167-D:1 Definitions. – As used in this chapter: I. " Housing accommodation " means any publicly assisted housing accommodation or any real property, or portion thereof, which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more persons, […]
167-D:10 Penalty. – I. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to enhanced penalties in paragraphs II and III. II. It is a misdemeanor if a person willfully causes physical injury to a service animal or willfully allows his or her animal to cause physical […]
167-D:2 Service Animal Duties. – I. The work or tasks performed by a service animal shall be directly related to the handler’s disability. Work and tasks may include, but is not limited to: (a) Assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks. (b) Alerting individuals who are deaf […]
167-D:3 Private Clubs, Etc. – Nothing herein contained shall be construed to include or apply to any institution, bona fide club, or place of accommodation, which is in its nature distinctly private; nor shall anything herein contained apply to any educational facility operated or maintained by a bona fide religious or sectarian institution; and […]
167-D:4 Service Animals May Accompany. – It is lawful for any service animal to accompany his or her handler or trainer into any public facility, housing accommodation, or place of public accommodation to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all […]
167-D:5 Application of RSA 167-D:4 to Search and Rescue Dogs. – The provisions of RSA 167-D:4 shall also apply to dogs involved in search and rescue missions at the request of a government agency when such dogs are in the course of, or traveling to or from the scene of, their official duties. Source. […]
167-D:6 Service Animal Trainer. – A service animal trainer, while engaged in the actual training process and activities of such animals, shall have the same rights and privileges with respect to access to public facilities, and the same responsibilities as are applicable to persons with disabilities using a service animal. Source. 2011, 170:2, eff. […]
167-D:7 Licensing. – Service animals shall be licensed as provided in RSA 466. Source. 2011, 170:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
167-D:8 Prohibited Acts. – I. It is unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, either to prohibit, hinder, or interfere with a service animal’s handler or trainer who otherwise complies with the limitations applicable to persons without disabilities. II. It is unlawful for any person to fit an animal with a collar, leash, vest, […]
167-D:9 Nonuse of Service Animal. – A person with a disability not using a service animal in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in RSA 167-D shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons; and the failure of a person with a disability to use a […]