House Environment & 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
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
HB1417 – allowing companion dogs in certain areas of restaurants adds: “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
HB 1596 – 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
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
