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NH Rev Stat § 438:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:43 - Validity of Prosecutions.

    438:43 Validity of Prosecutions. –||Inspectors and officials appointed to enforce this chapter or any other laws dealing with weights and measures are hereby empowered, upon their successful completion of the preparatory training program for part-time police officers established by the police standards and training council under RSA 106-L, to prosecute these laws within the jurisdiction of municipal and district courts, unless the prosecutorial jurisdiction over a particular case or class of cases is preempted by the county attorney or the attorney general. Prosecutions for violations of any provision of this chapter are declared to be valid and proper, notwithstanding the existence of any law of this state dealing with matters that may be the same as or similar to those covered by this chapter.|||Source. 1985, 72:1. 1990, 217:3, eff. April 27, 1990. 2017, 206:18, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:44 - Separability Provision.

    438:44 Separability Provision. –||If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the chapter and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 438:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures|Section 438:45 - Citation.

    438:45 Citation. –||This chapter may be cited as the "Weights and Measures Act".|||Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 439:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 439 - State Food Security Act|Section 439:1 - Definitions.

    439:1 Definitions. –||The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings given them in Section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 1985, 7 USC section 1631, as amended, and in the regulations adopted pursuant thereto: "amount [of farm products]," "buyer in the ordinary course of business," "commission merchant," "crop year," "description [of farm products]," "farm products," "farm product category," "reasonable description of the real estate," "security interest," and "selling agent."|||Source. 2001, 102:32, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 439:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 439 - State Food Security Act|Section 439:2 - Protection for Buyers of Farm Products.

    439:2 Protection for Buyers of Farm Products. –||I. A secured party may enforce a security interest in farm products against a buyer who, in the ordinary course of business, purchases farm products from, or a commission merchant or selling agent who, in the ordinary course of business, sells farm products for a person engaged in farming operations only where the buyer, commission merchant or selling agent has received from the secured party or seller written notice of the security interest which complies with the requirements of Section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended, or where the secured party has signed and filed with the secretary of state a form containing the following information:||(a) The name and address of the borrower.||(b) The borrower's signature.||(c) The name and address of the secured party.||(d) The social security number of the borrower, or in the case of a borrower doing business other than as an individual, the borrower's Internal Revenue Service taxpayer identification number.||(e) A description of the farm products subject to the security interest, including the amount of such products, where applicable.||(f) A reasonable description of the real estate, including the name of the county, where the farm products are located.||II. The form described in paragraph I shall be amended in writing, and similarly signed and filed, to reflect material changes within 3 months of such changes. The effectiveness and continuation or amendment of the form is to be treated as if it were a financing statement filed under RSA 382-A:9. The fee for filing and indexing the form described in paragraph I, or any continuation or amendment thereof, shall be in accordance with RSA 478:17-g.|||Source. 2001, 102:32, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 439:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 439 - State Food Security Act|Section 439:3 - Duties of Secretary of State.

    439:3 Duties of Secretary of State. –||I. The secretary of state or his or her designee shall develop and implement a central indexing system containing the information filed pursuant to RSA 439:2. Under this system the secretary of state shall record the date and time of filing and compile the information into a master list organized according to farm products. The list shall be organized within each farm product category in alphabetical order according to the last name of the borrower (or, in the case of borrowers doing business other than as individuals, the first word in the name of such borrower), in numerical order according to the social security or taxpayer identification number of the borrower, geographically by county, and by crop year. The master list shall also contain the name and address of the secured party, the name and address of the borrower, a description of the farm products, including amount where applicable, subject to the security interest, and a reasonable description of the real estate, including the county, where the farm products are located.||II. The secretary of state shall maintain a list of all buyers of farm products, commission merchants, and selling agents who register with the secretary of state indicating an interest in receiving the lists described in paragraph III. The fee for such registration shall be $100 annually.||III. The secretary of state shall distribute, on a regular basis to be determined by the secretary of state, to each buyer, commission merchant, and selling agent registered under paragraph II a copy in written or printed form of those portions of the master list which the buyer, commission merchant, or selling agent has indicated an interest in receiving.||IV. Upon the request of any person the secretary of state shall provide, within 24 hours, an oral confirmation of the filing of the form described in RSA 439:2 followed by a written confirmation.|||Source. 2001, 102:32, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 439-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 439-A - Hemp|Section 439-A:1 - Purpose.

