Hi Everyone,
I hope this email finds you and your animals well! There is a lot of info, so please read through to the end.
It was a somewhat quiet 2021 with little activity or action required by all our wonderful members. We thank you for being there if and when we needed you!
A quick recap of 2021:
We were able to work with Legislators to raise the transfer threshold for dogs and cats (30), implement the ability for the Commissioner of DAMF to allow an exception for someone who has not been eligible to be a pet vendor but has gone over the threshold due to an extra large litter, for example, as well as no zoning implications unless 50+ transfers occur. You can see the new language here: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xl/437/437-mrg.htm
Our Collar bill made it a crime to tamper with, remove or destroy a tracking collar device or a microchip, and created a stepping stone penalty system for dog theft. This bill will allow law enforcement the teeth to penalize a person who tampers with or removes tracking collars of pet, working or hunting dogs, which is an increasing issue and also addresses the microchip removal in the pet flipping theft rings.
We also made huge improvements to the animal records database bill to make it as palatable as possible, and killed a handful of other bills (photos for dog licenses, rabies titer requirements).
Now into 2022:
We have 9 bills that we are actively monitoring.
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| HB1004 -FN Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: relative to penalties for failure to provide information after an animal injury.
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| HB1107 Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: establishing a committee to study the rental or lease of housing to a person who has pets.
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| HB1186 Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: relative to companion animals during a declared state of emergency.
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| HB1226 -FN Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: prohibiting the declawing of cats.
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| HB1308 Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: prohibiting the capture, possession, and propagation of hares and rabbits for hunting dog training and field trials.
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| HB1327 Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: including diabetes in the conditions listed for eligibility for a service animal.
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| HB1433 -FN Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: relative to penalties for poisoning dogs.
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| SB202 -FN Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: prohibiting the sale of cosmetic products tested on animals.
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| SB368 -FN Session Year 2022 Bill Docket Bill Status Bill Text[HTML] [PDF] |
Title: relative to animal vending licenses.
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There are 2 high priority bills I would like to draw your attention to out of the gate. More to come on the others.
SB368-FN
AN ACT relative to animal vending licenses.
- Bill text: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=1980&txtFormat=html
- AKC alert: Coming soon!
- Hearing: Tuesday, 1/11 at 10:00am, State House Room 103, Energy And Natural Resources Committee
- ACTION REQUIRED: Attend upcoming hearing AND/OR Sign-in remotely to OPPOSE (details below)
- We OPPOSE this bill
HB1308AN ACT prohibiting the capture, possession, and propagation of hares and rabbits for hunting dog training and field trials.
- Bill text: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=1710&txtFormat=html
- AKC Alert: https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/nh-info-attack-training-hunting-dogs-field-trials-legislature-2022/
- Hearing: Not yet scheduled
- ACTION REQUIRED: Alert friends and family regarding the negative consequences of HB 1308 and its threat to dog-related activities. More to come.
- We OPPOSE this bill
How do I sign in Remotely?
:Find the day and select the committee. Then you will be able to access Livestream and Remote Sign-in.http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/schedule/dailyschedule.aspx
:Find the day and select the committee. Then you will be able to access Livestream and Remote Sign-in.http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/schedule/dailyschedule.aspx
*Testimony will no longer be allowed remotely and must be given in person
2022 Legislation Update #1
