HB 396 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0749
08/09
HOUSE BILL396
AN ACTexempting meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in state for sale in state from certain inspections.
SPONSORS:Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE:Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in state for sale in state from certain inspections.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0749
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTexempting meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in state for sale in state from certain inspections.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Custom Slaughter Facility; Exemption. RSA 427:2-a, I(b) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
(b) The custom slaughtering by any person, firm, or corporation of livestock delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter wherein the animals are so slaughtered and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals are so prepared exclusively for intrastate distribution to:
(1) Household consumers within the state.
(2) Restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments located in New Hampshire that:
(A) Are involved in the preparation of meals served directly to consumers;
(B) Offer meat and meat food products for sale directly to consumers within New Hampshire.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.