New Hampshire HB1092: relative to guard dogs.

What the bill says

An act relative to guard dogs. Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Kenny, Hills. 13; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill exempts guard dogs on their owner's property from the statute relative to menacing and vicious dogs. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT relative to guard dogs. Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Kenny, Hills. 13; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill exempts guard dogs on their owner's property from the statute relative to menacing and vicious 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2664 08/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to guard dogs. (g) If, whether alone or in a pack with other dogs, it bites, attacks, or preys on game animals, domestic animals, fowl or human beings when not on the owner's property. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, …

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Sponsors

• Barbara Comtois (R, 7) · primary sponsor
• Judy Aron (R, 4)
• Peter Bixby (D, 13)