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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:18 - Concurrent Jurisdiction.

438:18 Concurrent Jurisdiction. –
The commissioner shall have concurrent authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter, in cities for which sealers of weights and measures have been appointed as provided in this chapter. City sealers shall investigate and prosecute within the jurisdiction of the city, unless the investigation or prosecution in the jurisdiction over a particular case or class of cases is preempted by the state bureau of weights and measures, county attorney or attorney general. City sealers, upon request of the bureau of weights and measures, county attorney, or attorney general, may assist and conduct investigations throughout the state.
Source.
1985, 72:1. 1994, 100:6, eff. July 10, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:19 - Duty of Owners of Incorrect Apparatus.

438:19 Duty of Owners of Incorrect Apparatus. –
Weights and measures that have been rejected under the authority of the commissioner shall remain subject to the control of the rejecting authority until such time as suitable repair or disposition has been made as required by this section. The owners of such rejected weights and measures shall cause them to be made correct within 30 days or such longer period as may be authorized by the rejecting authority; or, in lieu of correction, the owners may dispose of the rejected weights and measures, but only in such manner as is specifically authorized by the rejecting authority. Weights and measures that have been rejected shall not again be used commercially until they have been officially re-examined and found to be correct, or until specific written permission for such use is issued by the rejecting authority.
Source.
1985, 72:1. 1989, 324:11, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:20 - Method of Sale of Commodities; General.

438:20 Method of Sale of Commodities;  General. –
Commodities in liquid form shall be sold only by liquid measure or by weight, and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, by measure of length or area, or by count; provided, however, that liquid commodities may be sold by weight, and commodities not in liquid form may be sold by count, only if such methods give accurate information as to the quantity of commodity sold. All nomenclature, procedure, and methods of sale of commodities in this state shall comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130 and all amendments to such handbook, unless otherwise provided in this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not apply (1) to commodities when sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold, (2) to vegetables when sold by the head or bunch, (3) to commodities in containers standardized by a law of this state or by federal law, (4) to commodities in package form when there exists a general consumer usage to express the quantity in some other manner, (5) to concrete aggregates, concrete mixtures, and loose solid materials such as earth, soil, gravel, crushed stone, and the like, when sold by cubic measure, or (6) to unprocessed vegetable and animal fertilizer when sold by cubic measure. The commissioner may adopt such reasonable rules as are necessary to assure that the amounts of a commodity sold are determined in accordance with good commercial practice and are so determined and represented as to be accurate and informative to all parties at interest.
Source.
1985, 72:1. 1989, 324:12, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:21 - Packages; Declarations of Quantity and Origin; Variations; Exemptions.

438:21 Packages;  Declarations of Quantity and Origin;  Variations;  Exemptions. –
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any commodity in package form introduced, or delivered for introduction into, or received in intrastate commerce, kept for the purpose of sale, or offered or exposed for sale in intrastate commerce shall bear on the outside of the package such definite, plain, and conspicuous declarations of (1) the identity of the commodity in the package unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container, (2) the net quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or count, and (3) in the case of any package kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed, the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, as may be prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner; provided, however, that, in connection with the declaration required under clause (2) of this section, neither the qualifying term "when packed" or any words of similar import, nor any term qualifying a unit of weight, measure, or count (for example, "jumbo," "giant," "full," and the like) that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity in a package shall be used; and provided further that under said clause (2), the commissioner shall, by rule, establish (a) reasonable variations to be allowed, which may include variations below the declared weight or measure caused by ordinary and customary exposure, only after the commodity is introduced into intrastate commerce, to conditions that normally occur in good distribution practice and that unavoidably result in decreased weight or measure, (b) exemptions as to small packages, and (c) exemptions as to commodities put up in variable weights or sizes for sale intact and either customarily not sold as individual units or customarily weighed or measured at time of sale to the customer.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:22 - Declarations of Unit Price on Random Packages.

