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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XIX - Public Recreation » Title 216-I - Recreational Campgrounds and Camping Parks

Section 216-I:1 – Definition.

    216-I:1 Definition. – In this chapter: I. "Approved disposal system" means a system: (a) Constructed prior to July 1, 1967; or (b) Constructed in accordance with plans submitted to and approved by: (1) The former New Hampshire water supply and pollution control commission; or (2) The department of environmental services. II. " Campsite " […]

Section 216-I:10 – Liability.

    216-I:10 Liability. – Any person who through his negligence causes a fire to damage a recreational campground or camping park or adjacent lands shall be liable to reimburse the owner or operator or their agent of a recreational campground or camping park for all damages and costs incurred in attending or extinguishing such fire. […]

Section 216-I:11 – Penalty.

    216-I:11 Penalty. – Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 343:1, eff. June 2, 1989.

Section 216-I:13 – Partial Exception for Certain Uses of Recreational Vehicles.

    216-I:13 Partial Exception for Certain Uses of Recreational Vehicles. – Except as provided in RSA 216-I:4, II, this chapter shall not apply to the occasional commercial or noncommercial use of recreational vehicles on parcels of lands if the parcels are used for not more than 7 days in any calendar year; however, the owner […]

Section 216-I:14 – Exception for Agricultural Fairs.

    216-I:14 Exception for Agricultural Fairs. – Except as provided in RSA 216-I:4, II, this chapter shall not apply to recreational vehicles used in conjunction with events or fairs sponsored by any member of the New Hampshire Fairs Association. However, the person responsible for the operation of the events or fairs at the fairground shall […]

Section 216-I:15 – Exception for Motorsport Events.

    216-I:15 Exception for Motorsport Events. – I. Except as provided in RSA 216-I:4, II, this chapter shall not apply to recreational vehicles used in conjunction with scheduled racing events held at motorsport facilities. II. This exception shall apply to: (a) Motorsport facilities with permanent seating capacity greater than 40,000 seats. (b) Property that is […]

Section 216-I:2 – Density Requirement.

    216-I:2 Density Requirement. – A minimum of 600 square feet shall be provided for each tent site and a minimum of 1,000 square feet shall be provided for each recreational vehicle and recreational camping cabin campsite, with or without connections to an approved sewage disposal system. Source. 1989, 343:1. 2000, 130:4, eff. May 8, […]

Section 216-I:3 – Water Supply.

    216-I:3 Water Supply. – An accessible, adequate, safe and potable supply of water shall be provided in each recreational campground or camping park. Where a public supply of water of sufficient quantity, quality, and pressure is available, connection shall be made to the supply and that supply shall be used exclusively. When a satisfactory […]

Section 216-I:4 – Disposal System.

    216-I:4 Disposal System. – I. An approved disposal system shall be provided in all recreational campgrounds or camping parks. II. Septage or waste water shall be discharged from recreational vehicles or portable recreational toilets into portable sanitary service vehicles, individual sewage disposal system connections, or sanitary stations. III. Flush toilets or other approved toilet […]

Section 216-I:5 – Registration.

    216-I:5 Registration. – All persons upon entering a recreational campground or camping park shall register with the appropriate authorities. All recreational campground or camping park owners or operators or their agents shall upon the registration of each camper or camper’s guest cause an entry to be made on a registration book or card system […]

Section 216-I:6 – Eviction and Remedial Action.

    216-I:6 Eviction and Remedial Action. – I. All recreational campground or camping park owners or operators or their agents may remove or cause to be removed from such recreational campground or camping park any person remaining in a recreational campground or camping park in violation of this chapter by notifying such person that the […]

Section 216-I:7 – Storage of Property.

    216-I:7 Storage of Property. – Any property left in a recreational campground or camping park after check-out time or eviction pursuant to RSA 216-I:6 shall be considered abandoned. Such abandoned property may then be moved off the campsite and placed in storage. Any owner or operator or their agent of a recreational campground or […]

Section 216-I:8 – Notice and Sale.

    216-I:8 Notice and Sale. – If any of the charges referred to in RSA 216-I:7 shall remain unpaid for 60 days, the lien holder may sell such property at public sale. The proceeds, after first paying the expense of sale, shall be applied in payment of the storage charges, and the balance, if any, […]

Section 216-I:9 – Fireplaces and Fires.

    216-I:9 Fireplaces and Fires. – I. All fireplaces in recreational campgrounds or camping parks shall be on an area cleaned to mineral soil at least 8 feet across. Where fires are built on the ground, there shall be at least 6 inches of sand or gravel under the fire. II. All tree limbs or […]