pails, and boxes, and any
bait material shall be removed from the property by the end of the open season
for taking the species by the use of bait or upon
expiration of the permit, whichever occurs first;
(3) No
person shall erect, build, or use a tree stand or observation blind that
damages or destroys a tree by inserting into the tree any metallic, ceramic, or
other object used as part of a ladder or observation deck
nor shall any person cut any tree in connection with any of the activities
regulated under this section;
(4) All
temporary blinds, platforms, or other structures shall be removed from the
property when the permit expires;
(5) No
baits shall be placed within 300 feet of a dwelling, roadway, pathway, trail,
or designated campsites; and
(6) Permittees
shall comply with Fis 307.01(n).
(i) Failure to comply
with these rules shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing in
accordance with Fis 200, result in permit revocation and no issuance of a
permit for one year. Persons subject to
permit revocation may appeal said revocation by requesting, in writing to the
executive director, a hearing in accordance with Fis 200.
(j) A permit to bait wildlife on state owned or
managed lands shall be valid for one bait site only, a single permittee only,
and shall have only that permittee's name entered on the permit.
(k) Up to 50 permits to bait bear and up to 20
permits to bait other species on the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Forest (CLHF)
shall be awarded by lottery as follows:
(1) Baiting
permits on the CLHF shall be issued on the basis of 11
CLHF trapping units described in Fis 303.13;
(2) A
maximum of 7 bait sites, with no more than 5 bear bait sites and 2 bait sites
for all other species, shall be permitted on any one trapping
unit in the CLHF;
(3) No
person shall be permitted more than one bait site on the CLHF in a calendar
year, except a licensed N.H. hunting guide may be permitted up to 3 bait sites
on the CLHF but shall not have more than one bait site per trapping unit in a
calendar year;
(4) Applicants
for the CLHF baiting permit lottery shall complete the “Lottery Application to
Bait Wildlife on the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Forest (CLHF)” form supplied
by the department by providing the following information:
a. The
date of application;
b. Name
of the applicant;
c. Mailing
address of the applicant;
d. Date
of birth of the applicant;
e. Telephone
number of the applicant;
f. If
a licensed N.H. hunting guide,
the guide’s current license number and an indication of whether or not they were issued bear guide tags for the
current year as described in Fis 1102.06;
g. A
ranking of CLHF trapping unit preferences; and
h. The
species, meaning bear, deer, or coyote, for which the applicant wishes to bait
for in each trapping unit;
(5) Each
lottery application for the CLHF lottery shall be for a single person or
licensed N.H. hunting guide and shall be non-transferable;
(6) No
person shall submit more than one application except licensed N.H. hunting
guides may submit up to a maximum of 3 applications;
(7) Lottery
applications shall be submitted to the:
New
Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Wildlife
Division
11
Hazen Drive
Concord,
N.H. 03301
(8) Lottery
applications may be submitted beginning the first Monday in April and shall be
received at that location by 4:00 pm on the first Friday in May or postmarked
no later than midnight on the fourth Wednesday in April;
(9) Illegible
applications and incomplete applications shall be
returned and not considered, however, corrected applications may be
resubmitted prior to the deadlines specified in subparagraph (8) above;
(10) The
lottery for permits to bait bear and other species on the CLHF shall be held on
or before the 12th day following the close of the application
period as specified in subparagraph (8) above and be based on random computer
selection of applications at the fish and game headquarters office in Concord;
(11) Based
on the order of selection, applicants shall be offered a baiting permit(s) as
follows:
a. Applicants
shall be offered a baiting permit(s) for bear or other species for the highest
ranked trapping unit(s) indicated on their application(s) that have not
been previously filled;
b. Selection of applicants shall continue until all species-specific
baiting opportunities in all trapping units have been filled or no more
eligible applicants are available;
c. Successful
applicants shall be notified by mail within 7 working days of the trapping unit and species
baiting opportunities awarded them;
d. Successful
CLHF lottery applicants shall complete and submit an application for a permit
to bait wildlife on state owned and managed lands in accordance with
paragraphs(d), (e), and (f) above for each trapping unit and species
opportunity awarded them in the lottery, noting on the form that the application for a permit to bait wildlife is for
a site awarded in the CLHF lottery and providing the CLHF trapping unit number
in which the site is located; and
e. Following the lottery, any baiting permits as specified in this
paragraph not issued in the lottery by species and trapping unit shall be
distributed on a first come-first served basis at the
fish and game region one office in Lancaster; and
(12) Baiting
on the CLHF shall be in compliance with RSA 207:3-d,
Fis 307.01, Fis 307.02, and Fis 307.03.
