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Bill seeks to refocus night‑hunting law on intent; Fish and Game warns it could weaken enforcement
Summary
Rep. Donald MacFarlane said HB1045 clarifies that incidental illumination (headlights) should not be treated as night hunting; Fish and Game law enforcement (Colonel Kevin Jordan) cautioned the change could give poachers alibis and weaken a long‑standing misdemeanor statute protecting public safety.
Representative Donald MacFarlane introduced HB1045 as a bill to make the law clearer without legalizing hunting with lights. "This bill makes explicit what everyone already understands," MacFarlane said, arguing the statute should focus on intent and conduct, not mere possession or incidental illumination.
Colonel Kevin Jordan, New Hampshire Fish and Game law…
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