Animal Cruelty Investigation and Prosecution:
A User Manual for NH Law Enforcement rev. 2020 
https://www.humane.nh.gov/documents

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Laws related to Animal Care and Animal Cruelty

• Animal Cruelty: RSA 644:8

• 644:8-a Exhibitions of Fighting Animals

• 644:8-aa Animals in Motor Vehicle (hot cars)

• 644:8-f Transporting Dogs in Pickup Trucks

• Cost of Care Fund: RSA 437-B:1  (State funds to assist with costs incurred caring for animals held for cruelty cases)

• Dogs a Menace, a Nuisance or Vicious: RSA 466:31

• Dogs at Large, damages to game, livestock: RSA 466:33

• Dog that has Bitten (Rabies Suspects Impoundment): RSA 436:105 (cat: RSA 436:105a)

• Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets Bitten by Rabid Animals: RSA 436:106

• Dog Stray Hold: RSA 436:107 (Impoundment of Dog without Tag)

• Dog, not licensed, ability to seize: RSA 466:14

• Equine Law: RSA 435:14 (incl. shelter requirement for horses)

• Stray Animals Notice to Owner; Reclaiming of Animals: RSA 437:19