New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Fis - Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
Chapter Fis 300 - WILDLIFE SEASONS AND RULES
Part Fis 307 - BAITING WILDLIFE
Section Fis 307.06 - Feeding of Wild Deer

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Fis 307.06

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) "Feeding of wild deer" means, for the purposes of this section, the intentional aggregation by a person of food for wild deer in a place where wild deer can access and consume such food between the dates of December 16 and April 16 of the subsequent year.

(b) "Food for wild deer" means for the purposes of this section, any ingestible substance knowingly placed for any purpose, upon which deer may feed.

(c) Feeding of wild deer shall not be restricted unless and until the landowner is warned in writing by a conservation officer that the feeding activity is detrimental to the health of the deer population or a threat to public safety as a result of:

(1) One or more instances of a vehicle colliding with a deer in proximity to the feeding site;

(2) One or more instance of a sick, dead, or dying deer resulting from consumption of food at such a site; or

(3) Confirmed predation of two or more deer in proximity to the feeding site.

(d) Once warned in writing by a conservation officer in accordance with RSA 208:8-b, III a person is guilty of a violation if he or she engages in any further feeding of wild deer.

(e) This rule shall not apply to baiting permitted under RSA 207:3-d and Fis 307 or agriculture as defined in RSA 21:34-a.

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