Requirement for Keeping Wildlife and Permit Conditions

(a) No permanent exhibition of live wildlife shall be located within 100 feet from the center line of any highway, road or street. (b) Permits to exhibit shall expire on December 31 of the calendar year of issuance unless sooner revoked. (c) A permit to exhibit shall be valid onl…

(a) Live wildlife may be chained or tethered to buildings or other suitable anchorage when exhibiting wildlife as part of a presentation at a fixed facility by direct supervision of a qualified exhibitor. (b) Elephants may be chained or tethered when exhibited as part of a mobile…

(a) Exhibitors may sell wildlife to other licensed exhibitors. (b) Moose and white tailed deer provided, pursuant to Fis 804.13(a) to an exhibitor licensed under this part shall not be propagated, sold, donated or disposed of. (c) Violation of paragraph (b) shall result in the im…

(a) Applicants for a permit to exhibit shall make application subject to the penalties for making unsworn falsification under RSA 641:3. (b) The applicant for a permit to exhibit shall provide the following on or with the application form: (1) Name of applicant; (2) Applicant's s…

(a) The department shall also notify the municipality in writing of new applications for fixed facilities and afford the town or municipality 30 days from the date on the letter to contact the department with any comments or concerns. (b) No response from the town or municipality…

(a) The annual permit fee of a fixed facility open to the public shall be $100.00. The fixed facility may also include a mobile facility; (b) The annual permit fee for a mobile facility, which has no fixed facility open to the public, shall be $50.00; (c) The annual permit fee fo…

(a) No person shall sell spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata), Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) or Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina). (b) No person shall sell indigenous species of reptiles or amphibians listed in Table 80…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 207:14, any person possessing wildlife to care for and rehabilitate the wildlife shall obtain a wildlife rehabilitation permit. (b) There shall be 2 classes of wildlife rehabilitation permits as set forth below. (1) A Class I apprentice wildlife rehabilitation…

(a) A federal permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall be secured by the permittee before receiving or rehabilitating any species protected by federal law. (b) Permittees who acquire a federal or state listed endangered or threatened wildlife species, black bear,…

(a) Permittees shall maintain a current record of all wildlife received and/or released which shall include the name and address of the permittee. (b) For each animal received the record shall include the following: (1) Species; (2) Date wildlife was found; (3) Location where wil…

(a) When it is determined by a consulting veterinarian that, after a period of rehabilitation, the wildlife is unreleasable or incapable of survival in the wild, the executive director shall issue, if requested by the permittee: (1) A permit to possess individual wildlife, under …

(a) Any person engaging in falconry or training raptors pursuant to RSA 209-A in New Hampshire shall possess a valid falconry permit, described in Fis 813.02, issued by the executive director. (b) Falconry permits shall expire on December 31 and shall not be valid for more than 3…

(a) There shall be 3 classes of falconry permits each subject to additional standards and conditions as specified below: (1) A permittee in the apprentice falconry permit class shall: a. Be at least 16 years old; b. Be sponsored by a holder of a general or master falconry permit …

(a) Permittees requesting amendment or renewal shall make request on the application specified in Fis 813.01(i) for a falconry permit and include: (1) The number of raptors possessed; (2) Species; (3) Age and sex of the bird, if known; (4) Source and date of acquisition; and (5) …

(a) The executive director shall revoke a falconer's permit and seize permittee's raptors as follows: (1) The executive director shall revoke a falconer's permit pursuant to RSA 214:19 if the permittee is convicted of any violation of state or federal game laws or regulations; (2…

(a) Falconry permittee's facilities and equipment shall be inspected and certified that the facilities meet or exceed the facilities and equipment requirement specified in 50 CFR Section 21.29(d), as specified in Appendix II, by a department representative prior to receiving a pe…

(a) Any peregrine falcon, gyrfalcon or harris hawk, possessed for falconry, except a captive bred raptor lawfully marked by a numbered, seamless band, shall be banded with a permanent, non-reusable, numbered band in accordance with the federal regulations specified in 50 CFR Sect…

(a) A falconry permit shall be required prior to obtaining a raptor. (b) A migratory bird acquisition and disposition report, form 3-186A, shall be completed and submitted directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service within 5 calendar days of the following: (1) The acq…

(a) A falconry permit holder shall not intentionally release to the wild any raptor without first obtaining a permit to release wildlife specified in Fis 805.02. (b) Feathers that are molted or those feathers from birds held in captivity that die may be retained and exchanged by …

(a) "Field trial" means a competition and or examination event to determine the ability of dogs to point or flush and/or retrieve ruffed grouse, ring-necked pheasant, northern bobwhite quail, Hungarian partridge, chukar partridge, American woodcock, mallard ducks, pigeons or to t…

(a) Bird dog clubs, rabbit dog clubs, retriever dog clubs, fox hound clubs or other hunting dog clubs wishing to conduct a field trial shall first obtain a field trial permit from the department which includes authorization for the possession and release of pigeons or pen propaga…

(a) Applicants for a field trial permit under RSA 207:13 shall make application on a form provided by the department which includes: (1) The name, telephone number, physical address and mailing address of the applicant; (2) The name and address of the club or association the appl…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 207:14, I(a), a request for a permit to import, possess, sell, exhibit, or release wildlife shall be granted unless the chief of the fish and game department's wildlife division denies such request due to risks of disease, genetic, ecological, environmental, h…

(a) Any person denied a permit pursuant to Fis 815.01 may appeal the decision in writing to the executive director within 60 days of the denial, including the following information in the written appeal:(1) Name of the person applying for a permit; (2) Current contact information…

(a) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the executive director with regards to a permit denial pursuant to Fis 815.02 may appeal such decision by written petition to the fish and game commission (commission). (b) Pursuant to RSA 206:4-a, VI, the commission shall hear the appe…

Any person aggrieved by the ruling of the fish and game commission may seek further review, in accordance with the requirements of RSA 541. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 815.04 Derived from Number 2, Filed January 12, 2023, Proposed by #13513, Effective 1/1/2023, Expires 1/1/2033.…