CHAPTER 58
HB 1052 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-2111
04/08
HOUSE BILL 1052
AN ACT relative to the number of rounds of ammunition allowed for hunting regardless of firearm capacity.
SPONSORS: Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Roy, Rock. 32; Rep. Bershtein, Rock. 2; Rep. Love, Rock. 6; Rep. Howard, Belk. 8
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that a semi-automatic rifle may be used to take game.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2111
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the number of rounds of ammunition allowed for hunting regardless of firearm capacity.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
58:1 General Provisions as to Fish and Game; Lawful Methods of Taking. Amend RSA 207:3, II to read as follows:
II. A full automatic rifle shall not be used at any time [nor shall a semi-automatic rifle be used to which is attached a magazine or clip holding more than 6 cartridges, nor shall a full jacketed metal case bullet be used,]. A semi-automatic rifle may be used provided it is loaded with no more than 6 rounds of ammunition at any time. A full jacketed metal case bullet shall not be used, either in its original form or any alteration thereof.
58:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 20, 2022
Effective Date: July 19, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 14, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 7, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 14, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 24, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/20/2022; Chapter 58; Eff. 07/19/2022
May 13, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022
May 13, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
April 14, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/14/2022; SJ 8
April 7, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/14/2022; SC 15
March 31, 2022: Hearing: 04/07/2022, Room 103, SH, 10:15 am; SC 14
March 1, 2022: Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5
Feb. 16, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3
Feb. 1, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 18-0; CC)
Jan. 31, 2022: Executive Session: 01/14/2022 10:00 am LOB 305--307
Jan. 14, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/14/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB305-307
Nov. 2, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources
: To Be Introduced and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources