New Hampshire Statutes
§ 207:59 — Exclusive Authority of the State
New Hampshire § 207:59
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XVIIIFISH AND GAME
Ch. 207GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FISH AND GAME
SubdivisionState Jurisdiction
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 207:59 (2026).
Text
The state of New Hampshire shall have exclusive authority and jurisdiction over the management, preservation, protection, propagation and taking of wildlife in the state. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, no ordinance or regulation of a political subdivision may regulate the management, preservation, protection, propagation and taking of wildlife. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting a political subdivision's property rights concerning land owned and controlled by that entity.
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Legislative History
1998, 95:1, eff. July 19, 1998.
Nearby Sections
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§ 207:1
Definitions§ 207:1-a
Ranch Bred Mink§ 207:10
Prohibited Devices§ 207:10-a
Exception§ 207:10-b
Tracking Wildlife; Permission Required§ 207:12-a
Dog Training; Fee§ 207:13
Field Trials§ 207:13-a
Signs§ 207:13-b
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 207:59, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/207%3A59.