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RSA 212-B:6 · Fund Established; Continuing General Fund Appropriation to Match Donations

Title
XVIII: FISH AND GAME
Chapter
212-B · NONGAME SPECIES MANAGEMENT ACT
Status
current
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212-B:6 Fund Established; Continuing General Fund Appropriation to Match Donations. –

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I.

The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund to be known as the nongame species account to which moneys obtained by the fish and game department shall be applied, including any federal moneys which become available from the federal government, any state funds appropriated, and all donations received. The state treasurer shall invest funds received specifically for deposit in the nongame species account as provided by law, and any interest received on such investments shall be credited to the nongame species account. The moneys in this account shall be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive nongame species management program.

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II.

The fish and game department shall issue a certificate of participation to any individual who donates not less than $10 to the nongame species account established in paragraph I. An amount equal to the moneys donated during any fiscal year under this paragraph up to and including a total of $100,000 shall be transferred annually to the nongame species account. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for such amount out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. This is a continuing appropriation.

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III.

Gifts, grants, bequests, or donations made to this account shall not require consent or approval of the fish and game commission nor the governor or governor and council. Source. 1988, 244:1. 2003, 60:4. 2008, 120:22, eff. Aug. 2, 2008. 2018, 180:1, eff. July 1, 2019. 2023, 49:2, eff. July 31, 2023. 2025, 88:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1988, 244:1. 2003, 60:4. 2008, 120:22, eff. Aug. 2, 2008. 2018, 180:1, eff. July 1, 2019. 2023, 49:2, eff. July 31, 2023. 2025, 88:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2025.

Source history

  • 1988, 244:1
  • 2003, 60:4
  • 2008, 120:22, eff. Aug. 2, 2008
  • 2018, 180:1, eff. July 1, 2019
  • 2023, 49:2, eff. July 31, 2023
  • 2025, 88:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2025

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Bill relationships

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    propriate dedicated account and expended in accordance with the purpose of the dedicated account. III. This section shall not apply to gifts, grants, bequests, or donations received pursuant to RSA 206:33-c or RSA 212-B:6. 141:268 Fish and Game; Gifts, Donations, and Raffles. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b)(231) to read as follows: (231) Moneys deposited in the fish and game department gifts, [and] donations, and raffles account under RSA

  • 2025 HB202 reference

    rector, with the [approval] advice of the fish and game commission, pursuant to RSA 541-A. II. Revenues from fees and renewals under paragraph I shall be deposited in the nongame species account established in RSA 212-B:6. III. The executive director, with the [consent] advice of the commission, may establish, by rules under RSA 541-A, an open season or closed season for the taking of certain game animals, game birds, and small