1. (a) In addition to the requirements specified in RSA 207:3-d, a person engaged in the act of baiting furbearing animals or game animals with the exception of gray squirrel shall be in compliance with Fis 307.
2. (b) No person shall engage in the act of baiting furbearing animals or game animals with the exception of gray squirrel from April 15 to August 31.
3. (c) All persons shall comply with RSA 207:3-d.
4. (d) Persons baiting on the property of another shall complete and submit a “Permit to Bait Wildlife” form provided by the department as described in Fis 1102.04, and signed by the owner or occupant in (c).

5. (e) To bait wildlife on lands other than state owned or managed lands, the permit specified in paragraph (d) above shall not be considered unless received by the department or are postmarked on or before the first Monday in August if baiting for bear, or received by the department or are postmarked on or before the first Monday in October for all other species, except:

   1. (1) Applicants may apply beginning December 1 for permits to bait coyote for the year following; and
   2. (2) Permits to bait bear shall be issued by the executive director or designated agents after the application deadlines as necessary to assist in addressing nuisance bear issues.

6. (f) The person submitting the permit specified in paragraph (d) above shall submit 2 completed and signed copies in hand or by mail to the:

   N. H. Fish and Game Department

   Wildlife Division

   11 Hazen Drive

   Concord, NH 03301

7. (g) Permittees shall include a map or copy thereof showing the specific location of bait site.

8. (h) The permittee shall also distribute copies of the completed and signed permit as follows:

   1. (1) One copy shall be retained by the permittee; and
   2. (2) One copy shall be left with the landowner.
9. (i) No bait shall be placed unless the permit with map have been submitted to the wildlife division or until 3 days have elapsed after the date of postmark if mailed.
10. (j) A person with a current hunting license shall be allowed a maximum of 2 active bait sites for private use and a licensed N.H. hunting guide shall in addition be allowed a maximum of 6 active bait sites for commercial use.
11. (k) No person other than the permittee listed on a permit to bait wildlife shall place bait or add any material to bait previously placed, under said permit.
12. (l) All permits to bait wildlife shall expire no later than December 31 following the date of issuance unless an earlier date has been specified on the permit form except as provided by (e)(1).
13. (m) A permit to bait wildlife shall be valid for one bait site only, a single permittee only, and shall have only that permittee’s name entered on the permit.
14. (n) A person placing bait shall post a sign bearing their name and address at each bait site, in a clearly visible manner not higher than 6 feet off the ground, on an identification sign made of durable material at least 3 inches by 6 inches in size.
15. (o) The sign specified in (n) above may bear the names of not more than 2 other persons permitted to take furbearing animals or game animals by aid and use of bait.
16. (p) No identification sign placed in compliance with this section shall be altered by the substitution or changing of the names listed thereon.
17. (q) No person other than the permittee authorized to place bait at a site shall remove, alter, or destroy any identification sign posted in compliance with (n) above.
18. (r) A licensed hunting guide authorized under the provisions of Fis 1106.03 and Fis 1300 shall not be required to post the names of paying clients attempting to take coyote, furbearing animals, or game animals over lawful commercial baits placed by the guide.
19. (s) No person shall place bait in public waters or on ice covered public waters.
20. (t) No person, except licensed hunting guides in accordance with (r) above, shall take furbearing animals or game animals by the aid or use of bait unless they are identified on the sign identified in (n) and (o).
21. (u) Upon the request of any conservation officer, a permittee or an applicant to bait shall accompany the conservation officer to the proposed or existing bait site for purposes such as, but not limited to, determining the actual location of the bait site and compliance with the provisions of RSA 207:3-d and Fis 307.
22. (v) The refusal of a permittee or an applicant to comply with the provisions of (u) shall be grounds for the denial of the application, if pending, or the revocation of the permit if previously issued.
23. (w) A baited area as defined in RSA 207:1, II-b shall be considered an active bait site until any and all bait material is completely removed from the site.
24. (x) From the close of the season to take bear with the aid and use of bait as specified in Fis 307.02 through December 15, baiting for coyote shall be restricted to the use of meat, animal parts, carrion, or fish.

Source. #6175, INTERIM, eff 1-27-96, EXPIRED: 5-26-96; ss by #6251, eff 5-22-96; ss by #7289, eff 6-1-00; ss by #8644, eff 6-1-06; ss by #8931, eff 7-6-07; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10; ss by #10142, eff 6-5-12; ss by #10619, eff 6-2-14; ss by #11114, eff 6-3-16; amd by #12591, eff 7-25-18; ss by #13211, eff 5-26-21; ss by #14308, eff 7-10-25, EXPIRES: 7-10-35