Revision: Jan. 8, 2020, 11:47 a.m.
HB 501-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
8Jan2020... 2856h
2019 SESSION
19-0088
08/04
HOUSE BILL 501-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. O'Connor, Rock. 6; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 17
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill uses fees from registration of commercial animal food sellers to fund the cost of care program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Jan2020... 2856h 19-0088
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Registration of Commercial Animal Food Sellers. Amend RSA 435:20, IV to read as follows:
IV. One-half of the fees collected under this section shall be deposited with the state treasurer into a separate, nonlapsing account to be known as the agricultural product and scale testing fund. From the remainder of the fees collected under this section an amount shall be deposited in [the general fund] the cost of care fund as provided in RSA 437-B:1, provided that any amount not deposited in either the agricultural product and scale testing fund or the cost of care fund shall be deposited in the general fund as unrestricted revenue.
2 Cost of Care Fund. Amend RSA 437-B:1, II to read as follows:
II. The treasurer shall deposit in the cost of care fund court-ordered restitution for care in animal cruelty cases under RSA 644:8 or RSA 644:8-a as specified in paragraph VI and moneys received from RSA 435:20, IV provided the balance in the cost of care fund shall not exceed $2,000,000.
3 New Subparagraph; Cost of Care Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (358) the following new subparagraph:
(359) Moneys deposited in the cost of care fund established in RSA 437-B:1.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
19-0088
12/31/18
HB 501-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Expenditures | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Dog license and commercial animal feed registration fees | |||
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Revenue | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill would establish a cost of care fund to assist municipalities with caring for animals during animal cruelty cases. Revenue to the fund would be from $0.50 of every dog license fee paid, one-half of the fees collected from registration for distribution of commercial animal feed, and court-ordered restitution for care in animal cruelty cases.
The Department of Agriculture, Markets and Foods provided the following assumptions about the fiscal impact of this bill:
[$585,000 available / $5000 per animal = 117 animals / 10 animals / case = 12 cases]
[2 hours Commissioner + 2 hours State Veterinarian X 24 applications]
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Agriculture