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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466 - Dogs and Cats › Section 466:48 - Registration.

466:48 Registration. –
In addition to the dog license required by RSA 466:4, no guard dog shall be used in any city or town without prior approval of the local law enforcement authority and appropriate registration with that authority.
Source.
1985, 29:2, eff. June 8, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466 - Dogs and Cats › Section 466:49 - Registration Fee.

466:49 Registration Fee. –
The annual registration fee for a guard dog shall be $10, paid to the local law enforcement authority for deposit in the general fund of the city or town. Each registration shall expire one year from the date of issue.
Source.
1985, 29:2, eff. June 8, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466 - Dogs and Cats › Section 466:50 - Registration Requirements.

466:50 Registration Requirements. –
Prior to approval of the registration of any guard dog, the custodian shall provide to the local law enforcement authority satisfactory proof of the following:
I. That the premises to be guarded by the guard dog has sufficient restraining devices, such as fences or walls, to prevent access by the public during the periods that the guard dog is used to protect the premises from unauthorized entry or the escape by the guard dog from the enclosed premises.
II. That the guard dog shall be treated and maintained in a humane manner whether or not the dog is on guard duty.
III. That the custodian has liability insurance for each dog of not less than $100,000 to protect the general public, in the event the guard dog eludes confinement and attacks and injures a person on public or private property.
IV. That the guard dog has been properly licensed pursuant to RSA 466:4.
V. That the premises to be guarded by a guard dog shall be properly posted to warn the general public with sufficient number of signs as may be required by the local law enforcement authority.
Source.
1985, 29:2, eff. June 8, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466 - Dogs and Cats › Section 466:51 - Inspections.

466:51 Inspections. –
The local law enforcement authority shall inspect the premises of each custodian of a registered guard dog during normal business hours. If conditions on said premises do not meet the requirements of RSA 466:50, the local law enforcement authority shall direct removal of the dog until the defect is corrected.
Source.
1985, 29:2, eff. June 8, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466 - Dogs and Cats › Section 466:52 - Hearing.

466:52 Hearing. –
If the custodian of a registered guard dog has had the dog's registration voided pursuant to RSA 466:51, the custodian may request in writing a hearing before the city council or board of selectmen, as appropriate, and said hearing shall be conducted within 30 days of receipt of the request for the hearing. The decision of either the city council or board of selectmen shall be final; provided, however, the custodian may appeal to the appropriate superior court within 30 days for a trial de novo.
Source.
1985, 29:2, eff. June 8, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466 - Dogs and Cats › Section 466:53 - Notification to Local Agencies.

466:53 Notification to Local Agencies. –
I. The local law enforcement authority shall notify the local fire department and other agencies which may need emergency access to the guarded premises, as may be appropriate, that a guard dog has been duly registered and is authorized to be in a specifically designated commercial establishment.
II. The custodian shall provide the local law enforcement authority with the name or names of persons to be contacted in the event of an emergency, who are able to control the guard dog and permit unimpeded access to the commercial establishment to handle the emergency as may be necessary.
Source.
1985, 29:2, eff. June 8, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466 - Dogs and Cats › Section 466:54 - Penalty.

466:54 Penalty. –
Any person, firm, partnership or corporation who violates any provision of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation for the first offense and guilty of a misdemeanor for subsequent offenses.
Source.
1985, 29:2, eff. June 8, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466-A - Wolf Hybrids › Section 466-A:1 - Definitions.

466-A:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. [Repealed.]
II. "Canine" means a member of a species of mammal consisting of dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes, and coyotes.
III. "Hybrid" means an offspring of 2 animals of different species or genera.
IV. "Owner" means any person keeping, harboring, or having charge or control of a hybrid, or permitting any hybrid to habitually be or remain on, or be lodged or fed within such person's house, yard, or premises. This term shall not apply to veterinarians or kennel operators temporarily maintaining on their premises hybrids owned by other persons.
V. "Person" means any individual, partnership, company, association, trust, corporation, governmental unit or agency, or any other legal entity.
VI. "Wolf" means any canine classified as Canis lupis or Canis rufus.
VII. "Wolf hybrid" means any canine which has had a wolf ancestor within the previous 4 generations. This definition shall include a wolf or wolf hybrid as either a sire or dam, grandsire or dam, great-grandsire or dam or great-great grandsire or dam. An animal shall also be considered a wolf hybrid if it has been represented by its owner or former owner as having wolf ancestry.
Source.
1994, 265:1. 1995, 91:1. 1998, 309:4, eff. June 26, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466-A - Wolf Hybrids › Section 466-A:2 - General Applicability.

