requiring the executive director of the department of fish and game to adopt rules relative to procedures for verifying accuracy of records collected relative to threatened and endangered wildlife and ensuring landowner permission is granted for the gathering of such record.
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 236; eff. 8/31/2026
Summary
The bill directs the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game to create regulations that verify the accuracy of data on threatened and endangered wildlife. It also mandates that anyone collecting such data must first obtain permission from the landowner. The goal is to improve wildlife data quality while protecting private property rights.
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