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Section 435:13 – Proper Feeding.

    435:13 Proper Feeding. – All horses shall receive roughage in proportion to their size, age, temperament and amount of work they are required to perform. Grain may also be required when roughage alone will not meet their daily nutritional requirements. All horses shall be fed on a regular daily schedule, and all food shall […]

Section 435:14 – Shelter Available.

    435:14 Shelter Available. – Horses shall be provided either: I. An adequately ventilated, dry barn with stalls of sufficient size so that the horse is able to lie down, and shall be provided adequate and suitable exercise in arenas, barn yards, paddocks or pastures; or II. A roofed shelter, with at least 3 sides […]

Section 435:15 – Veterinarian Services and Probable Cause Determinations.

    435:15 Veterinarian Services and Probable Cause Determinations. – I. A probable cause determination for seizing horses pursuant to a cruelty investigation shall be made only by the state veterinarian or a veterinarian licensed under the provisions of RSA 332-B. No seizing or taking of horses shall be made without a probable cause determination. II. […]

Section 435:15-a – Rulemaking.

    435:15-a Rulemaking. – The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the care, shelter, and feeding of horses, and the enforcement of this subdivision. Source. 2003, 9:3, eff. April 22, 2003.

Section 435:16 – Penalty.

    435:16 Penalty. – Any owner failing to comply with the provisions of this subdivision shall be notified as to the proper care of horses. Upon a second offense, the horse shall be seized and not returned until restitution for the expenses involved in the seizure is made and proof of proper care is given. […]

Section 435:17 – Title.

    435:17 Title. – This subdivision shall be known as the New Hampshire Commercial Feed Law of 1971. Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.

Section 435:3 – Neglect to Furnish.

    435:3 Neglect to Furnish. – If any person who offers for hire the service of a stallion for breeding purposes neglects to make such certificate, or to have it recorded, he shall not be entitled to recover anything for the service of the stallion; neither shall he be entitled to recover for such service […]

Section 435:4 – False Statement.

    435:4 False Statement. – If any person knowingly and willfully makes a false statement in such certificate, or inserts in posters or notices advertising the stallion, or gives to the keeper of a mare served by the stallion, a false certificate, he shall be fined $100. Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.