New Hampshire § 212-B:2 Findings and Declarations

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 212-B:2 — Findings and Declarations

New Hampshire § 212-B:2

Title XVIIIFISH AND GAME

Ch. 212-BNONGAME SPECIES MANAGEMENT ACT

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 212-B:2 (2026).

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The legislature finds and declares that:

I.New Hampshire's wildlife resources include more than 300 vertebrate species which normally breed in the state, and an additional 120 bird species which occur as transients, migrants, or wintering populations. Of these 420 species, about 60 are considered furbearers, game birds or mammals, or sport fish.

II.Native wildlife constitutes an invaluable natural resource with ecological, scientific, educational, historical, recreational, economic, and aesthetic values to the citizens of New Hampshire.

III.It shall be the policy of the state to maintain and manage this resource for future generations.

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The legislature finds and declares that:
I. New Hampshire's wildlife resources include more than 300 vertebrate species which normally breed in the state, and an additional 120 bird species which occur as transients, migrants, or wintering populations. Of these 420 species, about 60 are considered furbearers, game birds or mammals, or sport fish.
II. Native wildlife constitutes an invaluable natural resource with ecological, scientific, educational, historical, recreational, economic, and aesthetic values to the citizens of New Hampshire.
III. It shall be the policy of the state to maintain and manage this resource for future generations.