HB 174 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0331
08/05
HOUSE BILL 174
AN ACT relative to reporting a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle.
SPONSORS: Rep. Abbas, Rock. 8; Rep. Kenney, Straf. 6; Rep. Janigian, Rock. 8; Rep.
Burroughs, Carr. 1
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the reporting of a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle to the cat's owner
or the police.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 174 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0331
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to reporting a collision between a cat and a motor vehicle.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Short Title; Arrow's Law. This subdivision shall be known as "Arrow's Law."
2 2 Report of Injury to Dog or Cat. Amend the subdivision heading preceding RSA 264:31 to read
3 as follows:
4 Report of Injury to Dog or Cat
5 3 Report of Injury to Dog or Cat. Amend RSA 264:31 to read as follows:
6 264:31 Report of Injury to Dog or Cat. The driver of any vehicle who knowingly strikes a
7 dog or cat and fails to report the incident to the dog's owner or custodian or the cat's owner or
8 custodian or to a police officer as soon as possible, shall be guilty of a violation.
9 4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 264:31
Ought to Pass: 264:31
latest version: 264:31