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NH Rev Stat § 466:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:13 - Forfeiture.

    466:13 Forfeiture. –||Whoever is the owner or keeper of a dog and who fails to license or renew the dog license pursuant to RSA 466:1 shall forfeit $25 to the town or city clerk of the municipality in which the dog is kept. If the forfeiture is not made to the town or city clerk within 15 calendar days of the notice of forfeiture, the case may be disposed of in a district court as a violation with a fine not to exceed $50, notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 651:2, IV. A forfeiture shall not relieve the owner or keeper of the requirement of proper licensing of the dog as required by RSA 466:1. This section shall also apply to cats, if the municipality licenses cats. Any forfeitures collected under this section may be retained by the city or town for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.|||Source. 1891, 60:8. PL 150:15. RL 180:15. RSA 466:13. 1994, 353:6. 1995, 298:9. 1996, 67:4. 2001, 274:6, eff. July 16, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:13-a - Licensing of Cats.

    466:13-a Licensing of Cats. –||The governing body of a municipality may vote to license cats in a similar manner as it licenses dogs. If a municipality elects to license cats, the same penalties shall apply for unlicensed cats as for unlicensed dogs, and the provisions of RSA 466:8 of the preceding subdivision shall not apply to cats. If a municipality elects to license cats, it shall also develop a procedure similar to the procedure in RSA 466:4, III and 466:6 for group licensure. If a municipality elects to license cats, it shall require cats to have a form of identification, including, but not limited to a tattoo, collar, surgically implanted microchip or ear tag, or any other form approved by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food. The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the forms of identification.|||Source. 1994, 99:3. 1995, 130:5. 2013, 38:9, eff. Aug. 3, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:14 - Warrants; Proceedings.

    466:14 Warrants;  Proceedings. –||The town or city clerk shall annually, between June 1 and June 20, present to the local governing body a list of those owners of dogs that have failed to license or not renewed their dog licenses pursuant to RSA 466:1. The local governing body shall, within 20 days from June 20, issue a warrant to a local official authorized to issue a civil forfeiture for each unlicensed dog. The warrant may also authorize a local law enforcement officer to seize any unlicensed dog. The civil forfeiture may be sent by certified mail, or delivered in hand, or left at the abode of the dog owner. The cost of service shall not exceed $7 and may be recovered by the city or town in addition to the amount of the civil forfeiture. If the unlicensed dog is seized, it shall be held in a town or city holding facility for a period of 7 days, after which time full title to the dog shall pass to the facility, unless the owner of the dog has, before the expiration of the period, caused the dog to be licensed. The owner shall pay the facility a necessary and reasonable sum per day, as agreed upon by the governing body of the town or city and the facility, for each day the dog has been kept and maintained by the facility, plus any necessary veterinary fees incurred by the facility for the benefit of the dog. Before a local law enforcement officer seizes any unlicensed dog, a written warning shall be given to the dog owner.|||Source. RS 127:5. CS 133:5. GS 105:5. GL 115:7. PS 118:8. 1891, 60:11. PL 150:18. RL 180:18. RSA 466:14. 1965, 325:2. 1967, 150:1. 1977, 559:1. 1983, 198:1. 1987, 91:1. 1994, 353:7. 1995, 298:10. 1996, 67:5. 2000, 128:1. 2001, 274:7. 2014, 178:1, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:15 - Fees.

    466:15 Fees. –||Such officers, other than those employed under regular pay, shall receive such compensation for services performed under RSA 466:14 as may be determined by the mayor of the city or the selectmen of the town in which such dogs are seized and held.|||Source. RS 127:5. CS 133:5. GS 105:5. GL 115:7. PS 118:8. 1891, 60:11. PL 150:19. RL 180:19. RSA 466:15. 1965, 325:3, eff. April 1, 1966.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:16 - Returns.

    466:16 Returns. –||Each local law enforcement officer to whom the warrant named in RSA 466:14 is issued shall return the warrant, on or before August 31, to the local governing body issuing it and, shall state in the return the number of owners who received and paid the civil forfeiture, the number of dogs in the city or town which have been seized and held under the provisions of RSA 466:14, and the number of owners who have received summons to a district or municipal court for failure to pay the civil forfeiture pursuant to RSA 466:13 or to license the dog pursuant to RSA 466:1.|||Source. 1891, 60:12. PL 150:20. RL 180:20. RSA 466:16. 1994, 353:8. 2000, 128:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:17, 466:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:17, 466:18 - Repealed by 1967, 30:1, eff. May 15, 1967.

    466:17, 466:18 Repealed by 1967, 30:1, eff. May 15, 1967. –|
NH Rev Stat § 466:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:18-a - Title to Unlicensed Dogs in Humane Societies.

