HB1232 (2008) Detail

Relative to the regulation by the fish and game department of baiting of game birds.


CHAPTER 65

HB 1232 – FINAL VERSION

2008 SESSION

08-2353

10/05

HOUSE BILL 1232

AN ACT relative to the regulation by the fish and game department of baiting of game birds.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bulis, Graf 1; Rep. Martineau, Hills 16; Rep. Greco, Merr 7; Rep. L’Heureux, Hills 19; Rep. Stohl, Coos 1; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game

ANALYSIS

This bill allows the fish and game department to adopt rules regulating the baiting of game birds.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

08-2353

10/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT relative to the regulation by the fish and game department of baiting of game birds.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

65:1 Fish and Game; Definitions. Amend RSA 207:1, II-a and II-b to read as follows:

II-a. Baiting: The act of placing meat, carrion, honey or any other food or ingestible substance capable of luring or attracting coyote, fur-bearing animals, game birds, or game animals with the exception of gray squirrel.

II-b. Baited Area: An area where meat, carrion, honey or any other food or ingestible substance is placed, capable of luring or attracting coyote, fur-bearing animals, game birds, or game animals with the exception of gray squirrel.

65:2 Baiting; Game Birds Added; Obsolete Reference Deleted. Amend RSA 207:3-d to read as follows:

207:3-d Baiting.

I. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the opening and closing of the season for the practice of baiting for coyote, furbearing animals, game birds, or game animals with the exception of gray squirrel.

II. No person shall engage in the act of baiting on the property of another unless he has secured from the owner or occupant of the property upon which the bait is to be deposited a permit in writing, signed by the owner or occupant, and until he has filed a copy of the permit with the conservation officer in whose district the person plans to bait, together with a topographic map or copy thereof showing the specific location of the bait site.

III. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, persons holding a valid trapping license who have complied with the landowner permit requirements of RSA 210:11 [and 210:17, II(b)] shall be allowed to place bait for the trapping of fur-bearing animals during the open season.

IV. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the executive director may grant a special permit for scientific purposes, animal damage control, or for any other purpose at the discretion of the executive director.

V. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no person shall place bait less than 300 feet from a dwelling or public roadway, pathway or trail.

65:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 21, 2008

Effective Date: July 20, 2008