New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Fis - Executive Director, Fish and Game Department
Chapter Fis 800 - THE IMPORTATION, POSSESSION AND USE OF ALL WILDLIFE
Part Fis 803 - IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE
Section Fis 803.06 - Controlled Species - Importation

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Fis 803.06

Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024

(a) A permit to import wildlife shall be required for all species, including hybrids, designated as controlled as cited in Table 800.01.

(b) A permit shall be issued only to a person in the permittee category(ies), as defined in Fis 802.01, and cited in Table 800.1 below:

Table 800.1 Controlled Species Table

PERMITTEE CATEGORY

SPECIES

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Amphibians

1,5

American toad

Anaxyrus americanus

5

Fowler's toad

Anaxyrus fowleri

1,5

Gray treefrog

Hyla versicolor

1,5

Spring peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

1,5

American bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeiana

1,5

Green frog

Lithobates clamitans

1,5

Pickerel frog

Lithobates palustris

5

Northern leopard frog

Lithobates pipiens

1,5

Mink frog

Lithobates septentrionalis

1,5

Wood frog

Lithobates sylvatica

5

Jefferson salamander

Ambystoma jeffersonianum

5

Blue-spotted salamander

Ambystoma laterale

5

Jefferson X blue-spotted salamander hybrids

Ambystoma jeffersonianum X laterale

1,5

Spotted salamander

Ambystoma maculatum

5

Marbled salamander

Ambystoma opacum

1,5

Northern two-lined salamander

Eurycea bislineata

1,5

Northern dusky salamander

Desmognathus fuscus

5

Spring salamander

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

5

Four-toed salamander

Hemidactylium scutatum

1,5

Eastern red-backed salamander

Plethodon cinereus

5

Northern slimy salamander

Plethodon glutinosus

5

Common Mudpuppy

Necturus maculosus

1,5

Red-spotted newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

Reptiles

5

Alligator

Alligatoridae, spp

5

Crocodile

Crocodylidae, spp

5

All venomous reptiles

5

Blanding's turtles

Emydoidea blandingii

5

Eastern box turtles

Terrapene carolina carolina

5

Spotted turtles

Clemmys guttata

5

Wood turtles

Glyptemys insculpta

1,5

Musk turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

1,5

Painted turtle

Chrysemys picta

1,5

Snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

5

Black racer

Coluber constrictor

1,5

Ring-necked snake

Diadophis punctatus

5

Eastern hognose snake

Heterodon platirhinos

1,5

Eastern milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

1,5

Northern watersnake

Nerodia sipedon

5

Smooth greensnake

Opheodrys vernalis

1,5

Brown snake

Storeria dekayi

1,5

Red-bellied snake

Storeria occipitomaculata

5

Ribbon snake

Thamnophis sauritus

1,5

Garter snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Fish

1, 6

Tilapia

1, 6

Hybrid striped bass

1, 6

Alewife

Alosa pseudoharengus

1, 6

American brook lamprey

Lethenteron appendix

1, 6

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

1, 6

American Shad

Alosa sapidissima

1, 6

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

1, 6

Banded Killifish

Fundulus diaphanus

1, 6

Banded Sunfish

Enneacanthus obesus

1, 6

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

1, 6

Blacknose Dace

Rhinichthys atratulus

1, 6

Blacknose Shiner

Notropis heterolepis

1, 6

Blueback Herring

Alosa aestivalis

1, 6

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

1, 6

Bridle Shiner

Notropis bifrenatus

1, 6

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

1, 6

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

1, 6

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

1, 6

Burbot

Lota lota

1, 6

Chain Pickerel

Esox niger

1, 6

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

1, 6

Common Shiner

Luxilus cornutus

1, 6

Common White Sucker

Catostomus commersoni

1, 6

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

1, 6

Eastern Creek Chubsucker

Erimyzon oblongus

1, 6

Eastern Silvery Minnow

Hybognathus regius

1, 6

Emerald Shiner

Notropis atherinoides

1, 6

Fallfish

Semotilus corporalis

1, 6

Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

1, 6

Finescale Dace

Chrosomus neogaeus

1, 6

Fourspine Stickleback

Apeltes quadracus

1, 6

Golden Shiner

Notemigonus crysoleucas

1, 6

Lake Chub

Couesius plumbeus

1, 6

Lake Trout

Salvelinus namaycush

1, 6

Lake Whitefish

Coregonus clupeaformis

1, 6

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

1, 6

Longnose Dace

Rhinichthys cataractae

1, 6

Longnose Sucker

Catostomus catostomus

1, 6

Margined Madtom

Noturus insignis

1, 6

Mummichog

Fundulus heteroclitus

1, 6

Ninespine Stickleback

Pungitius pungitius

1, 6

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

1, 6

Northern Redbelly Dace

Chrosomus eos

1, 6

Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

1, 6

Rainbow Smelt

Osmerus mordax

1, 6

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

1, 6

Redbreast Sunfish

Lepomis auritus

1, 6

Redfin Pickerel

Esox americanus americanus

1, 6

Rock Bass

Ambloplites rupestris

1, 6

Round Whitefish

Prosopium cylindraceum

1, 6

Sea Lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

1, 6

Slimy Sculpin

Cottus cognatus

1, 6

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieui

1, 6

Splake

hybrid (brook x lake trout)

1, 6

Spottail Shiner

Notropis hudsonius

1, 6

Sunapee Trout

Salvelinus aureolus

1, 6

Swamp Darter

Etheostoma fusiforme

1, 6

Tadpole Madtom

Noturus gyrinus

1, 6

Tessellated Darter

Etheostoma olmstedi

1, 6

Threespine Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

1, 6

Tiger Trout

hybrid (brown x brook trout)

1, 6

Walleye

Sander vitreus

1, 6

White Perch

Morone americana

1, 6

Yellow Bullhead

Ameiurus natalis

1, 6

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

Birds

5

All indigenous species

1, 2, 5

All waterfowl, indigenous

or naturalized, except:

5

Mute swans

Cygnus olor

Mallard, listed as

noncontrolled in Fis

803.02(b)(6)q.

