N.H. Code Admin. R. He-P 2314.02 – Education Requirements for Wild Mushroom Harvester, Identifiers, Distributors

(a) The education course to satisfy the application requirements in He-P 2314.01(a) and (b) for a wild harvested mushroom license shall include the following:
1. (1) Identification of mushrooms of tier 1 mushrooms as described in He-P 2314.03;
2. (2) Identification of mushrooms of tier 2 mushrooms as described in He-P 2314.04 for those applicants seeking a tier 2 mushroom license;
3. (3) Appropriate locations from which to harvest mushrooms;
4. (4) The safe handling and storage of mushrooms;
5. (5) Record keeping requirements and ethics of harvesting;
6. (6) No less than 12 hours of in-person instruction with a mandatory online preparation module developed by the course instructor to include the basics of harvesting and handling of wild mushrooms, accompanied photos of mushrooms listed in He-P 2314.03 and He-P 2314.04, and any other specific requirements for producers set forth in RSA 143-A:21-28 or at least 4 hours with documentation from the course provider for abbreviated course; and
7. (7) A certificate issued to a student indicating successful completion of the course which shall specify the tier of mushrooms the student has demonstrated proficiency in identifying.
(b) The online refresher education course to satisfy the application requirement He-P 2314.01(g) to renew a wild harvested mushroom license shall include a review of the following topics:
1. (1) Identification of mushrooms;
2. (2) Appropriate locations from which to harvest mushrooms;
3. (3) The safe handling and storage of mushrooms;
4. (4) Record keeping requirements and ethics of harvesting;
5. (5) A certificate issued to a student indicating successful completion of the course.
(c) An applicant shall provide proof of successful completion of the required training to the department with license application. Successful completion includes passing a standardized test provided by the course instructor, on course material with a score of at least 70 percent.
(d) Course instructors shall hold a bachelor’s degree in mycology or provide to the department proof of one year of documented instruction of course material with at least 2 references, one character and one professional.
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He-P 2314. 03 List of Tier 1 Wild Harvested Mushrooms. Tier 1 mushrooms shall include:
(a) Morel (Morchella spp. - M. americana Clowez & Matherly, M. angusticeps Pk., M. elata Fr., M. punctipes Pk);
(b) Chanterelle (Cantharellus spp. - Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Schwein.) Schwein. C. flavus Foltz & Volk, C. lateritius (Berk.) Singer, C. minor Pk., C. roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo);
(c) Black Trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides (L.) Pers., C. fallax A.H. Smith);
(d) Lion’s Mane, Bears Head, or Coral Tooth (Hericium spp. - H. americanum Ginns, H. coralloides (Scop.) Pers., H. erinaceus (Bull.) Pers.);
(e) Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus spp. - Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) Kumm., P. populinus O. Hilber & O.K. Miller, P. pulmonarius (Fr.) Quel.);
(f) King Bolete, Porcini, Cep, Steinpilz (Boletus edulis group (B. edulis Bull., B. atkinsonii Pk., B. chippewaensis A.H. Smith & Thiers, B. nobilis Pk., B. seperans Pk., B. subcaerulescens (E.A. Dick & Snell) Both, Bessette & A.R. Bessette, B. variipes Pk.);
(g) Matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare (Pk.) Redhead);
(h) Hen-of-the-Woods (Grifola frondosa (Dickson) Gray);
(i) Wine Cap (Stropharia rugosoannulata Farl. ex Murrill);
(j) Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis spp. –S. spathulata (Schwein.) Fr., S. americana R.H. Petersen);
(k) Lobster Mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum (Schwein.) Tulasne & C. Tulasne);
(l) Green Quilted Russula (Russula virescens, Russula parvovirescens, Russula crustosa);
(m) Jelly Ear (Auricularia americana Parmasto & I.Parmasto);
(n) Blewit (Lepista nuda (Bull.) Cooke;
(o) Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus (O.F. Muller) Pers);
(p) Trumpet Chanterelle (Craterellus spp. Pers. Craterellus caeruleofuscus A.H. Smith, Craterellus foetidus A.H. Smith, Craterellus ignicolor (R.H. Petersen, Dahlman, Danell & Spatafora, Craterellus tubaeformis (Fr.) Quel.);
(q) Beefsteak Polypore (Fistulina hepatica (Schaeff.) Wither;
(r) Sweet Tooth (Hydnum repandum L. group (subgenus Hydnum));
(s) Depressed Hedgehog (Hydnum umbilicatum Pk. group (subgenus Rufescentia));
(t) Corrugated-cap Milky (Lactarius corrugis (Pk.));
(u) Orange Milky (Lactarius hygrophoroides Berk. & M.A. Curtis);
(v) Tawny or Voluminous Milky (Lactarius volemus (Fr.) Fr.); and
(w) White Hedgehog (Hydnum albidum Pk. group (subgenus Alba)).
