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RSA 427:38 · Definitions
427:38 Definitions. – As used in this subdivision:
Copy link"Livestock dealer" shall mean any person, partnership, unincorporated association, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling or transporting livestock, excluding any common carrier, or operating a livestock auction or sales ring, including any person acting as an agent or buyer for any other person, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation.
Copy link"Livestock" shall include beef and dairy cattle, steer, oxen, goats, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or other equidae, as well as domesticated strains of buffalo, bison, llamas, alpacas, emus, ostriches, poultry, rabbits, yaks, elk (Cervus canadensis), fallow deer (Dama dama), red deer (Cervus elephus), and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5. 1998, 310:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. 2014, 97:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014. 2017, 145:5, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.
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Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5. 1998, 310:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. 2014, 97:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014. 2017, 145:5, eff. Aug. 15, 2017.
Source history
- 1985, 72:1
- 1995, 130:5
- 1998, 310:2, eff. Aug. 25, 1998
- 2014, 97:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014
- 2017, 145:5, eff. Aug. 15, 2017
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2026 HB1709
reference · effective 2027-01-01
er this section, except when there is probable cause to believe the livestock's life is in imminent danger. The investigating officer for a case involving livestock as defined in RSA 427:38, III shall be accompanied by the state veterinarian or designee, to include New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food staff, or a licensed veterinarian, or other qualified staff from an animal shelter f
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2026 HB1709-FN
reference · effective 2027-01-01
er this section, except when there is probable cause to believe the livestock's life is in imminent danger. The investigating officer for a case involving livestock as defined in RSA 427:38, III shall be accompanied by the state veterinarian or designee, to include New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food staff, or a licensed veterinarian, or other qualified staff from an animal shelter f
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2026 HB1766
reference · effective 2027-01-01
er this section, except when there is probable cause to believe the livestock's life is in imminent danger. The investigating officer for a case involving livestock as defined in RSA 427:38, III shall be accompanied by the state veterinarian or designee, to include New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food staff, or a licensed veterinarian, or other qualified staff from an animal shelter f
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2026 HB1766-FN
reference · effective 2027-01-01
er this section, except when there is probable cause to believe the livestock's life is in imminent danger. The investigating officer for a case involving livestock as defined in RSA 427:38, III shall be accompanied by the state veterinarian or designee, to include New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food staff, or a licensed veterinarian, or other qualified staff from an animal shelter f
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2026 SB475
reference · effective 2027-01-01
er this section, except when there is probable cause to believe the livestock's life is in imminent danger. The investigating officer for a case involving livestock as defined in RSA 427:38, III shall be accompanied by the state veterinarian or designee, to include New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food staff, or a licensed veterinarian, or other qualified staff from an animal shelter f