Source. #8931, eff 7-6-07 (from Fis 1102.05); ss by
#10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10347, eff 5-22-13; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14 (from
Fis 307.04); ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; ss by #12591, eff 7-25-18); ss by
#13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25,
EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis 307.06 Feeding of Wild Deer
(a)
“Feeding of wild deer” means, for the purposes of this section, the
intentional aggregation by a person of food for wild deer in a place where wild
deer can access and consume such food between the dates of December 16 and
April 16 of the subsequent year.
(b) “Food for wild deer” means for the
purposes of this section, any ingestible substance knowingly placed for any
purpose, upon which deer may feed.
(c)
Feeding of wild deer shall not be restricted unless and until the
landowner is warned in writing by a conservation officer that the feeding
activity is detrimental to the health of the deer population or a threat to
public safety as a result of:
(1) One or more instances of a vehicle colliding
with a deer in proximity to the feeding site;
(2) One or more instance of a sick, dead, or
dying deer resulting from consumption of food at such a site; or
(3) Confirmed predation of two or more deer in
proximity to the feeding site.
(d)
Once warned in writing by a conservation officer in accordance with RSA
208:8-b, III a person is guilty of a violation if he or she engages in any
further feeding of wild deer.
(e)
This rule shall not apply to baiting permitted under RSA 207:3-d and Fis
307 or agriculture as defined in RSA 21:34-a.
Source. #12591, eff 7-25-18
PART Fis 308 WILDLIFE CONTROL OPERATORS
Fis 308.01 Definitions.
(a)
“Level I wildlife control operator” means a person who is a licensed
trapper and who is also engaged in the practice of trapping nuisance animals
under RSA 210:24-b.
(b)
“Level II wildlife control operator” means a person who is engaged in
the commercial practice of trapping nuisance animals under RSA 210:24-b.
(c)
“Nuisance animal” means wildlife that a landowner wants excluded or
removed to protect their family or their property from injury or destruction by
the animal specified in Fis 308.02(e).
Source. #7801, eff 6-1-03; ss by #8385, eff 6-25-05;
ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 308.02 Licensing Requirements.
(a)
A wildlife control operator shall obtain a level I or level II wildlife
control operator’s license.
(b)
All wildlife control operators shall meet the requirements of RSA
214:11-b relative to education.
(c)
Wildlife control operators may trap, in the performance of their
licensed activities, nuisance wildlife outside the regular trapping seasons.
(d)
Wildlife control operators shall not trap endangered or threatened
species, protected birds, deer, moose, bear, or turkey.
(e) Wildlife control
operators may only trap the following:
(1) Beaver;
(2) Otter;
(3) Mink;
(4) Fisher;
(5) Porcupine;
(6) Raccoon;
(7) Bobcat;
(8) Grey and red
fox;
(9) Weasel;
(10) Skunk;
(11) Muskrat;
(12) Grey, red and flying squirrel;
(13) Rabbit and hare;
(14) Coyote;
(15) Opossum;
(16) Woodchuck;
(17) Chipmunks;
(18) Mice, rats, voles, moles, and shrews; and
(19) Snakes.
(f)
Bats
shall be controlled by exclusion techniques as described in Fis 1001.05 (d) and
(e).
(g)
Wildlife control operators may remove individual bats from portions of
structures occupied by humans or livestock at any time of year.
(h)
Any person trapping under a wildlife control operator license shall be
exempt from the written landowner permission required under RSA 210:11, but shall be restricted to the property of that
landowner for whom they are working.
(i) Wildlife control operator licenses shall
expire on June 30 each year.
Source. #7801, eff 6-1-03; ss by #8385, eff 6-25-05;
ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #12161, eff 4-18-17
Fis 308.03 Trapping
Restrictions.
