CHAPTER 4
SB 29-LOCAL - FINAL VERSION
4/29/99 0947s
5jan00.....2027h
2000 SESSION
08/02
SENATE BILL 29-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to the proper sheltering of dogs.
SPONSORS: Sen. Cohen, Dist 24; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Wildlife and Recreation
This bill defines what is necessary for adequate shelter for a dog.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4/29/99 0947s
5jan00.....2027h
99-0746
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to the proper sheltering of dogs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
4:1 New Paragraph; Shelter for Dogs; Protection from the Weather. Amend RSA 644:8 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. In this section, "shelter" or "necessary shelter" for dogs shall mean any natural or artificial area which provides protection from the direct sunlight when that sunlight is likely to cause heat exhaustion of a dog tied or caged outside. Shelter from inclement weather shall have an area within to afford the dog the ability to stand up, turn around and lie down, and be of proportionate size as to allow the natural body heat of the dog to be retained.
4:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: February 4, 2000)
(Effective Date: February 4, 2000)