***Upcoming Hearings***
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 – Note room change
The House Environment and Agriculture Committee, Rooms 201-203, Legislative Office Building
- 10:00 a.m. HB 291-FN, removing veterinarians from compliance with the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
- 11:00 a.m. HB 290, relative to rabies vaccination protocols for companion animals.
- 1:00 p.m. HB 289, allowing humane societies to place tourist oriented directional signs on the side of the road.
The House Fish and Game and Marine Resources, Room 307, Legislative Office Building NEW
- 1:00 p.m. HB 381, relative to cruelty to non-captive wildlife.
Bills of Interest
HB 381, relative to cruelty to non-captive wildlife. NEW
STATUS: Hearing on Jan. 24, 2017, Room 307 Legislative Office Building, 1p.m.
DOGS POSITION: WATCH
This bill changes NH Animal Cruelty law to add “Wild animals not in captivity” to RSA 644:8.
The changes are in bold.
I. In this section, “cruelty’’ shall include, but not be limited to, acts or omissions injurious or detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of any animal, including the abandoning of any domesticated animal, household pet, or wild animal in captivity without proper provision for its care, sustenance, protection or shelter.
II. In this section, “animal’’ means a domestic animal, a household pet or a wild animal in captivity.The term “animal” shall also apply to a wild animal not in captivity as described in paragraph VI.
VI.(a) The penalties and provisions of paragraph III shall not apply to wild animals not in captivity.
(b) This section shall not apply to wild animals not in captivity for any activity expressly authorized or permitted under Title XVIII.
HB 291-FN, removing veterinarians from compliance with the controlled drug prescription health and safety program.
STATUS: Hearing on Jan. 24, 2017, Rooms 201-203 Legislative Office Building, 10 a.m.
DOGS POSITION: WATCH
This bill will would remove veterinarians from the requirement to file an electronic report within 7 days of dispensing a drug on the controlled substance list.
HB 290, relative to rabies vaccination protocols for companion animals.
STATUS: Hearing on Jan. 24, 2017, Rooms 201-203 Legislative Office Building, 11 a.m.
DOGS POSITION: SUPPORT
This bill was requested by the State Veterinarian and will bring New Hampshire into compliance with the national standards as set out by The National Association of Public Health Veterinarians “Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2016”
HB 289, allowing humane societies to place tourist oriented directional signs on the side of the road.
STATUS: Hearing on Jan. 24, 2017, Rooms 201-203 Legislative Office Building, 1 p.m.
DOGS POSITION: WATCH
Although DOGS supports animal shelters, we are unsure that they are or should be a tourist attraction. Hospital signs are necessary because, in an emergency, there is rarely time to google directions. When one visits an animal shelter, whether to adopt a pet or give one up, it is a considered decision and directions are easily obtainable.
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