New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed into law House Bill 529 which will make any person who “purposely beats, cruelly whips, tortures or mutilates . . . any wild animal, fish or wild bird,” or who causes such acts, guilty of a class B felony. Any person who “negligently” takes such action shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The law includes an affirmative defense for “any manner of taking, open season time limits, permitted scientific investigations or wildlife management practices lawful under title XVIII or administrative rules.”
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