HB272 (2025) Compare Changes


Unchanged Version

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1 Powers and Duties of Towns; Power to Make Bylaws. Amend RSA 31:39, I(n) to read as follows:

(n) Regulating noise, except that no "quiet hours" ordinance or bylaw that attempts to regulate noise from activities related to farms, agriculture, and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a shall be enforceable within a town. This exception shall not apply to agritourism as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(b)(5).

2 Powers of City Councils; Bylaws and Ordinances. Amend RSA 47:17, XX to read as follows:

XX. No "quiet hours" ordinance or bylaw that attempts to regulate noise from activities related to farms, agriculture, and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a shall be enforceable within a city. This exception shall not apply to agritourism as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(b)(5).

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

Changed Version

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1 Powers and Duties of Towns; Power to Make Bylaws. Amend RSA 31:39, I(n) to read as follows:

(n) Regulating noise, except that no ordinance or bylaw that attempts to regulate noise from activities related to farms, agriculture, and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a shall be enforceable within a town. This exception shall not apply to agritourism as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(b)(5).

2 Powers of City Councils; Bylaws and Ordinances. Amend RSA 47:17, XX to read as follows:

XX. No ordinance or bylaw that attempts to regulate noise from activities related to farms, agriculture, and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a shall be enforceable within a city. This exception shall not apply to agritourism as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(b)(5).

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