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NH Rev Stat § 427:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:31 - Limited Coverage of Subdivision.

    427:31 Limited Coverage of Subdivision. –||The requirements of this subdivision shall apply to persons, firms, corporation establishments, animals, and articles regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act only to the extent provided for in section 408 of said federal act.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2011, 130:6, eff. Aug. 5, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:32 - Costs of Inspection; Limitation.

    427:32 Costs of Inspection;  Limitation. –||In addition to the cost of the inspection required under this subdivision, the establishment shall pay a fee to the department based on the number and species of animals slaughtered. Such fee shall be determined by the commissioner in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A and shall support the administrative costs of certifying meat inspectors and conducting audits of establishments. All employees of the department who are required to make inspections at any time after working 40 hours per week or after working 8 hours per day shall be paid at the rate of time and a half. Labor performed on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays shall also be compensated at the rate of time and a half. Costs collected by the commissioner for such premium pay work shall be available without fiscal year limitation to carry out the purposes of this section.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995. 2003, 202:1, eff. July 1, 2003. 2011, 130:6, eff. Aug. 5, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:32-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:32-a - Repealed by 2021, 19:7, II, eff. July 5, 2021.

    427:32-a Repealed by 2021, 19:7, II, eff. July 5, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:32-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:32-b - Repealed by 2021, 19:7, III, eff. July 5, 2021.

    427:32-b Repealed by 2021, 19:7, III, eff. July 5, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:32-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:32-c - Liability.

    427:32-c Liability. –||The department and any person who contracts with the department who is in compliance with this subdivision, shall be held harmless from either civil or criminal liability for any decisions made in connection with this subdivision, unless found guilty of gross negligence.|||Source. 2011, 130:7, eff. Aug. 5, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:32-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:32-d - Fees.

    427:32-d Fees. –||I. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A which establish fees for the processing of the following meat producing animals:||(a) No more than $50 per cow processed.||(b) No more than $30 per sheep, goat, pig, deer or elk processed.||(c) No more than $10 per turkey or rabbit.||(d) No more than $5 per chicken or other bird, not including turkeys.||II. The fees established by the commissioner for the processing of meat producing animals as well as the fees, fines, and administrative charges established by the commissioner under RSA 427:14 shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expenses of the meat inspection program for the previous fiscal year. The requirements of this paragraph shall apply one year after the first establishment is opened and operating within the state meat inspection program as determined by the state veterinarian.|||Source. 2011, 130:7, eff. Aug. 5, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:33 - Terms Defined.

    427:33 Terms Defined. –||As used in this subdivision the following words and phrases shall be construed as follows:||I. The term "slaughterer" means any person, partnership, corporation or association regularly engaged in the slaughtering of livestock;||II. The term "livestock" shall include but not be limited to cattle, steer, oxen, horses, swine, sheep, goats, as well as domesticated strains of buffalo, bison, llamas, alpacas, emus, ostriches, yaks, elk (Cervus canadensis), fallow deer (Dama dama), red deer (Cervus elephus), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), poultry, rabbits, and other species of animals susceptible of use in the production of meat and meat products;||III. The term "humane method" means:||(a) Any method of slaughtering livestock which normally causes animals to be rendered insensible to pain by a single blow or shot of a mechanical instrument or by electrical, chemical or other means that is rapid and effective, before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut; and||(b) The method of slaughtering in accordance with the ritual requirements of any religious faith that prescribes a method of slaughter whereby the animal suffers loss of consciousness by anemia of the brain caused by the simultaneous and instantaneous severance of the carotid arteries with a sharp instrument, provided that the method used in bringing the animal into position for slaughter causes no injury or pain which can be avoided without interfering with the requirements of ritualistic slaughter or without imposing unreasonable economic hardship.||IV. The term "holding pen" means enclosures or yards where animals are held or handled before slaughtering.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1998, 310:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. 2014, 97:4, eff. Aug. 10, 2014. 2017, 145:4, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:34 - Prohibition.

    427:34 Prohibition. –||On and after June 30, 1960, no slaughterer may slaughter livestock except by a humane method. No person may handle livestock in connection with slaughter, or drive or transport them to holding pens or to place of slaughter except with a minimum of excitement and discomfort. Holding pens and transportation vehicles must be free from hazards which could cause suffering or pain.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:35 - Prohibition.

    427:35 Prohibition. –||No person who has taken possession of a horse, ostensibly for slaughter, shall use or deliver possession of said animal for any other purpose.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:36 - Penalty.

    427:36 Penalty. –||Any slaughterer who violates this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:37 - Administration and Enforcement.