466-A:2 General Applicability. –
The provisions of RSA 466, RSA 436:99-109 and RSA 644:8, shall apply to wolf hybrids, except as modified by the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1994, 265:1. 1995, 91:1, eff. Sept. 29, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466-A - Wolf Hybrids › Section 466-A:3 - Prohibitions.

466-A:3 Prohibitions. –
I. No person shall sell or resell, offer for sale or resale, or release or cause to be released a wolf hybrid in the state of New Hampshire.
II. (a) A person may import a wolf hybrid provided the wolf hybrid is spayed or neutered and has proper documentation of the spaying or neutering.
(b) A person may bring a wolf hybrid into the state temporarily for competitive events.
III. Any person possessing a wolf hybrid shall keep accurate licensing and vaccination records, as required by RSA 466-A:2 and neutering records, as provided in RSA 466-A:3, II, which shall be available for inspection by an animal control officer or law enforcement officer.
Source.
1994, 265:1. 1995, 91:3-6. 1998, 309:1, eff. June 26, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466-A - Wolf Hybrids › Section 466-A:4 - Vaccination.

466-A:4 Vaccination. –
The owner of a wolf hybrid shall be required by the veterinarian administering the rabies vaccination, as required by RSA 436:100, to sign an affidavit in the presence of a veterinarian indicating awareness that the use of the canine-approved vaccine on wolf hybrids is experimental and acknowledging that neither the veterinarian administering the vaccine nor the manufacturer of the vaccine shall be liable in the event the wolf hybrid contracts rabies. The commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall determine the form and content of this affidavit by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A. If the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food makes a determination that the rabies vaccine is proven to be effective when administered to wolf hybrids, then the signing of this affidavit shall no longer be required.
Source.
1994, 265:1. 1995, 130:4, 5, eff. July 23, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466-A - Wolf Hybrids › Section 466-A:5 - Confinement.

466-A:5 Confinement. –
Each wolf hybrid shall be under the physical control of the owner or confined in an enclosure or structure sufficient to prohibit escape. Adequate facilities and shelter, clean of waste and debris and free of infestation, shall be provided for keeping such animal.
Source.
1994, 265:1, eff. June 6, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466-A - Wolf Hybrids › Section 466-A:5-a - Rulemaking Authority.

466-A:5-a Rulemaking Authority. –
The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to standards for confinement and control under RSA 466-A:5.
Source.
1998, 309:2. 2012, 171:25, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 466-A - Wolf Hybrids › Section 466-A:6 - Penalty; Administrative Fines.

466-A:6 Penalty;  Administrative Fines. –
I. Any person in violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
II. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order of the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, shall be subject to the imposition of an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
Source.
1994, 265:1. 1998, 309:3, eff. June 26, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 467 - Running at Large › Section 467:1 - Bull.

467:1 Bull. –
An owner or keeper of a bull more than 6 months old, who willfully or negligently permits such bull to run at large, out of the enclosure of such owner or keeper, shall be guilty of a violation, and any fine collected hereunder shall inure to the use of the town in which the offense was committed, and shall also be liable to a party injured for the damage done by such bull while running at large.
Source.
1911, 25:1. PL 150:45. RL 180:45. RSA 467:1. 1973, 531:129, eff. Oct. 31, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 467 - Running at Large › Section 467:1-a - Stallions.

467:1-a Stallions. –
Any owner or keeper of a stallion more than 12 months old, who willfully or negligently permits such stallion to run at large, out of the enclosure of such owner or keeper, shall be guilty of a violation. The fine imposed shall be for the use of the town in which the offense was committed, and the guilty party shall also be liable to the party injured and for damage done by such stallion running at large.
Source.
1973, 41:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 467 - Running at Large › Section 467:2 - Ram.

