CHAPTER 15
HB 1283 – FINAL VERSION
2006 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 1283
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill requires that all sheep and goats be officially identified upon change in ownership, and allows for rulemaking by the state veterinarian.
This bill is a request of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2152
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to sheep and goat identification requirements.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
15:1 New Subdivision; Sheep and Goat Identification. Amend RSA 435 by inserting after section 40 the following new subdivision:
435:41 Sheep and Goat Identification.
I. Goats shall be officially identified upon change of ownership for all animals that are not in slaughter channels. To be considered as being in a slaughter channel, the goat shall be scheduled for a slaughter date which is not more than 2 weeks from the date of transfer of ownership.
II. Sheep less than 18 months of age shall be officially identified upon change of ownership for all animals that are not in slaughter channels. To be considered as being in a slaughter channel, the sheep shall be scheduled for a slaughter date which is not more than 2 weeks from the date of transfer of ownership.
III. Sheep 18 months of age or older shall be officially identified upon change of ownership for all animals regardless of whether or not they are being sold into slaughter channels. Official identification is required for all sheep over 18 months of age as evidenced by the eruption of the second incisor such that the animal may be traced to its flock of birth.
IV. The state veterinarian may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to clarify terms and to implement the requirements in this section, to add exemptions from specific provisions of this section, or to comply with requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services.
15:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: March 23, 2006
Effective: May 22, 2006