    466:18-a Title to Unlicensed Dogs in Humane Societies. –||Whenever an incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shall keep and maintain for 7 consecutive days an unlicensed dog whose owner is unknown, full title to the unlicensed dog shall pass to the society at the end of the 7-day period, unless the owner of the dog shall, before the expiration of the period, cause the dog to be licensed and shall pay the society a necessary and reasonable fee per day for each day the dog has been kept and maintained by the society, plus any necessary veterinary fees incurred by the society for the benefit of the dog.|||Source. 1955, 84:1. 1977, 29:2; 559:2. 1983, 198:2. 1987, 91:2, eff. July 5, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:19 - Liability of Owner or Keeper.

    466:19 Liability of Owner or Keeper. –||Any person to whom or to whose property, including sheep, lambs, fowl, or other domestic creatures, damage may be occasioned by a dog not owned or kept by such person shall be entitled to recover damages from the person who owns, keeps, or possesses the dog, unless the damage was occasioned to a person who was engaged in the commission of a trespass or other tort. A parent or guardian shall be liable under this section if the owner or keeper of the dog is a minor.|||Source. 1851, 1124. CS 133:7. GS 105:7. GL 115:10. PS 118:9. PL 150:23. RL 180:23. RSA 466:19. 1989, 158:1. 1991, 213:1. 1995, 298:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:20 - Repealed by 1985, 126:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

    466:20 Repealed by 1985, 126:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 466:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:21 - to 466:27 Repealed by 2011, 152:1, I-VII, eff. Aug. 7, 2011.

    466:21 to 466:27 Repealed by 2011, 152:1, I-VII, eff. Aug. 7, 2011. –|
NH Rev Stat § 466:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:28 - Killing Dogs Legalized.

    466:28 Killing Dogs Legalized. –||Any person may kill a dog that suddenly assaults the person while such person is peaceably walking or riding without the enclosure of its owner or keeper; and any person may kill a dog that is found out of the enclosure or immediate care of its owner or keeper worrying, wounding, or killing sheep, lambs, fowl, or other domestic animals.|||Source. 1891, 60:15. PL 150:32. RL 180:32. RSA 466:28. 1991, 213:4. 1995, 298:17, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:29 - Order; Rabies Epidemic.

    466:29 Order;  Rabies Epidemic. –||I. In the case of a rabies epidemic, the mayor and aldermen of a city or the selectmen of a town may order that all dogs within the limits of the city or town shall be muzzled or restrained from running at large during the time prescribed by such order. After passing the order, the governing body of such city or town shall post a certified copy of the order in 2 or more public places in the city or town, or, if a daily newspaper is published in the city or town, publish a copy at least once in the newspaper.||II. The mayor or aldermen or selectmen may issue their warrant to one or more of the police officers of such city or town who shall, after 24 hours from the publication of the notice required under paragraph I, impound all dogs found running at large contrary to such order. The dog owner shall be notified, if the owner's identity is known. Any dog impounded in accordance with this section who has been conclusively found to be rabid shall be destroyed in the most humane manner possible. After 7 consecutive days of impoundment, title of a dog shall pass to the facility holding the dog, unless the owner has claimed such dog. The owner of the dog shall be responsible for all costs associated with the impoundment of the dog under this section.|||Source. 1891, 60:19. PL 150:33. RL 180:33. RSA 466:29. 1955, 117:1. 1989, 158:2. 1995, 298:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:29-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:29-a - Repealed by 1989, 158:8, eff. July 16, 1989.

    466:29-a Repealed by 1989, 158:8, eff. July 16, 1989. –|
NH Rev Stat § 466:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:30 - Special Notice.

    466:30 Special Notice. –||The mayor and aldermen or selectmen may cause special service of any order issued under RSA 466:29 to be made upon any person, requiring that a dog owned or kept by the person shall be muzzled or restrained from running at large, by causing a certified copy of the order to be delivered to such person. If the person refuses or neglects to comply within 12 hours, the person shall be fined not more than $25.|||Source. 1891, 60:21. PL 150:34. RL 180:34. RSA 466:30. 1989, 158:3. 1995, 298:19, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:30-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:30-a - Dog Control Law.

