New Hampshire § 212-B:6 Fund Established;  Continuing General Fund Appropriation to Match Donations

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 212-B:6 — Fund Established; Continuing General Fund Appropriation to Match Donations

New Hampshire § 212-B:6

Title XVIIIFISH AND GAME

Ch. 212-BNONGAME SPECIES MANAGEMENT ACT

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 212-B:6 (2026).

Text

I.The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund to be known as the nongame species account to which moneys obtained by the fish and game department shall be applied, including any federal moneys which become available from the federal government, any state funds appropriated, and all donations received. The state treasurer shall invest funds received specifically for deposit in the nongame species account as provided by law, and any interest received on such investments shall be credited to the nongame species account. The moneys in this account shall be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive nongame species management program.

II.The fish and game department shall issue a certificate of participation to any indivi

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I. The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund to be known as the nongame species account to which moneys obtained by the fish and game department shall be applied, including any federal moneys which become available from the federal government, any state funds appropriated, and all donations received. The state treasurer shall invest funds received specifically for deposit in the nongame species account as provided by law, and any interest received on such investments shall be credited to the nongame species account. The moneys in this account shall be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive nongame species management program.
II. The fish and game department shall issue a certificate of participation to any individual who donates not less than $10 to the nongame species account established in paragraph I. An amount equal to the moneys donated during any fiscal year under this paragraph up to and including a total of $100,000 shall be transferred annually to the nongame species account. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for such amount out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. This is a continuing appropriation.
III. Gifts, grants, bequests, or donations made to this account shall not require consent or approval of the fish and game commission nor the governor or governor and council.

Legislative History

1988, 244:1. 2003, 60:4. 2008, 120:22, eff. Aug. 2, 2008. 2018, 180:1, eff. July 1, 2019. 2023, 49:2, eff. July 31, 2023. 2025, 88:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2025.