I copied this from another thread to pass it on.
Great news for folks in NH that want to buy baby chicks, ducks, geese. HB 1231 has passed both the House and Senate. This bill removes the requirement to buy a minimum of 12 birds when they are less than 4 weeks old. Bill passed on 25APR12 so it should take effect a the end of June.
HB 1231 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
7Mar2012… 0446h
25Apr2012… 1685EBA
2012 SESSION
12-2325
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1231
AN ACT removing the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds.
SPONSORS: Rep. Manuse, Rock 5; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 8; Rep. Tamburello, Rock 3; Rep. Kreis, Merr 6; Rep. Simmons, Hills 17; Rep. Bowers, Sull 3; Rep. L. Jones, Straf 1; Rep. Reichard, Rock 5; Rep. Peterson, Hills 19; Sen. White, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill removes the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Mar2012… 0446h
25Apr2012… 1685EBA
12-2325
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT removing the prohibition on the sale, gift, or display of certain young birds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Sale of Rabbits. Amend RSA 437:15 to read as follows:
437:15 Sale or Gift [of Small Quantities]. [Chicks, ducklings, goslings, and] Rabbits younger than 4 weeks of age shall not be sold or offered for sale; raffled; or offered or given as a prize, premium, or advertising device[, in quantity of less than 12 birds or animals to an individual person].
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.