Revision: March 4, 2022, 3:07 p.m.
Rep. Pearl, Merr. 26
February 15, 2022
2022-0727h
08/04
Amendment to HB 1186
Amend RSA 126-A:98 as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
126-A:98 State Policy for Companion Animals. During a declared state of emergency as defined in RSA 4:45, III(c) containing an evacuation order, any hotel or community shelter that shelters evacuated persons shall allow disaster animal response trailers, or other reasonable accommodations, on site to accommodate any companion animal belonging to such evacuated persons. The maximum number of animals per family entering the hotel or community shelter shall comply with local ordinances. For the purpose of this section, "companion animal" means a cat, dog, or other legally-owned animal kept in an enclosure that might typically be found in a home. During such emergency, any volunteer who has been vetted by the department of health and human services and is a member of the disaster animal response team and is assisting evacuated persons and companion animals shall be considered an emergency worker under RSA 21-P:41, VI(c).