Bill Text: NH HB1186 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to companion animals during a declared state of emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-07-07 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/01/2022; Chapter 300; eff. 08/30/2022 House Journal 14 [HB1186 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1186-Introduced.html
HB 1186 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2269
08/04
HOUSE BILL 1186
AN ACT relative to companion animals during a declared state of emergency.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gallager, Merr. 15; Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Rep. Amanda Bouldin, Hills. 12
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires shelters to accept companion animals during a declared state of emergency.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2269
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to companion animals during a declared state of emergency.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Emergency Shelter for Companion Animals. Amend RSA 126-A by inserting after section 97 the following new subdivision:
Emergency Shelter for Companion Animals
126-A:98 State Policy for Companion Animals. During a declared state of emergency containing an evacuation order, any hotel or community shelter which is required to shelter evacuated persons shall also shelter any companion animal belonging to such evacuated persons.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
