TITLE XL AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CHAPTER 435 ANIMAL CARE, BREEDING AND FEED
Treatment of Horses
Section 435:15
435:15 Veterinarian Services and Probable Cause Determinations. –
I. A probable cause determination for seizing horses pursuant to a cruelty investigation shall be made only by the state veterinarian or a veterinarian licensed under the provisions of RSA 332-B. No seizing or taking of horses shall be made without a probable cause determination.
II. Pursuant to RSA 644:8, V, a veterinarian licensed to practice in the state shall be held harmless from either criminal or civil liability for any decisions made for services rendered under the provisions of this subdivision.
Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2003, 9:2, eff. April 22, 2003.