CHAPTER 82

HB 1231 – FINAL VERSION

7Mar2012… 0446h

25Apr2012… 1685EBA

2012 SESSION

12-2325

08/09

HOUSE BILL 1231

AN ACT removing the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds.

SPONSORS: Rep. Manuse, Rock 5; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 8; Rep. Tamburello, Rock 3; Rep. Kreis, Merr 6; Rep. Simmons, Hills 17; Rep. Bowers, Sull 3; Rep. L. Jones, Straf 1; Rep. Reichard, Rock 5; Rep. Peterson, Hills 19; Sen. White, Dist 9

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill removes the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

7Mar2012… 0446h

25Apr2012… 1685EBA

12-2325

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT removing the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

82:1 Sale of Rabbits. Amend RSA 437:15 to read as follows:

437:15 Sale or Gift [of Small Quantities]. [Chicks, ducklings, goslings, and] Rabbits younger than 4 weeks of age shall not be sold or offered for sale; raffled; or offered or given as a prize, premium, or advertising device[, in quantity of less than 12 birds or animals to an individual person].

82:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 23, 2012

Effective Date: July 22, 2012