by Anura Guruge
on December 30, 2021
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The four new laws, as of 2022, are:
1/ Drivers who hit or kill a cat now have to report it, as was always the case with dogs. So, cats now are put on an equal footing with dogs. I am not a cat person, but I can appreciate the sentiments behind this law. The police may start getting a lot of extra calls since finding cat owners will likely be more difficult than that for a dog.
2/ Becomes a misdemeanor to remove a tracking collar or chip from someone else’s dog. Amusing that cats are again exempt! Wouldn’t it have been easier just to say ANY pet or animal?
3/ Harming any type of wild animal becomes a crime. About time too — but, I guess this does NOT apply to legally hunting animals.
4/ It becomes a felony IF you steal a dog for the SECOND TIME! Ah! It is OK as long as you only do it once? Same dog or does the offense apply to different dogs? This is STUPID. So, so New Hampshire. Second offense!
