that
All dogs kept, harbored or maintained by their owners in the City shall be licensed as provided in RSA 466. The license fee shall be
amount specified in RSA 466:4, plus $1, as allowed by RSA 466:39,
§ 93-5 Dogs running at large,
it shall be unlawful for any dog to run at large. The term “at large” means off the premises of the owner
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or keeper, and not under
leash or other physical restraint of the owner or a responsible person, or not within the confines of the fenced area of an off-leash
dog park approved by the City of Nashua and animal contro! officer,
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93-6 Impoundment of dogs, cats and ferrets found at large.
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The Dog Officer or other authorized person shall take into Custody and impound:
(1) Any dog off the premises of its owner which the Dog Officer or other authorized person has reason to believe is a stray
dog;
(2) Any dog off the premises of the owner of the dog without a current registration tag on his collar: and
(3) Any fernale dog in heat and off the premises of the owner.
If any dog, cat, or ferret seized wears a collar or harness to which is attached a registration tag, or if the owner is otherwise
known, the Dog Officer or other authorized person shall forthwith serve on the owner a notice in writing stating that the dog,
cat, ferret has been seized and-will be fiable to be disposed of or destroyed if not claimed within seven days after the serving
of notice. Notice may be served either by giving it to such person or by leaving it at the person’s usual or last known place of
abode, as determined by the registration tag or other available information.
No dog, cat, or ferret shall be released or removed from confinement until the owner has provided proof that the dog, cat, or
ferret is currently vaccinated against rabies, and all applicable license, board, and care fees have been paid. If the owner does
not have proof that the dog, cat, or ferret is currently vaccinated against rabies, then the Owner May post a $25 cash bond
with the Dog Officer or other authorized person to secure the release of the dog, cat, or ferret in order for the owner to
obtain a rabies vaccination for the dog, cat, or ferret, If, within 72 hours of the dog, cat, or ferret’s release the owner provides
proof to the Dog Officer or other authorized person of obtaining a rabies vaccination for the dog, cat, or ferret, then the
owner shall be refunded the full bond amount.
When a seized dog, cat, or ferret has been detained for seven days after seizure, with due notice given as prescribed, and the
owner has not claimed the dog, cat, or ferret, provided proof that the dog, cat, or ferret is currently vaccinated against rabies,
procured a current license or exhibited evidence of a current license if necessary, and paid all applicable license, board, and
care fees, the Dog Officer or other authorized person may cause the dog, cat, or ferret to be destroyed in the least painful
manner possible.
The Dog Officer or other authorized person may keep or cause to be kept in confinement any dog, cat, or ferret which, in
that person’s opinion, may be valuable or acceptable to new ownership, and see that such dog, cat, or ferret is placed in a
new home. in order to expedite this alternative, the Dog Officer or other authorized person shall make available to the public,
monthly,-a list by number and other reference of dogs, cats, and ferrets available. Those persons desiring to procure said
dogs, cats, or ferrets may do so by application to the Dog Officer or other authorized person and payment of applicable
adoption and licensing fees.
No dog, cat, or ferret which the Dog Officer or other authorized person has taken into custody for a second offense shall be
released unless the person to whom the dog, cat, or ferret is released pays a penalty of $25, as allowed by RSA 466:39, In
addition to meeting all other requirements of this section. If said penalty is not paid within seven days after the dog, cat, or
ferret is taken into custody, the dog, cat, or ferret may be destroyed in the least painful manner possible.
