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Committee hears fixes to dog-license fee allocation and a proposal to study RSA chapter on companion animals

Environment and Agriculture Committee · January 20, 2026
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Lawmakers considered two related bills to correct a 25¢ misallocation in dog-license fees and to form a study committee to review RSA chapter 466 on dogs and cats. Municipal clerks said the change complicated administration and cost towns revenue; sponsors proposed passing the fee correction while making the other measure a study bill.

Two related bills before the committee sought to fix a statutory fee misallocation and to study the broader statutory framework for dog and cat licensing.

Representative Paul Darje introduced HB 12 74 as a technical correction to a 2024 change that unintentionally reduced the portion of each…

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