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RSA 208:8-b · Feeding of Wild Deer

Title
XVIII: FISH AND GAME
Chapter
208 · GAME ANIMALS
Status
current
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208:8-b Feeding of Wild Deer. –

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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.

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(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.

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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.

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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.

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IV.

This section shall not apply to baiting permitted under RSA 207:3-d and agriculture as defined in RSA 21:34-a. Source. 2016, 302:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2016. Purchase, Possession or Sale of Certain Game Animals

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Source note

Source. 2016, 302:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2016. Purchase, Possession or Sale of Certain Game Animals

Source history

  • 2016, 302:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2016. Purchase, Possession or Sale of Certain Game Animals

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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