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2019 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XLV - Animals
Chapter 466 - Dogs and Cats
Section 466:40-a - Possession of Cropped Dog.

Universal Citation:
NH Rev Stat § 466:40-a (2019)
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    466:40-a Possession of Cropped Dog. – The possession of a dog with an ear cropped or cut off and with a resulting wound unhealed, confined upon the premises of or in charge or custody of any person, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of RSA 466:40 by the person in control of such premises or the person having charge or custody, unless such person shall have in the person's possession a certificate of cropping signed by a veterinarian duly registered under the provisions of RSA 332-B certifying that the veterinarian performed the operation in accordance with the provisions of RSA 466:40, giving the date of the operation, the name of the owner of the dog and a description of the dog.

Source. 1943, 141:1, par. 17-a. RSA 466:40-a. 1955, 129:1. 1995, 298:23, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

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