467:2 Ram. –
If any person shall willfully or negligently suffer any ram belonging to him, or in his care, to go at large out of his enclosure between August 1 and December 1 in any year he shall be guilty of a violation for each offense.
Source.
RS 128:3. CS 134:3. GS 105:18. GL 115:21. PS 118:17. PL 150:44. RL 180:44. RSA 467:2. 1973, 531:130, eff. Oct. 31, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 467 - Running at Large › Section 467:3 - Wild Boar.

467:3 Wild Boar. –
Any person or corporation owning or possessing wild boar in this state shall at all times keep such wild boar in a safe and suitable enclosure so that they may not run at large or damage the person or property of others.
Source.
1949, 294:1, eff. July 22, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 467 - Running at Large › Section 467:4 - Abatement.

467:4 Abatement. –
Any person or corporation owning or having introduced wild boar into this state who shall have suffered, permitted, or otherwise failed to prevent the escape of such wild boar shall abate, at his or its own expense, the public nuisance resulting therefrom on or before April 1, 1950, by employing all reasonable means to capture or exterminate such wild boar and their progeny. Persons suffering damage to their lands, property or person after April 1, 1950, caused by wild boar at large as specified in this section, and which are not captured or exterminated as herein provided within the specified time limit, may recover such damage in an action of trespass against the said owner, or person or corporation having introduced the same into this state.
Source.
1949, 294:2, eff. July 22, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 467 - Running at Large › Section 467:5 - Liability.

467:5 Liability. –
Any person or corporation owning or possessing wild boar in this state who shall violate the provisions of RSA 467:3 shall be liable in an action of trespass for all damage done by said wild boar to the lands, properties or persons of others.
Source.
1949, 294:3, eff. April 1, 1950.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 467 - Running at Large › Section 467:6 - Nature of Remedy.

467:6 Nature of Remedy. –
The remedies created and duties imposed by RSA 467:4 and 467:5 shall be deemed cumulative and are not intended to modify or supersede any remedy available or duty imposed at common law.
Source.
1949, 294:4, eff. July 22, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 468 - Animal Brands and Marks › Section 468:1 - Marks; Record.

468:1 Marks;  Record. –
Any person may mark in the ear or brand his sheep as he may think proper, and may cause a description of such mark or brand to be recorded by the town clerk of the town in which he resides or in which his sheep may be kept. The town clerk shall be entitled to receive $.06 for recording the same.
Source.
RS 128:1. CS 134:1. GS 105:16. GL 115:19. PS 118:15. PL 150:42. RL 180:42.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 468 - Animal Brands and Marks › Section 468:2 - Altering Brand, etc.

468:2 Altering Brand, etc. –
If any other person shall willfully alter, cut out or deface the mark or brand of any such sheep, or if any person, under pretense of marking the same, shall cut off the ear or ears of any sheep, he shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
RS 128:2. CS 134:2. GS 105:17. GL 115:20. PS 118:16. PL 150:43. RL 180:43. RSA 468:2. 1973, 531:131, eff. Oct. 31, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLV - Animals › Chapter 470 - Bounties on Certain Animals and Insects › Section 470:5, 470:6 - Repealed by 1973, 57:1, eff. May 23, 1973.

470:5, 470:6 Repealed by 1973, 57:1, eff. May 23, 1973. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-A - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-A:1 - to 471-A:28 Repealed by 1986, 204:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.

471-A:1 to 471-A:28 Repealed by 1986, 204:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-B - Unclaimed and Abandoned Animals › Section 471-B:1 - to 471-B:5 Repealed by 1985, 72:4, XVI, eff. July 1, 1985.

471-B:1 to 471-B:5 Repealed by 1985, 72:4, XVI, eff. July 1, 1985. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:2 - Property Presumed Abandoned.

