2024-0033s — Amendment

Sen. Watters, Dist 4
December 29, 2023
2024-0033s
12/05


Floor Amendment to SB 97-FN

Amend RSA 359-V:2, I as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

		I.  When conducting any ingredient or product testing in the state, no manufacturer or contract testing facility shall use a traditional animal test method for which an appropriate alternative test method or strategy exists or for which a waiver has not been granted by the regulating agency.  No provision of this paragraph shall be construed to apply to any animal research conducted for the purposes of biomedical research.

Amend RSA 359-V:3 as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

	359-V:3  Record Keeping Requirements.  Beginning on January 20, 2026, every manufacturer or contract testing facility in the state shall report annually to the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification on any animal testing conducted for purposes other than biomedical research under the provision of RSA 359-V:2, including the number and species of animal used, the type and number of alternative test methods used, the number of waivers used, and the purpose of the testing for all methods.  The executive director shall make the results of this data collection publicly available.