HB 337-FN-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
08/04
HOUSE BILL 337-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT permitting the issue of temporary licenses for certain sellers of animals.
SPONSORS: Rep. Skinder, Sull 1; Rep. Spaulding, Hills 18; Rep. Parkhurst, Ches 4; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill permits the issue of temporary licenses for certain sellers of animals by the department of agriculture, markets and food.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0778
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT permitting the issue of temporary licenses for certain sellers of animals.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Sale of Animals and Birds; Temporary Licenses. Amend RSA 437 by inserting after section 1 the following new section:
437:1-a Temporary Licenses.
I. A person not engaged in the business of selling animals as described in RSA 437:1 shall not advertise for sale, sell, or exchange for value more than one cat or dog in a year unless that person has a valid temporary license issued pursuant to this section.
II. Applications for temporary licenses shall be made in writing to the department accompanied by a fee of $25. Temporary licenses shall be valid for 60 days from the date of issue. No person shall receive more than 2 temporary licenses in a year.
III. A temporary licensee shall include the temporary license number in any type of advertising that announces the availability of a cat or dog for sale or exchange. The temporary licensee shall also provide the temporary license number to the person purchasing or otherwise receiving a dog or cat from the temporary licensee.
IV. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the companion animal neutering fund established in RSA 437-A:4-a.
V. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall pay a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $200.
2 Application of Receipts; Companion Animal Neutering Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b)(59) to read as follows:
(59) Moneys received under RSA 466:4, I(c), RSA 466:6, III, RSA 437:1-a, and RSA 437-A which shall be credited to the companion animal neutering fund, established in RSA 437-A:4-a.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.
LBAO
09-0778
01/06/09
HB 337-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT permitting the issue of temporary licenses for certain sellers of animals.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Agriculture Markets and Food states this bill will increase state restricted revenue by $10,000 in FY 2010 and $20,000 in FY 2011 and each year thereafter. The Department states this bill will increase state general fund expenditures by less than $10,000 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
This bill permits the issue of temporary licenses for certain sellers of animals. The Department of Agriculture Markets and Food states this bill will increase state restricted revenue to the Companion Animal Neutering Fund by $10,000 in FY 2010 and $20,000 each year thereafter. The Department’s revenue estimate is based upon revenue collected by the state of Maine for a similar provision within their statute and derived from a similar population.
The Department states this bill will increase state general fund expenditures by less than $10,000 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. The Department’s estimate is based upon anticipated costs associated with the implementation of the proposed legislation that include labor estimates for administration and complaint resolution as well as necessary supplies. The Department also notes that the estimates presented do not take into consideration administrative costs associated with the review of advertisements for license numbers by the Department or the impact of fines issued for violations of the legislation.
This bill does not contain an appropriation or establish positions.