This bill prohibits the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps in New Hampshire. It introduces a new subdivision to RSA 339, specifically section 339:80, which defines adhesive-based traps and outlines the roles of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and exterminators in relation to these traps. The bill prohibits the shipment, sale, or distribution of adhesive-based traps within the state, imposing penalties of up to $500 for each violation. Additionally, it establishes a new section, RSA 430:41-a, which prohibits the use of adhesive-based traps by any person or their agents, while allowing retailers and exterminators to sell or use traps acquired before the bill's effective date for a limited time of three months.

Furthermore, the bill amends RSA 430:42, V to include adhesive-based traps in the authority of the division to issue "stop sale, use or removal" orders for pesticides or devices believed to be distributed in violation of the law. The act is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, and is expected to have a fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each fiscal year from 2025 to 2028.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 430:42