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RSA 466:28 · Killing Dogs Legalized

Title: XLV: ANIMALS
Chapter: 466 · DOGS AND CATS
Status: current
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466:28 Killing Dogs Legalized. – Any person may kill a dog that suddenly assaults the person while such person is peaceably walking or riding without the enclosure of its owner or keeper; and any person may kill a dog that is found out of the enclosure or immediate care of its owner or keeper worrying, wounding, or killing sheep, lambs, fowl, or other domestic animals. Source. 1891, 60:15. PL 150:32. RL 180:32. RSA 466:28. 1991, 213:4. 1995, 298:17, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. Muzzling and Restraining Dogs

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Source. 1891, 60:15. PL 150:32. RL 180:32. RSA 466:28. 1991, 213:4. 1995, 298:17, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. Muzzling and Restraining Dogs

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1891, 60:15. PL 150:32. RL 180:32. RSA 466:28
1991, 213:4
1995, 298:17, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. Muzzling and Restraining Dogs

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n training for livestock protection; and (d) Not exhibiting persistent nuisance behavior. II. A livestock guardian dog shall not be deemed to be at large for the purposes of RSA 466:28, provided that the livestock guardian dog remains within the boundaries of the parcel described in paragraph I and does not trespass onto neighboring properties or public ways. III. Barking by a livestock guardian d
2026 HB1133 amend · effective 2027-01-01
dogs. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Livestock Guardian Dogs; Registration; Nuisance Behavior. Amend RSA 466 by inserting after section 1-d the following new section: 466:1-e Livestock Guardian Dogs. I. For the purposes of this section, “livestock guardian dog” means a dog that is specifically trained and used for the
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House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the New Hampshire laws relative to dogs and cats in RSA 466. 2 Membership and Compensation. I. The members of the committee shall be as follows: (a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (b) One member
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House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the New Hampshire laws relative to dogs and cats in RSA 466. 2 Membership and Compensation. I. The members of the committee shall be as follows: (a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (b) One member
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