{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-437-20","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 437:20","heading":"Disposition of Abandoned Animals.","body":"Ownership of an animal shall vest in the operator of the animal care center having custody thereof upon determination that the animal has been abandoned under the provisions of this subdivision, and the operator may dispose of such abandoned animal in any lawful manner as if he were its rightful owner.","path":["Title XL: AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY","Chapter 437: SALE OF PETS AND DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED ANIMALS","Unclaimed and Abandoned Animals"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XL/437/437-20.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:19:44Z","sha256":"07e182d3f5640b17fa2cad852ed74860863a6711139c47b9bfce67affe3ffdf9","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-437-19","next":"us-nh/rsa-437-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}