New Hampshire § 207:59 Exclusive Authority of the State

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 207:59 — Exclusive Authority of the State

New Hampshire § 207:59

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).

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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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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.