New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1133: defining and regulating livestock guardian dogs.
Status: Failed, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act defining and regulating livestock guardian dogs. SPONSORS: Rep. Schamberg, Merr. 6 COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill defines livestock guardian dogs and requires that their status as such be noted at the time of annual dog registration with the town or city clerk. This bill also creates penalties for nuisance livestock guardian dogs. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matt.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT defining and regulating livestock guardian dogs. SPONSORS: Rep. Schamberg, Merr. 6 COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill defines livestock guardian dogs and requires that their status as such be noted at the time of annual dog registration with the town or city clerk. This bill also creates penalties for nuisance livestock guardian dogs. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2301 08/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT defining and regulating livestock guardian dogs. 466:1-e Livestock Guardian Dogs. I. For the purposes of this section, "livestock guardian dog" means a dog that is specifically trained and used for the purpose of protecting livestock …
Sponsors
- Thomas Schamberg (D, 6) · primary sponsor