New Hampshire Revised Statutes 212-A:2 – Definitions
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I. “Endangered species act” means the endangered species act of 1973 [P.L. 93-205], 87 Stat. 884, as amended.
II. “Executive director” means the executive director of the fish and game department.
III. “Wildlife” means any member of any nondomesticated species of the animal kingdom, whether reared in captivity or not, including, without exception, any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, arthropod or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg or offspring thereof, or the dead body or parts thereof.
IV. “Endangered species” means any species of native wildlife whose continued existence as a viable component of the state‘s wild fauna is determined to be in jeopardy and includes any species of wildlife determined to be an endangered species pursuant to the endangered species act.
V. “Threatened species” means any species of wildlife which appears likely, within the foreseeable future, to become endangered. The term shall also include any species of wildlife determined to be a threatened species under the endangered species act.
I. “Endangered species act” means the endangered species act of 1973 [P.L. 93-205], 87 Stat. 884, as amended.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 212-A:2
- 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
II. “Executive director” means the executive director of the fish and game department.
III. “Wildlife” means any member of any nondomesticated species of the animal kingdom, whether reared in captivity or not, including, without exception, any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, arthropod or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg or offspring thereof, or the dead body or parts thereof.
IV. “Endangered species” means any species of native wildlife whose continued existence as a viable component of the state‘s wild fauna is determined to be in jeopardy and includes any species of wildlife determined to be an endangered species pursuant to the endangered species act.
V. “Threatened species” means any species of wildlife which appears likely, within the foreseeable future, to become endangered. The term shall also include any species of wildlife determined to be a threatened species under the endangered species act.