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Committee recommends narrow muzzling amendment letting municipalities require muzzles for dogs deemed vicious
Summary
During a work session on HB 250, lawmakers agreed to narrow a muzzling proposal so municipalities can adopt bylaws authorizing muzzles for dogs already defined as a menace, nuisance or vicious under RSA 466:31, while leaving broader leash and restraint authority intact.
Committee members reviewed a bill on municipal muzzling authority and agreed to an amendment that narrows state language so local governing bodies retain the ability to require muzzles in limited circumstances tied to existing definitions of nuisance, menace or vicious dogs.
The draft under consideration originally used broad terms about licensing, muzzling and restraining. Committee members discussed how New Hampshire's existing statute (RSA 466:31) already defines when a dog is a nuisance, menace, or vicious — for example…
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