CHAPTER 152
HB 532-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION
25May2011… 1916EBA
2011 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 532-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to municipal liability for dog bites.
SPONSORS: Rep. Greazzo, Hills 17
This bill limits municipal liability for dog bites.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25May2011… 1916EBA
11-0676
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to municipal liability for dog bites.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
152:1 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 466:21, relative to the liability of towns or cities for damages caused by dogs.
II. RSA 466:22, relative to enforcement of statements of damage done by dogs as presented to municipal officers.
III. RSA 466:23, relative to lawsuits against municipalities regarding damages caused by dogs.
IV. RSA 466:24, relative to costs of lawsuits regarding damage caused by dogs.
V. RSA 466:25, relative to payment of orders in lawsuits regarding damages caused by dogs.
VI. RSA 466:26, relative to the recovery of damages by a municipality from a dog owner.
VII. RSA 466:27, relative to reasonable efforts to recover damages caused by dogs from dog owners.
152:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 8, 2011
Effective Date: August 7, 2011