Revision: Feb. 13, 2024, 3:51 p.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
February 13, 2024
2024-0675s
08/05
Amendment to SB 310
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to bear registration and federal duck stamps.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following and renumbering the original section 2 to read as 3:
2 Taking; Federal Duck Stamp Required. Amend RSA 209:6, II to read as follows:
II. No person who has attained the age of 16 years shall take any migratory waterfowl (brant, wild ducks, geese and swans) unless at the time of such taking he or she has on their person an unexpired federal migratory bird stamp (commonly called a duck stamp) validated by his or her signature written across the face of said stamp in ink, or confirmation, including digital confirmation of [an] a current and valid electronic migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp[, purchased within the previous 45 days]. A person who has not attained the age of 16 years is not required to have a duck stamp. Said duck stamp shall be required in addition to a valid New Hampshire hunting license obtained pursuant to RSA 214:1. Regulations promulgated under the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of 1934 are hereby made a part of the game law of the state.
2024-0675s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the executive director of fish and game to set up bear registration stations. This bill also allows valid federal duck stamps to be confirmed using digital and electronic means.