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NH Rev Stat § 436:119 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 436 - Diseases of Domestic Animals|Section 436:119 - Advancement in the Program.

    436:119 Advancement in the Program. –||I. When a flock has obtained a status that has met all of the program standards, the flock owner may apply to advance the flock to certified status. The board shall review advancement applications for movement from enrolled status to certified status at the next regularly scheduled board meeting.||II. The advancement application package shall include:||(a) A completed program advancement application form.||(b) An inspection report prepared by a state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee.||(c) An inventory report submitted by the flock owner and verified and signed by a state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee.|||Source. 2001, 242:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 436:120 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 436 - Diseases of Domestic Animals|Section 436:120 - Maintenance of Status.

    436:120 Maintenance of Status. –||I. A flock's status date shall be maintained if, during an annual inspection it meets the requirements of 9 C.F.R. parts 54 and 79 and the Scrapie Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules adopted by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.||II. If, during the year at the current status, a flock has not met the minimum requirements for the status currently held, the flock's status date shall convert to the date when the flock was brought back into program compliance.|||Source. 2001, 242:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2001. 2006, 26:4, eff. May 30, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 436:121 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 436 - Diseases of Domestic Animals|Section 436:121 - Downgrading of Status.

    436:121 Downgrading of Status. –||The board shall recommend downgrading a participating flock's status or removing it from the program if its owner or manager has not complied with the program standards, unless a compelling argument based upon sound scientific principles can be presented. A flock may reenter the program after fulfilling board-determined and program requirements.|||Source. 2001, 242:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 436:122 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 436 - Diseases of Domestic Animals|Section 436:122 - Appeal.

    436:122 Appeal. –||Owner-reported changes in flock status or status date due to flock additions or commingling shall be made as soon as possible following notification of the board or AVIC without review by the board unless the owner requests that the board perform a formal review at the time the acquisition or commingling is reported. The board shall give the owner of the flock an opportunity to present his or her views to the board before it makes its final recommendation regarding reduction or removal. The status of the flock, notification regarding a change in flock status, and any appeal of flock status shall be decided in accordance with 9 CFR parts 54 and 79.|||Source. 2001, 242:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 436:123 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 436 - Diseases of Domestic Animals|Section 436:123 - Confidentiality.

    436:123 Confidentiality. –||I. The provisions of paragraph II shall apply in any instance when a sheep or goat producer has entered the program and has voluntarily requested technical help from the board or is inspected by a state animal health official on behalf of the board as established under 9 CFR Parts 54 and 79, and is not at the time the subject of an active enforcement action.||II. With the exception of the state and federal veterinarians, acting in their official capacity, state board members and agents of the board shall not make available to any other regulatory or enforcement agency not involved in the program, or to the public, information obtained in the course of such help or inspection unless:||(a) The person receiving such inspection agrees that such information may be released;||(b) The information reveals an imminent threat to human life of the environment;||(c) The information reveals evidence of a knowing criminal violation;||(d) The information is presented in aggregate form with no identification of individual entities; or||(e) The board first notifies any person requesting technical help of the provisions of this section.|||Source. 2001, 242:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 436-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 436-A - Wildlife Disease Control|Section 436-A:1 - Vaccinations and Treatments Authorized.

    436-A:1 Vaccinations and Treatments Authorized. –||The state veterinarian may authorize the application of vaccines and treatments for zoonotic diseases to wildlife within the state through baiting or other methods. The state veterinarian may solicit information pertaining to such vaccines and treatments, and coordinate the use and application of vaccines and treatments with the fish and game department, the department of environmental services, the department of health and human services, and the department of natural and cultural resources.|||Source. 2002, 238:1, eff. July 16, 2002. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 436-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 436-A - Wildlife Disease Control|Section 436-A:2 - Entry Authorized.

    436-A:2 Entry Authorized. –||I. The state veterinarian, or the designee of the state veterinarian, shall not be guilty of criminal trespass pursuant to RSA 635:2 when providing vaccines or treatment to wildlife on private property without the consent of the owner, regardless of whether or not the property is designated a secured premises.||II. The authority to enter private property without the consent of the owner for vaccination or treatment of wildlife does not include the right to enter into any living quarters situated on private property.|||Source. 2002, 238:1, eff. July 16, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 436-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 436-A - Wildlife Disease Control|Section 436-A:3 - Rulemaking.

    436-A:3 Rulemaking. –||The state veterinarian shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of this chapter.|||Source. 2002, 238:1, eff. July 16, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:1 - Definitions.

