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2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XL - Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry
Title 437 - Sale of Pets and Disposition of Unclaimed Animals
Section 437:10 - Penalty.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 437:10 (2022)
437:10 Penalty. –
I. Any pet vendor who transfers live animals or birds customarily used as household pets in this state without having a license to do so as required by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
I. Any person who transfers ownership of a live dog, cat, or ferret without an official certificate of transfer or any pet vendor who transfers live animals or birds customarily used as household pets in this state without having a license to do so as required by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
II. In addition to the penalty under paragraph I, any pet vendor who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision or rule adopted under it may be subject to an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
[Paragraph I effective until January 1, 2023; see also paragraph I set out below.]
I. Any pet vendor who transfers live animals or birds customarily used as household pets in this state without having a license to do so as required by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Paragraph I effective January 1, 2023; see also paragraph I set out above.]
I. Any person who transfers ownership of a live dog, cat, or ferret without an official certificate of transfer or any pet vendor who transfers live animals or birds customarily used as household pets in this state without having a license to do so as required by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
II. In addition to the penalty under paragraph I, any pet vendor who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision or rule adopted under it may be subject to an administrative fine levied by the commissioner, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.
Source. 2017, 156:233, eff. July 1, 2017. 2022, 225:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
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