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CHAPTER 156
HB 1140 - FINAL VERSION
11Mar2026... 0575h
2026 SESSION
26-2354
04/09
HOUSE BILL
1140
AN ACT
enabling certain disabled persons to hunt from a motor vehicle.
SPONSORS: Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Rep. Mazur, Hills. 44; Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Innis, Dist 7
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill enables the executive director of fish and game department to issue a special permit to hunt from a motor vehicle to certain disabled individuals.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 0575h 26-2354
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT
enabling certain disabled persons to hunt from a motor vehicle.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
156:1 Disabled Persons; Hunting From Vehicle. Amend RSA 207:7-a, I to read as follows:
I. RSA 207:7 shall not apply to a disabled person who [
is suffering from
]
has
paraplegia
,
[
or who is suffering from the loss of, or the loss of the use of,
]
has lost one or
both lower extremities
, or has lost the use of one or both lower extremities,
and who has obtained a current license to hunt; provided, however, that such person must first obtain from the executive director a special permit entitling said person to hunt while using a motor vehicle, not to include boats with motor attached or aircraft. For purposes of this section, "motor vehicle" shall include off highway recreational vehicles and all terrain vehicles as defined in RSA 215-A:1, and snowmobiles as defined in RSA 215-C:1. No loaded firearm, shotgun, or rifle shall be carried or transported with a cartridge in the chamber, magazine, or clip attached to the firearm, shotgun, or rifle, while the vehicle is in motion. The executive director may issue such a permit upon application in person or upon documentary proof of such disability by a licensed hunter. Such permit shall be carried upon the person of the permittee while hunting and shall be produced for inspection upon the demand of any law enforcement officer. A $10 administrative fee shall be charged once, upon application to the executive director for such permit.
156:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 19, 2026
Effective Date: August 18, 2026