# New Hampshire HB779: allowing the sale of rabbit meat in intrastate commerce.

New Hampshire HB779, allowing the sale of rabbit meat in intrastate commerce., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kevin G. Verville (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-05-30 (Enacted in accordance with Article 44 Part II of the N.H. Constitution without the signature of the governor 5/30/2025 eff. 07/29/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB779
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: allowing the sale of rabbit meat in intrastate commerce.
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Enacted in accordance with Article 44 Part II of the N.H. Constitution without the signature of the governor 5/30/2025 eff. 07/29/2025
- Sponsor: Kevin G. Verville (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Small farms can sell uninspected rabbit meat: benefit, medium. The law lets unlicensed rabbit producers sell uninspected, processed whole rabbits in New Hampshire. You may sell up to 1,000 per year to licensed restaurants if you raised the rabbits. You may also sell up to 1,000 per year at your farm, farmstand, or a farmers market, but all steps must happen in…
- State can inspect unsafe rabbit or poultry: benefit, low. The state health department can inspect poultry and rabbit products that are usually exempt if it suspects an imminent health hazard. This covers uninspected products when a serious risk is suspected. It helps protect consumers from unsafe food.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin G. Verville (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Comtois (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James L Creighton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Judy F. Aron (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Michael Ammon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-30: Enacted in accordance with Article 44 Part II of the N.H. Constitution without the signature of the governor 5/30/2025 eff. 07/29/2025 (House)
- 2025-05-13: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 59 (House)
- 2025-05-12: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/08/2025); SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-1906e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 33 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-1906e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/01/2025); SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 2-1; CC; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing: 04/01/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:20 am; SC 15 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0647h: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 12 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Amendment # 2025-0647h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 12 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0647h 03/04/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC) (House)
- 2025-02-20: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 11:20 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Full Committee Work Session: 03/04/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 10:15 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 3 P. 27 (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=11387)
- Enrolled, 2025-05-06: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=822&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7706)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15475)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12895)

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## Sources
- [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=11387)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=822&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7706)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15475)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=12895)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB779-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).