I support the bill except I have a question about the punctuation used in the language in the existing law: . 1 Dog Control Law; Guarding Crops. Amend RSA 466:30-a, I to read as follows: I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any dog to run at large, except when accompanied by the owner or custodian, and when used for hunting, for guarding, working, guarding crops, or herding ..... It seems to me that there should NOT be a coma after the word custodian? That coma seems to separate the following "and when used for hunting, for guarding, working, guarding crops, or herding livestock, as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4), "from the wording "except when accompnied by the owner or custodian" so that the interpretation could be it shall be unlawful for any dog to run at large and when used for hunting, for guarding, working, guarding crops, or herding livestock, as defined in RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4)?
HB1253
House · 2026 sessionRepublicanSigned into lawExempting livestock guard dogs
AIExempts dogs engaged in guarding livestock or crops from nuisance dog statutes while performing such work.
(New Title) exempting dogs guarding livestock or crops from nuisance dog statutes when engaged in such work.
Status
Signed into law · June 24, 2026- ✓Introduced
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14 submissionsThe very function of livestock guardian dogs is to bark to ward off predators of the livestock they protect.
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