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RSA 208:16 · Use of Deer Tag

Title
XVIII: FISH AND GAME
Chapter
208 · GAME ANIMALS
Status
current
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208:16 Use of Deer Tag. –

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I.

The holder of a license to hunt under RSA 214:9, I, III, VI, VII, and RSA 208:5 shall be provided with a deer tag attached to the license. The holder of a license shall, upon killing a deer, fill out and detach the deer tag from the license and then securely attach to the deer or carcass the deer tag bearing the name and address of the licensee. The deer tag shall remain attached to the deer or carcass thereof as long as the deer or carcass remains in the state, and the owner shall be entitled to transport it or have it transported as provided in RSA 208:12 and 13.

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II.

Only the deer tag issued to the licensee who killed the deer shall be attached to that deer carcass.

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III.

No person shall possess a deer tag that was not issued to that person.

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IV.

No person shall attach a deer tag to a deer the person did not kill.

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V.

No person shall possess a detached deer tag which has been validated, during the open season for deer, unless the validated deer tag is attached to a deer or its carcass as provided in this section. Any person who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall, if a natural person, be guilty of a violation, and any other person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1935, 124:2. 1941, 126:10. RL 242:14. 1951, 159:1. RSA 208:16. 1967, 84:5. 1969, 9:1. 1985, 291:5. 1987, 62:2. 1995, 115:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. Section 208:16-a, 208:17 208:16-a, 208:17 Repealed by 1967, 84:6, eff. Sept. 1, 1967. – Hares and Rabbits

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Source note

Source. 1935, 124:2. 1941, 126:10. RL 242:14. 1951, 159:1. RSA 208:16. 1967, 84:5. 1969, 9:1. 1985, 291:5. 1987, 62:2. 1995, 115:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. Section 208:16-a, 208:17 208:16-a, 208:17 Repealed by 1967, 84:6, eff. Sept. 1, 1967. – Hares and Rabbits

Source history

  • 1935, 124:2
  • 1941, 126:10. RL 242:14
  • 1951, 159:1. RSA 208:16
  • 1967, 84:5
  • 1969, 9:1
  • 1985, 291:5
  • 1987, 62:2
  • 1995, 115:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. Section 208:16-a, 208:17 208:16-a, 208:17 Repealed by 1967, 84:6, eff. Sept. 1, 1967. – Hares and Rabbits

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  • 2026 HB1199 related · effective 2026-07-01

    all be issued at no charge and each shall be of a type and design approved by the executive director. Lifetime licensees holding bear licenses shall comply with all provisions of RSA 208 relative to tagging, transportation and possession of bear. [VII-a.] X. A person holding a valid lifetime fishing license or lifetime combination hunting and fishing license, issued prior to January 1, 2011, may make

  • 2026 HB1199-FN related · effective 2026-07-01

    all be issued at no charge and each shall be of a type and design approved by the executive director. Lifetime licensees holding bear licenses shall comply with all provisions of RSA 208 relative to tagging, transportation and possession of bear. [VII-a.] X. A person holding a valid lifetime fishing license or lifetime combination hunting and fishing license, issued prior to January 1, 2011, may make