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RSA 466:39 · City or Town Bylaws

Title: XLV: ANIMALS
Chapter: 466 · DOGS AND CATS
Status: current
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466:39 City or Town Bylaws. – The local governing body may make such additional bylaws and regulations concerning the licensing, muzzling of vicious dogs as defined in RSA 466:31, II(g), and restraining of dogs as it deems reasonable, and may affix penalties not exceeding $50 for a breach thereof. Such bylaws and regulations shall relate only to dogs owned or kept in such city or town, and the annual fee required for a license shall in no case be more than $1 in addition to the sum hereby required. The following dogs shall be exempt from this section: dogs being used for hunting, supervised competition, exhibition or training for such activities if accompanied by the owner or custodian, or a dog which is guarding, working, or herding livestock, as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4) if the owner or custodian is able to see or hear the dog or have reasonable knowledge of where the dog is located, even if such dog is out of the line of the owner or custodian's sight. Source. 1891, 60:23. PL 150:41. RL 180:41. RSA 466:39. 1994, 353:13. 2007, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2025, 272:1, eff. Sept. 30, 2025. Miscellaneous

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Source. 1891, 60:23. PL 150:41. RL 180:41. RSA 466:39. 1994, 353:13. 2007, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2025, 272:1, eff. Sept. 30, 2025. Miscellaneous

Source history

1891, 60:23. PL 150:41. RL 180:41. RSA 466:39
1994, 353:13
2007, 339:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008
2025, 272:1, eff. Sept. 30, 2025. Miscellaneous

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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
2026 HB1153 add
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
2026 HB1153-FN-L add
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
2026 HB1253 amend · effective 2027-01-01
ultural crops, guarding livestock, or herding livestock. Nothing herein provided shall mean that the dog must be within sight at all times. 2 New Sections; Guardian Dogs. Amend RSA 466 by inserting after section 30-b the following new sections: 466:30-c Livestock Guardian Dogs. I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dog may run at large while it is actively engaged in the protection, herdi
2025 HB250 amend
AN ACT enabling local governing bodies to regulate the muzzling of dogs. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 272:1 City or Town Bylaws; Restraint of Dogs. Amend RSA 466:39 to read as follows: 466:39 City or Town Bylaws. The local governing body may make such additional bylaws and regulations concerning the licensing, muzzling of vicious dogs as defined in RSA 466:31, II(g), and