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HB 262 · 2025 · House · Environment and Agriculture Committee

Group licenses for multiple dogs

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relative to group licenses for dogs.

Allows owners of 7 or fewer dogs to obtain a group license, adds fees for owning more than 7 dogs, and imposes additional requirements on group license holders.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill allows any owner of 7 or fewer dogs to alternatively obtain a group license, adds additional fees for owning more than 7 dogs, and imposes additional requirements on holders of group licenses.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The owner or keeper of [5 or more] 7 or fewer dogs [shall] may annually by April 30 pay the required [fee] fees and obtain a license authorizing the owner or keeper to keep the dogs upon the premises described in the license, or off the premises while under such owner's or keeper's control.”
RSA 466:6
“Such owner or keeper shall not be required to obtain a "commercial kennel" license under RSA 466:4, III unless such person has a commercial kennel as defined under RSA 466:4, III.”
RSA 466:6
“No town clerk shall refuse to issue a group license to an owner or keeper who has complied with the requirements of this subdivision.”
RSA 466:6
“The fee shall be [$20] $28 for the group license, $2 of which shall be remitted to the town clerk for deposit into the companion animal neutering fund, established in RSA 437-A:4-a, as the companion animal population control fee, and $18 shall be retained by the town or municipality.”
RSA 466:6

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Mike BordesRPrime

Public testimony

4 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

25% support75% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I support rep bordes amendment but not the bill as introduced”
— Diane Richardson, Georges millssupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 11, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate14–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Environment and Agriculture3:32:29–3:34:121m 43slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Environment and AgricultureWatchnamed in a list of bills, not taken up — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Full Committee Work Session; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 12
  2. Mar 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/05/2025 01:00 pm LOB 301-303
  3. Mar 11, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 03/11/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303
  4. Mar 11, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/11/2025 11:20 am LOB 301-303
  5. Mar 11, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/11/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 17 P. 15
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 23

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.