{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-207-59","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 207:59","heading":"Exclusive Authority of the State.","body":"The state of New Hampshire shall have exclusive authority and jurisdiction over the management, preservation, protection, propagation and taking of wildlife in the state. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, no ordinance or regulation of a political subdivision may regulate the management, preservation, protection, propagation and taking of wildlife. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting a political subdivision's property rights concerning land owned and controlled by that entity.","path":["Title XVIII: FISH AND GAME","Chapter 207: GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FISH AND GAME","State Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XVIII/207/207-59.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:16:32Z","sha256":"aa8c2214de01ffdcaf57cc120acce4b5b521b8384a98dfb014251a235792d1b0","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-207-58","next":"us-nh/rsa-207-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}