State wildlife officials are seeking a new home for a monkey that was seized from a Laconia home.
Conservation officers working off a tip searched the home around 4:30 p.m. on Monday and seized the primate, which they say was being unlawfully kept as a pet.
Dozens of states have outlawed owning monkeys as pets, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island.
The animal has been taken to a veterinarian who specializes in primate care.
The incident remains under investigation. It's unclear whether charges will be filed or fines will be levied against the former owner of the monkey.