438:22 Declarations of Unit Price on Random Packages. –
In addition to the declarations required by RSA 438:21, any commodity in package form, the package being one of a lot containing random weights, measures, or counts of the same commodity and bearing the total selling price of the package, shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per single unit of weight, measure, or count.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:23 - Misleading Packages.

438:23 Misleading Packages. –
No commodity in package form shall be so wrapped, nor shall it be in a container so made, formed, or filled as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity of the contents of the packages; and the contents of a container shall not fall below such reasonable standard of fill as may have been prescribed for said commodity by the commissioner.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:24 - Advertising Packages for Sale.

438:24 Advertising Packages for Sale. –
Whenever a commodity in package form is advertised in any manner and the retail price of the package is stated in the advertisement, there shall be, closely and conspicuously associated with such statement of price, a declaration of the basic quantity of contents of the package as is required by law or rule to appear on the package; provided, however, that, where the law or rule requires a dual declaration of net quantity to appear on the package, only the declaration that sets forth the quantity in terms of the smaller unit or weight or measure (the declaration that is required to appear first and without parentheses on the package) need appear in the advertisement; and provided further, that there shall not be included as part of the declaration required under this section such qualifying terms as "when packed," "minimum," "not less than," or any other terms of similar import, nor any term qualifying a unit of weight, measure or count (for example, "jumbo," "giant," "full," and the like) that tends to exaggerate the amount of commodity in the package.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:25 - Sale by Net Weight.

438:25 Sale by Net Weight. –
The word "weight" as used in this chapter in connection with any commodity shall mean net weight. Whenever any commodity is sold on the basis of weight, the net weight of the commodity shall be employed, and all contracts concerning commodities shall be so construed.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:26 - Misrepresentation of Price.

438:26 Misrepresentation of Price. –
Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered, exposed, or advertised for sale, by weight, measure, or count, the price shall not be misrepresented, nor shall the price be represented in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. Whenever an advertised, posted or labeled price per unit of weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction shall be prominently displayed and the numeral or numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least 1/2 the height and width of the numerals representing the whole cents.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:26-a - Grocery Stores; Prices.

438:26-a Grocery Stores;  Prices. –
I. In this section, the term "grocery store" means any establishment or section of an establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer and intended for off-premise consumption. The term includes delicatessens that offer prepared food in bulk quantities only. The term does not include establishments which handle only prepackaged, non-potentially hazardous foods; roadside markets that offer only fresh fruits and fresh vegetables for sale; food service establishments; or food beverage vending machines.
II. Any person who offers items for sale in a grocery store shall mark clearly upon the package of each item sold in packaged form the price of such item, or shall place under the shelf containing the item a uniform shelf tag, or a larger sign indicating item price.
III. A uniform shelf tag shall include:
(a) The regular price of each individual item. The price numbers shall be at least 7/16 of an inch in height;
(b) The unit price; and
(c) The name of the item or a description of the item.
IV. The following items shall not require individual prices:
(a) Cold beverages.
(b) Snack items packaged in individual sizes and designed for immediate consumption.
V. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, regarding:
(a) The pricing of items by grocery stores under this section.
(b) The definition of snack items excepted from the requirements of this section under subparagraph IV(b).
Source.
1990, 120:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:26-b - Dating Prewrapped Sandwiches; Rulemaking.

438:26-b Dating Prewrapped Sandwiches;  Rulemaking. –
I. It shall be unlawful for any person, otherwise subject to inspection under this chapter, to make for sale, sell, offer to sell, or procure to be sold any type of prewrapped sandwich, unless each such sandwich is enclosed in a wrapper bearing an expiration date beyond which the sandwich shall not be sold. This section shall not apply to sandwiches intended or expected to be consumed within 36 hours after wrapping.
II. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:
(a) The form of the expiration date.
(b) Definitions, purpose, and scope.
(c) Conduct of inspections of stores and other locations where sandwiches are sold.
(d) Issuance of orders, including stop-removal orders.
(e) Fines for non-compliance not to exceed $600.
(f) Clarity and visibility of label date.
(g) Guidelines on manufacturing date and labeling.
(h) Process for handling complaints.
(i) Establishment of expiration dates and sell by dates.
(j) Establishing waiver procedures from rules requirements.
Source.
1993, 62:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994. 2012, 171:23, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:27 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, I, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

438:27 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, I, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:28 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, II, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

438:28 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, II, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:29 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, III, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

438:29 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, III, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:30 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, IV, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

438:30 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, IV, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:31 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, V, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

438:31 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, V, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:32 - Bulk Deliveries Sold in Terms of Weight and Delivered by Vehicle.

