Any new ATV or trail bike trail proposal on state-owned property shall be evaluated by the department of resources and economic development using a 2-step process. I. The new ATV or trail bike trail proposal shall be considered to have passed the initial screening process if the following coarse filter criteria are met: . . . (b) Less than 90 percent of the property is composed of the following types of areas in combination: . . . (2) Habitat necessary for the successful breeding or survival of federal or state listed endangered or threatened species . . . II. A new ATV or trail bike trail proposal that has passed the initial screening process of the coarse filter criteria under paragraph I shall proceed into a planning and layout phase and shall be considered to have passed such phase if the following fine filter criteria are met: . . . (s) The proposed trail avoids important wildlife habitat features for species of concern. (t) The proposed trail avoids known locations of federally and state listed endangered or threatened species, or their habitat, as specified on a site-specific basis by the fish and game department.;
Citation: N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-A:43;