HB 151 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0087
08/01
HOUSE BILL 151
AN ACT relative to the definition of "agriculture."
SPONSORS: Rep. O'Connor, Rock. 6
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows a farm to raise livestock with no intent to sell such livestock and still be considered within the definition of agriculture.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0087
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the definition of "agriculture."
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Agriculture; Definition. Amend RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4) to read as follows:
(4) The raising [and] or sale of livestock which shall include but not be limited to all beef and dairy cattle, steer, oxen, goats, sheep, swine, horses, mules or other equidae, as well as domesticated strains of buffalo, bison, llamas, alpacas, emus, ostriches, poultry, rabbits, yaks, elk (Cervus canadensis), fallow deer (Dama dama), red deer (Cervus elephus), and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 5, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Nov. 7, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Jan. 8, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/08/2020 HJ 1 P. 41
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 50 P. 8
Nov. 7, 2019: Executive Session: 11/07/2019 10:00 am LOB 303
: Retained in Committee
Feb. 5, 2019: Executive Session: 02/05/2019 12:30 pm LOB 303
Jan. 29, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/29/2019 10:00 am LOB 303
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 39