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2024 SESSION
24-2126.2
12/10
HOUSE BILL [bill number]
AN ACT adding certain equine practices to the definition of animal cruelty.
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds the practices of hoof soring, tail nicking, tail blocking, and gingering as crimes under animal cruelty.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2126.2
12/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT adding certain equine practices to the definition of animal cruelty.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Animal Cruelty; Horse Protections. Amend RSA 644 by inserting after section 8-g the following new section:
644:8-h Horse Protection. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense, and of a class B felony for a second or subsequent offense, who causes or permits:
I. Hoof soring, which is the application of any devices, caustics and or irritants to the foot or leg of a horse to cause the horse to lift its leg for aesthetic reasons.
II. Gingering, which is the application of any devices, caustics and or irritants to the anus or vagina to alter the posture of the horse for aesthetic purposes.
III. Tail nicking, which is any cutting of the muscle or tendon attached to the tail for aesthetic reasons.
IV. Tail blocking or tail nerving which is any injection or other manipulation near the base of the tail affecting the function of the nerves that control the muscles controlling tail movement for aesthetic purposes.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.