5

Grouse, Ruffed

Bonasa umbellus

5

Grouse, Spruce

Dendragapus canadensis

5

Crow, Pied

5

Buzzard, European

Mammals

5

Agouti, Red rumped

5

Anteater, Lesser

5

Armadillo

5

Badger, American

Taxida taxus

5

Barbary Sheep

5

Bear, Black

Ursus americanus

5

Bear, Grizzly

Ursus horrilibus

5

Beaver

Castor canadensis

5

Binturong

A. binturong

5

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

5

Caracal

Felis caracal

5

Chipmunk, Eastern

Tamias striatus

5

Coatimundi

Nasua nasua

5

Cottontail, Eastern

Sylvilagus floridanus

5

Cottontail, New England

Sylvilagus transitionalis

5

Cougar

Felis concolor

5

Coyote

Canis latrans

5

Dama Wallaby

5

Elephant

Elaphus maximus, Loxodonta

africans

5

Fisher

Martes pennanti

5

Fox, Fenec, Arctic

5

Fox, gray

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

5

Fox, red

Vulpes vulpes

5

Genet

Genetta spp

5

Giraffe

2, 4, 5

Hare, snowshoe

Lepus americanus

5

Hyena

5

Kangaroo

5

Kinkajou;

Potos flavus

5

Jaguar,

Black, Spotted

Panthera onca

5

Lemming, Northern Bog

Synaptomys borealis

5

Lemming, Southern Bog

Synaptomys cooperi

5

Leopard,

Snow, Black, Spotted,

Clouded

Panthera uncia, P. pardus, P.neofelis,

P. nebulosa

5

Lion

Panthera leo

5

Lynx, Canada/

Lynx canadensis

5

Lynx, Eurasian/ Siberian

Lynx lynx

5

Marten

Martes americana

5

Mink

Mustela vison

5

Mole, Hairy-tailed

Parascalops breweri

5

Mole, Star-nosed

Condylura cristata

5

Mongoose

H. pulverulentus

5

Mouse, Deer

Peromyscus maniculatus

5

Mouse, Meadow Jumping

Zapus hudsonius

5

Mouse, White-footed

Peromyscus leucopus

5

Mouse, Woodland Jumping

Napaeozapus insignis

5

Muskrat

Odontra zibethicus

5

Opossum, Virginia

Didelphis virginiana

5

Otter, River

Lutra canadensis

5

Patagonian Cavy

Doli salincola

5

Peccarries, Collared

5

Pipistrelle, Eastern

Pipistrellus subflavus

5

Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

5

Porcupine, African Crested

Hystrix cristata

5

Porpoise

Phocaena spp.

5

Prairie Dog

Cynomys spp.

5

Primates, to include:

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

Orangutan

Pongo sygmaeus

Baboons

Papio spp

Spider Monkey

Ateles spp

Squirrel Monkey

Saimiri, spp

Capuchin

Cebus, spp

Rhesus

Macaca mulatta

5

Marmoset, Guenon(s),

Celebes macaque,

Cercopihecus spp.

5

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

5

Seal, Harbor

Phoca vitulina

5

Serval, African

Felis serval

5

Shrew, Long-tailed

Sorex dispar

5

Shrew, Masked

Sorex cinereus

5

Shrew, Pygmy

Sorex hoyi

5

Shrew, Short-tailed

Blarina brevicauda

5

Shrew, Smoky

Sorex fumeus

5

Shrew, Water

Sorex palustris

5

Skunk, striped

Mephitis mephitis

5

Springhare

5

Squirrel, Gray

Sciurus carolinensis

5

Squirrel, Northern Flying

Glaucomys sabrinus

5

Squirrel, Red

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

5

Squirrel, Southern Flying

Glaucomys volans

5

Tenrec, Giant

Lowland streaked

5

Tigers

Panthera tigeris

5

Two-Toed Sloth

Choloepus didactylus

5

Vole, Meadow

Microtus pennsylvanicus

5

Vole, Northern Red-backed

Clethrionomys gapperi

5

Vole, Rock

Microtus chrotorrhinus

5

Vole, Woodland

Microtus pinetorum

5

Wallaby

Tammar, Bennett,

Dama

5

Weasel, Least

Erminea rixosa

5

Weasel, Long-tailed

Mustela frenata

5

Weasel, Short-tailed

Mustela erminea

5

Wolf

Canis lupus

5

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

5

Woodchuck

Marmota monax

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Fis 800) #5507, eff 11-20-92; ss by #6191, eff 2-22-96; ss by #6889, eff 11-21-98; amd by #8431, eff 9-20-05; EXPIRED: 11-21-06

New. #8767, INTERIM, eff 11-22-06, EXPIRED: 5-21-07

New. #8893, 6-5-07; amd by #9880-A, eff 3-1-11

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