New Hampshire Revised Statutes 208:8-a – Penalty for Illegal Use of Light
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I. Any person who deliberately uses an artificial light during the period from September 1 through December 31 to illuminate, jack, locate or attempt to locate wild birds or wild animals shall be guilty of a violation.
I-a. The provisions of paragraph I shall not apply to a person using an artificial light to locate or view a moose from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on any day during the period of September 1 through the second Monday of October. In addition, the exception in this paragraph shall be limited to the following roads in Coos county:
(a) Class I, II, and III state highways.
(b) Class IV, V, and VI city or town roads, with the permission of the local governing body.
II. The taking of raccoons pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 210:2 shall be an affirmative defense, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 626:7, I(b), to an alleged violation of this section.
III. The checking of traps pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 210:13 shall be an affirmative defense as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 626:7, I(b) to an alleged violation of this section.
I-a. The provisions of paragraph I shall not apply to a person using an artificial light to locate or view a moose from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on any day during the period of September 1 through the second Monday of October. In addition, the exception in this paragraph shall be limited to the following roads in Coos county:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 208:8-a
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) Class I, II, and III state highways.
(b) Class IV, V, and VI city or town roads, with the permission of the local governing body.
II. The taking of raccoons pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 210:2 shall be an affirmative defense, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 626:7, I(b), to an alleged violation of this section.
III. The checking of traps pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 210:13 shall be an affirmative defense as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 626:7, I(b) to an alleged violation of this section.