CHAPTER 90

HB 423 – FINAL VERSION

2015 SESSION

15-0151

08/04

HOUSE BILL 423

AN ACT designating the bobcat as the New Hampshire state wildcat.

SPONSORS: Rep. Manley, Hills 3; Rep. McNamara, Hills 38; Rep. Leishman, Hills 24; Rep. Porter, Hills 1

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources

ANALYSIS

This bill designates the bobcat as the New Hampshire state wildcat.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0151

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT designating the bobcat as the New Hampshire state wildcat.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

90:1 New Section; State Emblems; State Wildcat. Amend RSA 3 by inserting after section 27 the following new section:

3:28 State Wildcat. The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is hereby designated as the official state wildcat of New Hampshire.

90:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 5, 2015

Effective Date: August 4, 2015