    439-A:1 Purpose. –||The intent of this chapter is to define hemp so that farmers and other businesses in the New Hampshire agricultural industry can take advantage of this market opportunity afforded by the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018.|||Source. 2019, 306:2, eff. July 30, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 439-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 439-A - Hemp|Section 439-A:2 - Definitions.

    439-A:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Cannabidiol" or "CBD" is a phytocannabinoid extracted from hemp plants.||II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.||III. "Department" means the department of agriculture, markets, and food.||IV. "Hemp products" means all products made from hemp, including cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, construction materials, plastics, seed, seed meal, seed oil, and certified seed for cultivation.||V. "Hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration (THC) of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.|||Source. 2019, 306:2, eff. July 30, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 439-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry|Title 439-A - Hemp|Section 439-A:3 - Hemp Permitted.

    439-A:3 Hemp Permitted. –||Hemp is an agricultural product which may be grown as a crop.|||Source. 2019, 306:2, eff. July 30, 2019. 2021, 206:2, Pt. X, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 10, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 444:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 444 - Statutory Liens on Personal Property|Section 444:1 - Sale, No Due Date.

    444:1 Sale, No Due Date. –||Any person having a lien on personal property, other than a security interest covered by RSA 382-A, Article 9, where no time is limited for the payment of the debt or redemption of the property, may sell the same or so much thereof as is needful at auction, notice of the sale being given as herein required, and from the proceeds he may reimburse himself for his debt and the expenses incident to the sale.|||Source. 1865, 4082:1. GS 125:3. GL 139:3. PS 141:3. PL 217:5. RL 264:5. RSA 444:1. 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 444:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 444 - Statutory Liens on Personal Property|Section 444:2 - Sale on Default.

    444:2 Sale on Default. –||If a time is limited for the payment of the debt or the redemption of the property, the property may be sold at any time after the expiration of the limited time, upon like notice; provided, that such sale will not be in conflict with the terms of the contract under which the property is holden.|||Source. 1865, 4082:2, 3. GS 125:4. GL 139:4. PS 141:4. PL 217:6. RL 264:6.|
NH Rev Stat § 444:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 444 - Statutory Liens on Personal Property|Section 444:3 - Posting Notice of Sale.

    444:3 Posting Notice of Sale. –||Notice of such sale shall be given by posting notices thereof in 2 or more public places in the town where the property is situate 14 days at least before the sale, and, if the value of the property exceeds $100, by publishing the notice.|||Source. 1865, 4082:1. GS 125:5. GL 139:5. PS 141:5. PL 217:7. RL 264:7.|
NH Rev Stat § 444:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 444 - Statutory Liens on Personal Property|Section 444:4 - Notice to Owner.

    444:4 Notice to Owner. –||A notice of the sale shall be served upon the general owner, if resident in the county, the same number of days before the sale, stating in writing the time and place of sale, the property to be sold and the amount of the lien thereon.|||Source. 1865, 4082:1. GS 125:6. GL 139:6. PS 141:6. PL 217:8. RL 264:8. RSA 444:4. 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 444:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 444 - Statutory Liens on Personal Property|Section 444:4-a - Notice to Lienholder.

