CHAPTER 170
HB 1238 - FINAL VERSION
6Mar2018... 0691h
10May2018... 1937-EBA
2018 SESSION
18-2189
08/04
HOUSE BILL 1238
AN ACT relative to animal cruelty involving an equine colt.
SPONSORS: Rep. W. Marsh, Carr. 8; Rep. DesMarais, Carr. 6; Rep. Irwin, Sull. 6; Rep. Nelson, Carr. 5; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill includes possession or sale of equine colts under 90 days old as acts of animal cruelty.
This bill also repeals several provisions relative to animal cruelty.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2018... 0691h
10May2018... 1937-EBA 18-2189
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to animal cruelty involving an equine colt.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
170:1 Animal Cruelty; Colts Less than 90 Days Old. Amend RSA 644:8, III(e)-(f) to read as follows:
(e) Negligently abandons any animal previously in his or her possession or custody by causing such animal to be left without supervision or adequate provision for its care, sustenance, or shelter; [or]
(f) Has in his or her possession an equine colt that is less than 90 days old that is not being nursed by its dam, unless the colt was born in this state, and its dam has died within this state before the colt became 90 days old;
(g) Sells an equine colt that is less than 90 days old that is not being nursed by its dam; or
(h) Otherwise negligently permits or causes any animal in his or her possession or custody to be subjected to cruelty, inhumane treatment, or unnecessary suffering of any kind.
170:2 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 435:5, relative to colts less than 90 days old.
II. RSA 105:14-18, relative to cruelty to animals.
170:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
Approved: June 08, 2018
Effective Date: January 01, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 10, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 3, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 3, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 8, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/08/2018; Chapter 170; Eff. 1/1/2019
May 10, 2018: Enrolled 05/10/2018
May 10, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 05/10/2018); SJ 18
May 10, 2018: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-1937e: AA VV 05/10/2018
May 10, 2018: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-1937e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/10/2018); SJ 18
May 3, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
May 3, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/03/2018;
May 3, 2018: Special Order to 05/03/2018, Without Objection, MA; 05/02/2018
May 2, 2018: Sen. Giuda Moved to Remove HB 1238 from the Consent Calendar; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
May 2, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2018; Vote 5-0; CC SC 19
April 10, 2018: Hearing: 04/10/2018, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 16
March 8, 2018: Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7
March 6, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0691h: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 32
March 6, 2018: Amendment # 2018-0691h: AA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 32
March 6, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0691h (NT) for 03/06/2018 (Vote 11-1; CC) HC 9 P. 18
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0691h (NT) (Vote 11-1; CC)
Feb. 20, 2018: Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 303
Jan. 23, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/23/2018 11:00 AM LOB 303
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 4