New Hampshire § 437-22 - Section 437:22 Experimentation and Vivisection Prohibited.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 437-22 — Section 437:22 Experimentation and Vivisection Prohibited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 437-22. Section 437:22 Experimentation and Vivisection Prohibited.
I. It shall be unlawful for any agent acting on behalf of an animal shelter facility as defined in RSA 437:1, I, or an animal care center as defined in RSA 437:18, III, to give, release, sell, trade or transfer with or without a fee any live animal brought, caught, detained, obtained or procured by any means, to any association, corporation, individual, educational institution, laboratory, medical facility, or anyone else, for the purpose of experimentation or vivisection. II. All animals which are put to death by an animal control officer, humane retaining facility, animal care facility, or agents acting on behalf of such a facility shall be put to death humanely using a method approved by the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of agriculture, markets, and food. III. Any person who violates the provisions of paragraphs I or II shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 437-22 ("Section 437:22 Experimentation and Vivisection Prohibited.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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