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RSA 208:21 · Penalties

Title
XVIII: FISH AND GAME
Chapter
208 · GAME ANIMALS
Status
current
Official source linked
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208:21 Penalties. – A person who violates:

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I.

RSA 208:1, 1-b, 1-d, 7, I and II, and 8 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.

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II.

RSA 208:3, 3-a, 3-b, 3-c, 4, 5, 5-a, 6-a, 7, III, 10, and 12-16 inclusive, shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.

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III.

[Repealed.]

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IV.

RSA 208:11 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each deer or moose or part thereof bought, sold, offered or exposed for sale if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.

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V.

RSA 208:1-a or RSA 208:2 shall be guilty of a violation, unless the person is guilty of taking deer or moose during the closed season or exceeding the bag limit, then the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1935, 124:2. RL 242:19. 1949, 279:1. RSA 208:21. 1955, 62:3. 1965, 83:2. 1967, 14:2. 1973, 528:120. 1975, 36:1, 2. 1977, 247:11. 1979, 33:1. 1981, 108:7. 1985, 371:3. 1986, 79:2. 1987, 277:4. 1988, 219:2, V. 1997, 9:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. Black Bear

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Source note

Source. 1935, 124:2. RL 242:19. 1949, 279:1. RSA 208:21. 1955, 62:3. 1965, 83:2. 1967, 14:2. 1973, 528:120. 1975, 36:1, 2. 1977, 247:11. 1979, 33:1. 1981, 108:7. 1985, 371:3. 1986, 79:2. 1987, 277:4. 1988, 219:2, V. 1997, 9:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. Black Bear

Source history

  • 1935, 124:2. RL 242:19
  • 1949, 279:1. RSA 208:21
  • 1955, 62:3
  • 1965, 83:2
  • 1967, 14:2
  • 1973, 528:120
  • 1975, 36:1, 2
  • 1977, 247:11
  • 1979, 33:1
  • 1981, 108:7
  • 1985, 371:3
  • 1986, 79:2
  • 1987, 277:4
  • 1988, 219:2, V
  • 1997, 9:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. Black Bear

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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