Section 3:28 – State Wildcat.

    3:28 State Wildcat. – The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is hereby designated as the official state wildcat of New Hampshire. Source. 2015, 90:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2015.

Section 3:29 – State Poultry.

    3:29 State Poultry. – The New Hampshire Red is hereby designated as the official state poultry of New Hampshire. Source. 2018, 268:1, eff. June 18, 2018.

Section 3:3 – When Displayed.

    3:3 When Displayed. – 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. Source. 1909, 16:3. PL 8:2. RL 13:2.

Section 3:3-a – Display of POW-MIA Flag.

    3:3-a Display of POW-MIA Flag. – 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 are sufficiently resolved. […]

Section 3:3-b – POW-MIA Flag Design.

    3:3-b POW-MIA Flag Design. – 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 […]

Section 3:30 – State Raptor.

    3:30 State Raptor. – The red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, is hereby designated as the state raptor of New Hampshire. Source. 2019, 73:1, eff. June 14, 2019.

Section 3:31 – State Spider.

    3:31 State Spider. – The daring jumping spider ( Phidippus audax) is hereby designated as the official state spider of New Hampshire. Source. 2021, 75:1, eff. June 11, 2021.

Section 3:4 – Permission to Use State Flag.

    3:4 Permission to Use State Flag. – 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 […]

Section 3:4-a – State Flag, United States Flag, POW-MIA Flag; Place of Manufacture.

    3:4-a State Flag, United States Flag, POW-MIA Flag; Place of Manufacture. – 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. Source. […]

Section 3:5 – State Flower.

    3:5 State Flower. – The purple lilac, Syringa vulgaris, is the state flower of New Hampshire. Source. 1919, 148:1. PL 8:3. RL 13:3.

Section 3:6 – State Tree.

    3:6 State Tree. – The white birch tree, Betula papyrifera, is the state tree of New Hampshire. Source. 1947, 158:1, eff. May 22, 1947.

Section 3:7 – State Songs.

    3:7 State Songs. – 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 Hampshire […]

Section 3:7-a – to 3:7-c Repealed by 1977, 224:2, eff. June 15, 1977.

    3:7-a to 3:7-c Repealed by 1977, 224:2, eff. June 15, 1977. –

Section 3:8 – State Motto.

    3:8 State Motto. – The words "Live Free or Die," written by General John Stark, July 31, 1809, shall be the official motto of the state. Source. 1945, 152:1, eff. May 10, 1945.

Section 3:9 – State Seal.

    3:9 State Seal. – 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 […]

Section 3:9-a – Unauthorized Use Prohibited.

    3:9-a Unauthorized Use Prohibited. – 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 transporting merchandise, […]

Section 3:9-b – Penalty.

    3:9-b Penalty. – 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. Source. 1971, 236:1. 1973, 528:2, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.

Section 3:9-c – Injunction.

    3:9-c Injunction. – 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. Source. 1971, […]