Revision: March 6, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
SB 475 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2034
08/09
SENATE BILL 475
AN ACT including a determination of the best interest of the animal in the definition of foster home.
SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 16; Rep. C. Harvey, Ches. 6
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill includes a determination of the best interest of the animal in the definition of foster home.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2034
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT including a determination of the best interest of the animal in the definition of foster home.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Foster Home; Definition. Amend RSA 437:1 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. "Foster home" means a private residence in New Hampshire associated with and inspected by an animal shelter facility used to hold animals when it is deemed by a licensed veterinarian to be in the best interest of the animal's health, safety, and wellbeing including pregnant or lactating animals.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.