471-C:2 Property Presumed Abandoned. –
I. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all intangible property, including any income or increment derived from it, less any lawful charges, that is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of a holder's business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than 5 years after it became payable or distributable is presumed abandoned.
II. Property is payable or distributable for the purpose of this chapter notwithstanding the owner's failure to make demand or to present any instrument or document required to receive payment.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1995, 295:1, eff. Aug. 20, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:3 - General Conditions Precedent to Presumption of Abandonment.

471-C:3 General Conditions Precedent to Presumption of Abandonment. –
Unless otherwise provided, intangible property is subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property if the conditions raising a presumption of abandonment under RSA 471-C:2 or RSA 471-C:5-18 are satisfied and:
I. The last known address, as shown on the records of the holder, of the apparent owner is in this state;
II. The records of the holder do not reflect the identity of the person entitled to the property and it is established that the last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state;
III. The records of the holder do not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner, and it is established that:
(a) The last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state; or
(b) The holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state and has not previously paid or delivered the property to the state of the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property;
IV. The last known address, as shown on the records of the holder, of the apparent owner is in a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property and the holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state;
V. The last known address, as shown on the records of the holder, of the apparent owner is in a foreign nation and the holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state; or
VI. The transaction out of which the property arose occurred in this state; and
(a) The last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is in a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or its escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property; and
(b) The holder is a domiciliary of a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or its escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property.
VII. (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, intangible property is subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property awaiting claim by another state pursuant to RSA 471-C:27, I(b), if the conditions raising a presumption of abandonment under RSA 471-C:2 or RSA 471-C:5-18 are satisfied and the last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in another state.
(b) Tangible and intangible property awaiting claim by another state pursuant to RSA 471-C:27, I(b) shall be reported to the administrator, subject to the dormancy periods set forth in this chapter, in accordance with the requirements of RSA 471-C:19.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1988, 256:1. 1999, 212:1, eff. Sept. 4, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:3-a - Repealed by 2008, 120:34, III, eff. Aug. 2, 2008.

471-C:3-a Repealed by 2008, 120:34, III, eff. Aug. 2, 2008. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:4 - Travelers Checks and Money Orders.

471-C:4 Travelers Checks and Money Orders. –
I. Subject to paragraph IV, any sum payable on a travelers check that has been outstanding for more than 15 years after its issuance is presumed abandoned unless the owner, within 15 years, has communicated in writing with the issuer concerning it or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of the issuer.
II. Subject to paragraph IV, any sum payable on a money order or similar written instrument, other than a third-party check, that has been outstanding for more than 7 years after its issuance is presumed abandoned unless the owner, within 7 years, has communicated in writing with the issuer concerning it or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of the issuer.
III. A holder may not deduct from the amount of a travelers check or money order any charge imposed by reason of the failure to present the instrument for payment unless there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the issuer and the owner of the instrument pursuant to which the issuer may impose a charge and the issuer regularly imposes such charges and does not regularly reverse or otherwise cancel them.
IV. No sum payable on a travelers check, money order, or similar written instrument, other than a third-party bank check, described in paragraphs I and II may be subjected to the custody of this state as unclaimed property unless:
(a) The records of the issuer show that the travelers check, money order, or similar written instrument was purchased in this state;
(b) The issuer has its principal place of business in this state and the records of the issuer do not show the state in which the travelers check, money order, or similar written instrument was purchased; or
(c) The issuer has its principal place of business in this state, the records of the issuer show the state in which the travelers check, money order, or similar written instrument was purchased and the laws of the state of purchase do not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or its escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property.
V. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, paragraph IV applies to sums payable on travelers checks, money orders, and similar written instruments presumed abandoned on or after February 1, 1965, except to the extent that those sums have been paid over to a state prior to January 1, 1974.
Source.
1986, 204:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:5 - Checks, Drafts and Similar Instruments Issued or Certified by Banking and Financial Organizations.