(a) Traps
shall be checked at least once in a calendar day
pursuant to RSA 210:13 and the landowner or their agent may check box traps
only for the wildlife control operator.
(b) Snares shall only be
used by wildlife control operators after completing a training course in
the use of snares.
(c) Wildlife control
operators shall have held a New Hampshire trapping or wildlife control operator
license for at least 3 years since 2000 before enrolling in the snaring course.
(d) A training course for
the use of snares shall be approved by the executive director and include legal
requirements, equipment review, methods and techniques for use, target
selection, and humane considerations.
(e) Snares shall be
non-locking, relaxing snares equipped with a deer stop and a durable tag with
the name of the person setting them stamped or engraved in a legible manner.
(f) Any domestic pet killed
in a trap or a snare shall be reported to the department within 24 hours.
(g) Body gripping traps
shall be set in accordance with Fis 303.12.
(h) Any non-targeted
wildlife, incidentally killed, that has no open season shall be reported to the
department within 72 hours.
(i) Fisher
and otter taken by wildlife control operators shall be sealed within 10 days
and may be sold.
(j) During the open season
for otter and fisher, the limit for otter and fisher shall be in accordance
with the season limits specified in Fis 303.02(c) and Fis 303.04(c),
respectively.
(k) Bobcat shall only be
captured in live traps and released unharmed.
(l) The wildlife control operator may
relocate and release wildlife only after the wildlife control operator has
obtained written permission of the landowner where the wildlife is to be
released.
(m) Wildlife control
operators may release wildlife on state owned or managed lands for which they
hold a valid trapping permit issued pursuant to Fis 303.13.
Source. #7801, eff 6-1-03; ss by #8385, eff 6-25-05; amd by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; amd by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24
Fis 308.04 Level I
Wildlife Control Operator.
(a) Any licensed trapper
who holds a level I wildlife control operator’s license may trap
nuisance animals outside the regular trapping seasons.
(b) Level I wildlife
control operator licensees may only charge for services for trapping
furbearers, woodchucks, coyote, opossums, and porcupines but shall not charge
for services for trapping other nuisance wildlife.
(c) Level I wildlife
control operators may keep and sell the hide of any furbearer currently
permitted under the trapping license.
(d) Level I wildlife
control operator shall report as follows:
(1) Report
all furbearing animals killed during the open season for trapping wildlife on
their trapping report as specified in Fis 303.08; and
(2) Report
all nuisance furbearing animals killed outside the open trapping season on a
wildlife control operator report as specified in Fis 308.07(c).
(e) The license fee shall
be $15.
Source. #7801, eff 6-1-03; ss and moved by #8385, eff
6-25-05 (from Fis 308.03); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; amd
by #10981, eff 1-1-16; ss by #14449, eff 12-5-25, EXPIRES: 12-5-35
Fis 308.05 Level
II Wildlife Control Operator.
(a) Applicants for a level
II wildlife control operator’s license shall have completed a 6-hour workshop,
be certified by the National Wildlife Control Operators Association
(NWCOA), or have held a previous level II wildlife
control operator’s license.
(b) A workshop shall
include the following topics:
(1) Laws
and rules;
(2) Wildlife biology
and ecology;
(3) Best
management practices;
(4) Exclusionary
methods, to include training on devices such as repellants, one-way doors,
habitat modification, and live traps;
(5) Consideration
of humane issues of wildlife;
(6) Site
evaluation;
(7) Non-lethal
or lethal resolutions to wildlife problems;
(8) Techniques
to prevent reoccurrence of the problem;
(9) Capture,
transport, and handling of wildlife;
(10) Euthanasia;
(11) Landowner
relations; and
(12) Disease,
hazards, and risks.
(c) The level II wildlife
control operators may utilize persons employed by
them, and under their supervision, to assist in carrying out their business.
(d) The wildlife control
operator shall not use assistants who do not have the ability, knowledge, and
training to capably perform the tasks assigned to them.
(e) Each assistant shall
carry a copy of their supervisor’s level II wildlife control operator license.
(f) Level II wildlife
control operators shall submit a report as specified in Fis 308.07(c).
