New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1157: relative to licensure as a pet vendor.
Status: Signed into law, May 28, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to licensure as a pet vendor. Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17 COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill requires persons using physical facilities to transfer 30 or more animals to be licensed as a pet vendor. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter remove.
From the chaptered text, May 22, 2026:
AN ACT relative to licensure as a pet vendor. Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17 COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill requires persons using physical facilities to transfer 30 or more animals to be licensed as a pet vendor. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2414 08/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to licensure as a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. 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, or more cats, or more …
Sponsors
- Peter Bixby (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Judy Aron (R, 4)
- Liz Barbour (R, 35)