CHAPTER 108
HB 1116 - FINAL VERSION
8Feb2024... 0349h
2024 SESSION
24-2090
08/02
HOUSE BILL 1116
AN ACT relative to certain firearms to be used for taking of game.
SPONSORS: Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Love, Rock. 13; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 38; Rep. C. Brown, Graf. 10; Rep. Jonathan Smith, Carr. 5; Rep. Hoell, Merr. 27; Rep. Cole, Hills. 26; Sen. Lang, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows for the use of rifles and certain pistols for the taking of 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Feb2024... 0349h 24-2090
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to certain firearms to be used for taking of game.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
108:1 Lawful Methods of Taking; Lever Action Carbine. Amend RSA 207:3, I to read as follows:
I. Wildlife shall be taken in the daytime between 1/2 hour before sunrise and 1/2 hour after sunset with a gun, firearm, muzzleloader, or air rifle, fired at arm's length, bow and arrow or crossbow, or a [lever-action carbine] rifle chambered in [.357, .44 Magnum, or .45 Colt] a straight-walled pistol cartridge of .357 caliber or greater in any area where hunting is restricted to handgun or pistol, unless otherwise specifically permitted. An air rifle may be used to take small game, but shall not be used to take moose, bear, turkey, or deer. The executive director shall specify the method and manner of taking small game with an air rifle in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.
108:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
Approved: July 03, 2024
Effective Date: January 01, 2025
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2024 | 2024-0349h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 30, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 30, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 6, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 30, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 26, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 16, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 15, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 22, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 108; eff. 01/01/2025
June 19, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 43
June 19, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 15, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
May 15, 2024: Special Order to Beginning of Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
May 7, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 19
March 20, 2024: Hearing: 03/26/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 12
Feb. 22, 2024: Introduced 02/21/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6
Feb. 8, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0349h: MA RC 221-157 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 31
Feb. 8, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0349h: AA VV 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 31
Jan. 31, 2024: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Jan. 31, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0349h 01/30/2024 (Vote 11-6; RC)
Jan. 5, 2024: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/06/2024 02:30 pm LOB 307
Jan. 5, 2024: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/30/2024 02:30 pm LOB 307
Jan. 5, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/30/2024 10:00 am LOB 307
Nov. 28, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources