1. (a) A commercial grower whose land is open to public hunting as described in RSA 207:22-a, may make application for a pre-damage deer kill permit or a wildlife depredation permit for use in the protection of commercial crops, to the NH fish and game department.
2. (b) A commercial grower’s land may be closed to hunting while the commercial grower, employees of the commercial grower or the general public are actively managing or harvesting crops.
3. (c) The executive director shall request financial records if necessary to verify the commercial status of pre-damage deer kill permit and wildlife depredation permit applicants.
4. (d) Agents taking deer under the authority of a pre-damage deer kill permit or wildlife depredation permit shall not have been convicted of a fish and game hunting violation within the past 5 years in any state in the United States or Canadian province.
5. (e) Only persons currently licensed to hunt in New Hampshire shall be used as agents under pre-damage deer kill permits or the wildlife depredation permits except that airports may use designated airfield safety personnel that are not licensed to hunt.

6. (f) The taking of wildlife under a pre-damage deer kill permit or a wildlife depredation permit shall be as follows:

   1. (1) Only with rifles of a caliber greater than .22 caliber rimfire, shotguns loaded with a single ball or loose buckshot;
   2. (2) Only with bows with 40 lbs. pull or greater for deer or bear and 50 lbs. pull or greater for moose; and
   3. (3) Fixed blade broadheads not less than 7/8 of an inch or more than 1 ½ inches wide, or retractable broadheads not less than 7/8 of an inch wide when open shall be used;
   4. (4) In towns restricted to weapon types pursuant to RSA 208:3, 208:3-a, 208:3-b, and 208:3-c, only shotguns loaded with a single ball, muzzle-loading rifle, or bow and arrow shall be permitted, except that loose #00 or larger buckshot may be used in the towns listed in 208:3; and
   5. (5) Wildlife shall be taken during dates and times specified on the permit.
7. (g) The commercial grower and/or agent shall not sell wildlife or otherwise receive personal or monetary gain from the taking of wildlife under this section.

Source. #3176, eff 1-20-86; ss by #4858, eff 7-5-90; ss by #6276, INTERIM, eff 6-26-96, EXPIRED: 10-24-96 New. #6434, eff 1-22-97; ss by #7159, INTERIM, eff 12-18-99, EXPIRED: 4-16-00 New. #7290, eff 5-24-00; amd by #7881, eff 4-26-03; amd by #9236, INTERIM, eff 8-22-08, EXPIRED: 2-18-09 New. #9405, eff 3-7-09; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16