Revision: Feb. 19, 2010, midnight
HB 1201 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2010 SESSION
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1201
AN ACT including loaded muzzleloaders in the prohibition of hunting from a vehicle.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bulis, Graf 1; Rep. L'Heureux, Hills 19; Rep. McKinney, Rock 3; Rep. Rogers, Straf 1; Rep. Porter, Merr 8
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill adds loaded muzzleloaders to the provisions prohibiting hunting from a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, boat, or aircraft.
This bill is a request of the fish and game department.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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10-2339
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT including loaded muzzleloaders in the prohibition of hunting from a vehicle.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Fish and Game; Hunting from a Vehicle; Loaded Muzzleloaders Added. Amend RSA 207:7 to read as follows:
207:7 Hunting From Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft.
I. No person shall take or attempt to take wild birds or wild animals from a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile as defined in RSA 215-C:1, boat, aircraft or other craft propelled by mechanical power.
II. No person shall have or carry, in or on a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, or aircraft, whether moving or stationary, a loaded muzzleloader, a cocked crossbow, a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun, or a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in a magazine or clip attached to the gun.
III. No person shall have in or on a boat or other craft while being propelled by mechanical power, or in a boat or other craft being towed by a boat or other craft propelled by mechanical power, a loaded muzzleloader, a cocked crossbow, a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun, or a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in a magazine or clip attached to the gun.
III-a. A muzzleloader shall be considered loaded when the source of ignition has not been removed.
IV. The provisions of this section shall not apply to law enforcement officers carrying guns in the line of duty.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.