    444:4-a Notice to Lienholder. –||A lienholder under this chapter shall inquire by writing, by verified mail as defined in RSA 21:53, to determine from the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety, the secretary of state, and the town clerk with regard to a motor vehicle and from the secretary of state, and the town clerk with regard to other personal property, whether a lien exists upon the title to said motor vehicle or other personal property. Any such written inquiry that requests information on financing statements filed under RSA 382-A shall be in the form, and subject to the fees, required by that chapter. If no response is received by the lienholder from the department of safety, the secretary of state, or the town clerk within 14 days after such inquiry has been received, sale of the motor vehicle or personal property may proceed as prescribed by this chapter. If determination is made under the above procedure that a lien exists, a notice of the sale under this chapter shall be sent by verified mail as defined in RSA 21:53 to each lienholder having a recorded lien on said automobile or personal property. The notice shall be sent at least 14 days prior to the date of the sale and shall include the date, time, and place of said sale and the amount of the statutory lien claimed. Any lienholder having a recorded lien shall be entitled to redeem the personal property prior to the sale by payment of the amount of said statutory lien, and the lienholder shall have the right of possession from the individual or institution exercising said statutory lien.|||Source. 1979, 318:1. 2001, 102:33, eff. July 1, 2001. 2012, 207:5, eff. Aug. 12, 2012. 2019, 242:3, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 444:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 444 - Statutory Liens on Personal Property|Section 444:5 - Disposal of Proceeds.

    444:5 Disposal of Proceeds. –||The balance of the proceeds of sale, if any, after payment of the amount of the lien and the reasonable expenses incident to the sale, shall be paid to the general owner or person entitled thereto, on demand.|||Source. 1865, 4082:1. GS 125:7. GL 139:7. PS 141:7. PL 217:9. RL 264:9. RSA 444:5. 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 444:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 444 - Statutory Liens on Personal Property|Section 444:6 - Record.

    444:6 Record. –||The holder of the lien shall cause a copy of such notices and an affidavit of service, with an account of the sale and of the fees and charges thereon, to be recorded in the books of the town where the sale takes place. A certified copy of the record may be used in evidence.|||Source. 1865, 4082:1. GS 125:8. GL 139:8. PS 141:8. PL 217:10. RL 264:10.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:1 - Vessels.

    447:1 Vessels. –||If a person shall perform labor, provide professional design services as defined in RSA 447:2, or furnish materials toward building, repairing, fitting or furnishing a vessel within this state, payment for which is due, he or she shall have a lien therefor on the vessel for the space of 4 days after it is completed.|||Source. 1851, 1116. CS 139:1. GS 125:9. GL 139:9. PS 141:9. PL 217:11. RL 264:11. 2012, 158:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:2 - Buildings, Etc.

    447:2 Buildings, Etc. –||I. If any person shall perform labor, provide professional design services, or furnish materials to the amount of $15 or more for erecting or repairing a house or other building or appurtenances, or for building any dam, canal, sluiceway, well or bridge, or for consumption or use in the prosecution of such work, other than for a municipality, by virtue of a contract with the owner thereof, he or she shall have a lien on any material so furnished and on said structure, and on any right of the owner to the lot of land on which it stands.||II. In this section, "professional design services" means any services provided by a licensed architect, licensed landscape architect, licensed engineer, permitted septic designer, certified wetland scientist, certified soil scientist, or licensed land surveyor that is directly related to the improvement of real property.|||Source. 1861, 2500. GS 125:11. GL 139:11. PS 141:10. 1905, 41:1. 1913, 93:1. 1921, 7:1. PL 217:12. 1927, 88:4. RL 264:12. 2012, 158:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:3 - Brick.

    447:3 Brick. –||If a person shall perform labor or furnish materials or fuel to the amount of $15 or more for the making of brick, by virtue of a contract with the owner thereof, he shall have a lien upon said materials and fuel and upon the brick with the kiln containing said brick, for such labor, materials or fuel. Said lien shall continue for 90 days after said brick are burned, and may be secured by attachment as provided in RSA 447:10.|||Source. PS 141:11. 1905, 54:1. PL 217:13. RL 264:13.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:4 - Lumber, Etc.

    447:4 Lumber, Etc. –||If a person shall, by teams or machinery, perform labor or furnish supplies to the amount of $15 or more toward rafting, driving, cutting, hauling, sawing or drawing wood, bark, lumber or logs, or toward cooking or hauling supplies in aid of such labor, by virtue of a contract with the owner of the wood, bark, lumber or logs, he or she shall have a lien thereon for such labor or supplies.|||Source. 1866, 4245:1. GS 125:14. 1878, 36:1. GL 139:13. PS 141:12. 1897, 4:1. PL 217:14. RL 264:14. 2012, 158:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:5 - Subcontractors.