438:32 Bulk Deliveries Sold in Terms of Weight and Delivered by Vehicle. –
When a vehicle delivers to an individual purchaser a commodity in bulk, and the commodity is sold in terms of weight units, the delivery shall be accompanied by a duplicate delivery ticket with the following information clearly stated, in ink or by means of other indelible marking equipment and, in clarity, equal to type or printing, (1) the name and address of the vendor, (2) the name and address of the purchaser, and (3) the net weight of the delivery expressed in pounds, and, if the net weight is derived from determination of gross and tare weights, such gross and tare weights also shall be stated in terms of pounds. One of these tickets shall be retained by the vendor, and the other shall be delivered to the purchaser at the time of delivery of the commodity, or shall be surrendered, on demand, to the commissioner, or the inspector, or the sealer, who, if he desires to retain it as evidence, shall issue a weight slip in lieu thereof for delivery to the purchaser; provided, however, that, if the purchaser himself carries away his purchase, the vendor shall be required only to give to the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the number of pounds of commodity delivered to him.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:32-a - Services and Bulk Commodities Sold, Rendered, or Delivered in Terms of Weight by Vehicle.

438:32-a Services and Bulk Commodities Sold, Rendered, or Delivered in Terms of Weight by Vehicle. –
I. When a vehicle is used to render or deliver commodities in bulk or provide services in terms of weight units, the vendor of the bulk commodities or services shall include with the original invoice to the purchaser a duplicate copy of the weight ticket that represents the actual weighing of the services or bulk commodities; provided, however, that if the purchaser himself carries away his purchase, the vendor shall be required only to give to the purchaser at the time of sale a delivery ticket stating the net weight of the commodity or service.
II. The vendor shall keep and preserve the original weight ticket with the invoice for at least 2 years. Copies of the weight tickets and invoices shall be open for inspection by any weights and measures officer of the state at all reasonable times.
Source.
1991, 165:1, eff. July 26, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:32-b - Contents of Invoice.

438:32-b Contents of Invoice. –
The vendor shall provide an invoice to each purchaser of services or bulk commodities sold, rendered, or delivered in terms of weight. The invoice shall contain, but not be limited to, the following:
I. Net weight.
II. The location where the weight or service was determined.
III. The type of service or commodity rendered.
IV. The date such service or commodity was rendered.
Source.
1991, 165:1, eff. July 26, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:33 - Furnace and Stove Oil.

