New Hampshire State Laws

New Hampshire Revised Statutes

TITLE 45
Animals

CHAPTER 466
Dogs And Cats

Remedies and Penalties for Injuries Done by Dogs
SECTION 466:19

§ 466:19 Liability of Owner or Keeper. - Any person to whom or to whose property, including sheep, lambs, fowl, or other domestic creatures, damage may be occasioned by a dog not owned or kept by such person shall be entitled to recover damages from the person who owns, keeps, or possesses the dog, unless the damage was occasioned to a person who was engaged in the commission of a trespass or other tort. A parent or guardian shall be liable under this section if the owner or keeper of the dog is a minor.

Remedies and Penalties for Injuries Done by Dogs
SECTION 466:21

§ 466:21 Liability of Towns or Cities. - Any person whose sheep, lambs, fowls, or other domestic creatures are killed, driven away, wounded, or worried by dogs may recover of the town or city in which such damage was done, in the manner provided in this subdivision, the amount of all damage thereby sustained by the person, including the value of any creature so killed or lost, any depreciation in value of a creature so wounded or worried, and any other loss or expense to which such person may be subjected by such killing, driving, wounding, or worrying. Source. 1863, 2753:3. GS 105:10, 12, 13, 14. GL 115:13, 14, 15, 16. 1889, 97:1. PS 118:11, 12, 13, 14. 1891, 60:16, 18. 1907, 103:1. PL 150:25. RL 180:25. RSA 466:21. 1995, 298:12, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

Damages to Game
SECTION 466:33

§ 466:33 Dogs at Large. - It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog to permit such dog to run at large in territory inhabited by game birds or quadrupeds, or on lands where livestock is pastured, at any time of the year; provided that hares and rabbits may be hunted with dogs during the open season therefor under the owner's control and supervision. Any organized club may hold a club licensed or sanctioned field trial on game which is otherwise protected. Said club shall secure permission from the owner of the land on which said trial is to be held, and shall notify the executive director of the fish and game department at least 2 weeks in advance of the date and place of the trial. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1913, 143:1, 2. 1915, 14:1, 2. PL 150:36. 1933, 16:1. RL 180:36. 1947, 241:1. RSA 466:33. 1957, 154:1. 1961, 126:2; 149:1. 1971, 574:1. 1973, 531:126. 1977, 113:4, eff. June 2, 1977.
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