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Section 271:17 – Markers Required.

    271:17 Markers Required. – Any person or corporation harvesting ice upon any of the public waters of this state shall, at the beginning of harvest, indicate with suitable markers the area from which ice is to be taken, and shall maintain such markers as long as any danger exists. Source. 1917, 125:1. PL 152:13. […]

Section 271:18 – Penalty.

    271:18 Penalty. – Whoever violates the provisions of RSA 271:17 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1917, 125:3. PL 152:14. RL 182:15. RSA 271:18. 1973, 528:161, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.

Section 271:19 – Exception.

    271:19 Exception. – This subdivision shall not apply to ponds closed, or areas set off, by order of the director of the fish and game department under authority of RSA 206. Source. 1917, 125:2. PL 152:15. RL 182:16.

Section 271:20-a – Definition of Public Access.

    271:20-a Definition of Public Access. – I. Public access to public waters means legal passage to any of the public waters of the state by way of designated contiguous land owned or controlled by a state agency, assuring that all members of the public shall have access to and use of the public waters […]

Section 271:20-b – Frozen Surface of Public Waters.

    271:20-b Frozen Surface of Public Waters. – The local governing body of a municipality may post warnings for the use of any frozen surface of any public body of water within its boundaries in the interest of public safety. Source. 1993, 63:1, eff. June 15, 1993.