Title XVIII, Fish and Game

The provisions of RSA 265-A:12, relative to notice to the court and the admissibility of the official report of tests, shall govern admissibility of the official records related to the tests taken pursuant to this RSA 214:20-d as well as the notice required to compel the attendan…

Notwithstanding any other statutory provisions of the law to the contrary, a law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, arrest any person involved in any shooting related directly to target practicing, hunting, taking, or attempting to take wildlife, when that officer has pr…

When death or serious bodily injury occurs to any person in the course of a hunting related shooting or the result of target practice, the person or persons responsible shall be tested for blood alcohol content. A law enforcement officer shall request a licensed physician, regist…

I. Before any test of a person's blood, urine or breath specified in RSA 214:20-d is given, the law enforcement officer shall: (a) Inform the arrested person of such person's right to have a similar test or tests made by a person of the arrested person's own choosing. (b) Afford …

Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is otherwise in a condition rendering such person incapable of refusing shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by RSA 214:20-d and the test or tests may be administered. The provisions of RSA 214:20-n shall not apply…

Upon revoking or denying a hunting license of any person pursuant to RSA 214:20-b and 214:20-e the executive director shall immediately notify the person in writing of such revocation or denial. If, within 30 days of such notification, the person so notified requests a hearing on…

No person who has had a license suspended or revoked shall take or attempt to take the wildlife permitted to be taken by said license. A person whose license has been revoked indefinitely or for a period of time under any provision of this chapter shall be ineligible to purchase …

I. No person shall hunt, fish, trap or engage in any activity regulated by this title if such person is in default with any state court for the violation of any section of title XVIII and such person's license to hunt, fish, trap or engage in such activities shall be suspended by…

The executive director may in his discretion declare that a person who has been convicted of fishing, hunting or trapping without a license shall be ineligible to receive any license under the provisions of this title for a period of not more than one year from the date of such c…

No person shall hold a nonresident hunting and fishing license and at the same time hold a nonresident hunting license, nor shall any person at the same time hold more than one of either of said licenses. Any person who shall procure a nonresident hunting and fishing license whil…

No person shall hold at the same time a resident hunting and fishing license and a resident hunting license, nor shall any person at the same time hold more than one of either of said licenses. Any person who shall procure a resident hunting and fishing license while holding a re…

I. No hunting license shall be issued to or be purchased by any resident or nonresident person unless the applicant presents to the person authorized to issue such license either: (a) A certificate of completion from a basic hunter education program as provided under this subdivi…

The executive director, after consultation with the commission, is authorized to establish programs for training persons in the safe and responsible handling of any firearm and bow and arrow used for hunting and for this purpose may cooperate with any public or private associatio…

Each instructor authorized by the executive director to conduct the program for training in safe handling of firearms shall be covered by liability insurance protecting him from liability for damages during the time when instruction is being furnished. The cost of such insurance …

The executive director, after consultation with the commission, is authorized to charge a fee for the issuance of a duplicate certificate of completion. The amount of said fee shall be determined by the executive director and the fee shall be credited to the fish and game fund. T…

No person except as hereinafter provided, shall at any time engage in this state in the business of buying the furs or skins of fur-bearing animals or the hides or skins of deer, without first procuring a license so to do, and then only in accordance with the terms of such licens…

The applicant, whether a resident or nonresident, shall fill out and sign a blank to be furnished by the executive director and pay a license fee set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. The executive director shall thereupon issue a fur buyer's license which shal…

Licensed dealers shall keep such records as the executive director may require. Such records shall be open to inspection by the executive director or his agents, and such dealer shall, within 30 days after the expiration of his license, and upon request of the executive director,…

Every person selling or shipping the furs or skins of fur-bearing animals to persons outside the state, not licensed in this state, shall keep the same record and make the same report required in this subdivision of licensed fur buyers.

The executive director may grant scientific licenses, which may be revoked or suspended at any time, to any person, governmental entity, or educational institution for bird banding, scientific or research purposes, or other educational needs. There will be an annual fee of $25 fo…

The executive director may grant licenses which may be revoked or suspended at any time to any person desiring to practice taxidermy, as defined under general provisions, RSA 207:1, XXVII-a. The executive director shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the fee for a taxide…

I. Any resident of this state who is on regular active duty in the United States army, navy, marines, air force, or coast guard and who is permanently stationed outside of the state, may acquire at no charge, upon application to the executive director and subject to the restricti…

I. Snowmobile and OHRV registrations shall be issued by the executive director or through the executive director's agents appointed under such agreements, and by the procedure and in the form, as the executive director may prescribe. Agents shall furnish registration information …

After the expiration of any license provided for in this subdivision, or upon request of the executive director, the holder of such license shall file a sworn statement, on blanks supplied by the executive director, covering all his transactions thereunder. The holder of each lic…

Any person holding a scientific or taxidermy permit must also hold such license or permit as is required under federal laws.

