HB267: relative to animal chiropractors.

CHAPTER 24

HB 267 - FINAL VERSION

2025 SESSION

25-0541

05/11

HOUSE BILL 267

AN ACT relative to animal chiropractors.

SPONSORS: Rep. D. Kelley, Hills. 32; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill exempts individuals with degrees in veterinary medicine or chiropractics who have completed a nationally recognized animal chiropractic program, as determined by the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification, from veterinary licensure requirements.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25-0541

05/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT relative to animal chiropractors.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

24:1 New Hampshire Veterinary Practice Act; License Required and Exceptions. Amend RSA 332-B:2 by inserting after paragraph X the following new paragraph:

XI. Animal chiropractic practice by an individual with a doctorate of veterinary medicine (DVM) or a doctor of chiropractic (DC) degree, and who has completed a nationally recognized animal chiropractic program as determined by the executive director in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A and in consultation with the board of veterinary medicine and the board of chiropractic examiners.

24:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 14, 2025

Effective Date: July 13, 2025