Section 212-B:1 – Title.
212-B:1 Title. – This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Nongame Species Management Act". Source. 1988, 244:1, eff. June 29, 1988.
Section 212-B:2 – Findings and Declarations.
212-B:2 Findings and Declarations. – The legislature finds and declares that: I. New Hampshire’s wildlife resources include more than 300 vertebrate species which normally breed in the state, and an additional 120 bird species which occur as transients, migrants, or wintering populations. Of these 420 species, about 60 are considered furbearers, game birds or […]
Section 212-B:3 – Definitions.
212-B:3 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Nongame act" means the federal Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980, P.L. 96-366, as amended. II. "Executive director" means the executive director of the fish and game department. III. "Nongame species" means all wildlife as defined in RSA 212-A:2, III except those listed as fur-bearing animals […]
Section 212-B:4 – Adoption of Rules.
212-B:4 Adoption of Rules. – The executive director, with the consent of the commission, may adopt rules under RSA 541-A regulating the taking, possession, and handling of nongame species. Such authority shall extend to rules for the enhancement, protection, and propagation of nongame species. Source. 1988, 244:1, eff. June 29, 1988.
Section 212-B:5 – Conservation Programs.
212-B:5 Conservation Programs. – I. The executive director shall develop and implement a comprehensive nongame species management program that may include, but not be limited to: (a) Education of the public regarding New Hampshire’s nongame resources; (b) Research to determine the populations, distribution, future trends, and needs of nongame species; and (c) Management measures […]
Section 212-B:6 – Fund Established; Continuing General Fund Appropriation to Match Donations.
212-B:6 Fund Established; Continuing General Fund Appropriation to Match Donations. – I. The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund to be known as the nongame species account to which moneys obtained by the fish and game department shall be applied, including any federal moneys which become […]