(g) In addition to
paragraph (f) above, a level II wildlife control operator who also holds a
regular trapping license for the purpose of trapping furbearers during the
regular trapping seasons shall report all furbearing animals taken during the
open season for trapping on the annual trappers report as described in Fis
303.08.
(h) The license fee shall
be $135 for residents and $400 for nonresidents.
Source. #7801, eff 6-1-03; ss and moved by #8385, eff
6-25-05 (from Fis 308.04); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; amd
by #10981, eff 1-1-16; amd by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss
by #13644, eff 6-1-23
Fis 308.06 Reports.
(a)
Report information required in Fis 308.04(d)(2) and Fis 308.05(f) shall
be submitted for the period June 1 through May 31 the previous year.
(b)
Wildlife control operators shall submit the wildlife control operator
report no later than June 30.
(c)
Any licensee failing to report shall be refused a license until the
complete information has been filed.
Source. #7801, eff 6-1-03; ss and moved by #8385, eff
6-25-05 (from Fis 308.05); ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21
Fis 308.07 Wildlife Control
Operator Forms.
(a) A person requesting a
wildlife control operator’s license shall provide, on the application available
at wildlife-control-operator.pdf
(state.nh.us),
the following:
(1) Name
and address;
(2) Date
of birth;
(3) Height
and weight;
(4) Telephone
number;
(5) Business
name and address, if operating a business;
(6) Level
of license;
(7) A
current NH trapping license number, if applying for a level I license;
(8) Proof
of completion of a trapper education course, if the applicant does not possess
a trapping license and the applicant is applying for a level II license;
(9) Previous
level II wildlife control operator’s license or proof, as specified in
paragraph (b) below, that the requirements of Fis 308.05(b) have been met, if
the applicant is applying for a level II license;
(10) If
the applicant wishes to use snares, proof of completion of a snaring workshop
as required in Fis 308.03(b);
(11) An
indication as to whether the licensee would like his or her name and contact
information provided on a list of wildlife control operators provided by the
department; and
(12) Signature
of the applicant subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements
under
RSA 641:3.
(b) Proof that the
requirements of Fis 308.05(b) have been met shall include a certificate or
letter from NWCOA, or a certificate or letter from New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, or any state, province, or organization conducting
a similar workshop, stating that the individual has completed the workshop.
(c) Level I and Level II
operators shall include on the “Wildlife Control Operator Reporting Form”,
available at wco-form.pdf (state.nh.us), the following:
(1) The
licensee’s name, phone number, home and business address;
(2) The
level of license and license number held;
(3) The
time period covered by the report;
(4) Whether
or not nuisance wildlife was trapped;
(5) The number of
nuisance furbearing animals by species killed in each town and wildlife
management unit during the reporting period; and
(6) Licensee’s
signature subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under
RSA 641:3.
(d) Level II operators
shall also report, for all bats that are excluded, the following information:
(1) Date
of exclusion;
(2) Species
of bat excluded;
(3) Estimated
number of bats in the colony;
(4) Type
of structure bats were excluded from;
(5) Town
where exclusion was done;
(6) If
exclusions were performed between May 15 and August 15, whether pups were
present, as specified in Fis 1001.05(b)(2);
(7) If
exclusions were performed between August 1 and August 15, whether pups were
flying for 2 weeks or more prior to the exclusion, as specified in Fis
1001.05(b)(3); and
(8) Note
any public health related exclusions.
Source. #8385, eff 6-25-05 (from Fis 308.06); amd by #9163, eff 5-28-08l; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; amd by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13644, eff 6-1-23
PART Fis 309 WILDLIFE DISEASE
Fis
309.01 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
(a) The purpose of this section is to minimize
the risk of persons bringing potentially diseased
carcasses or parts into New Hampshire and exposing wild and captive cervid
populations to chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a
fatal neurological disorder belonging to a general class of diseases known as
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies that is
known to affect white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and perhaps other members of
the deer family native to or present in New Hampshire.
(b) For the purpose of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Cervid"
means any member of the family Cervidae; and
(2) "CWD
positive jurisdiction" means those US states or Canadian provinces in
which chronic wasting disease has been found in the wild or captive cervids.
