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RSA 207:7 · Hunting from Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft

Title
XVIII: FISH AND GAME
Chapter
207 · GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FISH AND GAME
Status
current
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207:7 Hunting from Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft. –

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I.

No person shall take or attempt to take wild birds or wild animals from a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile as defined in RSA 215-C:1, boat, aircraft or other craft propelled by mechanical power.

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II.

No person shall have or carry, in or on a motor vehicle, OHRV, snowmobile, or aircraft, when moving, a cocked crossbow, a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun, muzzleloader, or air rifle, except a person or a person's agent while in the act of protecting his or her interest in their livestock or crops. Except when crossing or traveling on a public way, such person or the person's agent may carry a loaded rifle or shotgun, muzzleloader, or air rifle while traveling through or between farming or agricultural areas while in the course of protecting his or her interest in their livestock or crops.

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III.

No person shall have in or on a boat or other craft while being propelled by mechanical power, or in a boat or other craft being towed by a boat or other craft propelled by mechanical power, a cocked crossbow, a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun, muzzleloader, or air rifle.

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IV.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to law enforcement officers carrying guns or firearms in the line of duty.

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V.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to shooting of injured or crippled waterfowl from a motorized watercraft while in the sea duck hunting area. Source. 1935, 124:1. 1937, 188:4. RL 241:6. 1947, 47:1. 1949, 16:1. RSA 207:7. 1969, 11:1. 1971, 308:1. 1983, 449:19. 2003, 35:3. 2005, 210:6, eff. July 1, 2006. 2018, 324:7, eff. Aug. 24, 2018. 2025, 215:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1935, 124:1. 1937, 188:4. RL 241:6. 1947, 47:1. 1949, 16:1. RSA 207:7. 1969, 11:1. 1971, 308:1. 1983, 449:19. 2003, 35:3. 2005, 210:6, eff. July 1, 2006. 2018, 324:7, eff. Aug. 24, 2018. 2025, 215:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.

Source history

  • 1935, 124:1
  • 1937, 188:4. RL 241:6
  • 1947, 47:1
  • 1949, 16:1. RSA 207:7
  • 1969, 11:1
  • 1971, 308:1
  • 1983, 449:19
  • 2003, 35:3
  • 2005, 210:6, eff. July 1, 2006
  • 2018, 324:7, eff. Aug. 24, 2018
  • 2025, 215:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2025

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  • 2026 HB1140 amend

    Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Disabled Persons; Hunting From Vehicle. Amend RSA 207:7-a, I to read as follows: I. RSA 207:7 shall not apply to a disabled person who [is suffering from] has paraplegia, [or who is suffering from the loss of, or the loss of the use of,] has lost one or both lower extremities, or has lost the use of one or both

  • 2026 HB1140 amend

    persons to hunt from a motor vehicle. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Disabled Persons; Hunting From Vehicle. Amend RSA 207:7-a, I to read as follows: I. RSA 207:7 shall not apply to a disabled person who [is suffering from] has paraplegia, [or who is suffering from the loss of, or the loss of the use of,] has lost one or both lower extremit

  • 2026 HB1699 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    oving boats. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Hunting from Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft. Amend RSA 207:7, III and IV to read as follows: III. No person shall have in or on a boat or other craft while being propelled by mechanical power, or in a boat or other craft being towed by a boat or other craft propelled by mechan

  • 2026 HB1699-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    oving boats. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Hunting from Motor Vehicle, OHRV, Snowmobile, Boat, or Aircraft. Amend RSA 207:7, III and IV to read as follows: III. No person shall have in or on a boat or other craft while being propelled by mechanical power, or in a boat or other craft being towed by a boat or other craft propelled by mechan

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