Section Fis 102.05 - Wildlife Division(a) The wildlife division is responsible for managing and maintaining the state's wildlife at levels consistent with available habitat, diverse public desires, and broad ecological considerations. The division promotes the security of critical wildlife habitat through education, management, and protection. Wildlife biologists conduct surveys to monitor populations and assess public desires, oversee applied research that provides essential management information, and coordinate the establishment of seasons for the taking of certain wildlife.(b) The wildlife division is responsible for identifying and protecting threatened and endangered species, and the development and implementation of comprehensive game and nongame species management programs and plans, including over 400 species which are not hunted, trapped, or fished.(c) The protection, restoration, and active management of wildlife habitat on public lands throughout the state are accomplished through the division's staff, who also provide technical assistance to private landowners, including industrial forest managers. The division also actively purchases land and easements in order to protect and conserve important wildlife habitat.(d) Division services also include assistance in preventing or reducing wildlife damage to orchards, agricultural lands and other private property, mitigating diverse wildlife/human conflicts, and monitoring for and responding to diverse disease threats of significant potential economic, ecological, and human health consequences.N.H. Admin. Code § Fis 102.05
Derived From Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #11002, Effective 12/22/2015.