June 16, 2026 2026-2155-EBA 12/05 Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 396 -The ASCommittee INTRODUCEDon SESSIONEnrolled 25-0749Bills 08/09to HOUSEwhich BILLwas referred HB 396 AN ACT exemptingrelative meatto andthe meatprocessing foodof productscattle, slaughteredswine, sheep, and preparedgoats inat statefacilities fornot salecertified inby statethe fromUnited certainStates inspections.Department of Agriculture.

SPONSORS:Having considered the same, report the same with the following amendment, and the recommendation that the bill as amended ought to pass.

Rep.FOR THE COMMITTEE __________________________________ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Explanation to Enrolled Bill Amendment to HB 396 This enrolled bill amendment makes a grammatical correction to the bill.

Comtois,Enrolled Belk.Bill Amendment to HB 396 Amend RSA 143-A:18 as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing line 3 with the following:

7;goats" means carcasses, parts, and meat[, and meat food products] of bison, elk, [or] red deer, cattle,

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Environment and Agriculture ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill exempts meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in state for sale in state from certain inspections.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 396 - AS INTRODUCED 25-0749 08/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT exempting meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in state for sale in state from certain inspections.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Custom Slaughter Facility;

Exemption.

RSA 427:2-a, I(b) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

(b) The custom slaughtering by any person, firm, or corporation of livestock delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter wherein the animals are so slaughtered and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals are so prepared exclusively for intrastate distribution to:

(1) Household consumers within the state.

(2) Restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments located in New Hampshire that:

(A) Are involved in the preparation of meals served directly to consumers;

(B) Offer meat and meat food products for sale directly to consumers within New Hampshire.

2 Effective Date.

This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.