Section Fis 301.033 - Deer Registration Stations(a) New deer registration stations shall be authorized only if: (1) The proposed station location is greater than 10 travel miles from the nearest adjacent station, unless an adjacent station(s) registers more than 200 deer annually or was in existence on 12/31/09 or the proposed station location will provide increased opportunity for hunters to register deer by offering extended hours;(2) The proposed location has adequate facilities and is easily accessible. Adequate facilities and easily accessible means that the location has adequate space for parking and registering or weighing deer, is a safe distance away from the highway or road, and is located on or near a main route of travel for hunters;(3) The hours of operation and location of the proposed station will minimize inconvenience to hunters needing to register a deer by being open during early morning, later into the evening, and open on weekend days; and(4) The applicant has not been convicted of any fish and game violation within the past 7 years.(b) Deer registration station owners or operators seeking approval to be an agent under RSA 208:15-a shall provide the following information on a "Deer Registration Station Agreement": (1) The station owner or operator's name;(3) Name, physical address, mailing address, county, and telephone number of the station owner or operator's establishment;(4) The station owner or operator's home address and telephone number;(5) The hours and days of operation of the proposed registration station; and(6) Whether or not the station provides scales for weighing deer.(c) The deer registration station owner, operator, or employee shall print legibly, accurately, and completely when filling out the deer registration form "Deer Registration Report" described in Fis 301.04.(d) The deer registration owner or operator shall sign the "Deer Registration Station Agreement" in the presence of a witnessing department conservation officer or designee, who shall also sign the agreement.(e) Registration station agreements shall not be transferable upon change of ownership and cannot be assigned to any other party.(f) By signing the agreement, applicants shall agree to abide by the statutes and rules governing deer registration stations and deer registration reports and shall sign subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.(g) Failure to accurately and legibly provide the information specified in Fis 301.04 on the "Deer Registration Report" form shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, result in the suspension or closure of the registration station.(h) Those registration stations which are also fish and game agents as defined in RSA 214-A shall remain in good standing with regard to the requirements of RSA 214-A.(i) Deer registration agents may collect up to $5.00 as a registration agent fee pursuant to RSA 208:15-b.N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 301.033
#1670, eff 11-20-80; ss by #2119, eff 8-12-82; ss by #2832, eff 8-21-84; ss by #4649, eff 7-24-89; ss by #6250, eff 5-22-96 (See Revision Note at part heading for Fis 301); amd by #6520, eff 5-31-97; ss by #7699, eff 6-5-02; ss by #8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (a), (e), & (g)-(i)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (paras (b)-(d) and (f))
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12591, Effective 7/25/2018, Expires 7/25/2028.Amended by Number 23, Filed June 8, 2023, Proposed by #13644, Effective 6/1/2023, Expires 6/1/2033.