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1 License: Examination. Amend RSA 215:5, I to read as follows:
I. A person licensed as a guide shall be at least 18 years of age. He shall furnish such recommendations as the executive director shall require. He shall be skilled in the use, management and handling of such boats or canoes as are customarily used in fishing and hunting, and shall be a safe and competent person under all circumstances to be a guide for hunting or fishing parties
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 License: Examination. Amend RSA 215:5, I to read as follows:
I. (a) A person licensed as a guide shall be at least 18 years of age. They shall furnish such recommendations as the executive director shall require. They shall be skilled in the use, management and handling of such boats or canoes as are customarily used in fishing and hunting, and shall be a safe and competent person under all circumstances to be a guide for hunting or fishing parties
(b) Any required written or oral examinations to become a guide shall be administered by a fish and game officer who is also a licensed guide in New Hampshire and who has passed the wilderness first responder certification course and received their certification.
(c) All questions and answers for the written and oral examinations must be in a standardized test format. Questions and answers shall be made available in a study guide for examiners to review and study once an application is submitted.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.