(c) No person shall import into the state any
cervid carcass or parts of a cervid carcass from CWD positive jurisdictions
except for:
(1) De-boned
meat;
(2) Antlers;
(3) Antlers
attached to skull caps from which all soft tissue has been removed;
(4) Upper
canine teeth, also known as buglers, whistlers, or ivories, from which all soft
tissues has been removed;
(5) Hides
or capes with no part of head attached;
(6) Finished
taxidermy mounts; or
(7) Tissues
prepared and packaged for use by diagnostic or research laboratories.
Source. #7963, eff 9-23-03; ss by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10;
amd by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #13098, INTERIM, eff
9-4-20, EXPIRES: 3-3-21; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25,
EXPIRES: 7-10-35
PART Fis 310 CONTROL
OF BLACK BEAR-HUMAN CONFLICTS
Fis 310.01 Control of
Black Bear-Human Conflicts. No
person shall use, place, provide, give, expose, deposit, scatter, or distribute
any material that results in attracting black bears after receiving notice from
the executive director or designee to cease the
activity because the activity could result in injury to a person, damage to
property, or create a public nuisance.
Source. #8576, eff 3-2-06; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14;
ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24
PART Fis 311 USE OF LEASHED DOGS FOR TRACKING BIG GAME
ANIMALS
Fis 311.01 Definitions.
(a) “Big game animal” means
a bear, deer, or moose.
(b) “Licensed tracker”
means a person licensed to use leashed dogs to track deer, moose, or bear in
accordance with RSA 207:12-c.
Source. #8839, eff 7-1-07; ss by#10619, eff 6-2-14;
ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24
Fis 311.02 Licensing for Use of Leashed
Tracking Dogs.
(a) A leashed tracking dog licensee may use a
leashed tracking dog to locate wounded or dead big game animals for another
licensed hunter.
(b) Applicants for a leashed tracking dog
license shall complete the “Application for Leashed Dog Tracking License” form,
Rev 7/25, available at
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt746/files/documents/leashed-dog-tracking.pdf,
and signed subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under
RSA 641:3.
(c) The applicant shall submit the application
and the fee for the leashed tracking dog license to the fish and game
department, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301.
(d) The annual fee for a leashed tracking dog
license shall be $50.00.
(e) The licensed tracker shall only have and
carry a current New Hampshire firearms hunting license and current leashed
tracking dog license when tracking big game animals.
(f) The dogs shall be properly licensed in
accordance with existing New Hampshire laws.
(g) The licensed tracker shall not use more than
2 dogs for tracking big game animals at one time.
(h) The licensed tracker shall not charge for
services of tracking big game animals.
(i) The licensed
tracker shall submit a “Mandatory Leashed Tracking Dog Report” to the fish and
game department no later than December 31st of the year they held a
license to track big game animals.
(j) The required “Mandatory Licensed Leashed
Tracking Dog Report” form, Rev 7/25, is available at
https://www.wildlife.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt746/files/inline-images/leashed-tracking-dog-rpt-.pdf.
(k) Individuals who fail to submit the required
report shall not be eligible to purchase another leashed dog tracking license
until the report is submitted.
Source. #8839, eff 7-1-07; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14;
ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
Fis
311.03 Use of Leashed Dogs for Tracking Big Game Animals.
(a) A hunter who has killed or wounded or
reasonably believes they have killed or wounded a big game animal during the
applicable open season may engage a person licensed to use a leashed tracking
dog to track and recover the animal.
(b) A licensed tracker shall only
use a leashed tracking dog to locate wounded or dead big game animals:
(1) During
the appropriate open hunting season and until midnight the day immediately
following the last day of the appropriate hunting season;
(2) During
the day or at night; and
(3) With
or without the use of an artificial light.
(c) A licensed tracker using a licensed tracking
dog may temporarily possess big game animals until lawfully tagged by the
hunter or delivered to a New Hampshire fish and game conservation officer.
(d) Unless physically incapacitated, the hunter
shall accompany the licensed tracker while tracking the animal.
For purposes of this paragraph, “accompany” means to be within sight
and hearing, excluding electronic devices, of the tracker.
