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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.

Official record

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

Hearings

  • 2025-03-0510:00 amHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-03-119:30 amHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-03-1111:20 amHouse Environment and AgricultureLOB 301-303Public hearing

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

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Documents (PDF)

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