CHAPTER 96
HB 1290-FN – FINAL VERSION
5Mar2014… 0518h
30Apr2014… 1577EBA
2014 SESSION
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1290-FN
AN ACT allowing nonresident full-time students to purchase licenses for hunting and fishing.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lefebvre, Sull 1; Rep. Goley, Hills 8; Rep. Kidder, Merr 5; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
This bill provides that nonresident full-time students at a public or private high school, postgraduate program, or postsecondary educational institution in this state may purchase a hunting and fishing license at the fee charged to residents for the license.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Mar2014… 0518h
30Apr2014… 1577EBA
14-2387
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT allowing nonresident full-time students to purchase licenses for hunting and fishing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
96:1 New Section; Fish and Game Licenses; Residency; Nonresident Full-Time Students. Amend RSA 214 by inserting after section 5-a the following new section:
214:5-b Nonresident Full-Time Students. A nonresident full-time student in a public or private high school, postgraduate program, or postsecondary educational institution in this state, may purchase a nonresident student license for hunting or fishing issued under the provisions of title XVIII, if qualified for such license, at the fee charged to a resident for the respective license. For purposes of this paragraph, a full-time student in a postsecondary educational institution means a student who is registered for at least 12 credit hours per semester. A nonresident full-time student shall, when requested, show proof of his or her status by furnishing a valid student identification card.
96:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 11, 2014
Effective Date: August 10, 2014