FEN'S LAW
Service Animal Awareness Day, June 16th of each year.
In
dedication to Mary and Fen. Fen was Mary's Dog Guide companion
and was seriously injured by another canine that was not under
control and did serious harm to Fen. Fen had to be retired, due
to the injuries sustained in this incident, he was prevented from
being a dog guide for Mary.
FEN'S
LAW PROCLAMATION
STATE
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the
Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT
relative to hearing ear dogs, guide dogs, and service dogs.
Be it
Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Court convened:
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Statement of Purpose. The general court recognizes the importance
of trained service dogs to the persons who need such animals.
The general court
hereby establishes this act in honor of “Fen” who
was attacked by another dog and so traumatized that “Fen”
could no longer perform service duties and
had to be retired from service.
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New Paragraph; Prohibited Acts. Amend RSA 167-D:7 by inserting
after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. It
is unlawful for any person to willfully interfere or attempt to
interfere with a service dog, as defined in RSA 167-D:1, IX.
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Penalty. Amend RSA 167-D:9 to read as follows:
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Penalty.
I. Any
person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
II. Any
person who purposely tortures, beats, kicks, strikes, mutilates,
injures, or disables a service dog, or who purposely causes the
death of a service
dog shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
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Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved:
June 17, 2005)
(Effective
Date: June 17, 2005)
State
of New Hampshire
By His Excellency
John Lynch, Governor
SERVICE
ANIMALS AWARENESS DAY
JUNE 16, 2008
Proclamation read by Governor Lynch
WHEREAS, Dog guides and service
animals, enhance lives by performing tasks that their owners would
otherwise be unable to accomplish; and
WHEREAS Dog Guides and service
animals are specially raised and trained by dedicated individuals
known as puppy raisers; and
WHEREAS, Dog guides and service
animals are not pets, but are specially bred,
raised, and trained animals who may accompany their owners in
any activity; and
WHEREAS, Interference with
dog guides and service animals, pose direct and serious dangers
to the lives of service animal users;
WHEREAS, June 16, 2008, marks
the third anniversary of legislation signed into law providing
increased protection for service animals;
Now, Therefore, I, John H.
Lynch, Governor of the State of New Hampshire, do
hereby proclaim June 16,2008 as Service Animals Awareness Day
in New Hampshire.
SERVICE
ANIMALS AWARENESS DAY
JUNE 16, 2007
WHEREAS,
Dog guides and service animals, enhance lives by performing tasks
that their owners would otherwise be unable to accomplish; and
WHEREAS Dog Guides and service animals are specially raised and
trained by dedicated individuals known as puppy raisers; and WHEREAS,
Dog guides and service animals are not pets, but are specially
bred, raised, and trained animals who may accompany their owners
in any activity; and
WHEREAS, Interference with dog guides and service animals, pose
direct and serious dangers to the lives of service animal users;
WHEREAS, June 16, 2007, marks the second anniversary of legislation
signed into law providing increased protection for service animals;
Now, Therefore, I, John H. Lynch, Governor of the State of New
Hampshire, do hereby proclaim June 16,2007 as Service Animals
Awareness Day in New Hampshire. Read
more about the events of the day..
2006
A Proclamation
SERVICE ANIMALS AWARENESS
DAY
JUNE
16, 2006
WHEREAS, Dog guides and service animals, enhance lives by performing
tasks
that
their owners would otherwise be unable to accomplish; and
WHEREAS,
Dog guides and service animals are not pets, but are specially
bred,
raised, and trained animals who may accompany their owners in
any activity; and
WHEREAS,
Interference with dog guides and service animals, pose direct
and
serious dangers to the lives of service animal users;
WHEREAS,
June 16, 2006, marks the first anniversary of legislation signed
into
law providing increased protection for service animals;
Now,
Therefore, I, John H. Lynch, Governor of the State of New Hampshire,
do
hereby proclaim June 16,2006, as Service Animals Awareness Day
in New Hampshire.
Given at the Executive Chamber in
Concord, this 16th day of June in the year of
Our Lord, two thousand and six, and of the
Independence of the United States of
America, two hundred thirty.
John
Lynch, Governor
