HB1269: relative to the taking of red deer or elk.

HB 1269 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

22Feb2006… 0566h

2006 SESSION

06-2118

10/01

HOUSE BILL 1269

AN ACT relative to the taking of red deer or elk.

SPONSORS: Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Currier, Merr 5; Rep. Patten, Carr 4; Rep. R. L'Heureux, Hills 19; Rep. Mirski, Graf 10; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. Boyce, Dist 4; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows for the taking of red deer or elk and establishes regulation of the process.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22Feb2006… 0566h

06-2118

10/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT relative to the taking of red deer or elk.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Purpose. The propagation of red deer (Cervus elaphus) or elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) is an important agricultural industry in this state. Therefore, providing for equal treatment of alternate livestock and expanding the market for red deer or elk by allowing for the sale of live red deer or elk to individuals for their own consumption will provide economic benefit to the state.

2 Protected Species; Elk Removed. Amend RSA 208:1 to read as follows:

208:1 Protected. No person shall, at any time, hunt, take, or possess, any caribou[, or elk], or any part of the carcass, taken in this state.

3 New Section; Red Deer or Elk. Amend RSA 208 by inserting after section 1-e the following new section:

208:1-f Red Deer or Elk.

I. No person shall, at any time, hunt, take, or possess, any red deer or elk, or any part of the carcass, taken in this state, except as follows:

(a) Red deer or elk which have been propagated within this state may be taken.

(b) Notwithstanding RSA 212:30-e, V, persons licensed to propagate red deer or elk shall be permitted to sell live animals for on premises field harvest by the purchaser.

(c) Persons licensed to propagate red deer or elk, or their designated agent, shall accompany a purchaser into the harvest area, and shall stay in the purchaser’s presence until the harvest is completed. Only one purchaser shall be permitted in the harvest area at one time.

(d) The propagator shall provide the purchaser with a bill of sale for each red deer or elk carcass, bearing the date of purchase, the total weight of the carcass, the name and address of the purchaser, and the address and permit number of the propagator. The bill of sale shall remain with the carcass as long as it remains in the state.

II. The provisions of this section shall not affect any other law on the transportation, importation, or sale of red deer or elk.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.