Source. #13428, eff 8-5-22; ss by #13883, eff 2-22-24
He-P 2314. 04 List of Tier 2 Wild Harvested Mushrooms. Tier 2 mushrooms shall include:
(a) Caesar's Amanita (Amanita jacksonii Pomerleau);
(b) Pear-shaped Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff);
(c) Crown-tipped Coral (Artomyces pyxidatus (Pers.) Julich);
(d) Russell's Bolete (Aureoboletus russellii (Frost) G.Wu & Zhu L. Yang);
(e) Pallid Bolete (Boletus pallidus Frost);
(f) Butter Bolete (Butyriboletus brunneus (Pk.) D. Arora & J. L. Frank);
(g) Frost's Bolete (Butyriboletus frostii (J.L.Russell) G.Wu, Kuan Zhao & Zhu L. Yang);
(h) Pheasant's Back or Dryad’s Saddle (Polyporus (Cerioporus) squamosus (Huds.) Fr.);
(i) Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Donk);
(j) Enoki or Winter Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes (Curt.) Sing);
(k) Chestnut Bolete (Gyroporus castaneus (Bull.) Quel.);
(l) Bluing Bolete (Gyroporus cyanescens (Bull.) Quel.);
(m) Chrome-footed Bolete (Harrya chromapes (Frost) Halling, Nuhn, Osmundson, & M. Binder);
(n) Yellow Scaber-stalk (Hemileccinum subglabripes (Pk.) Halling);
(o) Conifer Tuft (Hypholoma capnoides (Fr.) P. Kumm.);
(p) Brick Cap (Hypholoma lateritium (Schaeff.) P. Kumm.);
(q) Elm Oyster (Hypsizygus ulmarius (Bull.) Redhead);
(r) Elm Oyster (Hypsizygus tesselatus (Bull.) Sing.);
(s) Bay Bolete (Imleria badia (Fr.) Vizzini);
(t) Purple-gilled Laccaria (Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berk.) Pk.);
(u) Maple Milkcap or Burnt-sugar Milky (Lactarius aquifluus Pk. (= L. helvus (Fr.) Fr.));
(v) False saffron Milkcap or Orange-latex Milky (Lactarius deterrimus (Groger));
(w) Chicken-of-the-Woods or Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus cincinnatus (Morgan) Birds., Banik & T.J.Volk, Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill);
(x) Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.);
(y) Platterful Mushroom (Megacollybia rodmanii Petersen, Hughes, & Lickey);
(z) Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J. Larsen & Lombard);
(aa) Olive Oysterling (Sarcomyxa serotina (Pers.) V. Papp (= Panellus serotinus (Pers.) P. Kumm.));
(ab) Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces Berk. spp.);
(ac) Dotted-stalk Suillus (Suillus weaverae (A.H. Smith & Shaffer) Kretzer & T.D. Bruns (= granulatus (L.) Rouss.)); and
(ad) Spotted Bolete (Xanthoconium affine var. affine Pk. and var. maculosus (Pk.) Sing).
Source. #13428, eff 8-5-22; ss by #13883, eff 2-22-24
PART 2315 through He-P 2331 RESERVED