I. No person shall take with the intent to sell, sell, or offer to sell live fish or aquatic invertebrates for bait in New Hampshire without first procuring a license to do so. II. The applicant shall complete the prescribed application form furnished by the executive director an…

Any person holding a bait dealer's license may take smelt, minnows, shiners, suckers, chubs, or tommycod by means of a dip net held in hand, a drop net not over 48 inches in diameter, or by means of a square umbrella net not over 42 inches on a side. Minnows, shiners, chubs and t…

I. Traps, nets, fish houses, holding boxes or other receptacles, used to take, hold, or to keep live bait in public waters shall be plainly marked with the name and address of the owner and user. II. Holes cut in the ice for the taking of bait shall be prominently and plainly mar…

It is unlawful for any person, except the executive director or his agent, to molest, pull, tend, or to otherwise disturb any minnow or sucker trap, net, seine, bait house, or other gear of any licensed bait dealer without the written permission of the owner.

No fish of any description shall be brought into this state for use as bait without first procuring a permit from the executive director. Such permit shall be valid for no longer than one year but no additional permit shall be required within that period of time to import the sam…

The executive director shall have the authority, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to adopt and enforce rules relative to bait dealers dealing in live fish or aquatic invertebrates with the exception of the daily bag limits and possession limits. The bag limits and possession limits shall b…

All licenses provided for in this title shall expire on December 31 next following their issuance, and shall not be transferable.

I. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter where another specific penalty is not provided shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. II. A person who furnishes to another person, or permits another person to h…

I. Except where a different agent fee, or no fee, is required by law or department rule, the agent shall collect from the licensee a fee of $1 for each license type issued on a license form and shall account to the executive director for the full face value of the licenses sold. …

I. Agents shall return to the executive director, within 14 days after the close of the current year, all unused license blanks. Agents shall be held responsible to the state for all license blanks and shall pay for any unaccountable license blanks the full face value of the high…

A nonresident full-time student in a public or private high school, postgraduate program, or postsecondary educational institution in this state, may purchase a nonresident student license for hunting or fishing issued under the provisions of title XVIII, if qualified for such li…

Any resident of this state who is over 65 years of age and who is receiving public aid may, upon presentation of proof of such aid, make application to the executive director of fish and game for a special license to take, and to transport fish, under the restrictions of this tit…

Any person who wishes to hunt but who has not completed a hunter education program or provided proof of a previous hunting or archery license, as required in RSA 214:23-a, may purchase an apprentice hunting license. A person holding an apprentice hunting license shall be allowed …

I. Licenses, tags, or permits shall be issued by the executive director through his or her agents under such agreements, and in such form, as the executive director may prescribe. Licensees shall furnish information concerning fish, game, or fur-bearing animals as the executive d…

I. Any resident of this state who is 68 years of age or over may make application each year, to any authorized agent of the state for the sale of freshwater fishing, hunting, or trapping licenses, for a special license to fish in freshwaters and hunt or trap, under the restrictio…

Any person who is otherwise qualified for a resident hunting or fishing license or both, issued without charge pursuant to the provisions of title XVIII, shall furnish proof that he has resided within the state for at least 2 years immediately preceding his application for said l…

I. The executive director shall prepare licenses, game tags, permits, and such other forms as determined necessary to comply with all licensing requirements of title XVIII. Such license, when issued to the licensee, shall bear the date of issuance, and shall contain the name, age…

To obtain any of the following licenses, an applicant shall fill out and subscribe on a blank to be furnished by the executive director and pay the agent the license fees, established under RSA 214:8, II, and the agent fee as provided in RSA 214-A:4: I. Resident hunting license, …

A person who loses or by mistake or accident destroys his license may, upon payment of a fee of $5.00, receive a duplicate license if the applicant completes affidavits setting forth the circumstances surrounding its loss or destruction. The duplicate license shall entitle the li…

I. (a) The executive director, at the department of fish and game headquarters only, shall issue lifetime hunting, freshwater fishing, or combination hunting and freshwater fishing licenses similar to that issued on an annual basis under RSA 214:9, III to any resident applicant u…

I. (a) The executive director, at the department of fish and game headquarters only, shall issue lifetime bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses for each type of game taken similar to that issued on an annual basis under RSA 208:5, RSA 208:5-a, or RSA 208:7-…