CHAPTER 50
HB 254-FN – FINAL VERSION
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2006 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 254-FN
AN ACT establishing lifetime licenses for bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses.
This bill establishes lifetime licenses for bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses which may be purchased by qualified residents.
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05-0424
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT establishing lifetime licenses for bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
50:1 New Section; Fish and Game; Lifetime Licenses for Bow, Muzzleloader, and Crossbow. Amend RSA 214 by inserting after section 9-c the following new section:
214:9-cc Lifetime Licenses for Bow and Arrow, Muzzleloader, and Crossbow.
I.(a) The executive director, at the department of fish and game headquarters only, shall issue lifetime bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses for each type of game taken similar to that issued on an annual basis under RSA 208:5, RSA 208:5-a, or RSA 208:7-a, respectively, to any resident applicant upon payment of the proper fee, which shall be established by the executive director in accordance with the provisions of paragraph II. Lifetime bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses shall be issued only to residents who would be eligible to purchase annual licenses of the same type.
(b) In addition, the executive director may issue lifetime licenses under this section to any resident under 16 years of age. The parent or legal guardian of the applicant shall be a resident pursuant to RSA 207:1, XXIII. The bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses shall not be valid until the licensee has met all requirements for the issuance of such license. Upon meeting the requirements of RSA 214:23-a, the licensee shall have the license validated at the fish and game department headquarters only.
II. The executive director shall obtain an actuarial table based on an appropriate annuity from the commissioner of insurance and shall set the fee for the various licenses annually on July 15 of each year for the following year based on the age of the applicant. The fee for any applicant under 16 years of age shall be the same as the fee for a 16-year-old applicant. In addition the applicant shall pay the agent’s fee in accordance with RSA 214:15, I.
III. In no case shall any lifetime license issued be transferable or any portion of the cost of the license refundable.
IV. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the moneys received from the sale of such lifetime bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses shall be deposited with the state treasurer who shall keep the same in the prepaid fish and game license fund. The state treasurer shall annually transfer to the fish and game fund from the prepaid fish and game license fund an amount equal to 9 percent of the portion of the principal balance in the fund each year attributed to lifetime bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow licenses, and any interest that accrues to such portion of the prepaid fish and game license fund in excess of 5 percent.
V. In addition, the state treasurer shall pay the amount of one annual license fee to the fish and game fund from the proceeds of each lifetime bow and arrow, muzzle loading firearm, and crossbow license sold during the current year, the balance going into the prepaid fish and game license fund.
VI. Licenses issued pursuant to this section shall entitle the holder thereof to the same privileges and subject the licensee to the same restrictions as a holder of an annual license.
VII. The executive director shall, if necessary, adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the issuance and validation of the lifetime licenses.
50:2 Prepaid Fish and Game License Fund; Reference Added. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b)(163) to read as follows:
(163) Moneys deposited in the prepaid fish and game license fund under RSA 214:9-c, IV and RSA 214:9-cc, IV.
50:3 Wildlife Habitat Stamp; Exception. Amend RSA 214:1-f, I to read as follows:
I. No person shall at any time take wild animals or wild birds in this state without first procuring, in addition to any applicable licenses required by title XVIII, a wildlife habitat stamp or license under RSA 214:9, XV, for the same period. If a stamp is issued it shall be signed across the face in a permanent manner with the applicant’s signature and shall be carried upon such person while engaged in taking wild animals or wild birds. A person under the age of 16 years may take wild animals or wild birds without such a stamp or license provided that, while so doing, the person is accompanied by an adult who has procured such stamp or license. This paragraph shall not apply to any person who takes wild animals or wild birds under a complimentary license, excluding any administrative fee, issued pursuant to RSA 214:3, RSA 214:7-a, RSA 214:13, RSA 214:13-b, or RSA 214:13-c, or a lifetime license issued pursuant to RSA 214:9-c or RSA 214:9-cc that was purchased in a prior calendar year.
50:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.
Approved: April 24, 2006
Effective: January 1, 2007