New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Fis - Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
Chapter Fis 1200 - EDUCATION AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
Part Fis 1201 - HUNTER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Section Fis 1201.05 - Successful Completion of the Hunter Education Course
Current through Register No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) For successful completion of the hunter education courses, students shall meet the criteria specified in this section.
(b) Student attendance shall be required as follows:
(c) Students shall pass a written examination, established by the department, with a minimum score of 80 percent.
(d) The written exams shall include questions on subjects covered in the basic course curriculum described in Fis 1201.04(c)(2).
(e) Students in either the in-person or online hunter education course shall pass a practical field examination as part of the hunter education course by successfully demonstrating:
(f) No firearms shall be loaded with live ammunition during the field examination.
(g) Students shall participate in a live-firing exercise with .22 caliber rimfire rifles in the in-person hunter education course or the field day portion of the online hunter education course. BB guns or pellet rifles shall not be used except for live-fire exercises that have used such weapons prior to January 1, 2024.
(h) Students in the in-person hunter education class or the online course field day who possess a learning or reading disability shall be given the written exam orally.
(i) If a student fails either the final written exam or the field examination, the instructor shall not issue a certificate of completion. The student shall retake the entire course.
(j) Disruptive students shall be cautioned with another adult or instructor present. Any student warned a third time, or who deliberately acts in an unsafe manner, shall not be certified and shall enroll in another course.
#1670, eff 11-20-80; ss by #2079, eff 7-5-82; ss by #2839, eff 8-31-84; ss by #2953, eff 1-9-85; ss by #5079, eff 2-22-91; ss by #6433, eff 1-22-97; ss by #7528, eff 7-11-01; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Fis 1200) renumbered by #8183, (formerly Fis 1219.05); ss by #8688, eff 7-25-06; ss by #10220, eff 1-1-13; ss by #10479, eff 1-1-14