CHAPTER 214
HB 1301 – FINAL VERSION
2008 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE BILL 1301
AN ACT relative to the definition of service dogs.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Tilton, Merr 6; Rep. Butynski, Ches 4; Rep. Parkhurst, Ches 4
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill expands the definition and use of service dogs to apply to persons with recognized seizure disorders.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2423
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to the definition of service dogs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
214:1 Service Dogs; Definition. Amend RSA 167-D:1, IX to read as follows:
IX. “Service dog” means a dog who works for a mobility impaired person or a person with a seizure disorder diagnosed by a physician.
214:2 Service Dogs; Master With Seizure Disorder. Amend RSA 167-D:3 to read as follows:
167-D:3 Dogs May Accompany. It is lawful for any hearing ear dog, guide dog, or service dog to accompany his or her deaf or hearing impaired, blind or visually impaired, or mobility impaired master or a master with a seizure disorder diagnosed by a physician into any public facility, housing accommodation, or place of public accommodation to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
214:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.
Approved: June 16, 2008
Effective Date: January 1, 2009