New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Agr - Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
Chapter Agr 1700 - TRANSFER OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS
Part Agr 1704 - OPERATING STANDARDS RELATIVE TO COMMERCIAL KENNELS AND OTHER PREMISES LICENSED TO HOUSE, HARBOR, OR DISPLAY ANIMALS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Section Agr 1704.10 - Foster facilities
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) License holders shall assure that foster facilities at which the license holder keeps animals are inspected no less frequently than once a year and that they meet acceptable standards to ensure that the health and safety of the animals are maintained.
(b) Foster facilities shall be used solely for medical or behavioral rehabilitation when a premises already holds a license to house animals. Foster facilities shall not be used as an extension of space for housing the general population of a licensee.
(c) Foster facilities may house animals that are owned by the licensee, but foster facilities shall not own such animals. If the department receives a complaint about a foster facility, the department shall inspect that property as part of the license holder's network and the license holder shall be subject to sanction for any shortcomings which pose a risk to the health and safety of the animals in their network.
(d) Licensees shall maintain a list of current foster facilities that shall be available to the department upon request.
(e) Brokers shall not use foster facilities.
