Section 466:31 – Dogs a Menace, a Nuisance or Vicious.
466:31 Dogs a Menace, a Nuisance or Vicious. – I. [Repealed.] II. Under this section, a dog is considered to be a nuisance, a menace, or vicious to persons or to property under any or all but not limited to the following conditions: (a) If a dog is " at large, " which means […]
Section 466:31-a – Penalties.
466:31-a Penalties. – I. Any person who violates any provision of RSA 466:31 shall be guilty of a violation; provided that if such person chooses to pay the civil forfeiture specified in paragraph II, the person shall be deemed to have waived the right to have the case heard in district or municipal court […]
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 466:20 – Repealed by 1985, 126:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
466:20 Repealed by 1985, 126:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. –
Section 466:21 – to 466:27 Repealed by 2011, 152:1, I-VII, eff. Aug. 7, 2011.
466:21 to 466:27 Repealed by 2011, 152:1, I-VII, eff. Aug. 7, 2011. –