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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey » Title 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water

Section 270:1 – Declaration of Policy.

    270:1 Declaration of Policy. – I. In the interest of public safety and the protection of property, it shall be the duty of the commissioner of safety, in all cases not provided for by the United States inspection laws and in all cases in which inspections are not regularly made thereunder, to provide for […]

Section 270:1-a – Drownings and Boating Accident Reports.

    270:1-a Drownings and Boating Accident Reports. – I. The operator of a vessel who knows or reasonably should have known that he or she has just been involved in any accident that involved death, personal injury, or damage to property, shall immediately stop said vessel at the scene of the accident, render any assistance […]

Section 270:1-b – Penalty.

    270:1-b Penalty. – Whoever fails to file the reports required by RSA 270:1-a, I or otherwise fails to comply with the requirements relating to injury to property, or relating to the report to be made to the department, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a […]

Section 270:1-c – False Reporting of Accidents.

    270:1-c False Reporting of Accidents. – Except as provided in RSA 270:1-a, I, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she knowingly gives or causes to be given false information to any law enforcement officer or to the department of safety or its agents concerning an accident or alleged accident. Source. […]

Section 270:100 – School Pond.

    270:100 School Pond. – No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the open waters of School Pond in the town of Danbury. Use of electric-powered motors is authorized. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 339:2, […]

Section 270:101 – Marchs Pond and Chalk Pond.

    270:101 Marchs Pond and Chalk Pond. – I. No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 5 horsepower upon Marchs Pond or Chalk Pond in the town of New Durham. II. No person shall use or operate jet skis on Marchs Pond or Chalk […]

Section 270:102 – Pine River Pond.

    270:102 Pine River Pond. – No person shall use or operate jet skis on Pine River Pond in the town of Wakefield. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

Section 270:103 – Hermit Lake.

    270:103 Hermit Lake. – No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Hermit Lake in the town of Sanbornton. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

Section 270:104 – Clarksville Pond.

    270:104 Clarksville Pond. – No person shall operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor upon the waters of Clarksville Pond in the town of Clarksville. Any other type of power motor used on Clarksville Pond shall not develop more than trolling speed. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. […]

Section 270:105 – Spectacle Pond.

    270:105 Spectacle Pond. – No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Spectacle Pond in the towns of Enfield and Grafton. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

Section 270:106 – Long Pond.

    270:106 Long Pond. – I. No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Long Pond in the town of Northwood. II. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. III. The provisions of this section shall not […]

Section 270:107 – Little Diamond Pond.

    270:107 Little Diamond Pond. – I. No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with a power motor in excess of 10 horsepower on Little Diamond Pond in the town of Stewartstown. II. If the test conducted on Little Diamond Pond in the summer of 1988 indicates oil pollution as a result of […]

Section 270:108 – Certain Coves on Squam Lake.

    270:108 Certain Coves on Squam Lake. – No person shall waterski within Rattlesnake Cove or Inner and Outer Squaw Coves on Squam Lake. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

Section 270:109 – White Pond and Duncan Lake.

    270:109 White Pond and Duncan Lake. – No person shall operate any powerboat at a speed in excess of 6 miles per hour on White Pond or Duncan Lake in the town of Ossipee. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

Section 270:11 – Rulemaking and Enforcement.

    270:11 Rulemaking and Enforcement. – I. The commissioner of safety, consistent with the policy of this chapter, shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the following: (a) Required equipment of all boats, including rafts and floats of whatever kind, operated or used on any public waters of the state. (b) The operation of […]

Section 270:11-a – Waiver in Lieu of Court Appearance.

    270:11-a Waiver in Lieu of Court Appearance. – Any person charged with a violation of the provisions of RSA 270; RSA 270-A; or RSA 270-E on boats, floats, and rafts, excluding any offense for which the penalty is a misdemeanor or felony, may plead guilty or nolo contendere by mail by entering a plea […]

Section 270:110 – Upper Kimball Pond.

    270:110 Upper Kimball Pond. – I. No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Upper Kimball Pond in the town of Chatham. II. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 84:1, […]

Section 270:111 – Waukeena Lake.

    270:111 Waukeena Lake. – No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor upon the waters of Waukeena Lake in the town of Danbury. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 152:1, eff. July 16, 1989.

Section 270:112 – Willand Pond.

    270:112 Willand Pond. – No person shall operate any vehicle or boat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the ice or open waters of Willand Pond in the cities of Somersworth and Dover. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 223:1, eff. July […]

Section 270:113 – Canaan Street Lake.

    270:113 Canaan Street Lake. – No person shall use or operate a ski craft, as defined in RSA 270:73, V, or a hovercraft, as defined in RSA 270:2, VIII, on Canaan Street Lake in the town of Canaan. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 333:1, eff. […]