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Committee narrows muzzling bill to let municipalities require muzzles for dogs deemed nuisance or vicious
Summary
The committee agreed to amend a proposed muzzling bill so municipalities may adopt ordinances requiring muzzles for dogs classified under existing nuisance/menace/vicious definitions, tying any local requirements to RSA 466:31 definitions to protect hunting and working dogs.
The House Environment and Agriculture Committee reworked a proposed muzzling bill during its work session to limit state preemption concerns and preserve municipal discretion.
Committee members said their intent is to allow local governing bodies to adopt ordinances requiring muzzles when appropriate, but only in cases where a dog meets the existing statutory definitions of nuisance, menace or vicious behavior in RSA 466:31. Members emphasized exclusions already in RSA 466:31 for hunting, herding and working dogs, and asked that muzzling authority be…
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