CHAPTER 116
HB 651 – FINAL VERSION
2011 SESSION
08/03
HOUSE BILL 651
AN ACT allowing the sale and possession of monk parakeets.
SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills 19; Rep. Avard, Hills 20; Rep. Peterson, Hills 19; Rep. Scontsas, Hills 22; Rep. Cox, Merr 6; Rep. Pitre, Straf 3; Rep. Hill, Merr 6
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
This bill allows for the sale and possession of monk parakeets, also known as quaker parrots.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-1085
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT allowing the sale and possession of monk parakeets.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
116:1 New Section; Monk Parakeets. Amend RSA 437 by inserting after section 17 the following new section:
437:17-a Monk Parakeets. Monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as quaker parrots, may be possessed and sold within the state.
116:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 31, 2011
Effective Date: July 30, 2011