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HB1676 • 2026

limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.

limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

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

Plain English Breakdown

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limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.

limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.

What This Bill Does

  • limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-0749h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 18

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0749h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 18 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 S

    Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  2. 2026-04-29 S

    Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17

  3. 2026-03-26 S

    Hearing: 03/31/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 12

  4. 2026-03-06 S

    Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6

  5. 2026-03-05 H

    Amendment #2026-0749h : AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 18

  6. 2026-03-05 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0749h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 18

  7. 2026-02-20 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0749h 02/17/2026 (Vote 13-2; CC) HC 9 P. 16

  8. 2026-02-18 H

    Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  9. 2026-02-11 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  10. 2026-02-05 H

    Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 01:00 pm GP 153

  11. 2025-12-12 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 31

Official Summary Text

limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1676 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

5Mar2026... 0749h
2026 SESSION
26-2809
08/07

HOUSE BILL
1676

AN ACT
limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.

SPONSORS: Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Dupont, Hills. 20; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

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ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits the sale of certain rodenticides to persons not licensed or registered with the department of agriculture, markets, and food.

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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.
5Mar2026... 0749h 26-2809
08/07

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
limiting consumer access to certain high-risk rodenticides.

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

1 New Subdivision; Rodenticide Sales Restrictions. Amend RSA 430 by inserting after section 58 the following new subdivision:
Rodenticide Sales Restrictions
430:59 Applicability. This subdivision shall apply to any pesticide product containing one or more of the following active ingredients: brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone, difenacoum, warfarin, chlorophacinone, diphacinone, or any additional active ingredient designated by rule of the commissioner under RSA 541-A.
430:60 Sales Restricted.
I. No person shall distribute, sell, or offer for sale any rodenticide product containing an active ingredient listed in RSA 430:59 to any purchaser in New Hampshire without first verifying the purchaser’s status as:
(a) A certified applicator licensed under RSA 430; or
(b) A private applicator or commercial agricultural operation registered with the department.
II. Verification shall be documented at the point of sale, whether in-person, online, or through any remote sales channel. Distributors and retailers shall maintain records of verification for not less than 3 years.
III.(a) No rodenticide product covered by this section shall be sold via internet, catalog, or remote sales to any purchaser in New Hampshire unless the seller verifies the purchaser’s license or registration status under paragraph I.
(b) Online marketplaces shall be prohibited from listing such products for direct-to-consumer sale without license verification.
430:61 Penalties.
I. The department of agriculture, markets, and food, the state police, and other law enforcement agencies shall have authority to investigate, enforce, and penalize violations of this section, including unlawful internet or cross-border sales.
II. Any violation of this subdivision shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $5,000 per violation. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.