edward
01-26-2009, 08:25 PM
Holy SH*T - that would cost me $625 per annum plus the cost of rabies vacs that I currently don't give, x 25 horses. Wish these folks would just leave us alone....Ellen in NH
HB 427 would require all owners of equines older than 4 months to annually license their animals with the town/city clerk for $25 upon proof that the animal had been vaccinated for rabies.
A. The hearing is set for Tuesday, January 27 th at 1:45 pm before the House Local and Regulated Revenues Committee in Room 303 of the Legislative Office Building
**IMPORTANT INFO-PLEASE READ**
HB 427-FN-A-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to equine licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Equine Licenses. Amend RSA 435 by inserting after
section 41 the following new subdivision:
Equine Licenses
435:42 Procuring License. Every owner or keeper of an equine as defined by
RSA 436:93 4 months old or over shall annually, cause it to be registered,
numbered, described, and licensed for one year in the office of the clerk of
the city or town in which the equine is kept. The license shall be furnished
by the clerk at the expense of the city or town. Regardless of when the
license is obtained, the license shall be effective from May 1 of each year
to April 30 of the subsequent year.
435:43 Vaccination Required. Before a license is issued under the
provisions of this subdivision, the owner or keeper of an equine shall
furnish to the clerk verification from a licensed veterinarian that the
equine has been vaccinated against rabies
435:44 Part of Year. An owner of an equine may at any time have it licensed
until the ensuing May 1 and a person becoming the owner or keeper of an
equine not duly licensed after May 1 shall cause it to be registered, and
licensed as provided in RSA 435:42.
435:45 Transfer. A license duly recorded shall be valid in any part of the
state, and may be transferred with the equine licensed.
435:46 Fees.
I. The fee for every license for a year or portion of a year shall be $25
for all equines.
II. Of the fee described in paragraph I:
(a) $10 shall be retained by the municipality to be used for animal control
costs.
(b) $10 shall be deposited in the general fund.
(c) $5 shall be deposited in the state veterinarian' s fund established
under RSA 435:51.
435:47 Payment of Fees. Clerks of the towns and cities shall issue equine
licenses, receive the money for the licenses, and pay the same into the
treasuries of their respective towns and cities on or before June 1 each
year. The clerks shall return to their respective town or city treasurer a
sworn statement of the amount of moneys thus received and paid over by them.
435:48 Records.
I. Clerks of towns and cities shall keep a record of all licenses issued by
them, with the names of the keepers or owners of equines licensed, and the
names, registered numbers and descriptions of all such equines. Clerks of
towns and cities shall furnish yearly to the local governing body a list of
those owners who have failed to renew their license for use in preparing the
warrant of unlicensed equines.
II. With the owner's consent, a veterinarian may report the euthanizing or
death during treatment of a licensed equine to the town or city clerk in
order to have the record reflect that the equine was euthanized or died. A
veterinarian providing such a report may also provide the town or city clerk
with the mailing and street addresses of the owner of the equine. Written
reports, if any, shall be destroyed after receipt by the town or city clerk,
and any resulting record reflecting the equine's death shall not specify the
manner or cause of death.
435:49 Account. Each city and town treasurer shall keep an accurate and
separate account of all moneys received and expended by such treasurer under the provisions of this subdivision relating to equines.
435:50 Forfeiture. Whoever is the owner or keeper of an equine and who
fails to license or renew the equine license pursuant to RSA 435:42 shall
forfeit $25 to the town or city clerk of the municipality in which the
equine is kept. If the forfeiture is not made to the town or city clerk
within 15 calendar days of the notice of forfeiture, the case may be
disposed of in a district court as a violation with a fine not to exceed
$50, notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 651:2, IV. A forfeiture shall not
relieve the owner or keeper of the requirement of proper licensing of the
equine as required by RSA 435:42. Any forfeitures collected under this
section may be retained by the city or town for the administration and
enforcement of this chapter.
435:51 State Veterinarian' s Fund.
I. There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a state
veterinarian' s fund which shall be kept distinct and separate from all
funds. Five dollars from each fee collected in RSA 434:47 shall be credited
to such fund. Such fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to
the department of agriculture, markets and food, state veterinarian for the
carrying out of his or her duties.
II. The fee established under RSA 435:47 shall accrue and be paid to the
department on June 1 of each year.
