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RSA 437:22 · Experimentation and Vivisection Prohibited

Title
XL: AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Chapter
437 · SALE OF PETS AND DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED ANIMALS
Status
current
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437:22 Experimentation and Vivisection Prohibited. –

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I.

It shall be unlawful for any agent acting on behalf of an animal shelter facility as defined in RSA 437:1, I, or an animal care center as defined in RSA 437:18, III, to give, release, sell, trade or transfer with or without a fee any live animal brought, caught, detained, obtained or procured by any means, to any association, corporation, individual, educational institution, laboratory, medical facility, or anyone else, for the purpose of experimentation or vivisection.

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II.

All animals which are put to death by an animal control officer, humane retaining facility, animal care facility, or agents acting on behalf of such a facility shall be put to death humanely using a method approved by the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food.

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III.

Any person who violates the provisions of paragraphs I or II shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:4, eff. July 23, 1995. 2017, 156:234, eff. July 1, 2017.

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Source note

Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:4, eff. July 23, 1995. 2017, 156:234, eff. July 1, 2017.

Source history

  • 1985, 72:1
  • 1995, 130:4, eff. July 23, 1995
  • 2017, 156:234, eff. July 1, 2017

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  • 2026 SB446 amend · effective 2028-01-01

    of the animal care center. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; Animal Care Center Requirements. Amend RSA 437 by inserting after section 22 the following new subdivision: Animal Care Center Requirements 437:23 Definitions. In this subdivision: I. "Animal care center" means a commercial dog care facility, including boar

  • 2026 SB446-FN amend · effective 2028-01-01

    of the animal care center. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; Animal Care Center Requirements. Amend RSA 437 by inserting after section 22 the following new subdivision: Animal Care Center Requirements 437:23 Definitions. In this subdivision: I. "Animal care center" means a commercial dog care facility, including boar