HB 193 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
24Feb2021... 0157h
2021 SESSION
21-0302
05/10
HOUSE BILL 193
AN ACT relative to penalties for improper timber harvesting.
SPONSORS: Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Rep. Weston, Graf. 8; Rep. Gordon, Graf. 9; Rep. Gould, Hills. 7; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that any person who negligently or recklessly causes timber to be cut on the land of another shall be guilty of trespass under RSA 227-J, relative to timber harvesting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24Feb2021... 0157h 21-0302
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to penalties for improper timber harvesting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Timber Harvesting; Trespass; Civil Penalty. Amend RSA 227-J:8, I to read as follows:
I. No person shall negligently cut, fell, destroy, injure, [or] carry away, or cause to be cut, felled, destroyed, injured, or carried away, any tree, timber, log, wood, pole, underwood, or bark which is on the land of another person, or aid in such actions without the permission of that person or the person's agent.
2 Timber Harvesting; Trespass; Criminal Penalty. Amend RSA 227-J:8-a, I to read as follows:
I. No person shall recklessly cut, fell, destroy, injure, [or] carry away, or cause to be cut, felled, destroyed, injured, or carried away, any tree, timber, log, wood, pole, underwood, or bark which is on the land of another person, or aid in such actions without the permission of that person or the person's agent.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 27, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 24, 2021: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0157h: MA VV 02/24/2021
Feb. 24, 2021: Amendment # 2021-0157h: AA VV 02/24/2021
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0157h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 11
Jan. 27, 2021: Public Hearing: 01/27/2021 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99531020872 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 2 P. 38
Jan. 6, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/06/2020 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development