HB44 (2007) Detail

(New Title) relative to the authority of authorized persons to take custody of nuisance dogs.


CHAPTER 244

HB 44 – FINAL VERSION

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2007 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 44

AN ACT relative to the authority of authorized persons to take custody of nuisance dogs.

SPONSORS: Rep. Welch, Rock 8; Rep. Tholl, Coos 2; Rep. Weyler, Rock 8; Rep. J. Flanders, Rock 8

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows persons authorized by the town to take custody of nuisance dogs.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Feb2007… 0029h

13Jun2007… 2131eba

07-0146

08/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to the authority of authorized persons to take custody of nuisance dogs.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

244:1 Dogs a Menace; Custodial Authority of Authorized Persons. Amend RSA 466:31, III(a) to read as follows:

III.(a) Any person who fails, by appropriate action including but not limited to restraining an animal from running at large, or otherwise effectively abating a nuisance found such under the provisions of this section, or who fails to comply with any other provisions of this section after being so ordered, shall have the person's dog taken into custody by the police of the city [or], constable of the town, or other person authorized by the town and such disposition made of the dog as the court may order.

244:2 Dogs a Menace; Penalties. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 466:31-a, II to read as follows:

II. Any person who violates any of the provisions of RSA 466:31 shall be liable for a civil forfeiture, which shall be paid to the clerk of the town or city wherein such dog is owned or kept within 96 hours of the date and time notice is given by any law enforcement officer or other person authorized by the town to the owner or keeper of a dog in violation of RSA 466:31. If the forfeiture is paid, said payment shall be in full satisfaction of the assessed penalty. The forfeiture shall be in the amount as specified for the following violations:

244:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 28, 2007

Effective: August 27, 2007