§ 214:11-a — Driver's License Required

New Hampshire § 214:11-a

• Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
• Title XVIII: FISH AND GAME
• Ch. 214: LICENSES
• Subdivision: Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping

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I. No person is authorized to procure a resident license to hunt, fish, or take clams or clam worms or oysters, without first exhibiting to the person issuing the license the following identification:
(a) At the location of a registered fish and game agent, a valid New Hampshire driver's license or New Hampshire nondriver's picture identification card issued pursuant to RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b.
(b) At fish and game department headquarters, a valid New Hampshire driver's license or New Hampshire nondriver's picture identification card issued pursuant to RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b, or such alternate form of identification and proof of residency as would be accepted by the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, to support the issuance of a New Hampshire driver's license or New Hampshire nondriver's picture identification card.
I-a. Whenever the applicant for a resident license to hunt, fish, or take clams or clam worms or oysters is under 18 years of age, the parent or guardian of the applicant shall be a resident pursuant to RSA 207:1, XXIII.
II. Any person who is no longer a legal resident of the state but still retains a valid New Hampshire driver's license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if said person endeavors to obtain a resident fishing or hunting license based on this driver's license.

Legislative History

1967, 414:1. 1973, 47:2. 1985, 291:33. 2003, 112:5. 2005, 28:1, eff. July 9, 2005. 2016, 71:5, eff. May 10, 2016. 2019, 97:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2019.