    447:5 Subcontractors. –||If a person shall perform labor, provide professional design services as defined in RSA 447:2, or furnish materials to the amount of $15 or more for any of the purposes specified in RSA 447:2, 447:3 and 447:4 and in RSA 453, by virtue of a contract with an agent, contractor or subcontractor of the owner, the person shall have the same lien as provided in said sections, provided, that he or she gives notice in writing to the owner or to the person having charge of the property that he or she shall claim such lien before performing the labor or furnishing the material for which it is claimed.|||Source. 1871, 1:1, 2. GL 139:15, 16. PS 141:13. 1911, 116:1. PL 217:15. RL 264:15. 1951, 6:1, eff. Feb. 15, 1951. 2012, 158:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:6 - Notice.

    447:6 Notice. –||Such notice may be given after the labor is performed, the professional design services are provided, or the material is furnished, and said lien shall be valid to the extent of the amount then due or that may thereafter become due to the contractor, agent or subcontractor of the owner. The account required under RSA 447:8 may also be given at the time said notice is given.|||Source. 1871, 1:1, 2. GL 139:15, 16. PS 141:13. 1911, 116:1. PL 217:16. RL 264:16. 2012, 158:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:7 - Railroads.

    447:7 Railroads. –||If a person shall perform labor, provide professional design services, or furnish materials to the amount of $15 or more, in the grading, masonry, bridging or track-laying of a railroad, under a contract with an agent, contractor or subcontractor of the proprietors thereof, the person shall have a lien upon the railroad and the land upon which it is constructed; provided, that he or she gave notice in writing to such proprietors, or to the person having charge of the railroad, that he or she should claim such lien before performing the labor, providing the services, or furnishing the materials for which it is claimed.|||Source. 1871, 1:3. GL 139:17. PS 141:14. PL 217:17. RL 264:17. 2012, 158:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:8 - Account.

    447:8 Account. –||Any person giving notice as provided in RSA 447:5-7 shall, as often as once in 30 days, furnish to the owner, or person having charge of the property on which the lien is claimed, an account in writing of the labor performed, professional design services provided, or materials furnished during the 30 days; and the owner or person in charge shall retain a sufficient sum of money to pay such claim, and shall not be liable to the agent, contractor or subcontractor therefor, unless the agent, contractor or subcontractor shall first pay it.|||Source. 1871, 1:4. GL 139:18. PS 141:15. PL 217:18. RL 264:18. 2012, 158:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:9 - Duration.

    447:9 Duration. –||The lien created by RSA 447:2-7, inclusive, shall continue for 120 days after the services are performed, or the materials, supplies or other things are furnished, unless payment therefor is previously made, and shall take precedence of all prior claims except liens on account of taxes.|||Source. 1861, 2500. 1866, 4245:1. GS 125:12, 14. 1871, 1:1, 2, 3. 1875, 20:1. 1878, 36:1. GL 139:12. 1879, 57:25. PS 141:16. PL 217:19. RL 264:19. 1949, 184:2. RSA 447:9. 1991, 270:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:10 - How Secured.

    447:10 How Secured. –||Any such lien may be secured by attachment of the property upon which it exists at any time while the lien continues, the writ and return thereon distinctly expressing that purpose.|||Source. 1861, 2500. 1866, 4245:1. GS 125:10, 12, 13, 14, 15. GL 139:10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19. PS 141:17. PL 217:20. RL 264:20.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:11 - Precedence.

    447:11 Precedence. –||Such attachment shall have precedence over all lien claims for labor, professional design services, materials, or other things done or furnished after the attachment was made, except the same were done or furnished in the performance of a contract existing when the attachment was made, or were necessary for the preservation of the property attached.|||Source. PL 217:21. RL 264:21. 2012, 158:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 447:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XLI - Liens|Title 447 - Liens for Labor and Materials|Section 447:12 - Share Pro Rata.

    447:12 Share Pro Rata. –||Except as provided in RSA 447:11, all such attaching lien creditors shall share pro rata in accordance with the amounts of their respective lien judgments in the property attached or in its proceeds.|||Source. PL 217:22. RL 264:22.|