Section 209:9 – Golden and Bald Eagles.
209:9 Golden and Bald Eagles. – No person shall hunt, capture, kill, take, or possess any golden or bald eagle and no person shall molest or disturb the nest or young of any of said birds. Source. 1939, 216:2. RL 243:7. RSA 209:9. 1977, 588:36, eff. Sept. 16, 1977.
Section 209:10 – Nests.
209:10 Nests. – No person shall take, or have in possession or under control, or wantonly interfere with or destroy, any nest or eggs of any game birds or protected birds. Source. 1935, 124:3. RL 243:8.
Section 209:11 – Trapping, Etc.
209:11 Trapping, Etc. – No wild bird or bird for which a closed season is provided shall be trapped or snared or, if so taken, possessed. Any trap, snare, or other device in which any bird may be taken is declared to be a public nuisance, and may be summarily destroyed or abated by […]
Section 209:12 – Sale.
209:12 Sale. – The dead bodies of birds for which a closed season is provided shall not be sold, offered for sale, or possessed for sale, within this state, whether taken within or without the state, except as permitted to duly authorized game breeders. Source. 1935, 124:3. RL 243:10.
Section 209:12-a – Wild Turkey.
209:12-a Wild Turkey. – I. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Establishing seasons and bag limits, and issuing wild turkey permits. (b) Establishing registration stations and registration agent fees for wild turkey. (c) Specifying the methods for taking and registering wild turkeys. (d) The enhancement, protection, and […]
Section 209:13 – Penalties.
209:13 Penalties. – Any person who violates any provision of RSA 209 shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1935, 124:3. RL 243:13. RSA 209:13. 1973, 531:51, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
Section 209:8-a – Exceptions.
209:8-a Exceptions. – A depredation permit is required before any person may kill migratory birds for depredation control purposes. Depredation permit applications for depredation permits shall be submitted to the executive director of the fish and game department and the appropriate special agent in charge, U.S. fish and wildlife service. Any person may take […]
Section 209:8-b – Back Lake; Pittsburg.
209:8-b Back Lake; Pittsburg. – Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, the hunting of wild birds upon or within 50 feet inland from the shoreline of Back Lake in the town of Pittsburg is hereby prohibited. Source. 1973, 173:1, eff. July 27, 1973.
Section 209:3 – Repealed by 1988, 219:2, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
209:3 Repealed by 1988, 219:2, VIII, eff. Jan. 1, 1989. –
Section 209:4 – No Open Season.
209:4 No Open Season. – There shall be no open season for spruce grouse, upland plover, ptarmigan, and mourning dove (Zenaida macroura). Source. 1935, 124:3. 1937, 188:14. 1941, 115:1. RL 243:3. 1945, 182:2. RSA 209:4. 1967, 2:1; 170:2. 1971, 574:4. 1975, 41:1. 1977, 459:4. 1988, 155:1. 1999, 28:1. 2005, 11:2, eff. July 2, 2005.