    427:37 Administration and Enforcement. –||The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food may administer the provisions of this subdivision, adopt such rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as may be necessary to carry this subdivision into effect, and approve all methods of slaughter used under the terms of this subdivision. He or she may, by administrative order, allow any person a single temporary exemption from compliance with any provision of this subdivision for such period of time as he or she shall determine reasonable, not to exceed one year. The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food shall cause to be prosecuted any slaughterer who fails to comply with the provisions of this subdivision. Any agent authorized by the commissioner, upon being designated, in writing, for that purpose by the sheriff of any county in this state, may, within such county, at any time inspect the premises and operations of any slaughterer and, if he or she deems it advisable, request an investigation and appropriate action by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995. 2010, 302:1, eff. July 13, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:38 - Definitions.

    427:38 Definitions. –||As used in this subdivision:||I. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food.||II. "Livestock dealer" shall mean any person, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling or transporting livestock, excluding any common carrier, or operating a livestock auction or sales ring, including any person acting as an agent or buyer for any other person, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation.||III. "Livestock" shall include beef and dairy cattle, steer, oxen, goats, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or other equidae, as well as domesticated strains of buffalo, bison, llamas, alpacas, emus, ostriches, poultry, rabbits, yaks, elk (Cervus canadensis), fallow deer (Dama dama), red deer (Cervus elephus), and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus).|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5. 1998, 310:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. 2014, 97:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014. 2017, 145:5, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:39 - License.

    427:39 License. –||No livestock dealer shall operate such a business without first obtaining a license from the commissioner. Before being issued a license, the livestock dealer shall file with the commissioner an application for such license, giving such information as the commissioner shall require. Said application shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee. All licenses shall expire on April 30 of each year. No licenses shall be transferable. A farmer shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter when engaged in noncommercial transportation of livestock.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2017, 145:6, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:40 - Permits for Trucks.

    427:40 Permits for Trucks. –||A permit shall be issued for each truck or other conveyance used by said licensee for the transportation of livestock and so described on the application for a license. The permit shall be carried in each vehicle so described. The fee for each permit shall be as prescribed by the commissioner.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:41 - Requirements.

    427:41 Requirements. –||A livestock dealer licensed under this subdivision shall:||I. Maintain in a clean and sanitary condition all premises, buildings and conveyances used in the business of dealing in livestock or operating a livestock auction or sales ring.||II. Submit premises, buildings and conveyances to inspection, and livestock to inspection and test, at any such times as the commissioner may deem necessary and advisable.||III. Allow no livestock on the livestock dealer's premises from herds or premises quarantined by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food or his agent, except those accompanied by special permit issued by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food or his agent.||IV. Maintain, subject to inspection by the commissioner or his agent, a proper record in which all livestock purchased, repossessed, sold or loaned are to be listed, giving breed, date purchased, repossessed, sold or loaned, and from whom obtained and to whom delivered. Such record shall also show the ear tag number of each animal. Registered purebred cattle which do not bear ear tags shall be recorded by giving official tattoo markings, description and such other information as is necessary to identify such cattle;||V. Keep records of all animals destined for market or slaughter indicating identification, farm or origin and destination, and shall submit said records to the commissioner at no more than 30-day intervals; and||VI. Abide by such other reasonable rules as the commissioner may adopt to prevent the spread of disease. The commissioner shall send a copy of such rules to all livestock dealers licensed under the provisions of this subdivision.||VII. A person transporting livestock shall have in his or her possession a bill of sale or other memorandum signed by the vendor, the date of sale or other transaction involving the transfer of possession, the breed, age, approximate weight, and number of animals being transported.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995. 2017, 145:7, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:42 - Refusal to Issue; Revocation of License.

    427:42 Refusal to Issue;  Revocation of License. –||The commissioner, after notice to the licensee and opportunity for hearing, as set forth in the rules adopted under RSA 427:44, may deny an application or revoke a license for any of the following reasons:||I. That the applicant or licensee has violated the statutes of the state of New Hampshire or of the United States or any rule adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 427:38-47;||II. That he has made false or misleading statements in his application for a license or that he has made false or misleading statements as to the health or physical condition of animals regarding official tests;||III. That he has knowingly sold, for dairy or breeding purposes, livestock affected with a communicable disease;||IV. That he has ceased to operate the business for which the license was issued; or||V. That he has had his license to deal in livestock, issued in another jurisdiction, revoked or suspended by that jurisdiction as a result of engaging in conduct prohibited by RSA 427:42, II or III, during the preceding 5 years.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:43 - Penalty.