471-C:5 Checks, Drafts and Similar Instruments Issued or Certified by Banking and Financial Organizations. –
I. Any sum payable on a check, draft, or similar instrument, except those subject to RSA 471-C:4 on which a banking or financial organization is directly liable, including a cashier's check and a certified check, which has been outstanding for more than 5 years after it was payable or after its issuance if payable on demand, is presumed abandoned, unless the owner, within 5 years, has communicated in writing with the banking or financial organization concerning it or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee thereof.
II. A holder may not deduct from the amount of any instrument subject to this section any charge imposed by reason of the failure to present the instrument for payment unless there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the holder and the owner of the instrument pursuant to which the holder may impose a charge, and the holder regularly imposes such charges and does not regularly reverse or otherwise cancel them.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1995, 295:3, eff. Aug. 20, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:7-a - Unclaimed Demutualization Proceeds.

471-C:7-a Unclaimed Demutualization Proceeds. –
Unclaimed property payable or distributable in the course of a demutualization, rehabilitation, or related reorganization of a mutual insurance company is presumed abandoned 2 years after the date of demutualization, unless the owner, during the 2 years following the date of demutualization, has communicated with the insurance company either in writing or through other communication which is evidenced by a contemporaneous record on file with the insurance company, concerning the demutualization proceeds.
Source.
2003, 218:5, eff. Aug. 30, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:8 - Deposits and Other Payments as Held by Utilities.

471-C:8 Deposits and Other Payments as Held by Utilities. –
I. A deposit, including any interest thereon, made by a subscriber with a utility to secure payment or any sum paid for utility services less any lawful deductions, that is due and owing but remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after termination of the services for which the deposit or payment was made is presumed abandoned.
II. The public utilities commission may certify that a utility is participating in a financial assistance program which assists the utility's low income and disadvantaged customers with their utility bill. Upon certification to the administrator, the utility shall pay 85 percent of the funds which would have been presumed to be abandoned under paragraph I to the financial assistance program certified by the public utilities commission. The utility shall remain obligated to file its report of such abandoned property as required by RSA 471-C:19, and shall remit the remaining 15 percent of the funds with the report required under RSA 471-C:21, I to be used to compensate the administrator for the costs of notice and publication under RSA 471-C:20.
III. The provisions of paragraph II shall not apply to a public utility operating or managing any plant or equipment or any part of the same for the conveyance of telephone or telegraph messages.
IV. [Repealed.]
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1994, 213:1. 2004, 132:3. 2006, 266:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2006. 2021, 19:4, II, eff. July 5, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:9 - Refunds Held by Business Associations.

471-C:9 Refunds Held by Business Associations. –
Except to the extent otherwise ordered by the court or administrative agency, any sum that a business association has been ordered to refund by a court or administrative agency which has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after it became payable in accordance with the final determination or order providing for the refund, whether or not the final determination or order requires any person entitled to a refund to make a claim for it, is presumed abandoned.
Source.
1986, 204:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:10 - Stock and Other Intangible Interests in Business Associations.

471-C:10 Stock and Other Intangible Interests in Business Associations. –
I. Stock or other equity interest in a business association other than a consumers' cooperative association, is presumed abandoned 3 years after the earliest of:
(a) The date of the most recent dividend, stock split, or other distribution unclaimed by the apparent owner; or
(b) The date a statement of account or other notification or communication was returned as undeliverable.
II. Paragraph I applies to the underlying stock, share, or other intangible ownership interest of an owner, as well as to the stock, share, or other intangible ownership interest in dividend and nondividend paying business associations whether or not the interest is represented by a certificate. At the time the property is presumed abandoned, any other property right accrued or accruing to the owner as the result of the property interest and not previously presumed abandoned, is also presumed abandoned.
III. The running of the 3-year period of abandonment ceases immediately if the apparent owner has:
(a) Communicated in writing with the association regarding the interest or a dividend, distribution, or other sum payable as a result of the interest; or
(b) Otherwise communicated with the association regarding the interest or a dividend, distribution, or other sum payable as a result of the interest, as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the association prepared by an employee or authorized agent of the association.
(c) Presented an instrument issued to pay interest or a dividend or other cash distribution. If any future dividend, distribution, or other sum payable to the owner as a result of the ownership interest is subsequently not claimed by the owner a new period in which the property is presumed abandoned commences and relates back only to the time a subsequent dividend, distribution, or other sum became due and payable.
IV. Any dividend, profit, distribution, interest, redemption, payment on principal, or other sum held or owing by a business association for or to its shareholder, certificate holder, member, or holder of other equity interest who has not claimed it, or corresponded in writing with the business association concerning it, within 3 years after the date prescribed for payment or delivery, is presumed unclaimed.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1990, 105:16, I. 1995, 295:5-7. 2001, 197:6. 2008, 120:27, eff. Aug. 2, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:11 - Property of Business Associations Held in Course of Dissolution.

471-C:11 Property of Business Associations Held in Course of Dissolution. –
Intangible property distributable in the course of a dissolution of a business association which remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after the date specified for final distribution is presumed abandoned.
Source.
1986, 204:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:12 - Property Held by Agents and Fiduciaries.

471-C:12 Property Held by Agents and Fiduciaries. –
I. Intangible property and any income or increment derived therefrom held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person is presumed abandoned unless the owner, within 5 years after it has become payable or distributable, has increased or decreased the principal, accepted payment of principal or income, communicated concerning the property, or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by the fiduciary.
II. Funds in an individual retirement account or a retirement plan for self-employed individuals or similar account or plan established pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of the United States are not payable or distributable within the meaning of paragraph I unless, under the terms of the account or plan, distribution of all or part of the funds would then be mandatory.
III. For the purpose of this section, a person who holds property as an agent for a business association is deemed to hold the property in a fiduciary capacity for that business association alone, unless the agreement between such person and the business association provides otherwise.
IV. For the purposes of this chapter, a person who is deemed to hold property in a fiduciary capacity for a business association alone is the holder of the property only insofar as the interest of the business association in the property is concerned, and the business association is the holder of the property insofar as the interest of any other person in the property is concerned.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1995, 84:4, eff. July 15, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:13 - Property Held in Police Department Property Rooms.

471-C:13 Property Held in Police Department Property Rooms. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, all noncontraband abandoned or lost personal property which has a value of $250 or more and which has been held in a police department or sheriff's office property room for a period of at least 180 days, or which has a value of less than $250 and has been held for a period of at least 90 days, may be disposed of by the police department or sheriff's office by returning it to the finder, if known, if the finder was other than a police officer or a sheriff who discovered the property during the course of the police officer's or sheriff's usual police duties. If the property cannot be returned to the finder, the property shall be sold at public auction with the proceeds to be turned over to the town or city treasurer, except that any bicycle which has been held in a police department or sheriff's office property room for a period of 90 days or more shall be sold at public auction with the proceeds to be used for the support of local bicycle safety programs, or, if no local bicycle safety programs are available, then with the consent of the local governing body, to be used for any other purpose. The police department or sheriff's office shall be relieved of all liability for any claim thereafter arising or made with respect to property disposed of under this section. A good faith judgment of the value of the property by the police department or sheriff's office shall be determinative for purposes of this section.
II. If the noncontraband abandoned or lost personal property cannot be returned under paragraph I, and if it is determined in good faith by the police department or sheriff's office to be of no monetary value, then such property may be destroyed or disposed of as directed by the chief of police for the department or the chief's designee, or the county sheriff or the sheriff's designee.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1995, 84:5; 295:18. 2000, 237:2. 2005, 48:1, eff. July 22, 2005. 2021, 140:1, eff. Sept. 21, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:13-a - Property Held in Airport Property Rooms.

