N.H. Code Admin. R. Fis 805.03
Permits to Release Wildlife
Effective Apr 21, 2026(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Fis 800) #5507, eff 11-20-92; ss by #6191, eff 2-22-96; ss by #6889, eff 11-21-98, EXPIRED: 11-21-06 New. #8767, INTERIM, eff 11-22-06, EXPIRED: 5-21-07 New. #8893, eff 6-5-07, EXPIRED: 6-5-15 New. #10868, INTERIM, eff 6-25-15, EXPIRES: 12-22-15 New. #11029, eff 1-26-16; ss by #14558, eff 4-21-26, EXPIRES: 4-21-36 (formerly Fis 805.02)Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
- (a) No live wildlife designated as controlled, the eggs or progeny thereof, shall be released without a permit to release wildlife or except as otherwise permitted under (e) below, RSA 207:1-a, RSA 214:34-d, or RSA 209-A:3, IV, or unless the release of wildlife is specifically permitted under another permit, such as birds for regulated shooting areas, individual training and shooting permits, or fish for kids’ tournaments under this chapter.
- (b) No person shall release or allow to be released any wildlife that is diseased or suspected of being diseased.
- (c) No wildlife shall be released on the property of another without written landowner permission.
- (d) A permit to release shall be valid from date of issuance to the end of the calendar year in which the permit was issued or the expiration of the health certificate, whichever is sooner.
- (e) No permit to release wildlife shall be required to release indigenous wildlife captured or trapped by a landowner, as long as the release is on the landowner’s own land or on another landowners’ land and only with written permission of the other landowner.
Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Fis 800) #5507, eff 11-20-92; ss by #6191, eff 2-22-96; ss by #6889, eff 11-21-98, EXPIRED: 11-21-06 New. #8767, INTERIM, eff 11-22-06, EXPIRED: 5-21-07 New. #8893, eff 6-5-07, EXPIRED: 6-5-15 New. #10868, INTERIM, eff 6-25-15, EXPIRES: 12-22-15 New. #11029, eff 1-26-16; ss by #14558, eff 4-21-26, EXPIRES: 4-21-36 (formerly Fis 805.02)