Bill Text: NH HB1167 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Enabling the use of ferrets for hunting.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-03-05 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/05/2026 House Journal 6 P. 112 [HB1167 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2026-HB1167-Introduced.html
HB 1167 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2659
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1167
AN ACT enabling the use of ferrets for hunting.
SPONSORS: Rep. Barton, Graf. 1; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. S. King, Coos 4
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the prohibition on possessing a ferret while hunting or while on the way to or from hunting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2659
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT enabling the use of ferrets for hunting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. RSA 207:6, relative to possessing a ferret while hunting or while on the way to or from hunting, is repealed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