471-C:13-a Property Held in Airport Property Rooms. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, an airport director or designee may dispose of all noncontraband abandoned or lost property that has been held in an airport property room for a period of 180 days and not claimed by the owner. If the owner is unknown or if the owner fails to claim the property within 60 days of being notified to claim the property, the airport director or designee may:
(a) Destroy abandoned or lost property which may contain personal or business information, or property which has a value of less than $25.
(b) Return currency to an identified finder. The identified finder shall claim the currency within 60 days of being notified to claim the currency, otherwise said currency shall be retained by the airport for its use in aeronautical activities.
II. (a) An airport director or designee may dispose of all noncontraband abandoned or lost property that has been held in an airport property room for a period of 180 days which the airport director or his or her designee has not been able to dispose of under paragraph I by:
(1) Donating property which may be of value to a charitable organization to charity; or
(2) Selling the property at public auction. The airport director or designee shall fix a day upon which the auction shall take place, and give notice thereof by publication in a daily newspaper. The notice shall state the date, time, and place when such auction shall commence and shall contain a general description of the types of property to be sold. The notice shall be signed by an airport director or designee. The proceeds of such auction shall be retained by the airport for its use in aeronautical activities or donated to the state aeronautical fund; or
(3) Selling the property on an internet auction site with sufficient buyer participation to ensure that the property receives adequate exposure to the market for goods of the type being disposed of. The proceeds of such auction shall be retained by the airport for its use in aeronautical activities or donated to the state aeronautical fund.
(b) Property which fails to sell at public auction or on an internet auction site may be disposed of in any manner which the airport director or designee deems fit.
III. The airport and the state, municipality, authority, or other entity which owns or manages the airport shall have no liability for any claim thereafter arising or made with respect to property disposed of under this section.
Source.
2011, 224:376, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:14 - Property Held in State Agency Storage Rooms.

471-C:14 Property Held in State Agency Storage Rooms. –
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all noncontraband abandoned or lost property having a value of less than $250 which has been held in a state agency storage room for a period of at least 60 days may be disposed of by the state agency after the agency has made a good faith effort to return the property to the owner, if known. If the owner cannot be determined or the property cannot be returned for any other reason, the property shall be transferred to the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services to be sold at public auction with the proceeds to be turned over to the state treasurer. The state shall be free of all liability for any claim thereafter arising or made with respect to property disposed of under this section.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 2014, 327:67, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:15 - Intangible Property Held by Courts and Public Agencies.

471-C:15 Intangible Property Held by Courts and Public Agencies. –
Intangible property held for the owner by a court, state or other government, governmental subdivision or agency, public corporation, or public authority which remains unclaimed by the owner for more than 3 years after becoming payable or distributable is presumed abandoned.
Source.
1986, 204:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:15-a - Disposal of Unclaimed Property by the Courts.

471-C:15-a Disposal of Unclaimed Property by the Courts. –
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary:
I. [Repealed.]
II. A court which is holding lost, abandoned, or unclaimed property subject to this chapter may dispose of it in accordance with procedures established by the supreme court.
Source.
1988, 256:2. 1993, 190:15. 1995, 295:19, 20, eff. Aug. 20, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:16 - Gift Certificates and Store Credits.

471-C:16 Gift Certificates and Store Credits. –
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, gift certificates of $250 or less, and store credits that were issued for store merchandise credit, regardless of when issued, shall not be property presumed abandoned and shall not be subject to RSA 471-C or any other past or present law. All gift certificates and store credits remitted to the state prior to January 1, 2018, and gift certificates and store credits that are properly determined to be reportable in any compliance audits initiated prior to January 1, 2018 and subsequently remitted, shall remain in the custody of the state unless and until returned to the owner. This section shall not apply to season passes or coupons that are nonrefundable and nonredeemable.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1995, 295:8. 1997, 302:3. 2004, 228:2. 2017, 105:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:17 - Wages.

471-C:17 Wages. –
Unpaid wages, including wages represented by un-presented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the holder's business which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after becoming payable are presumed abandoned.
Source.
1986, 204:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:18 - Contents of Safe Deposit Box or Other Safekeeping Repository.

471-C:18 Contents of Safe Deposit Box or Other Safekeeping Repository. –
All tangible and intangible property held in a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping repository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by other law, which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than 5 years after the lease or rental period on the box or other repository has expired, are presumed abandoned.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1995, 295:9, eff. Aug. 20, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:21 - Payment or Delivery of Abandoned Property.

