Section 466:32 – Officers’ Fees.
466:32 Officers’ Fees. – Police officers or constables shall be compensated for service under RSA 466:31 as provided in RSA 466:15. Source. 1891, 60:20. PL 150:35. RL 180:35. 1953, 52:2. RSA 466:32. 1989, 158:7, eff. July 16, 1989.
Section 466:33 – Dogs at Large.
466:33 Dogs at Large. – It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog to permit such dog to run at large in territory inhabited by game birds or quadrupeds, or on lands where livestock is pastured, at any time of the year; provided that hares and rabbits may be hunted […]
Section 466:34 – Pursuing Game, Etc.
466:34 Pursuing Game, Etc. – Any owner of a dog to whom notice has been given that such dog, when at large, has been discovered pursuing or harassing moose, caribou, deer or sheep, or injuring any domestic creature, shall be guilty of a violation for each subsequent occasion on which said dog shall be […]
Section 466:35 – Maiming Game.
466:35 Maiming Game. – If any dog, at any time, shall maim, injure or destroy any wild animal protected by law, the owner thereof shall be fined the same amount which the statutes impose upon persons for killing the same animal contrary to law. Source. 1899, 28:1. 1901, 10:1. PL 150:38. RL 180:38.
Section 466:36 – Killing Dogs.
466:36 Killing Dogs. – Any conservation officer, state police officer, dog constable, or any New Hampshire certified police officer may kill any dog found in the act of maiming or in close pursuit of deer, moose, caribou, sheep, cattle, swine, poultry, or any domestic animal. No civil action for recovery of damages shall lie […]
Section 466:37 – Official Neglect.
466:37 Official Neglect. – Any city or town officer who refuses or willfully neglects to perform the duties imposed upon such officer by this chapter relating to dogs shall be guilty of a violation, the fine to be paid to the city or town. Source. 1891, 60:22. PL 150:39. RL 180:39. RSA 466:37. 1977, […]
Section 466:38 – How Recoverable.
466:38 How Recoverable. – All fines and penalties provided in this chapter relating to dogs may be recovered on complaint before a district court or municipal court in the town or county where the offense is committed. Source. 1891, 60:24. PL 150:40. RL 180:40. RSA 466:38. 1957, 244:19, eff. Sept. 23, 1958.
Section 466:39 – City or Town Bylaws.
466:39 City or Town Bylaws. – The local governing body may make such additional bylaws and regulations concerning the licensing and restraining of dogs as it deems reasonable, and may affix penalties not exceeding $50 for a breach thereof. Such bylaws and regulations shall relate only to dogs owned or kept in such city […]
Section 466:30-b – Referendum.
466:30-b Referendum. – I. (a) Any city or town desiring to adopt the provisions of RSA 466:30-a may do so by approving as described in paragraph II or III the following question: "Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 466:30-a which make it unlawful for any dog to run at large, except when accompanied […]
Section 466:18-a – Title to Unlicensed Dogs in Humane Societies.
466:18-a Title to Unlicensed Dogs in Humane Societies. – Whenever an incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shall keep and maintain for 7 consecutive days an unlicensed dog whose owner is unknown, full title to the unlicensed dog shall pass to the society at the end of the 7-day period, unless […]