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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XVIII - Fish and Game » Title 207 - General Provisions as to Fish and Game

Section 207:17 – Seizures and Acquisitions.

    207:17 Seizures and Acquisitions. – I. All fish and wildlife protected by this title, found in the possession of any person and not legally taken or possessed, shall be seized and forfeited. All such fish and wildlife so forfeited shall be disposed of by a conservation officer upon instructions from the executive director. II. […]

Section 207:18 – Other Property upon Conviction.

    207:18 Other Property upon Conviction. – I. When a defendant is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this title, all fishing tackle, guns, shooting or hunting paraphernalia, traps, dogs, boats, decoys, bob houses or other appliances and vehicles except motor vehicles designed for use on the highway and required to be registered […]

Section 207:19 – Fish or Wildlife, by Residents.

    207:19 Fish or Wildlife, by Residents. – A resident of the state may transport, within the state, during the open season therefor, the number or limit of fish or wildlife, except deer, that he may lawfully take in 2 days. If such fish or wildlife is placed in the custody of a common carrier […]

Section 207:2 – Inclusions.

    207:2 Inclusions. – No person shall at any time of the year take, in any manner, number, or quantity, fish, game, fur-bearing animals, or protected birds, or buy, sell, offer or expose for sale the same, or any part thereof, transport or have the same in his possession, wherever taken or killed, except as […]

Section 207:2-a – Minors Hunting.

    207:2-a Minors Hunting. – I. No person shall knowingly permit any minor, including a nonresident minor, less than 16 years of age to hunt using a firearm, bow and arrow, air rifle, or crossbow and bolt, except when accompanied by a person at least 18 years of age who is properly licensed for said […]

Section 207:20 – By Nonresidents.

    207:20 By Nonresidents. – A nonresident license holder may transport or have transported within the state, or from a point within the state to a point out of the state, the number or limit of fish or wildlife, except deer, that he may lawfully take in 2 days. If such fish or wildlife be […]

Section 207:21 – Special Permits.

    207:21 Special Permits. – Any transportation of fish or wildlife, except deer, not provided for in this subdivision, shall be allowed only under the terms of a special permit issued by the executive director, provided that a child under 16 years of age, hunting without a license but accompanied by a licensee 18 years […]

Section 207:22-a – Limitations for Persons Posting Property.

    207:22-a Limitations for Persons Posting Property. – I. Any person whose land is posted pursuant to RSA 635:4 to prohibit hunting shall forfeit the right to participate in the wildlife damage control program established pursuant to RSA 207:22-c, or to receive payment pursuant to RSA 207:23-a, except that this limitation shall not apply in […]

Section 207:22-c – Wildlife Damage Control Program; Administration.

    207:22-c Wildlife Damage Control Program; Administration. – There is established a wildlife damage control program which shall be administered by the executive director in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food. The program shall emphasize a comprehensive approach that integrates wildlife management and […]

Section 207:23-a – Damage by Bears.

    207:23-a Damage by Bears. – I. Any person engaged in the husbandry and sale of at least $1,000 in agricultural products as defined in RSA 21:34-a who suffers loss or damage to livestock, bees, orchards or growing crops,in an amount of $250 or more at the current wholesale value of the items, by bear […]

Section 207:26 – Killing by Land Owner of Bird or Animal Inflicting Damage.

    207:26 Killing by Land Owner of Bird or Animal Inflicting Damage. – A person may pursue, wound or kill, on land owned or occupied by such person, any unprotected bird or wild animal which the person finds in the act of doing actual and substantial damage to poultry, crops, domestic animals, or the person’s […]

Section 207:27 – Report of.

    207:27 Report of. – The person by whom or under whose direction any game or fur-bearing animal is wounded or killed shall, within 12 hours, report all facts relative thereto to the nearest conservation officer or to the executive director. Such report shall state the time and place of wounding or killing and the […]

Section 207:28 – Investigation.

    207:28 Investigation. – The conservation officer who receives such notice shall immediately investigate the report and satisfy himself whether the game or fur-bearing animal has been wounded or killed, as reported. Source. 1935, 124:1. RL 241:26.