Section 215-A:17 – Law Enforcement Authority of Bureau of Trails Officers.
215-A:17 Law Enforcement Authority of Bureau of Trails Officers. – The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources may designate employees of the bureau as forest and park patrol officers. The chief supervisor appointed under RSA 215-A:16, II and the forest and park patrol officers shall have the authority of peace officers […]
Section 215-A:18 – OHRV Fines.
215-A:18 OHRV Fines. – I. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint for a violation of any law or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, brought by a conservation officer of the New Hampshire fish and game department, is prosecuted shall remit the amount of any fine or forfeiture […]
Section 215-A:19 – Penalties and Owner/Operator Responsibilities.
215-A:19 Penalties and Owner/Operator Responsibilities. – I. (a) Unless otherwise provided, any person who violates this chapter or any rule relating thereto shall be guilty of a violation. In addition thereto, the operator or owner or both of any OHRV shall be responsible and held accountable: (1) To the owner of any lands where […]
Section 215-A:12 – Manufacturing Specification Requirements.
215-A:12 Manufacturing Specification Requirements. – I. No person shall operate, sell, or offer for sale an ATV, trail bike, UTV, or any other OHRV which produces total vehicle noise of more than 96 decibels of sound pressure on the "A" scale when measured in accordance with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J1287 standard. […]
Section 215-A:13 – OHRVs Must be Submitted to Sound Tests.
215-A:13 OHRVs Must be Submitted to Sound Tests. – I. The operator or owner of any trail bike, or other OHRV shall, when required by any law enforcement officer, submit his or her vehicle to a sound test conducted according to the applicable provisions of RSA 215-A:12. II. The executive director may adopt sound […]
Section 215-A:5-c – Inherent Dangers of OHRV Operation.
215-A:5-c Inherent Dangers of OHRV Operation. – It is recognized that OHRV operation may be hazardous. Therefore, each person who drives or rides an OHRV accepts, as a matter of law, the dangers inherent in the sport, and shall not maintain an action against an owner, occupant, or lessee of land for any injuries […]
Section 215-A:6 – Operation of All OHRVs.
215-A:6 Operation of All OHRVs. – I. It is unlawful to operate any OHRV during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise without displaying at least one lighted headlight and one lighted taillight. I-a. [Repealed.] I-b. (a) The driver of any OHRV upon approaching, overtaking, or while following within […]
Section 215-A:7 – Repealed by 2005, 210:64, V, eff. July 1, 2006.
215-A:7 Repealed by 2005, 210:64, V, eff. July 1, 2006. –
Section 215-A:8 – Operation Permitted; Right-of-Ways.
215-A:8 Operation Permitted; Right-of-Ways. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an OHRV may be operated within the right-of-way of a public way across a bridge when operated in accordance with a permit issued by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to RSA 215-A:3, VIII. Source. 1981, 538:3. 2004, 257:33, eff. June 15, 2004.
Section 215-A:9 – Limitations of OHRV Operation on Class I, II, and III Highways.
215-A:9 Limitations of OHRV Operation on Class I, II, and III Highways. – The provisions of RSA 236:56 shall apply to all OHRVs as herein defined with the following exceptions: I. Highway crossings for established OHRV trails may be granted pursuant to RSA 215-A:3, VI. II. No direct crossing of interstate highways, divided highways, […]