NH dog legislation – Page 2 – Dog Owners of the Granite State

January 3, 2012 Legislative Update

2012 NH Legislative Session Begins with a CALL TO ACTION On January 4th, the NH 2012 Legislative Session begins. During the upcoming 6 months, DOGS will be sending our members information, analysis and opportunities to have input into the legislative

What will HB 1498 mean to you?

by Sue Lavalla There is an upcoming hearing on HB 1498 which is an Act repealing dog licensing requirements. This bill is sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Merr 6, Rep. DeLemus, Straf 1 and Rep S. Tremblay, Rock 3. The hearing

HB 79 – relative to certification of dogs for law enforcement work.

This bill allows dogs to be certified for law enforcement work by the New England State Police Administrators Compact for purposes of the limitation on liability for injuries caused by dogs used in law enforcement work.

HB 57 – establishing a committee to study the penalties for menace, nuisance, or vicious dogs

This bill establishes a committee to study the penalties for menace, nuisance, or vicious dogs.

2011 Proposed Legislation

Bill requests, known as LSRs, are starting to be published on the General Court’s web site. We have updated our Legislation page with the animal related bills published so far. We’ll update it if more bills appear. Here’s the link