(e) The licensed tracker shall make
notification between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, directly to the
conservation officer, by telephone by calling 603-271-3361, or by online
reporting using the link available at www.wildlife.nh.gov, within 24 hours of completion of a track and provide:
(1) The
licensed tracker’s name and tracking license number;
(2) The
hunter’s name, address, telephone number, and hunting license number;
(3) The
species and general location of the wounded or dead animal; and
(4) Whether
the hunter is physically incapacitated and unable to participate in the
recovery of the big game.
(f) When tracking wounded or dead big game, the
licensed tracker shall wear 2 articles of hunter orange clothing to include:
(1) A solid-colored hunter
orange hat; and
(2) A
jacket, vest, coat, or poncho which is a minimum of 50 percent hunter orange in
color to cover a major portion of the torso.
(g) The licensed tracker shall maintain physical control of the leashed tracking dog(s) at all
times while tracking big game animals by means of a lead attached to the
dog’s collar or harness.
(h) No person other
than the licensed tracker or the hunter, who shot the animal and who has
engaged the licensed tracker, may carry a firearm or bow of any description
while tracking dead or wounded big game.
(i) During legal
hunting hours, the hunter or licensed tracker shall euthanize the wounded big
game animal when found by the licensed tracker by a means which is lawful
during the open season.
(j) In addition to the methods in paragraph (i) above, the licensed tracker shall use a handgun of no
less than .35 caliber and in accordance with RSA 208:3-d.
(k) Outside of legal hunting hours or outside
the open season, only the licensed tracker shall euthanize wounded big game
animals and only with a handgun of no less than .35 caliber.
(l) After the big game animal has been
recovered, the hunter shall immediately complete and affix the appropriate tag
to the animal in accordance with Fis 301.03(i)(1),
Fis 301.031(b)(2) and (c)(13), Fis 301.034(i), Fis
301.06(m), and Fis 301.07(o).
(m) If the hunter was unable to accompany the
licensee due to physical incapacitation, then the hunter shall provide the
licensed tracker, prior to the onset of tracking, with a written signed
statement to take and possess the wounded or dead animal.
(n) The written signed statement in paragraph
(m) above shall include:
(1) The hunter’s
name, address, telephone number, license number, and tag number;
(2) The name of the
licensed tracker;
(3) The date and
time of the tracking effort; and
(4) The general
location of the wounded animal.
(o) The licensed tracker shall sign the written
statement specified in paragraph (m) above prior to tracking the wounded
animal.
(p) If the hunter is
unavailable to accept the recovered animal, the licensed tracker shall notify a
conservation officer in person or by calling 603-271-3361 and advising the
department of that fact, and the animal shall be turned over to a conservation
officer.
(q) The licensed tracker shall report any
suspected game law or rule violations to a conservation officer.
(r) If requested, the licensed tracker, the
hunter, or both shall accompany a conservation officer in a review of the
wounding site, tracking line, and recovery site.
Source. #8839, eff 7-1-07; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14;
ss by #13970, eff 6-1-24; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35
PART Fis
312 USE OF DRONES AND SMART RIFLES
Fis 312.01 Definitions.
(a) “Unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV)” means any device capable of flight which is remotely, automatically, or
otherwise piloted without an occupant, including drones.
(b) “Smart rifle” means any
firearm that is equipped with one or more of the following:
(1) A
target tracking system;
(2) An
electronically-controlled, electronically-assisted, or computer-linked trigger;
or
(3) A
ballistics computer.
(c) “Take or taking” means
“take or taking” as defined in RSA 207:1, XXVII.
Source. #10823, eff 5-4-15; ss by #14077, eff 9-25-24
Fis 312.02 Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles.
(a) No person shall take or
attempt to take wildlife by use of a UAV.
(b) No person shall use a UAV
to:
(1) Attempt
to locate, surveil, or aid or assist in any attempt to locate or surveil any
wildlife, for the purpose of taking or attempting to take the wildlife;
(2) Communicate,
in any manner, the location or approximate location of any wildlife to any
person on the ground for the purpose of taking or attempting to take the
wildlife; or
(3) Drive
or harass any wildlife or otherwise aid or assist in taking or attempting to
take wildlife.
