HB 216-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
08/10
HOUSE BILL 216-FN-LOCAL
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill requires a person to obtain a permit from the local governing body before bringing a doberman, pit bull, or rottweiler into his or her home as a pet. This bill provides a grandfathering provision for such dogs already owned or kept as of this bill's effective date.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0010
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT requiring a permit for ownership of a pit bull, rottweiler, or doberman.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Dogs; Permit Required to Keep a Doberman, Pit Bull, or Rottweiler. Amend RSA 466 by inserting after section 43 the following new section:
466:43-a Permit Required for Dobermans, Pit Bulls, and Rottweilers.
I. Any person desiring to bring into his or her home a doberman, pit bull, or rottweiler to own or keep as a pet shall first secure a permit therefor from the governing body of the municipality in which such person desires to keep the dog. Such person shall apply to the governing body for a permit to allow the keeping of such a dog, and no such permit shall be granted until the governing body has held a public hearing in order to receive public comment on the granting of such permit. Notice of the hearing shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the municipality not less than 5 days before the date of the hearing. The applicant shall be responsible for the costs of publishing notice of the hearing. The applicant shall notify abutters to the property on which the dog is to be kept of the public hearing in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 5 days before such public hearing. If the permit application is denied, the governing body shall deliver to the applicant, by registered mail, a notice which sets forth the particular reasons for such determination.
II. The provisions of this section shall not require any person to secure a permit as provided in paragraph I to own or keep any doberman, pit bull, or rottweiler that such person possesses as of the effective date of this act.
III. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any law enforcement agency, pet store, kennel, veterinary establishment, humane society, or other center providing care and treatment for dogs.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
01-0010
1/11/01
HB 216-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring a permit for ownership of a pit bull, rottweiler, or doberman.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from an agency.