2 New Subparagraph; State Veterinarian' s Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by
inserting after subparagraph (276) the following new subparagraph:
(277) Moneys deposited in the state veterinarian' s fund established in RSA
435:51.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
HB 427 would require all owners of equines older than 4 months to annually license their animals with the town/city clerk for $25 upon proof that the animal had been vaccinated for rabies.
A. The hearing is set for Tuesday, January 27 th at 1:45 pm before the House Local and Regulated Revenues Committee in Room 303 of the Legislative Office Building
**IMPORTANT INFO-PLEASE READ**
HB 427-FN-A-LOCAL – AS INTRODUCED STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to equine licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Equine Licenses. Amend RSA 435 by inserting after
section 41 the following new subdivision:
Equine Licenses
435:42 Procuring License. Every owner or keeper of an equine as defined by
RSA 436:93 4 months old or over shall annually, cause it to be registered,
numbered, described, and licensed for one year in the office of the clerk of
the city or town in which the equine is kept. The license shall be furnished
by the clerk at the expense of the city or town. Regardless of when the
license is obtained, the license shall be effective from May 1 of each year
to April 30 of the subsequent year.
435:43 Vaccination Required. Before a license is issued under the
provisions of this subdivision, the owner or keeper of an equine shall
furnish to the clerk verification from a licensed veterinarian that the
equine has been vaccinated against rabies
435:44 Part of Year. An owner of an equine may at any time have it licensed
until the ensuing May 1 and a person becoming the owner or keeper of an
equine not duly licensed after May 1 shall cause it to be registered, and
licensed as provided in RSA 435:42.
435:45 Transfer. A license duly recorded shall be valid in any part of the
state, and may be transferred with the equine licensed.
435:46 Fees.
I. The fee for every license for a year or portion of a year shall be $25
for all equines.
II. Of the fee described in paragraph I:
(a) $10 shall be retained by the municipality to be used for animal control
costs.
(b) $10 shall be deposited in the general fund.
(c) $5 shall be deposited in the state veterinarian' s fund established
under RSA 435:51.
435:47 Payment of Fees. Clerks of the towns and cities shall issue equine
licenses, receive the money for the licenses, and pay the same into the
treasuries of their respective towns and cities on or before June 1 each
year. The clerks shall return to their respective town or city treasurer a
sworn statement of the amount of moneys thus received and paid over by them.
435:48 Records.
I. Clerks of towns and cities shall keep a record of all licenses issued by
them, with the names of the keepers or owners of equines licensed, and the
names, registered numbers and descriptions of all such equines. Clerks of
towns and cities shall furnish yearly to the local governing body a list of
those owners who have failed to renew their license for use in preparing the
warrant of unlicensed equines.
II. With the owner's consent, a veterinarian may report the euthanizing or
death during treatment of a licensed equine to the town or city clerk in
order to have the record reflect that the equine was euthanized or died. A
veterinarian providing such a report may also provide the town or city clerk
with the mailing and street addresses of the owner of the equine. Written
reports, if any, shall be destroyed after receipt by the town or city clerk,
and any resulting record reflecting the equine's death shall not specify the
manner or cause of death.
435:49 Account. Each city and town treasurer shall keep an accurate and
separate account of all moneys received and expended by such treasurer under the provisions of this subdivision relating to equines.
435:50 Forfeiture. Whoever is the owner or keeper of an equine and who
fails to license or renew the equine license pursuant to RSA 435:42 shall
forfeit $25 to the town or city clerk of the municipality in which the
equine is kept. If the forfeiture is not made to the town or city clerk
within 15 calendar days of the notice of forfeiture, the case may be
disposed of in a district court as a violation with a fine not to exceed
$50, notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 651:2, IV. A forfeiture shall not
relieve the owner or keeper of the requirement of proper licensing of the
equine as required by RSA 435:42. Any forfeitures collected under this
section may be retained by the city or town for the administration and
enforcement of this chapter.
435:51 State Veterinarian' s Fund.
I. There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a state
veterinarian' s fund which shall be kept distinct and separate from all
funds. Five dollars from each fee collected in RSA 434:47 shall be credited
to such fund. Such fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to
the department of agriculture, markets and food, state veterinarian for the
carrying out of his or her duties.
II. The fee established under RSA 435:47 shall accrue and be paid to the
department on June 1 of each year.
2 New Subparagraph; State Veterinarian' s Fund. Amend RSA 6:12, I(b) by
inserting after subparagraph (276) the following new subparagraph:
(277) Moneys deposited in the state veterinarian' s fund established in RSA
435:51.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.