HB 263 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0540
08/06
HOUSE BILL 263
AN ACT relative to applications to the cost of care fund for livestock care.
SPONSORS: Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Kenny, Hills. 13
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that applications to the cost of care fund for livestock care demonstrate that the livestock were lawfully seized following consultation with an individual experienced in the care of the seized livestock.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0540
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to applications to the cost of care fund for livestock care.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Cost of Care Fund; Use for Livestock. Amend RSA 437-B:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. Applications for reimbursement for the care of livestock shall demonstrate to the commissioner that the livestock were seized lawfully and following consultation with individuals with experience and professional knowledge in the care of the livestock seized.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Jan. 7, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 12