438:33 Furnace and Stove Oil. –
I. All distillate heating oil sold at retail shall be sold by liquid measure or by net weight in accordance with the provisions of RSA 438:20.
II. In the case of each delivery of such liquid fuel not in package form and in an amount greater than 100 gallons in the case of sale by liquid measure, or 100 pounds in the case of sale by weight, there shall be rendered to the purchaser at the time of delivery, or as otherwise specified by the customer, a printed delivery ticket which shall clearly state the following:
(a) The date the product was delivered.
(b) The name and address of the vendor, including the street, city, state, and zip code.
(c) The name and address of the purchaser.
(d) The type of product being delivered.
(e) In the case of sale by liquid measure, the liquid volume of the delivery shall be determined by a meter with a register printing the meter readings on a ticket from which such liquid volume shall be computed and expressed in terms of the gallon and its binary or decimal subdivisions (said ticket shall not be inserted into the register until immediately before delivery is begun, and in no case shall a ticket be in the register when the vehicle is in motion); or the liquid volume may be determined by a vehicle tank used as a measure when in full compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, as adopted by the National Conference of Weights and Measures, and calibrated by a weights and measures official. Sale by a liquid measuring device, as defined in said Handbook 44, and sale by a vapor meter are excluded from this paragraph.
(f) In the case of sales by weight, the net weight of the delivery, together with any weighing scale readings from which such net weight has been computed, expressed in terms of tons or pounds avoirdupois.
(g) If there is correction for temperature:
(1) The net gallons or liters delivered; and
(2) The statement: "The volume delivered has been adjusted to the volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit."
III. All invoices, whether mailed or left at time of delivery, shall contain at least the following:
(a) The date the product is delivered;
(b) The name and address of the vendor, including the street, city, state, and zip code;
(c) The name and address of the purchaser, including the street, city, state, and zip code;
(d) The type of product being delivered;
(e) The unit price, per gallon or liter, of the product being delivered;
(f) The total computed price for the volume delivered or the terms of any prompt payment discount being offered to the purchaser.
Source.
1985, 72:1. 1989, 324:13, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. 2012, 238:4, eff. June 18, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:34 - Repealed by 1989, 324:18, VI, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

438:34 Repealed by 1989, 324:18, VI, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:35 - Repealed by 1994, 100:8, eff. July 10, 1994.

438:35 Repealed by 1994, 100:8, eff. July 10, 1994. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:36 - Fees.

438:36 Fees. –
All fees and fines collected by a state inspector under the provisions of this chapter shall be forwarded to the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food to be forwarded by him to the state treasurer. All fees and fines collected by a city sealer in that city shall be for the use of that city for the purposes of this chapter.
Source.
1985, 72:1. 1989, 324:14. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:37 - Construction of Contracts.

438:37 Construction of Contracts. –
Fractional parts of any unit of weight or measure shall mean like fractional parts of the value of such unit as prescribed or defined in RSA 438:2 and 438:3, and all contracts concerning the sale of commodities and services shall be construed in accordance with this requirement.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:38 - Hindering or Obstructing Officer; Penalties.

438:38 Hindering or Obstructing Officer;  Penalties. –
Any person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the commissioner, or any of the inspectors, or a sealer, in the performance of his official duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:39 - Impersonation of Officer; Penalties.

438:39 Impersonation of Officer;  Penalties. –
Any person who shall impersonate in any way the commissioner, or any one of the inspectors, or a sealer, by the use of his seal or a counterfeit of his seal shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:41 - Injunction.

438:41 Injunction. –
The commissioner is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for, and such court upon hearing and for cause shown may grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 438 - Standards for Weights and Measures › Section 438:42 - Presumptive Evidence.

438:42 Presumptive Evidence. –
For the purposes of this chapter, proof of the existence of a weight or measure or a weighing or measuring device in or about any building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle in which or from which it is shown that buying or selling is commonly carried on shall, in the absence of conclusive evidence to the contrary, be presumptive proof of the regular use of such weight or measure or weighing or measuring device for commercial purposes and of such use by the person in charge of such building, enclosure, stand, or vehicle.
Source.
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry › Chapter 439-A - Hemp › Section 439-A:4 - Hemp-Derived Products Containing THC Prohibited.

[RSA 439-A:4 repealed by 2023, 237:7, effective October 7, 2024.]
439-A:4 Hemp-Derived Products Containing THC Prohibited. –
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the sale of products that are derived from hemp which contain natural or synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) greater than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis, which appear in any formulation, including delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, or any other THC isomer variant.
Source.
2023, 237:6, eff. Oct. 7, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
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1979, 318:1. 2001, 102:33, eff. July 1, 2001. 2012, 207:5, eff. Aug. 12, 2012. 2019, 242:3, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
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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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
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1871, 1:3. GL 139:17. PS 141:14. PL 217:17. RL 264:17. 2012, 158:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
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1871, 1:4. GL 139:18. PS 141:15. PL 217:18. RL 264:18. 2012, 158:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XLI - Liens › Chapter 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.