(c) The provisions of this
section shall not apply to the actions of law enforcement officers and
personnel of the fish and game department in the performance of their official
duties.
Source. #10823, eff 5-4-15; ss by #14077, eff 9-25-24
Fis 312.03 Smart Rifles.
(a) All firearms used to take
or attempt to take wild animals shall be fired only by humanly controlled,
manually-operated, mechanical triggers. No person shall use a smart rifle to
take or attempt to take wild animals.
(b) The executive director
shall waive the prohibition contained in paragraph (a) above and shall allow
the use, for hunting, of a firearm with an electronically-controlled,
electronically-assisted, or computer-linked trigger, if the executive director
finds that:
(1) The
person seeking a waiver is unable to fire a traditional firearm due to
quadriplegia, the loss of both hands, or a similar permanent condition; and
(2) The
type of firearm and firing method proposed to be used protects the safety of
the applicant and the surrounding community.
(c) An application for a
waiver under this section shall be in writing and shall include:
(1) The
date of the application;
(2) The
applicant’s name, address, and New Hampshire hunting license number;
(3) A
description of the specific disability that renders the applicant unable to
fire a traditional firearm using traditional means;
(4) The
type of firearm to be used and a description of the method by which the
firearm’s trigger is operated;
(5) The
name, address, and New Hampshire hunting license number of the applicant’s
assistant, if any;
(6) A
description of the date(s), time(s), and location(s) of the planned hunt; and
(7) The
signature of the applicant, or the signature of the applicant’s assistant,
subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(d) Applications for waivers
shall be received at least 30 days prior to the date of the planned hunt.
(e) The decision of the
executive director on the waiver request shall be final.
(f) The executive director
shall notify the chief of the department’s law enforcement division of any
granted wavier for distribution to the appropriate conservation officers.
Source. #10823, eff 5-4-15; ss by #14077, eff 9-25-24
PART Fis 313
WANTON WASTE PROHIBITED
Fis
313.01 Definition. “Wanton Waste”,
as used in this part, means to leave a wild animal, wild bird, or fin fish, as
defined in RSA 207:1, that has been wounded or killed by that person, while
engaged in the acts of hunting, fishing, or trapping in the field, forest, or
waterways, without making a reasonable effort to retrieve, salvage, or recover
it and render it for consumption or use.
For game animals, game birds, or fin fish,
as defined in RSA 207:1, the term includes the act of removing the head, hide, tail, antlers, or fins and leaving the edible portions
to waste.
Source. #14409, eff 10-22-25
Fis
313.02 Wanton Waste.
(a)
It shall be considered a violation level offense for any person to
engage in wanton waste of a wild animal, wild bird, or fin fish as defined in
RSA 207:1.
(b)
This part shall not apply to wild animals, wild birds, or fin fish that
are diseased or grossly mutilated and thus unfit for consumption.
(c)
This section shall not apply to wild animals, wild birds, or fin fish on
privately owned property taken in the defense of person or property, under RSA
207:26, RSA 207:22-c, III, or RSA 207:30.
(d)
This section shall not apply to actions taken under RSA 212.
(e)
This section shall not apply to the New Hampshire fish and game executive
director, or their designee, in the performance of their duties, to licensed
trappers for the removal of animals related to human-wildlife conflicts, or to persons acting under the authority provided in RSA 214:29.