471-C:21 Payment or Delivery of Abandoned Property. –
I. A person who is required to file a report under RSA 471-C:19 shall pay or deliver to the administrator all abandoned property required to be reported at the time of filing the report except as otherwise provided in RSA 471-C:8, II and IV.
II, III. [Repealed.]
IV. The holder of an interest under RSA 471-C:10 shall deliver a duplicate certificate or other evidence of ownership if the holder does not issue certificates of ownership to the administrator. Upon delivery of a duplicate certificate to the administrator, the holder and any transfer agent, registrar, or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder in executing or delivering the duplicate certificate is relieved of all liability of every kind in accordance with the provisions of RSA 471-C:22 to every person, including any person acquiring the original certificate or the duplicate of the certificate issued to the administrator, for any losses or damages resulting to any person by the issuance and delivery to the administrator of the duplicate certificate.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1990, 105:7, 16, III. 1994, 213:2. 2004, 132:4, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:23 - Crediting of Dividends, Interest, or Increments to Owner's Account.

471-C:23 Crediting of Dividends, Interest, or Increments to Owner's Account. –
Whenever property other than money is paid or delivered to the administrator under this chapter, the owner is entitled to receive from the administrator any dividends, interest, or other increments realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion thereof into money.
Source.
1986, 204:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:25 - Deposit of Funds.

471-C:25 Deposit of Funds. –
I. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the administrator shall promptly deposit in the general fund of this state all funds received under this chapter, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property under RSA 471-C:24; provided, however, that in the case of funds which originated from the highway fund or fish and game fund, any such funds received under this chapter shall be deposited in the fund from which they originated. The administrator shall retain in a separate fund an amount sufficient to make prompt payment of claims duly allowed. Before making the deposit, the administrator shall record the name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders' reports to be entitled to the property and the name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant and beneficiary and, with respect to each policy or contract listed in the report of an insurance company, its number and the name of the company. The record must be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours.
II. Before making any deposit to the credit of the general fund or county treasurer as provided in paragraph I, the administrator may deduct any costs incurred in connection with the administration of this chapter; provided, however, that costs incurred in the effectuation of RSA 471-C:30 shall be allowed as set forth in RSA 471-C:30, II.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1989, 408:72. 1990, 105:10. 1999, 212:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:27 - Claim of Another State to Recover Property; Procedure.

471-C:27 Claim of Another State to Recover Property;  Procedure. –
I. At any time after property has been paid or delivered to the administrator under this chapter, another state may recover the property if:
(a) The property was subjected to custody by this state because the records of the holder did not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner when the property was presumed abandoned under this chapter, and the other state establishes that the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property was in that state and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or was subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;
(b) The last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property, as reflected by the records of the holder, is in the other state and under the laws of the state the property has escheated to or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;
(c) The records of the holder were erroneous in that they did not accurately reflect the actual owner of the property and the last known address of the actual owner is in the other state and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or was subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;
(d) The property was subjected to custody by this state under RSA 471-C:3, VI and under the laws of the state of domicile of the holder the property has escheated to or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; or
(e) The property is the sum payable on a travelers check, money order, or other similar instrument that was subjected to custody by this state under RSA 471-C:4, and that instrument was purchased in the other state, and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or became subject to a claim of abandonment by that state.
II. The claim of another state to recover escheated or abandoned property must be presented in a form prescribed by the administrator, who shall decide the claim within 90 days after it is presented. The administrator shall allow the claim if the administrator determines that the other state is entitled to the abandoned property under paragraph I.
III. The administrator shall require a state, before recovering property under this section, to agree to indemnify this state and its officers and employees against any liability on a claim for the property.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1995, 84:10, eff. July 15, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLVI - Lost Property; Strays › Chapter 471-C - Custody and Escheat of Unclaimed and Abandoned Property › Section 471-C:28 - Action to Establish Claim.

471-C:28 Action to Establish Claim. –
A person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator or whose claim has not been acted upon within 90 days after its filing may bring an action to establish the claim in the Merrimack county superior court, naming the administrator as a defendant. The action must be brought within 90 days after the decision of the administrator or within 180 days after the filing of the claim if the administrator has failed to act on it.
Source.
1986, 204:1. 1995, 84:11, eff. July 15, 1995.