Section 212-A:11 – Disposition of Property.
212-A:11 Disposition of Property. – Equipment, merchandise, wildlife, or records seized in the enforcement of this chapter shall be held by an officer or agent of the fish and game department pending disposition of court proceedings. If the defendant is found guilty such material shall be forfeited to the state for destruction or disposition […]
Section 212-A:12 – Importation.
212-A:12 Importation. – None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to apply retroactively or to prohibit importation into this state of wildlife which may be lawfully imported into the United States or lawfully taken and removed from one state to another or to prohibit entry into this state or the possession, […]
Section 212-A:13 – Exemptions and Restrictions.
212-A:13 Exemptions and Restrictions. – I. The provisions of RSA 212-A, or any rule promulgated under this chapter, shall not be applicable to marine or estuarine species of wildlife. II. No rule promulgated under the provisions of this chapter shall cause undue interference with normal agriculture or silvicultural practices. III. The provisions of RSA […]
Section 212-A:14 – Adequate Advance Notice.
212-A:14 Adequate Advance Notice. – The executive director shall publish or disseminate any scientific data to organizations representing farmers and other landowners whose land includes habitat used by any endangered or threatened species, indicating that action is contemplated to preserve said species. This information shall be made available as soon as possible and well […]
Section 212-A:15 – Limitation on Certain Funds.
212-A:15 Limitation on Certain Funds. – On the effective date of this chapter with the exception of the expenditures that are then authorized from the fish and game fund, no funds used to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be derived from license fees of hunters, fishermen, trappers or from taxes on […]
Section 212-A:16 – Threatened and Endangered Species Compensatory Mitigation Fund.
212-A:16 Threatened and Endangered Species Compensatory Mitigation Fund. – There is hereby established in the state treasury a separate fund to be known as the threatened and endangered species compensatory mitigation fund into which payments made pursuant to this section shall be credited. The fund shall be non-lapsing and continually appropriated to the department, […]
Section 212-A:9 – Conservation Programs.
212-A:9 Conservation Programs. – I. The executive director shall establish such programs, including acquisition of land or aquatic habitat or interests therein, as are deemed necessary for the conservation of endangered or threatened species. The executive director shall utilize all authority vested in the fish and game department to carry out the purposes of […]
Section 212-A:10 – Penalties.
212-A:10 Penalties. – I. Any person who violates the provisions of RSA 212-A:5, III or IV, or any rule adopted in implementation of either or both, shall be guilty of a violation. II. Any person who violates the provisions of RSA 212-A:7, I, or any rule issued pursuant to RSA 212-A:6, IV or whoever […]
Section 212-A:1 – Short Title.
212-A:1 Short Title. – This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "Endangered Species Conservation Act". Source. 1979, 356:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
Section 212-A:2 – Definitions.
212-A:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Endangered species act" means the endangered species act of 1973 [P.L. 93-205], 87 Stat. 884, as amended. II. "Executive director" means the executive director of the fish and game department. III. "Wildlife" means any member of any nondomesticated species of the animal kingdom, whether reared in captivity […]