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	<title>Dog Owners of the Granite State &#187; NH dog legislation</title>
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		<title>HB1624 (Dog Breeder Requirements) Update</title>
		<link>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/29/hb1624-dog-breeder-requirements-update/</link>
		<comments>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/29/hb1624-dog-breeder-requirements-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Environment &#38; Agriculture Committee Votes 12-1 to Kill the Bill On January 28th, the House Environment Committee voted 12-1 to send HB 1624 to the house floor with the recommendation of “Inexpedient to Legislate”.  Rep. Susan Wiley was the only vote in favor of the bill.  Representatives Gandia, Knox, Tucker and Poznanski were not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SB 365 – requiring the sterilization of animals adopted from shelters</title>
		<link>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/28/sb-365-%e2%80%93-requiring-the-sterilization-of-animals-adopted-from-shelters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SB 365 – requiring the sterilization of animals adopted from shelters mandates that licensed animal shelter sterilize all dogs and cats that they “sell, give away, adopt or otherwise transfer ownership of.” There are no exemptions for the health or well-being of the animal nor is it clear whether this would apply to dogs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HB1417-allowing companion dogs in certain areas of restaurants</title>
		<link>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/28/hb1417-allowing-companion-dogs-in-certain-areas-of-restaurants/</link>
		<comments>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/28/hb1417-allowing-companion-dogs-in-certain-areas-of-restaurants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HB1417 &#8211; allowing companion dogs in certain areas of restaurants adds: &#8220;A restaurant owner may allow, at the restaurant owner’s discretion, any person possessing a properly disciplined companion dog inside his or her place of business. Such dogs shall not be allowed in food preparation or production areas. Restaurant owners allowing companion dogs shall prominently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HB 1596 &#8211; relative to the civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs.</title>
		<link>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/28/hb-1596-relative-to-the-civil-forfeiture-of-unlicensed-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/28/hb-1596-relative-to-the-civil-forfeiture-of-unlicensed-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HB 1596 &#8211; relative to the civil forfeiture of unlicensed dogs makes changes to the licensing law.  It shortens the grace period for late licensing of dogs and increases the costs. Changes from  between June 1 and June 20  to between May 15 and May 31 as the date for the town clerk to create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on HB1639 &#8211; tethering</title>
		<link>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/14/more-on-hb1639-tethering/</link>
		<comments>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/14/more-on-hb1639-tethering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HB 1639 -relative to the tethering of dogs amends RSA 644:8, IV-a(a), the animal cruelty statute, to allow an animal, suspected of being abused or neglected, to be taken into custody without a warrant even if there is no imminent danger to the animal&#8217;s health. Here is the proposed change: &#8220;any appropriate law enforcement officer, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January12, 2010 &#8211; Legislative update</title>
		<link>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/13/january12-2010-legislative-update/</link>
		<comments>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/13/january12-2010-legislative-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislative Priority &#8211; this week – HB 1624 (Breeder Restrictions &#38; Requirements) HB 1624 is proposed as a bill to stop “puppy mills” but it will impose unnecessary and onerous requirements on responsible dog breeders. If you have not sent a letter out to the members of the House Environment &#38; Agriculture Committee in opposition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on HB 1624</title>
		<link>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/10/more-on-hb-1624/</link>
		<comments>http://nhdogs.org/2010/01/10/more-on-hb-1624/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dogged Dogdom has a great post about HB 1624. The bill infringes on the individual owners rights to make decisions about their animal’s particular needs, and does more to create irresponsible breeding practices and care of animals than it does to protect it. The bill uses an arbitrary number to define a limit on how [...]]]></description>
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