§ 207:8-c — Use of Drugs on Wildlife

New Hampshire § 207:8-c

• Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
• Title XVIII: FISH AND GAME
• Ch. 207: GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FISH AND GAME
• Subdivision: Definitions, Inclusions, Methods of Taking, Etc.

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I. In this section:
(a) "Drug" means any chemical substance, other than food or mineral/vitamin supplements, that affects the structure or biological function of any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian under the jurisdiction of the fish and game department.
(b) "Normal animal husbandry practices" means practices related to the production and care of animals in accordance with RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4).
II. No person shall administer any drug, including but not limited to drugs used for fertility control, disease prevention or treatment, immobilization, or growth stimulation, to any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian under the jurisdiction of the fish and game department without the written authorization from the executive director or his or her designee, except as provided in paragraph III or IV.
III. This section does not apply to the use of a drug as an aid in normal animal husbandry practices.
IV. This section shall not be construed to limit employees or agencies of the state or the United States, or local animal control officers or licensed wildlife rehabilitators in the performance of their official duties related to public health, wildlife management, wildlife rehabilitation, or wildlife removal. However, a drug shall not be administered by any person for fertility control or growth stimulation without the written authorization of the executive director or his or her designee, except as provided in paragraph III.
V. An officer of the fish and game department may take possession of any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian under the jurisdiction of the department, if the officer has probable cause to believe the animal has been administered drugs in violation of this section.
VI. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Legislative History

2008, 82:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.