    466:30-a Dog Control Law. –||I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any dog to run at large, except when accompanied by the owner or custodian, and when used for hunting, for guarding, working, or herding livestock, as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4), for supervised competition and exhibition, or for training for such. For the purpose of this section, "accompanied" means that the owner or custodian must be able to see or hear, or both, or have reasonable knowledge of where the dog is hunting, where training is being conducted, where trials are being held, or where the dog is guarding, working, or herding livestock. Nothing herein provided shall mean that the dog must be within sight at all times.||II. In this section, "at large" means off the premises of the owner or keeper and not under the control of any person by means of personal presence and attention as will reasonably control the conduct of such dog, unless accompanied by the owner or custodian.||III. Any authorized person may seize, impound or restrain any dog in violation of this section and deliver said dog to a person or shelter authorized to board dogs. Such dogs shall be handled as strays or abandoned dogs pursuant to applicable laws.||IV. In addition to impounding a dog found at large or in violation of this section, any local law enforcement officer may issue, in the name of the owner or keeper of such dog, a notice of violation for a nuisance dog pursuant to RSA 466:31, II(a).||V. The provisions of this section shall not be effective in any city or town unless adopted by a city or town pursuant to RSA 466:30-b.|||Source. 1977, 379:1. 1994, 353:9. 2006, 11:1, eff. Mar. 3, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:30-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:30-b - Referendum.

    466:30-b Referendum. –||I. (a) Any city or town desiring to adopt the provisions of RSA 466:30-a may do so by approving as described in paragraph II or III the following question: "Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 466:30-a which make it unlawful for any dog to run at large, except when accompanied by the owner or custodian, and when used for hunting, herding, supervised competition and exhibition or training for such?"||(b) The ballot containing the question shall include 2 squares next to the question allowing the voter to vote "Yes" or "No." If no cross is made in either of the squares, the ballot shall not be counted on the question.||(c) If a majority of those voting on the question vote "Yes," RSA 466:30-a shall apply within the city or town.||II. (a) In a town, the question shall be included in the annual meeting warrant upon a vote of the selectmen or upon application of voters according to the provisions of RSA 39:3 for annual meetings.||(b) The selectmen shall hold a public hearing on the question at least 15 days but not more than 30 days before the annual meeting. Notice of the hearing shall be posted in 2 public places in the town and published in a newspaper of general circulation in the town at least 7 days in advance.||(c) Voting shall be by official ballot if that system has been adopted by the town. In other towns, voting shall be by a special ballot prepared by the clerk.||III. In a city, the question shall be placed on the official ballot for any regular municipal election upon a vote of the city council or upon submission to the city council of a petition signed by 5 percent of the registered voters.||IV. Any town or city which has adopted RSA 466:30-a may rescind its adoption by majority vote of those voting on the question submitted to the voters in the same manner as provided for adoption under paragraph II or III. The question on rescission shall read: "Shall we rescind our adoption of RSA 466:30-a concerning dog control so that it will no longer be unlawful for a dog to run at large in this town (or city)?"||V. A town or city which either does not adopt, or rescinds its adoption of, RSA 466:30-a, may adopt other ordinances pertaining to dogs running at large under RSA 31:39 or RSA 47:17, XI.|||Source. 1977, 379:1. 1979, 14:1. 1981, 407:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:31-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:31-a - Penalties.

    466:31-a Penalties. –||I. Any person who violates any provision of RSA 466:31 shall be guilty of a violation; provided that if such person chooses to pay the civil forfeiture specified in paragraph II, the person shall be deemed to have waived the right to have the case heard in district or municipal court and shall not be prosecuted or found guilty of a violation of RSA 466:31. Any person who does not pay the civil forfeiture specified in paragraph II shall have the case disposed of in district or municipal court.||II. Any person who violates any of the provisions of RSA 466:31 shall be liable for a civil forfeiture, which shall be paid to the clerk of the town or city wherein such dog is owned or kept within 96 hours of the date and time notice is given by any law enforcement officer or other person authorized by the town to the owner or keeper of a dog in violation of RSA 466:31. If the forfeiture is paid, said payment shall be in full satisfaction of the assessed penalty. The forfeiture shall be in the amount as specified for the following violations:||(a) $25 for the first nuisance offense under RSA 466:31, II(a), (b), (c) or (d); $100 for the second or subsequent nuisance offense committed within 12 months of the first nuisance offense under RSA 466:31, II(a), (b), (c) or (d).||(b) $50 for the first menace offense under RSA 466:31, II(e) or (f); $200 for the second or subsequent menace offense committed within 12 months of the first menace offense under RSA 466:31, II(e) or (f).||(c) $100 for the first vicious offense under RSA 466:31, II(g).||(d) $400 for the second or subsequent vicious offense committed within 12 months of the first vicious offense under RSA 466:31, II(g).||III. Any person who pays a civil forfeiture specified in paragraph II 2 times in any 12-month period according to the records of the town or city clerk, may not pay a civil forfeiture for subsequent violations of RSA 466:31 in that 12-month period, but shall have those cases disposed of in district or municipal court. In the case of a vicious dog, as described by RSA 466:31, II(g), where its behavior presents a threat to public safety, immediate district court or municipal court proceedings may be initiated in lieu of the civil forfeiture.|||Source. 1977, 222:2. 1989, 158:5, 6. 1994, 353:11, 12. 1995, 298:21. 2007, 244:2, eff. Aug. 27, 2007; 339:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:32 - Officers' Fees.

