Bill Text: NH HB1325 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to allowing private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-21 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/21/2024 House Journal 9 P. 3 [HB1325 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1325-Introduced.html

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HB 1325-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2024 SESSION

24-2432

08/10

 

HOUSE BILL 1325-FN

 

AN ACT relative to allowing private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. T. Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Phillips, Rock. 7

 

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill allows the private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2432

08/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to allowing private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Paragraph; Wildlife Division; Animals Allowed to Be Owned Without Permit.  Amend RSA 207:14 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

III-a.  The following animals may be possessed as companion animals without a permit from the department:

(a)  Small tailed monkeys.

(b)  Raccoons.

(c)  Foxes.

(d)  Otters.

(e)  Skunks.

(f)  Red tailed kangaroos.

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

 

LBA

24-2432

11/6/23

 

HB 1325-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to allowing private ownership of small tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters, skunks, and kangaroos.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as introduced, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2027.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Fish and Game Department