Hey sambo,
Well i did your dirty work for you yet again LOL j/k. I called NH fish and game talked with a vary nice and laid back officer. So here is the low down. New Hampshire does not have a RSA law or any law on the books at this time. Saying you must call a officer or a fish and game officer to come end Bambi's life. He said most of the time when you call 911 after hitting the deer and the police come out to take the report they end it's life at that time. He did say that they like to be called and told about it so they can document it. He also said the most that would happen if someone was to do it was they could be charged with taking a deer out of season. He also talked about this RSA.
207:3-c Use of Firearms, Bow, or Crossbow in or Across Highway Prohibited. –
I. No person shall discharge a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow and bolt from within 15 feet of the traveled portion of or across any class I through V highway of the state. This section shall not apply to those persons holding a special permit pursuant to RSA 207:7-a.
II. No person shall discharge a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow and bolt from or across the following public highways of the state including the rights of way thereof:
(a) Route 93 from the New Hampshire/Massachusetts state line in the town of Salem to the New Hampshire/Vermont state line in the town of Littleton;
(b) Route 89 from the intersection with Route 93 in the town of Bow to the New Hampshire/Vermont state line in the town of Lebanon;
(c) Route 95 from the New Hampshire/Massachusetts state line in the town of Seabrook to the New Hampshire/Maine state line in the town of Portsmouth;
(d) Route 293 from the intersection with Route 93 in the city of Manchester to the intersection with Route 93 in the town of Hooksett;
(e) Route 393 from the intersection with North Main Street in the city of Concord to the Concord/Chichester town line;
(f) Route 202/9 from the intersection with Route 114 in the town of Henniker to the junction with Route 31 in the town of Hillsborough;
(g) Route 16, commonly known as the Spaulding Turnpike, from the intersection with Route 95 in the town of Portsmouth to the Milton/Middletown town line;
(h) Route 3, commonly known as the F.E. Everett Turnpike, from the New Hampshire/Massachusetts state line in the city of Nashua to the intersection with Route 101 in the town of Bedford;
(i) Route 101 from the intersection with Route 114 in the town of Bedford to the intersection with Route 1 in the town of Hampton.
III. Any person convicted of discharging a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow and bolt prohibited under the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source. 1979, 37:1, eff. June 10, 1979. 2004, 40:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
Or this
207:3-a Prohibition. – It is unlawful for a person to discharge a firearm or to shoot with a bow and arrow or crossbow and bolt within 300 feet of a permanently occupied dwelling without permission of the owner or the occupant of the dwelling or from the owner of the land on which the person discharging the firearm or shooting the bow and arrow or crossbow and bolt is situated. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of
a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source. 1967, 388:1. 1973, 530:59, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m. 1996, 161:3, eff. Aug. 2, 1996. 2004, 40:1, eff.
Jan. 1, 2005.
He said the Law 207:3-C also means Discharging a fire arm on a highway as well. He then said if they get called right when it happens and they know when it was hit they do one of three things with it. First they give the person who hit it the choice if they want to keep it. Second they clean it up and give it away to a food bank. Third if they do not know when it was hit they document it and drag it into the woods. Here is the RSA law on that.
207:29 Disposition of Game, etc., Killed. – Any game or fur-bearing animal killed or wounded as provided in this subdivision shall, in the discretion of the executive director, be returned to the person who killed the same, be given to some charitable institution, or otherwise disposed of.
Now NewHampshire does have a law that you must report the animal if you kill it in your back yard destroying your crops or land.
207:27 Report of. – The person by whom or under whose direction any game or fur-bearing animal is wounded or killed shall, within 12 hours, report all facts relative thereto to the nearest conservation officer or to the executive director. Such report shall state the time and place of wounding or killing and the nature and amount of property destroyed.
The fine for taking a deer out of season is 250 per deer. here is that law as well.
207:55 Restitution for Illegal Taking or Possessing. –
I. In addition to the penalties provided for violating any of the provisions of RSA title LXII or title XVIII or any rule made under the authority thereof, any person convicted of the illegal taking or illegal possession of game animals, game birds, or fur-bearing animals, resulting in the injury, death, or destruction of the same, may be sentenced to make restitution to the state for the value of each game animal, game bird, or fur-bearing animal so taken or possessed as follows:
(a) Marten, moose and bear: $1,000 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(b) Deer: $250 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(c) Wild rabbit, hare, muskrat and gray squirrel: $10 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(d) Wild turkey: $200 per bird illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(e) Ruffed grouse, spruce grouse, pheasant, woodcock, ducks or geese: $15 per bird illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(f) Fisher, bobcat, otter: $200 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(g) Fox: $75 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(h) Beaver and mink: $20 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
(i) Raccoon: $20 per animal illegally taken or illegally possessed.
II. In every case of conviction involving the illegal taking or illegal possession of game animals, game birds, or fur-bearing animals, the court may order the defendant to reimburse the state in a sum or sums not to exceed the amount as established in paragraph I. Such reimbursements shall be paid directly to the court. If 2 or more defendants are convicted of the illegal taking or the illegal possession of the game animal, game bird or fur-bearing animal the reimbursement above prescribed shall be declared against them jointly and severally.
III. Courts ordering such reimbursement damages shall remit such monies as prescribed in RSA 206:34. Monies collected from such reimbursement damages shall be deposited in the fish and game fund.
IV. Any person failing to make a damage assessment payment as ordered by the court shall be guilty of contempt and such person shall not be eligible to purchase any license issued by the fish and game department until all assessments are paid in full.
Source. 1983, 263:1. 1994, 194:1, eff. May 24, 1994. 2007, 134:3, eff. July 1, 2007.
I would just call it in to be on the safe side and if it's fresh you still get the meat :biggrin:
