Current Use Board (CUB)

The Current Use Board is administratively attached to the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) pursuant to RSA 21-J:1-a. The DRA provides administrative support to the Board by scheduling and attending meetings, preparing minutes and filing rules. Pursuant to RSA 79-A:4, the Board's duties include annually establishing a schedule of criteria and current use values to recommend to the Chairman of the Board, holding at least (3) public forums annually throughout the state to receive general comment on the current use law, to adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter to assure a fair opportunity for owner's to qualify under this chapter and to assure compliance of land uses on classified lands.

Chairman - Chuck Souther

• Board Members (PDF) | Meeting Schedule and Minutes
• Booklets
• Forms
• Reports

Documents

• NH Current Use Criteria Booklet for April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023 (PDF)
• 2023-2024 Current Use Ranges (PDF)
• Assessment Range History (PDF)
• Soil Potential Index (SPI) (PDF)
• Sample Current Use Matrix and Instructions

Additional Information

• Proposed / Adopted Rules - Updates on proposed and/or adopted Administrative Rules.
  (Note: Adopted rules remain until they have been published on the State's Administrative Rules page.)

Statutes

• RSA 79-A Current Use
• RSA 212:34, Liability of Landowners

Administrative Rules

• Cub 100, Cub 200, Cub 300 Administrative Rules

Additional Resource Links

• New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions (NHACC)
• New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts
• New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food
• New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation
• NH Municipal Association
• NH Timberland Owners Association (NHTOA)
• Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) aka Forest Society
• SPACE New Hampshire's Current Use Coalition