09/16/2024
We wanted to share some information about bear guiding. The state has different laws and regulations for bear guides vs a regular hunting guide. First you must achieve your regular guides license then you would need to apply for group b bear guide permit which is done by lottery. Group A is grand farther in based on the years of getting your permit. The state only allows 50 bear guides. The following law pertains to this. We are an original group A bear guide .
New Hampshire Administrative Code
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Part Fis 1102 - HUNTING AND OTHER GAME LICENSES AND PERMITS
N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 1102.06
Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024
Section Fis 1102.06 - Bear Guide Permit
(a) To be eligible to apply for a bear guide permit, a completed "Guide's License Application" shall be received at the department's licensing division by 4:00 p.m. on the third Friday in December, or be postmarked by the second Friday in December, in the year immediately prior to the year for which the bear guide permit is sought.
(b) A New Hampshire licensed guide shall make application to the New Hampshire fish and game department on Form F & G 401A by providing the following:
(1) Name, address, telephone number, and date of birth of applicant;
(2) Type of guiding, whether with dogs, over bait, stalking, or still hunting;
(3) An indication of whether the applicant seeks a group A or B bear guide permit; and
(4) Signature of applicant, signed subject to the penalties for making unsworn false statements under RSA 641:3.
(c) Illegible applications and incomplete applications shall not be considered. Corrected applications may be resubmitted by the deadlines specified below.
(d) Permits shall be non-transferable.
(e) Permits shall expire on December 31st each year.
(f) A maximum of 50 bear guide permits, split into group A permits and group B permits, shall be issued per year.
(g) The following criteria shall apply to the issuance of group A bear guide permits by the department:
(1) A maximum of 25 group A bear guide permits shall be issued by the department;
(2) Applications shall be received at the department's wildlife division in the headquarters office in Concord between the first business day in January and the third Friday in January at 4:00 p.m. or postmarked by the second Friday in January each year;
(3) Any licensed guide who held a bear guide permit for at least 5 of the 13 bear seasons from 2002 to 2014, inclusive, shall be eligible to apply for and obtain a group A bear guide permit;
(4) Any eligible individual shall apply for and obtain a group A bear guide permit each year in order to remain eligible to apply for a group A bear guide permit in subsequent years;
(5) If any eligible individual fails to apply for and obtain a group A bear guide permit, whether because the individual died or for any other reason, that individual shall no longer be automatically eligible for a group A permit;
(6) If any eligible individual fails to apply for and obtain a group A bear guide permit, the group A bear guide permit previously associated with that individual shall be converted into a group B bear guide permit to be issued in accordance with paragraph (h) below, except any newly available group A bear guide permits shall be offered to those individuals on the group A bear guide permit waiting list in the manner described below in subparagraph (7) below;
(7) The group A bear guide permit waiting list shall consist of a list of those individuals who apply for a group B bear guide permit beginning in 2015. The individuals on the list shall be awarded one point for each year they apply for group B bear guide permits. Any group A bear guide permit that is not issued pursuant to subparagraphs (3) through (6) above shall be offered to the individual on the group A bear guide permit waiting list who has the most points. If there are 2 or more individuals with the same high point score, the group A bear guide permit shall be awarded by random drawing of those individuals with the same score. Such drawing shall occur by February 15th of each year; and
(8 The bear guide's license referenced in paragraph (a) above shall be issued by the first Monday in February for eligibility for a group A bear guide permit.
(h) The following criteria shall apply to the issuance of group B bear guide permits by the department:
(1) A maximum of X group B bear guide permits shall be issued by the department, where X shall equal 50 minus the number of group A bear guide permits issued that year;
(2) Applications shall be received at the department's wildlife division in the headquarters office in Concord between the first business day in January and the third Friday in January at 4:00 p.m., or postmarked by the second Friday in January, each year;
(3) If the number of applicants exceeds X, Group B bear guide permits shall be issued by a random drawing of the eligible applications;
(4) The group B bear guide permit drawing shall occur by February 15th of each year; and
(5) The guide's license referenced in paragraph (a) above shall be issued by the first Monday in February for eligibility for a group B guide permit.
N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 1102.06
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Fis 1100) #8183, eff 9-28-04 (formerly Fis 1102.16); amd by #8295, eff 3-1-05; amd by #9800-A, eff 1-1-11, (para (b)); amd by #9800-B, eff 1-1-11,(para (a)); amd by #9948-A, eff 6-24-11, (paras (b)&(c)); amd by #9948-B, eff 6-24-11, (para (a))
Amended byVolume ###V Number 01, Filed January 8, 2015, Proposed by #10751, Effective 1/1/2015, Expires1/1/2025.
Amended by Number 23, Filed June 8, 2023, Proposed by #13644, Effective 6/1/2023, Expires 6/1/2033.
Section Fis 1102.05 - RESERVED
Section Fis 1102.07 - Bear Guide Tags
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