Source. #14409, eff 10-22-25
APPENDIX
|
Rule |
State or Federal Statute the Rule Implements |
|
Fis 301.01 |
RSA 206:10, I |
|
Fis 301.02 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA
208:1-a, I; RSA 208:2; RSA 208:22, I, III; RSA 209:12-a |
|
Fis 301.02 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA
208:1-e; 208:2, 208:22-a, 208:5, 208:5-a, 210:23 |
|
Fis 301.021 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA
208:5-b |
|
Fis 301.022 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA
206:23-c |
|
Fis 301.03 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 208:2; RSA 208:7-a; RSA 208:15-a; RSA 208:15-b; RSA 208:15-d;
RSA 208:15-h |
|
Fis 301.031 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:5-b |
|
Fis 301.032 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 206:23-c |
|
Fis 301.033 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:15-a; RSA 208:15-b; |
|
Fis 301.034 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:5-b |
|
Fis 301.041 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:7-a, I, II |
|
Fis 301.06 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:7-a, II; RSA 208:22, I and III |
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Fis 301.07 |
RSA 206:10,
I; RSA 208:1-a, I, II |
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Fis 301.071 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:1-a, I |
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Fis 301.08 |
RSA 206:10,
I; RSA 208:1-a, I |
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Fis 301.09 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:1-a, II and II-a |
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Fis 301.10 |
RSA 206:10,
I; RSA 207:56, III |
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Fis 301.11 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 207:56 |
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Fis 302.01 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:12-a, I |
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Fis 302.11 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:56, I |
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Fis 302.011 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:12-a, I |
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Fis 302.012 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:12-a, I |
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Fis 302.02 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.03 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.04 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.05 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.06 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.061 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.062 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.07 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.08 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.09 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.10 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 209:6; RSA 209:6-b; 50 CFR Part 20 |
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Fis 302.11 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:56, I |
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Fis 302.12 – Fis 302.14 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:56 |
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Fis 303.01 |
RSA 210:17, 210:23 |
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Fis 303.02 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:56; RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.03 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:56; RSA 210:2; RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.03 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 210:2, RS 210:23 |
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Fis 303.04 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.05 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.06 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 210:23; RSA 208:1-e |
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Fis 303.06 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:1-e;
RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.07 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.08 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.09 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 214:26 |
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Fis 303.10 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:17, 210:23 |
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Fis 303.11 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.12 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:17; RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 303.13 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:23; RSA 212:19 |
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Fis 303.14 |
RSA 206:10, I ; RSA 210:23 |
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Fis 304.01 |
RSA
21:34-a, II; RSA 206:10, I; RSA 207:22-c, II(g) and III; RSA 207:23-a, V(a);
RSA 207:26 |
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Fis 304.02 - Fis
304.02 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 207:22-c, III and
RSA 207:26 |
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Fis 304.03 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:22-c, III; RSA 207:26 |
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Fis 304.04 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:22-c, III; RSA 207:26 |
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Fis 304.05 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:22-c, III |
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Fis 304.06 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 207:22-c, I |
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Fis 304.07 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 207:22-c |
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Fis 304.08 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:22-a; RSA 207:23-a, V; RSA 541-A:29; RSA 641:3 |
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Fis 304.09 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 207:23-a, V(e) |
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Fis 304.10 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 207:23-a, II; RSA 541-A:29, II(b) |
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Fis 304.11 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 207:23-a, V(d); RSA 541-A:29 |
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Fis 304.12 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 207:23-a, III; RSA 541 |
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Fis 305.01 |
RSA
206:10, I |
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Fis 305.02 |
RSA 206:10,
I; RSA 207:12-a |
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Fis 306.01 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 206:15-a |
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Fis 307.01 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:3-d, I; RSA 208:2 |
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Fis 307.02 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:3-d, I |
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Fis 307.03 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:3-d, 208:1-e, 208:2 |
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Fis 307.04 |
RSA 206:10, I; RSA 207:3-d, I; RSA 209:12-a, I |
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Fis 307.05 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:3-d; RSA 208:2 |
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Fis 307.06 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 208:8-b |
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Fis 308.01 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:24-b, I |
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Fis 308.02 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:24-b |
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Fis 308.03 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:13; RSA 210:17; RSA 210:24-b, I |
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Fis 308.04 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 210:24-b |
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Fis
308.05 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 210:24-b |
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Fis 308.06 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 210:24-b, I |
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Fis
308.07 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 210:24-b |
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Fis 309.01 |
RSA 206:10, I |
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Fis 310.01 |
RSA 206:10, I |
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Fis 311.01 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:12-c |
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Fis 311.02 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:12-c |
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Fis 311.03 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:12-c |
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Fis 312.01 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:8-a; RSA 207:63 |
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Fis 312.02 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:8-a; RSA 207:63 |
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Fis 312.03 |
RSA 206:10, I;
RSA 207:8-a; RSA 207:63 |
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Fis 313 |
RSA
206:10, I; RSA 206:19-b |