CHAPTER 238
HB 1396 - FINAL VERSION
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2002 SESSION
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1396
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
This bill authorizes the state veterinarian to approve the application of zoonotic disease vaccines and treatments to wildlife on public and private lands.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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01-2385
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT authorizing the state veterinarian to provide wildlife disease prevention and treatment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
238:1 New Chapter; Wildlife Disease Control. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 436 the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 436-A
436-A:1 Vaccinations and Treatments Authorized. The state veterinarian may authorize the application of vaccines and treatments for zoonotic diseases to wildlife within the state through baiting or other methods. The state veterinarian may solicit information pertaining to such vaccines and treatments, and coordinate the use and application of vaccines and treatments with the fish and game department, the department of environmental services, the department of health and human services, and the department of resources and economic development.
436-A:2 Entry Authorized.
I. The state veterinarian, or the designee of the state veterinarian, shall not be guilty of criminal trespass pursuant to RSA 635:2 when providing vaccines or treatment to wildlife on private property without the consent of the owner, regardless of whether or not the property is designated a secured premises.
II. The authority to enter private property without the consent of the owner for vaccination or treatment of wildlife does not include the right to enter into any living quarters situated on private property.
436-A:3 Rulemaking. The state veterinarian shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of this chapter.
238:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 17, 2002)
(Effective Date: July 16, 2002)