CHAPTER 82
HB 1157-FN - FINAL VERSION
2026 SESSION
26-2414
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1157-FN
AN ACT relative to licensure as a pet vendor.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires persons using physical facilities to transfer 30 or more animals to be licensed as a pet vendor.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2414
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to licensure as a pet vendor.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
82:1 New Paragraph; Licensed Pet Vendors. Amend RSA 437:3 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
IV-a. No physical facility shall be used by multiple people, firms, corporations, or other entities, when the combined number of animals transferred exceeds 30 or more dogs, 30 or more cats, 30 or more ferrets, or 50 or more birds or live animals customarily used as household pets, unless one of the people, firms, corporations, or other entity is a licensed pet vendor.
82:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 45 days after its passage.
Approved: May 22, 2026
Effective Date: July 06, 2026
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 25, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote |
May 28, 2026: Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/22/2026; Chapter 82; eff.07/06/2026
May 12, 2026: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/07/2026 HJ 12
May 11, 2026: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/07/2026); SJ 12
April 3, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
March 25, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 13
March 19, 2026: Hearing: 03/25/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 11
Feb. 25, 2026: Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5
Feb. 19, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 15
Feb. 6, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/03/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 7 P. 11
Feb. 4, 2026: Executive Session: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153
Jan. 28, 2026: Full Committee Work Session: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153
Jan. 28, 2026: Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153
Jan. 27, 2026: Full Committee Work Session: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153
Dec. 1, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 8