CHAPTER 52
HB 59 – FINAL VERSION
06Mar2007… 0055h
2007 SESSION
10/04
HOUSE BILL 59
AN ACT relative to crossbow hunting by a person with a disability.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Allen, Belk 5; Rep. D. Russell, Belk 6; Rep. Whalley, Belk 5; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17
This bill allows persons with disabilities who are issued crossbow permits to take any species permitted to be taken by bow and arrow.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06Mar2007… 0055h
07-0022
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to crossbow hunting by a person with a disability.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
52:1 Crossbow Hunting by Persons With a Disability. Amend RSA 207:10-c, I to read as follows:
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 207:10, a crossbow permit may be issued to a person who has a permanent physical disability and as a result of that disability the person cannot operate a conventional longbow or compound bow safely. Such permit shall allow that person to take [deer during bow and arrow hunting season, bear during the specified season, wild turkey, and carp from Mascoma lake pursuant to RSA 211:2,] any species permitted to be taken by bow and arrow pursuant to RSA 208:5, provided that the bow and arrow license under RSA 208:5 and the necessary licenses under RSA 208, RSA 209, and RSA 214 have been acquired each year. The permit applicant may be required to appear before the executive director, the director’s designee or designated medical consultant or consultants to substantiate the presence of the disability and demonstrate the ability to safely use a crossbow. The applicant shall be responsible for submitting medical documentation as required by the executive director. The executive director may require a second medical opinion from a medical consultant or physician designated by the executive director to verify the disability. Any costs associated with obtaining the medical documentation, re-evaluation of the information or a second medical opinion, upon recommendation of the medical consultant or consultants, are the responsibility of the applicant. The executive director shall determine the eligibility of the applicant, and the executive director’s decision shall be final.
52:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 22, 2007
Effective: July 21, 2007