Revision: March 31, 2011, midnight
HB 206-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
16Mar2011… 0389h
2011 SESSION
10/03
HOUSE BILL 206-FN
AN ACT establishing an apprentice hunting license.
SPONSORS: Rep. D. Reed, Merr 2; Rep. Palfrey, Merr 2
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
This bill allows the fish and game department to issue an apprentice hunting license to persons who have not completed a hunter education program or provided proof of previous hunting or archery license.
This bill is a request of the fish and game department.
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16Mar2011… 0389h
11-0642
10/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT establishing an apprentice hunting license.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Fish and Game; Apprentice Hunting License. Amend RSA 214 by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
214:6-a Apprentice Hunting License. Any person who wishes to hunt but who has not completed a hunter education program or provided proof of a previous hunting or archery license, as required in RSA 214:23-a, may purchase an apprentice hunting license. A person holding an apprentice hunting license shall be allowed to hunt only when accompanied by a properly licensed person who is 18 years of age or over. The fees for an apprentice hunting license shall be as provided in RSA 214:9, I for a resident apprentice hunting license, as provided in RSA 214:9, VI for a nonresident apprentice hunting license, or as provided in RSA 214:9, VII-a for a nonresident small game apprentice hunting license. The properly licensed person who is 18 years of age or over accompanying the apprentice shall be fully accountable for any damage incurred or for any violations which may be committed by the apprentice while hunting. Any other permits or licenses for hunting shall be purchased as required by the apprentice hunter. The apprentice hunting license shall not be valid to take moose, shall not apply to the 3-day small game license, and shall not be used as proof of a previous license under RSA 214:23-a, I(c) or II(c). An apprentice hunting license may be purchased only once in the lifetime of the hunter.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.
LBAO
11-0642
Amended 03/30/11
HB 206 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing an apprentice hunting license.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Fish and Game states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2011-0389h), will increase state restricted revenue by an indeterminable amount in FY 2012 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on state expenditures, or county and local revenue or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Fish and Game states this bill establishes an apprentice hunting program for those individuals who have not yet completed a hunter safety course or cannot show evidence of a previous hunting license and who wish to hunt in the company of a licensed hunter. The Department states those obtaining apprentice hunting licenses would pay the fees set in RSA 214:9, although it cannot predict how many individuals would purchase apprentice hunting licenses.