Revision: March 30, 2017, 8:03 a.m.
HB 84 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
15Feb2017... 0160h
2017 SESSION
17-0035
10/03
HOUSE BILL 84
AN ACT relative to having a loaded firearm in a motorhome.
SPONSORS: Rep. Proulx, Hills. 44; Rep. Goley, Hills. 8; Rep. DiSilvestro, Hills. 9; Rep. M. McCarthy, Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
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This bill allows the possession of a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun, or a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in a magazine or clip attached to the gun in a motorhome when not driven.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2017... 0160h 17-0035
10/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to having a loaded firearm in a motorhome.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Fish and Game; Hunting From a Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft; Exception Added. Amend RSA 207:7 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V.(a) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the possession of a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun, or a rifle or shotgun with a cartridge in a magazine or clip attached to the gun, in a motorhome when:
(1) The motorhome is connected to water, electricity, sewage disposal, or other utility service and is not capable of being driven; or
(2) The motorhome is immobile and the keys or keyless ignition device are locked up or secured from operation.
(b) For purposes of this section, "motorhome" means a self-propelled vehicle that is equipped to serve as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel purposes and is used solely as a family or personal conveyance.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.