    437:1 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Animal shelter facility" means a facility, including the building and the immediate surrounding area, which is used to house or contain animals and which is owned or leased, operated and maintained by a duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection and humane treatment of animals, and also a public pound for the housing of strays or a pound operated by any person, excluding veterinarians, who contracts with a municipality to serve that function.||II. [Repealed.]||III. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.||IV. "Pet vendor" means any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that transfers 30 or more dogs, 30 or more cats, 30 or more ferrets, or 50 or more birds, live animals or birds customarily used as household pets to the public, with or without a fee or donation required, and whether or not a physical facility is owned by the licensee in New Hampshire, when transfer to the final owner occurs within New Hampshire, between January 1 and December 31 of each year. Pet vendor also means any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that transfers amphibians, reptiles, fish, or small mammals customarily used as household pets to the public in quantities set in rules adopted by the department, with or without a fee or donation required, and whether or not a physical facility is owned by the licensee in New Hampshire between January 1 and December 31 of each year. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter or affect the municipal zoning regulations that a pet vendor shall conform with under RSA 437:3.||V. "Transfer" means transfer of ownership of live animals or birds from any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to a member of the public.|||Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017. 2019, 346:297, 302, eff. July 1, 2019. 2021, 214:1, eff. Oct. 16, 2021; 215:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:2 - Declaration of Policy.

    437:2 Declaration of Policy. –||This subdivision establishes standards for the regulation of animal health that are consistent with the pattern established throughout statute by the general court. Animal health regulation shall focus either on those conditions that pose a threat to public health or that would require regulatory intervention to protect the economy of the state, or both.|||Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:3 - Requirements.

    437:3 Requirements. –||No pet vendor shall transfer animals or birds without a license. A pet vendor shall apply to the commissioner for a license, giving such information as the commissioner shall require. A pet vendor that transfers more than 50 or more dogs, 50 or more cats, 50 or more ferrets, or 50 or more birds shall include proof that the zoning enforcement official of the municipality wherein any facility is to be maintained has certified that the facility conforms to the municipal zoning regulations in his or her application. The application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable $200 fee. All licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year and be subject to renewal upon submission of a new application. No licenses shall be transferable. A pet vendor licensed under this subdivision shall:||I. Maintain in a clean and sanitary condition all premises, buildings, and other enclosures used in the business of dealing in live animals or birds customarily used as household pets.||II. Submit premises, buildings and other enclosures to unannounced inspection by department employees or local animal control, law enforcement, or health officials at reasonable times.||III. Maintain, subject to inspection by the commissioner, his or her agent, local officials, law enforcement, or any member of the public, a proper record in which all live animals or birds customarily used as household pets obtained or transferred shall be listed, giving the breed, date the animal was obtained and transferred, and from whom the animal or bird was obtained and to whom the animal was transferred. Such record shall also show the microchip, leg band, or tattoo number of each animal or bird, where applicable. Animals or birds that do not bear such identification shall be identified by recording markings, a physical description and any other information as the commissioner deems necessary to identify such animals or birds.||IV. Keep records of all animals or birds intended for transfer indicating identification, point of origin, and recipient, and shall submit said records to the commissioner upon request.||V. Abide by such other rules as the commissioner may adopt to control disease.|||Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017. 2021, 215:3, eff. Aug. 17, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:4 - Refusal to Issue; Revocation or Suspension of License.

    437:4 Refusal to Issue;  Revocation or Suspension of License. –||The commissioner, after notice to the licensee and opportunity for hearing, as set forth in the rules adopted under RSA 437:9, may deny an application, or suspend or revoke a license for any of the following reasons:||I. The applicant or licensee violated the statutes of the state of New Hampshire or of the United States or any rule adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter;||II. The applicant made false or misleading statements in his or her application for a license;||III. The licensee knowingly transferred any animal affected with a communicable disease except as allowed under RSA 437:5 and RSA 437:8, II;||IV. The licensee ceased to operate the business for which the license was issued; or||V. The applicant or licensee held any similar license issued in another jurisdiction which was revoked or suspended by that jurisdiction as a result of engaging in conduct prohibited by RSA 437 during the preceding 5 years.|||Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017. 2021, 215:4, eff. Aug. 17, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:5 - Prohibition.

    437:5 Prohibition. –||No licensee under this subdivision shall transfer, other than to a qualified veterinarian or licensed animal shelter facility, any maimed, sick, or diseased animal or bird other than as permitted under RSA 437:8, II nor shall any licensee treat inhumanely any animal or bird in his or her care or possession or under his or her control.|||Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:6 - Health Management; Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets.

    437:6 Health Management;  Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets. –||I. Medical treatment and use of controlled drugs on any animal or bird under the care or possession or under the control of any licensee other than a veterinarian may be administered only under the direction and supervision of a veterinarian for the purposes of this subdivision.||II. Within 14 days of transfer, the transferee of a dog, cat, or ferret from a licensee may have the dog, cat, or ferret examined by a licensed veterinarian selected by the transferee and, unless said examination indicates the dog, cat, or ferret to be free of disease, the transferee shall be entitled to substitution or, at the transferee's option, a full refund of the purchase price of the dog, cat, or ferret, if applicable, upon return of the dog, cat, or ferret to the licensee within 2 business days of said examination, accompanied by the veterinarian's statement that the animal is not free of disease.|||Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:7 - Exceptions.