    466:32 Officers' Fees. –||Police officers or constables shall be compensated for service under RSA 466:31 as provided in RSA 466:15.|||Source. 1891, 60:20. PL 150:35. RL 180:35. 1953, 52:2. RSA 466:32. 1989, 158:7, eff. July 16, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:33 - Dogs at Large.

    466:33 Dogs at Large. –||It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog to permit such dog to run at large in territory inhabited by game birds or quadrupeds, or on lands where livestock is pastured, at any time of the year; provided that hares and rabbits may be hunted with dogs during the open season under the owner's control and supervision. Any organized club may hold a club licensed or sanctioned field trial on game which is otherwise protected. Said club shall secure permission from the owner of the land on which said trial is to be held, and shall notify the executive director of the fish and game department at least 2 weeks in advance of the date and place of the trial. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation. Dogs which are guarding, working, or herding livestock, as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4), shall be exempt from this section.|||Source. 1913, 143:1, 2. 1915, 14:1, 2. PL 150:36. 1933, 16:1. RL 180:36. 1947, 241:1. RSA 466:33. 1957, 154:1. 1961, 126:2; 149:1. 1971, 574:1. 1973, 531:126. 1977, 113:4. 2006, 11:3, eff. Mar. 3, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:34 - Pursuing Game, Etc.

    466:34 Pursuing Game, Etc. –||Any owner of a dog to whom notice has been given that such dog, when at large, has been discovered pursuing or harassing moose, caribou, deer or sheep, or injuring any domestic creature, shall be guilty of a violation for each subsequent occasion on which said dog shall be so discovered.|||Source. 1899, 28:1. 1901, 10:11. PL 150:37. RL 180:37. RSA 466:34. 1971, 574:2. 1973, 531:127, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:35 - Maiming Game.

    466:35 Maiming Game. –||If any dog, at any time, shall maim, injure or destroy any wild animal protected by law, the owner thereof shall be fined the same amount which the statutes impose upon persons for killing the same animal contrary to law.|||Source. 1899, 28:1. 1901, 10:1. PL 150:38. RL 180:38.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:36 - Killing Dogs.

    466:36 Killing Dogs. –||Any conservation officer, state police officer, dog constable, or any New Hampshire certified police officer may kill any dog found in the act of maiming or in close pursuit of deer, moose, caribou, sheep, cattle, swine, poultry, or any domestic animal. No civil action for recovery of damages shall lie against any conservation officer, state police officer, dog constable, or any New Hampshire certified police officer while acting under authority granted herein. The owner or owners of any dog or dogs caught in the act of maiming or in close pursuit of deer, moose, caribou, sheep, cattle, swine, poultry, or any domestic animal shall be guilty of a violation and notwithstanding the provisions of Title LXII may be fined up to $500.|||Source. 1947, 241:2. RSA 466:36. 1967, 161:1. 1971, 574:3. 1977, 588:5. 1983, 68:1, eff. July 18, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:37 - Official Neglect.

    466:37 Official Neglect. –||Any city or town officer who refuses or willfully neglects to perform the duties imposed upon such officer by this chapter relating to dogs shall be guilty of a violation, the fine to be paid to the city or town.|||Source. 1891, 60:22. PL 150:39. RL 180:39. RSA 466:37. 1977, 588:7. 1995, 298:22, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:38 - How Recoverable.

    466:38 How Recoverable. –||All fines and penalties provided in this chapter relating to dogs may be recovered on complaint before a district court or municipal court in the town or county where the offense is committed.|||Source. 1891, 60:24. PL 150:40. RL 180:40. RSA 466:38. 1957, 244:19, eff. Sept. 23, 1958.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:39 - City or Town Bylaws.

    466:39 City or Town Bylaws. –||The local governing body may make such additional bylaws and regulations concerning the licensing and restraining of dogs as it deems reasonable, and may affix penalties not exceeding $50 for a breach thereof. Such bylaws and regulations shall relate only to dogs owned or kept in such city or town, and the annual fee required for a license shall in no case be more than $1 in addition to the sum hereby required.|||Source. 1891, 60:23. PL 150:41. RL 180:41. RSA 466:39. 1994, 353:13. 2007, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 466:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLV - Animals|Title 466 - Dogs and Cats|Section 466:40 - Mutilation Prohibited.

    466:40 Mutilation Prohibited. –||Any person who shall crop or cut or cause to be cropped or cut off the whole or any part of the ear of a dog, unless such person is a veterinarian duly registered under the provisions of RSA 332-B and unless such operation is performed while the dog is under an anesthetic, shall be fined not more than $250.|||Source. 1943, 141:1, par. 17-a. RSA 466:40. 1955, 129:1, eff. May 9, 1955.|