Title I, The State and Its Government

The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is hereby designated as the official state wildcat of New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire Red is hereby designated as the official state poultry of New Hampshire.

The position thus established shall be an honorary one and the poet laureate shall not be entitled to compensation.

It shall be displayed above the state house whenever the legislature is in session and during meetings of the governor and council when expedient, and upon such other occasions as the governor may designate.

No rule, ordinance, or agreement of any kind by a person, municipality, or other entity shall prohibit the flying of the United States flag from a private residence owned, rented, or used by a private person. Reasonable restrictions regarding the size of the flag or the manner in…

No person shall be denied employment with the state or with any political subdivision of the state based solely upon that person's lack of facility in a foreign language, except when related to bona fide job needs reflected in the exceptions listed in RSA 3-C:2.

The position thus established shall be an honorary one and the artist laureate shall not be entitled to compensation.

I. The POW-MIA flag shall be displayed above the state house in Concord, all state facilities, and national guard armories and other state-owned military facilities whenever the flag of the United States is flown until all questions concerning the fate of America's POWs and MIAs …

The POW-MIA flag shall be of the following color and design: the body or field shall be black and shall bear upon its center white markings which outline the silhouette of the head and shoulders of a man. To the left of this central figure shall be the outline of a guard tower, i…

The red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, is hereby designated as the state raptor of New Hampshire.

The daring jumping spider (Phidippus audax) is hereby designated as the official state spider of New Hampshire.

The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is hereby designated as the official state marsupial of New Hampshire and such opossums found within our borders shall be known as "New Hampshire opossums."

The governor is authorized to make rules and regulations governing the use and display of the state flag not inconsistent with the provisions of RSA 646-A, and it shall be lawful to use and display said flag in accordance with such rules and regulations. This section shall be con…

This chapter shall not be construed in any way to infringe on the rights of citizens under the state constitution or the constitution of the United States in the use of language in activities or functions conducted in the private sector. No agency or officer of the state or of an…

I. Any state flag, United States flag, or POW-MIA flag purchased with state funds or displayed in a state facility shall be manufactured in the United States. This paragraph shall only apply to flags acquired after the effective date of this section. II. Only those flags official…

The purple lilac, Syringa vulgaris, is the state flower of New Hampshire.

The white birch tree, Betula papyrifera, is the state tree of New Hampshire.

The following songs are hereby declared to be the state songs of New Hampshire: I. "Old New Hampshire" with words by Dr. John F. Holmes and music by Maurice Hoffmann. II. "New Hampshire, my New Hampshire" with words by Julius Richelson and music by Walter P. Smith. III. "New Hamp…

The words "Live Free or Die," written by General John Stark, July 31, 1809, shall be the official motto of the state.

The seal of the state shall be 2 inches in diameter, circular, with the following detail and no other: A field crossed by a straight horizon line of the sea, above the center of the field; concentric with the field the rising sun, exposed above the horizon about 1/3 of its diamet…

The state seal shall be the property of the state of New Hampshire. No person shall manufacture, sell, expose for sale, or have in possession for sale any article or substance, being an article of merchandise or receptacle of merchandise or article or thing for carrying or transp…

Whoever violates the provisions of RSA 3:9-a shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

Whenever the attorney general is aware of a violation of the provisions of RSA 3:9-a, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to enjoin distribution of any articles or things upon which a representation or likeness of the state seal has been placed.

The general court declares it to be the purpose of this chapter to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a governor and the inauguration of a governor-elect. It is the further intent of the general court to …

No state official who is not a classified employee shall be discharged or removed except for malfeasance, misfeasance, inefficiency in office, incapacity or unfitness to perform assigned duties, or for the good of the department, agency, or institution to which such official is a…

There is hereby established the state council on housing stability for the purpose of implementing the plan to create housing stability for all citizens of the state of New Hampshire. The council shall be administratively attached to the department of health and human services as…

I. There is established a New Hampshire geographic information system (GIS) committee. II. The members of the committee shall be as follows: (a) The commissioner or agency head of each of the following state agencies, or designee: (1) Adjutant general. (2) Department of agricultu…

In this chapter: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administrative services. II. "Governor" means the person selected governor pursuant to Pt. II, Art. 42 of the New Hampshire constitution.

The governor may institute and prosecute suits at law or in equity in the name of the state, whenever in his judgment such course shall be necessary to prevent the injurious diversion of the water of rivers which naturally flow from other states into New Hampshire.

No member of the governor's council shall be eligible to appointment by the governor and council to any position of profit and emolument, except justice of the peace and notary public, during the term for which he was elected a councilor.

The governor may appoint such staff, including but not limited to legal counsel, professional persons, consultants, assistants, secretaries, stenographers, and clerks, as he shall need who shall render such services as the governor may require of them. He shall fix their compensa…

The governor shall appoint a director of the budget who shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall fix the compensation of such director within the limits of the appropriation made therefor.

Said director shall perform the following duties: I. He shall provide post-election assistance to an incoming governor. II. He shall examine the tentative budgets prepared by the commissioner of administrative services, under the provisions of RSA 9 and advise the governor in reg…

The governor and executive council may appoint an executive assistant who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and council, and shall perform such duties as the governor and council may determine. The executive assistant shall be an unclassified employee under RSA 94:1-a.

The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of June 19 as Juneteenth and shall call on the citizens of New Hampshire to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities commemorating the abolition of slavery.

The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of May 20, the anniversary of the death of General Marquis de Lafayette, revolutionary war hero, in lasting recognition of his gallant and illustrious service in the war for American independence.

I. The governor shall proclaim June 6 of each year as New Hampshire D-Day Remembrance Day. II. The proclamation issued by the governor shall call on the people of New Hampshire to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities and shall urge all state agencies and aca…

The governor shall annually issue on the following dates a proclamation calling for a proper observance of State Constitution Day which is January 5 and September 17 as Federal Constitution Day, so that the people may be reminded annually on these dates of the blessings of libert…

The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day, a day to honor and remember those who have died or suffered a permanent injury as a result of an overdose, to raise awareness of the epidemic, and to reduce …

The governor shall annually proclaim February as "American History Month" and request the citizens of the state to observe the month with appropriate events.

The governor shall issue an annual proclamation calling for the proper observance of May 3 as Old Man of the Mountain Day in honor of the day the iconic rock formation collapsed.

In recognition of the service given by the men and women who, night and day, stand guard in our midst to protect us through enforcement of our laws, and inviting the governments, communities, and people of this state to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities…

The governor shall annually issue a proclamation declaring the second Thursday of October as children's environmental health day and shall encourage all cities and towns to properly observe the day in an appropriate manner to raise awareness and educate citizens about the importa…

I. The governor shall proclaim December 7 of each year as New Hampshire Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. II. The proclamation issued by the governor shall call on the people of New Hampshire to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities and shall urge all state agenc…

The governor shall annually issue a proclamation observing the third Friday after Labor Day as "New Hampshire Day at The Big E" in recognition of the more than a century of support the Eastern States Exposition, Home of The Big E, has given to promoting agriculture and cooperatio…