SB 50  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2025 SESSION

25-1037

08/02

 

SENATE BILL 50

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Ward, Dist 8

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25-1037

08/02

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities.

 

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

 

1  Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) One member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3  Duties. The committee shall:

I. Review current laws and regulations pertaining to private animal boarding facilities;

II. Identify how facilities are licensed and how incidents are reported when an animal has been harmed, lost, or killed in their care;

III. Identify gaps, if any, that may exist in current rules and regulations; and  

IV. Solicit testimony from any person or organization with relevant information or expertise.  

4  Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 30 days of the effective date of this section. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5  Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2025.

6  Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.