SB 450 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/05/2020 1100s
2020 SESSION
20-2816
08/01
SENATE BILL 450
AN ACT relative to brew pubs allowing customers to bring dogs to outdoor areas.
SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Morgan, Dist 23; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Rep. O'Connor, Rock. 6; Rep. Milz, Rock. 6; Rep. Klee, Hills. 30
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows municipalities to adopt ordinances to allow dogs in outdoor areas of brew pubs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/05/2020 1100s 20-2816
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to brew pubs allowing customers to bring dogs to outdoor areas.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Dogs on Brew Pub Patios. Amend RSA 466:44 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. A municipality may adopt an ordinance allowing a person holding a brew pub license under RSA 178:13 to allow dogs onto any patio at his or her place of business, if such dogs and owners access to the patio is from the exterior of the brew pub, regardless of whether food or drink are served on such patio. In this paragraph, "patio" means an open air, exterior, paved space with an entrance separate from the brew pub. Such dogs shall not be allowed in food preparation or production areas. A brew pub licensee allowing dogs shall prominently display a sign at all public entrances advising patrons that dogs are allowed on the premises. This paragraph shall not apply to service animals as defined by RSA 167-D:1, IV. 6
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 19, 2020 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 5, 2020 | Senate | Floor Vote |
: Died on Table
June 30, 2020: Vacated and Laid on Table MA VV 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 2
March 12, 2020: Introduced 03/12/2020 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 8 P. 226
March 5, 2020: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-1100s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2020; SJ 5
March 5, 2020: Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2020-1100s, AA, VV; 03/05/2020; SJ 5
March 5, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/05/2020; SC 9
Feb. 19, 2020: Hearing: 02/19/2020, Room 103, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 7
Jan. 8, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/08/2020 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1