SB 415 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/24/2016 1088s
2016 SESSION
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SENATE BILL\t415
AN ACT\trequiring appropriate hydration be made available to certain animals and establishing a committee to study harmful weather conditions for dogs.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Rep. Borden, Rock. 24; Rep. Peckham, Rock. 22
COMMITTEE:\tPublic And Municipal Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill makes it a crime to withhold appropriate hydration from certain animals.
\tThis bill also establishes a committee to study harmful weather conditions for dogs.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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03/24/2016 1088s\t08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trequiring appropriate hydration be made available to certain animals and establishing a committee to study harmful weather conditions for dogs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Animal Cruelty; Access to Water. Amend RSA 644:8, III(a) to read as follows:
\t\t\t(a) Without lawful authority negligently deprives or causes to be deprived any animal in his or her possession or custody necessary care, sustenance, or shelter, including appropriate hydration;
\t2 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study harmful weather conditions for dogs.
\t3 Membership and Compensation.
\t\tI. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
\t\t\t(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
\t\t\t(b) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
\t\tII. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
\t4 Duties. The committee shall review the publication entitled, "Animal Cruelty Investigation and Prosecution: A User Manual for New Hampshire Law Enforcement" from the governor's commission on the humane treatment of animals in order to identify if research dictates temperatures above or below which dogs should be brought inside or any other weather conditions which could be harmful to dogs. The committee may solicit the advice or testimony of any organization with information or expertise relevant to its study.
\t5 Chairperson. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.
\t6 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, the chairperson of the senate public and municipal affairs committee, the chairperson of the house environment and agriculture committee, and the state library on or before August 1, 2016.
\t7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.