    437:7 Exceptions. –||I. The license provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to breeders of dogs or cats that do not meet the definition of pet vendor in RSA 437:1, veterinarians, or the transfer of livestock or poultry.||II. (a) A person who has previously not met the requirements for licensure as a pet vendor but who intends to transfer more than 30 dogs or 30 cats in a year may apply to the commissioner for an exemption from licensure as a pet vendor if he or she meets the following criteria:||(1) The person has transferred fewer than 30 dogs or 30 cats annually in the previous 4 12-month periods beginning January 1 and running through the following December 31; and||(2) The person has not been required to register as a pet vendor in the previous 4 12-month periods beginning January 1 and running through the following December 31.||(b) The commissioner shall make a determination on such exemption within 15 days of its submission. Such exemption shall expire on the June 30 following its issuance.||(c) A person exempt from licensure as a pet vendor under this paragraph may transfer no more than 15 dogs or 15 cats in addition to the 30 dog or 30 cat limit in subparagraph (a) within the period his or her exemption is valid.|||Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017. 2019, 346:298, eff. July 1, 2019. 2021, 215:2, eff. Aug. 17, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:8-a - Animal Records Database Established.

    437:8-a Animal Records Database Established. –||I. The department of agriculture, markets, and food shall design, establish, and contract with a third party for the implementation and operation of an electronic system to facilitate the handling of animal records.||II. The department shall maintain a reporting system capable of receiving electronically transmitted records from veterinarians. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to govern methods of obtaining, compiling, and maintaining such information he or she deems necessary to manage such database including procedures for providing authorized access. The commissioner shall also ensure that the database is secure from unauthorized access or use.||III. The commissioner may issue a waiver to a veterinarian who is unable to submit information by electronic means. Such waiver may permit the veterinarian to submit information by paper form or other means, provided all information required by RSA 437:8 is submitted in this alternative format and within the established time limit.||IV. The commissioner may grant a reasonable extension to a veterinarian who is unable, for good cause, to submit all the information required by RSA 437:8 within the established time limits. Any veterinarian who in good faith reports to the program as required by RSA 437:8 shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability as the result of such good faith reporting.||V. There is established a nonlapsing fund to be known as the animal records database fund in the department of agriculture, markets, and food which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. All moneys in the animal records database fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner, and except as otherwise provided in law, shall be used for the purpose of administering and maintaining the animal records database established in this section. The database fund shall draw moneys only from grants and appropriations.||VI. Notwithstanding paragraph V, the fund shall be initiated by transfers from the agricultural product and scale testing fund established under RSA 435:20, IV, as provided in RSA 435:20, V.|||Source. 2021, 91:302, eff. June 25, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:8-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:8-b - Confidentiality.

    437:8-b Confidentiality. –||I. Information submitted to the animal records database is exempt from public disclosure, and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release. Disclosure to local, state, and federal officials is not public disclosure. This exemption shall not affect the disclosure of information used in official local, state, or federal animal health investigations or pet vendor license investigations under this chapter. Database records, information, or lists may be made available pursuant to a court order on a case-by-case basis. Any information, record, or list received pursuant to this paragraph shall not be transferred or otherwise made available to any other person or listed entity not authorized under this paragraph.||II. The department shall establish and maintain procedures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of animal and animal owner information.||III. The department may use and release information and reports from the program for program analysis and evaluation, statistical analysis, public research, public policy, and educational purposes, provided that the data are aggregated or otherwise de-identified.||IV. No animal records database records, information, or lists shall be sold, rented, transferred, or otherwise made available in whole or in part, in any form or format, directly or indirectly, to another person.||V. Certificates of transfer shall be removed from the animal records database after 4 years.||VI. Any person who knowingly accesses, alters, destroys, publishes, or discloses animal records database information except as authorized in this section or attempts to obtain such information by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge shall be guilty of a class B felony.||VII. Nothing in this section shall limit the right of a person damaged by a violation to pursue any other appropriate cause of action.|||Source. 2021, 91:302, eff. June 25, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:9 - Rulemaking Authority.

    437:9 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 pet vendor;||II. The health and sanitation standards to effectuate the purposes of this subdivision;||III. Information required to be maintained in records of pet vendors regarding identifying features of animals or birds obtained and transferred;||IV. Notice and hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation of a license;||V. Setting limits for reasonable daily boarding and care costs for animals confiscated under RSA 644:8, IV.||VI. Any other matter the commissioner may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017. 2019, 306:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:10 - Penalty.

    437:10 Penalty. –||I. Any pet vendor who transfers live animals or birds customarily used as household pets in this state without having a license to do so as required by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. In addition to the penalty under paragraph I, any pet vendor 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. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 437:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:11 - to 437:13-a [Omitted].

    437:11 to 437:13-a [Omitted]. –|
NH Rev Stat § 437:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals|Section 437:14 - Artificial Coloring.

    437:14 Artificial Coloring. –||No chick, duckling, gosling, or rabbit that has been dyed or otherwise colored artificially shall be sold or offered for sale; raffled; offered or given as a prize, premium, or advertising device; or displayed in any store, shop, carnival, or other public place.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|