Revision: Feb. 13, 2020, 2:43 p.m.
HB 1123 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2020 SESSION
20-2080
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1123
AN ACT relative to reporting a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle.
SPONSORS: Rep. Abbas, Rock. 8; Rep. Burroughs, Carr. 1; Rep. Kenney, Straf. 6; Rep. Schultz, Merr. 18; Rep. Janigian, Rock. 8; Rep. DeClercq, Rock. 8; Rep. Read, Rock. 17
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the reporting of a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle to the cat's owner or the police.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Feb2020... 0255h
20-2080
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to reporting a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Short Title; Arrow's Law. This subdivision shall be known as "Arrow's Law."
2 Report of Injury to Dog or Cat. Amend the subdivision heading preceding RSA 264:31 to read as follows:
Report of Injury to Dog or Cat
3 Report of Injury to Dog or Cat. Amend RSA 264:31 to read as follows:
264:31 Report of Injury to Dog or Cat. The driver of any vehicle who knowingly strikes a dog or cat and fails to report the incident to the dog's owner or custodian or the cat's owner or custodian or to a police officer as soon as possible, shall be guilty of a violation.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.