Section 425:19-a – Declaration of Purpose.
425:19-a Declaration of Purpose. – The general court finds that it is in the public interest to advance, encourage, and protect agricultural fairs including the exhibition of livestock and agricultural produce of all kinds, as well as related arts and businesses. Fair exhibitions are an integral and historical part of New Hampshire that provide […]
Section 425:19-aa – Definitions.
425:19-aa Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Commissioner " means the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food. II. " Department " means the New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food. III. " Fair " means a member in good standing of the New Hampshire Association of Fairs and Expositions […]
Section 425:19-b – Capital Improvement Program Grant Fund.
425:19-b Capital Improvement Program Grant Fund. – There is hereby established the capital improvement program grant fund to be used by the department to assist fairs in the manner provided by this chapter. Only the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee may approve applications and authorize disbursements from the fund. The fund shall be nonlapsing […]
Section 425:19-c – Capital Improvement Program; Grant Eligibility Conditions and Criteria.
425:19-c Capital Improvement Program; Grant Eligibility Conditions and Criteria. – The following conditions and criteria shall be met by a fair to be eligible for a capital improvement program grant awarded by the commissioner. However, the commissioner may make exceptions to the above conditions and criteria. The fair applicant shall: I. Be a non-profit […]
Section 425:10 – Damage by Hunters.
425:10 Damage by Hunters. – The state shall compensate the owners for all domestic livestock killed or wounded by hunters for deer, in the open season for deer, in any county. The amount of damages in each case shall be assessed by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food or under his direction, and […]
Section 425:11 – Law Enforcement.
425:11 Law Enforcement. – The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food shall cooperate with the attorney general and county attorneys in enforcing the laws relating to farm-foods adulteration, the pure seed laws, the fertilizer laws and such other laws as relate to the subject matter of this department. Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:5, eff. […]
Section 425:11-a – Revolving Fund for Agricultural Hearings Officers.
[RSA 425:11-a effective January 1, 2023.] 425:11-a Revolving Fund for Agricultural Hearings Officers. – I. There is established within the department of agriculture, markets, and food a revolving fund for agricultural hearings officers. All fines collected by the department, except as provided in RSA 427:14, shall be deposited into the fund. The fund shall […]
Section 425:12 – Agricultural Resources.
425:12 Agricultural Resources. – The commissioner shall collect and publish information relative to the agricultural resources of the state, and disseminate such information throughout the country in such ways as may be approved by the governor and council. Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.
Section 425:13 – Report.
425:13 Report. – The commissioner shall, before December 31 of each even-numbered year, submit a report to the governor and council, which shall include an account of the general work of the department, the special teaching and that of the heads of the various departments under his jurisdiction, and such other information pertaining to […]
Section 425:5 – Repealed by 1995, 130:9, I, eff. July 23, 1995.
425:5 Repealed by 1995, 130:9, I, eff. July 23, 1995. –