New Hampshire Statutes
§ 435:12 — Proper Care
New Hampshire § 435:12
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLAGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
Ch. 435ANIMAL CARE, BREEDING AND FEED
SubdivisionTreatment of Horses
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 435:12 (2026).
Text
No person shall overdrive, overwork or overload a horse in his or her care. No person shall buy, sell or exchange any horse that is unfit to be used for riding, driving, draft or reproduction purposes, unless it is for rehabilitation or slaughter. No person shall torture, beat, mutilate or abandon any horse, or aid in such abuse, or permit any horse in his or her care to be subject to abuse of any kind.
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Legislative History
1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2003, 9:1, eff. April 22, 2003.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 435:1
Certificate§ 435:11
Similar Animals§ 435:12
Proper Care§ 435:13
Proper Feeding§ 435:14
Shelter Available§ 435:15-a
Rulemaking§ 435:16
Penalty§ 435:17
Title§ 435:18
Enforcing Official§ 435:19
Definitions§ 435:2
Record§ 435:20
Registration§ 435:21
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