HB 501 (2019)

Establishes a Cost of Care Fund to assist municipalities caring for animals during animal cruelty cases. ˙The fund would receive revenue from the fees collected from the registration for distribution of commercial animal feed and any court-ordered restitution for care in animal cruelty cases. The House amended the bill to require the Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets, and Food to include an amount sufficient to fund the Cost of Care Fund in each biennial budget request. The amended bill also establishes a commission to study the identification of unregistered animal feed products being sold remotely in New Hampshire. The Senate added this bill to HB 1245.