Section Fis 302.011 - Turkey Registration Stations(a) New turkey registration stations shall be authorized only if: (1) The proposed station location is greater than 10 travel miles from the nearest adjacent station, unless an adjacent station(s) registers more than 100 spring turkeys, was in existence on 12/31/09, or the proposed station location will provide increased opportunity for hunters to register turkey by offering extended hours;(2) The proposed location has adequate facilities and is easily accessible. Adequate facilities and easily accessible means that the location has adequate space for parking and registering or weighing turkey, is a safe distance away from the highway or road, and is located on or near a main route of travel for hunters;(3) The hours of operation and location of the proposed station will minimize inconvenience to hunters needing to register a turkey by being open during early morning, later into the evening and open on weekend days; and(4) The applicant shall not have been convicted of any fish and game violation within the past 7 years. (b) Turkey registration agents under RSA 209:12-a shall provide the following information on a "Turkey Registration Station Agreement": (1) The station owner or operator's name;(3) Name, physical address, mailing address, county, and telephone number of the station owner or operator's establishment; (4) The owner or operator's home address and telephone number; and(5) The hours and days of operation of the proposed registration station.(c) The turkey registration station owner, operator, and employees shall print legibly, accurately, and completely when filling out the turkey registration form described in Fis 302.012.(d) The turkey registration station owner or operator shall sign the agreement in the presence of a witnessing department conservation officer or designee, who shall also sign the agreement.(e) Registration station agreements shall not be transferable upon change of ownership and shall not be assigned to any other party.(f) By signing the agreement, applicants shall agree to abide by the statutes and rules governing turkey registration stations and turkey registration reports and shall sign subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.(g) Failure to accurately and legibly provide the information specified in Fis 302.012 on the turkey registration report shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, result in the suspension or closure of the registration station.(h) Those registration stations which are also fish and game agents as defined in RSA 214-A:1, II shall remain in good standing with regard to the requirements of RSA 214-A.(i) Turkey registration agents may collect up to $5.00 as a registration agent fee pursuant to RSA 209:12-a, I(b).N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 302.011
#8085, eff 5-26-04; amd by #9720-A, eff 6-5-10, (paras (a) & (e)-(i)); amd by #9720-B, eff 6-5-10, (paras (b)-(d))
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12591, Effective 7/25/2018, Expires 7/25/2028.Amended by Number 23, Filed June 8, 2023, Proposed by #13644, Effective 6/1/2023, Expires 6/1/2033.