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HB1157 • 2026

relative to licensure as a pet vendor.

relative to licensure as a pet vendor.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Peter Bixby (D), Liz Barbour (R), Howard Pearl (r), Judy Aron (R), Nicholas Germana (D)
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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relative to licensure as a pet vendor.

relative to licensure as a pet vendor.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to licensure as a pet vendor.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/22/2026; Chapter 82; eff.07/06/2026

  2. 2026-05-12 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 05/07/2026 HJ 12

  3. 2026-05-11 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/07/2026); SJ 12

  4. 2026-04-03 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8

  5. 2026-03-25 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 13

  6. 2026-03-19 S

    Hearing: 03/25/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 11

  7. 2026-02-25 S

    Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5

  8. 2026-02-19 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 15

  9. 2026-02-06 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/03/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 7 P. 11

  10. 2026-02-04 H

    Executive Session: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153

  11. 2026-01-28 H

    Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153

  12. 2026-01-28 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/03/2026 11:15 am GP 153

  13. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 8

Official Summary Text

relative to licensure as a pet vendor.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 82
HB 1157-FN - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2414
08/09

HOUSE BILL
1157-FN

AN ACT
relative to licensure as a pet vendor.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires persons using physical facilities to transfer 30 or more animals to be licensed as a pet vendor.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2414
08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to licensure as a pet vendor.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

82:1 New Paragraph; Licensed Pet Vendors. Amend RSA 437:3 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
IV-a. No physical facility shall be used by multiple people, firms, corporations, or other entities, when the combined number of animals transferred exceeds 30 or more dogs, 30 or more cats, 30 or more ferrets, or 50 or more birds or live animals customarily used as household pets, unless one of the people, firms, corporations, or other entity is a licensed pet vendor.

82:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 45 days after its passage.

Approved: May 22, 2026
Effective Date: July 06, 2026