    427:43 Penalty. –||I. Any livestock dealer who buys or sells livestock in this state or operates a livestock auction or sales ring without having a license to do so as required by this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. In addition to the penalty under paragraph I, any livestock dealer who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision or rule adopted under it may be subject to an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1989, 11:1, eff. April 4, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:44 - Rulemaking Authority.

    427:44 Rulemaking Authority. –||The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. The information required from an applicant for a license as a livestock dealer;||II. The prescribed fee for a livestock dealer's license;||III. The prescribed fee for a permit issued for each truck or conveyance used by a licensed livestock dealer or for a shipping certificate or both;||IV. The prevention of the spread of any disease prevalent among livestock;||V. Notice and hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation of a license; and||VI. Any other matter the commissioner may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:45 - Exceptions.

    427:45 Exceptions. –||The provisions of this subdivision relative to requiring a license shall not apply to a farmer who does not go from place to place buying or selling livestock, nor to a farmer holding an auction sale in the regular operation of his farm business.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:46 - Disposition of Fees.

    427:46 Disposition of Fees. –||All fees collected under the provisions of this subdivision shall be deposited with the state treasurer.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:47 - Repealed by 2017, 145:17, I, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.

    427:47 Repealed by 2017, 145:17, I, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:48 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:48 - Separation of Stock.

    427:48 Separation of Stock. –||Livestock shall not be shipped or transported within this state in mixed loads unless the different kinds of stock shall be separated, each kind from the other, by strong partitions; provided that milch cows may be shipped with not more than 3 calves for one cow, and sheep may be shipped with calves.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2017, 145:8, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:49 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:49 - Upper Decks.

    427:49 Upper Decks. –||Livestock shall not be transported in upper decks unless such decks are constructed with tight floors of adequate strength.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:50 - Repealed by 2017, 145:17, II, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.

    427:50 Repealed by 2017, 145:17, II, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:51 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:51 - Diseased Animals.

    427:51 Diseased Animals. –||Cattle which have reacted to the tuberculin or agglutination test for brucellosis or any animal or animals infected with a contagious or infectious disease or from a herd which has reacted to any test for a reportable disease shall not be shipped, transported, received for transportation, or otherwise moved for immediate slaughter, unless the following conditions and restrictions are complied with:||I. The cattle shall be shipped, transported or moved to an establishment or a public stockyard where state or federal inspection is maintained and shall there be slaughtered under such inspection.||II. The cattle shall be accompanied to destination by a certificate issued by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food and by a VS Form 1-27 issued by the USDA.||III. Transportation companies shall plainly write or stamp upon the face of waybills, conductors' manifests and memoranda pertaining to such shipment the words, "Diseased Animals."||IV. All trucks, vehicles or equipment used for the transportation of diseased animals shall be properly cleaned after each shipment.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995. 2017, 145:9, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:52 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:52 - Penalty.

    427:52 Penalty. –||I. Whoever knowingly violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.||II. In addition to the penalty under paragraph I, whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter or rule adopted under such provisions may be subject to an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1989, 11:2, eff. April 4, 1989. 2017, 145:10, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:53 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:53 - Enforcement.

    427:53 Enforcement. –||The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, either by himself or his agents, shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this subdivision, and for that purpose may, without expense to the state, designate as his agent any officer or agent of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 427:54 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:54 - Repealed by 2017, 145:17, III, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.

    427:54 Repealed by 2017, 145:17, III, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:55 - Repealed by 2017, 145:17, IV, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.

    427:55 Repealed by 2017, 145:17, IV, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:56 - Repealed by 2017, 145:17, V, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.

    427:56 Repealed by 2017, 145:17, V, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:57 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:57 - Repealed by 2017, 145:17, VI, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.

    427:57 Repealed by 2017, 145:17, VI, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:58 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:58 - Repealed by 2017, 145:17, VII, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.

    427:58 Repealed by 2017, 145:17, VII, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. –|
NH Rev Stat § 427:59 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 427 - Livestock and Meat Inspection|Section 427:59 - Penalty.

    427:59 Penalty. –||I. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.||II. In addition to the penalty under paragraph I, any person who violates the provisions of this chapter may be subject to an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1989, 11:3, eff. April 4, 1989. 2017, 145:11, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 428:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 428 - Poultry and Poultry Products|Section 428:1 - Repealed by 2011, 130:11, IV, eff. Aug. 5, 2011.

    428:1 Repealed by 2011, 130:11, IV, eff. Aug. 5, 2011. –|