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SB384: relative to the feeding of wild deer.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2016 SB384
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Conference Report Adopted
Senate status
Conference Report Adopted
Committee
HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Hearing
03/31/2016 at 10:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Environment and natural resources

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CHAPTER 302

SB 384 - FINAL VERSION

03/03/2016 0866s

06/01/2016 2041CofC

2016 SESSION

16-2945

10/01

SENATE BILL 384

AN ACT relative to the feeding of wild deer.

SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Manley, Hills. 3; Rep. Rogers, Merr. 28

COMMITTEE: Energy And Natural Resources

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits placing of food for consumption by wild deer that would be detrimental to the health of the deer population or a threat to public safety, in accordance with rules adopted by the executive director of fish and game. The bill also requires the fish and game department to provide informational materials to businesses.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/03/2016 0866s

06/01/2016 2041CofC 16-2945

10/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to the feeding of wild deer.

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

302:1 New Section; Fish and Game; Feeding of Wild Deer. Amend RSA 208 by inserting after section 8-a the following new section:

208:8-b Feeding of Wild Deer.

I.(a) No person shall knowingly place food for consumption by wild deer if the fish and game department has determined such feeding would be detrimental to the health of the deer population or a threat to public safety.

(b) The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A that include but shall not be limited to the definition of food, the time of feeding, and the locations for feeding that would be detrimental for consumption by wild deer and the criteria by which the department will determine if feeding would be detrimental to the health of the deer population or a threat to public safety.

II. The fish and game department shall provide informational materials concerning the harmful or fatal feeding of wild deer to businesses and establishments in this state which sell or offer for sale wild animal feed.

III. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be given a warning for a first offense and shall be guilty of a violation for any subsequent offense.

IV. This section shall not apply to baiting permitted under RSA 207:3-d and agriculture as defined in RSA 21:34-a.

302:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 21, 2016

Effective Date: August 20, 2016