N.H. Rev. Stat. § 466:19

Current through Chapter 381 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 466:19 - Liability of Owner or Keeper

Any person to whom or to whose property, including sheep, lambs, fowl, or other domestic creatures, damage may be occasioned by a dog not owned or kept by such person shall be entitled to recover damages from the person who owns, keeps, or possesses the dog, unless the damage was occasioned to a person who was engaged in the commission of a trespass or other tort. A parent or guardian shall be liable under this section if the owner or keeper of the dog is a minor.

RSA 466:19

1851, 1124. CS 133:7. GS 105:7. GL 115:10. PS 118:9. PL 150 :23. RL 180:23. RSA 466:19. 1989, 158:1. 1991, 213:1. 1995, 298:11, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.