HB250 (2025) Detail

(New Title) enabling local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs and increasing the fee to license certain dogs.


HB 250 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

 

26Mar2025... 0896h

05/01/2025   1697s

26Jun2025... 2790CofC

 

2025 SESSION

25-0255

08/09

 

HOUSE BILL 250

 

AN ACT enabling local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs and increasing the fee to license certain dogs.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Newell, Ches. 4; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Jacobs, Ches. 15; Rep. O'Rorke, Ches. 7; Rep. Jones, Ches. 3

 

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill enables local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs and excludes certain working dogs from such regulations.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

26Mar2025... 0896h

05/01/2025   1697s

26Jun2025... 2790CofC 25-0255

08/09

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT enabling local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs and increasing the fee to license certain dogs.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  City or Town Bylaws; Restraint of Dogs.  Amend RSA 466:39 to read as follows:

466:39  City or Town Bylaws.  The local governing body may make such additional bylaws and regulations concerning the licensing, muzzling of vicious dogs as defined in RSA 466:31, II(g), and restraining of dogs as it deems reasonable, and may affix penalties not exceeding $50 for a breach thereof.  Such bylaws and regulations shall relate only to dogs owned or kept in such city or town, and the annual fee required for a license shall in no case be more than $1 in addition to the sum hereby required.  The following dogs shall be exempt from this section:  dogs being used for hunting, supervised competition, exhibition or training for such activities if accompanied by the owner or custodian, or a dog which is guarding, working, or herding livestock, as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4) if the owner or custodian is able to see or hear the dog or have reasonable knowledge of where the dog is located, even if such dog is out of the line of the owner or custodian's sight.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Amendments

Date Amendment
March 19, 2025 2025-0896h
April 22, 2025 2025-1697s
June 17, 2025 2025-2790CofC

Links


Date Body Type
March 5, 2025 House Hearing
March 11, 2025 House Exec Session
March 18, 2025 House Exec Session
March 18, 2025 House Floor Vote
April 10, 2025 Senate Hearing
April 8, 2025 Senate Hearing
May 1, 2025 Senate Floor Vote
June 26, 2025 Senate Floor Vote
June 26, 2025 House Floor Vote
June 25, 2026 Senate Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB250 Revision: 48778 Date: June 26, 2025, 2:26 p.m.
HB250 Revision: 48699 Date: June 17, 2025, 11:28 a.m.
HB250 Revision: 47956 Date: May 1, 2025, 5:33 p.m.
HB250 Revision: 47879 Date: April 22, 2025, 3:31 p.m.
HB250 Revision: 47653 Date: March 26, 2025, 11:02 a.m.
HB250 Revision: 47535 Date: March 19, 2025, 3:29 p.m.
HB250 Revision: 46035 Date: Jan. 6, 2025, 10:04 p.m.

Docket


June 26, 2025: Conference Committee Report 2025-2790c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18


June 26, 2025: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2790c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17


June 18, 2025: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2790c; 06/26/2025


June 17, 2025: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/17/2025 08:30 am LOB 302-304


June 12, 2025: Conferee Change; Senator Pearl Replaces Senator Avard; SJ 16


June 11, 2025: President Appoints: Senators Avard, McConkey, Watters; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16


June 11, 2025: Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16


June 3, 2025: Speaker Appoints: Reps. J. Aron, Bixby, Barbour, Comtois 05/22/2025 HJ 15


June 3, 2025: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1697s and Requests CofC (Rep. Osborne): MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15


May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1697s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11


May 1, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1697s, AA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11


May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1697s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11


April 23, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1697s, 05/01/2025; Vote 2-0; CC; SC 19


April 3, 2025: Hearing: 04/08/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 16


April 3, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 04/10/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 16


April 3, 2025: Hearing: 04/10/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 16


March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 10


March 26, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0896h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 22


March 26, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0896h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 22


March 19, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0896h 03/18/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 17 P. 15


March 12, 2025: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/18/2025 12:00 pm LOB 301-303


March 12, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303


March 5, 2025: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 11:20 am LOB 301-303


March 5, 2025: Full Committee Work Session: 03/11/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303


March 5, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/07/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303


Feb. 20, 2025: Public Hearing: 03/05/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303


Jan. 7, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 12