New Hampshire food freedom bill falls five votes short
SOFAF recently shared an appeal urging New Hampshire lawmakers to override Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s veto of House Bill 396, which would have allowed limited on-farm livestock slaughter without USDA inspection.
This week, the NH House initially sustained the veto but reconsidered the matter after lunch. On the second vote, 202 lawmakers supported the override and 107 opposed it — leaving the bill just five votes short of the required two-thirds majority.
Supporters argued the voluntary measure would strengthen local farms and build a more resilient food supply, while Governor Ayotte maintained that it posed public-safety risks and could violate federal law.
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