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Amend the resolve in section 1 by striking out all of the 2nd sentence (page 1, lines 4 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 'The reciprocity agreement must detail a process by which a copy of a rabies vaccination certificate issued by a veterinarian in one state for a dog residing in the other state is sent to the municipality in which the dog resides or to the agency that is a party to the reciprocity agreement in the state where the dog resides.'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the requirements of the reciprocity agreement as stipulated in the resolve to give the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and the New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets and Food flexibility in developing a reciprocity agreement that provides each state with information on dogs residing in their respective states that have been vaccinated by veterinarians in the other state.
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