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Section 270:114 – Bradley Lake.

    270:114 Bradley Lake. – No person shall use or operate any petroleum-powered boat equipped with any type of petroleum-powered motor in excess of 30 horsepower upon Bradley Lake in the town of Andover. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 328:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

Section 270:115 – Connecticut River.

    270:115 Connecticut River. – The department of safety, division of state police, shall post at all boat launching sites on the Connecticut River, within the jurisdiction of the state, a speed limit of headway speed within 150 feet of the shoreline. Any person who violates the posted speed limits shall be guilty of a […]

Section 270:116 – Spofford Lake.

    270:116 Spofford Lake. – No person shall use or operate any powerboat, motorboat, or boat equipped with any type of power motor at a rate of speed exceeding 40 miles per hour during daylight hours and 20 miles per hour during night hours on the waters of Spofford Lake in the town of Chesterfield. […]

Section 270:117 – Christine Lake.

    270:117 Christine Lake. – No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower on Christine Lake in the town of Stark. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 351:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

Section 270:118 – Indian Pond.

    270:118 Indian Pond. – I. No person shall use or operate any power boat with any type of powermotor in excess of 6 miles per hour upon Indian Pond in the town of Orford. II. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 329:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.

Section 270:119 – Wilson Lake.

    270:119 Wilson Lake. – The use or operation of petroleum-powered boats is prohibited on Wilson Lake in the town of Salem. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1989, 373:1, eff. Aug. 4, 1989.

Section 270:12 – Operating Restrictions.

    270:12 Operating Restrictions. – I. The commissioner of safety shall, after receiving a petition signed by 25 or more residents or property owners of each affected town or towns in which a lake, pond or river is located and after notice and hearing, at which it appears that the public interest requires, adopt rules […]

Section 270:12-a – Enforcement Powers Conferred.

    270:12-a Enforcement Powers Conferred. – I. The director of state police and his or her duly authorized representatives shall have all the powers of a peace officer in all counties in the state in the enforcement of: (a) The provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted hereunder; (b) The provisions of RSA 265-A, […]

Section 270:12-b – Disobeying an Officer.

    270:12-b Disobeying an Officer. – I. No person, while operating or otherwise in charge of a vessel, raft, or float of any kind, type, or character or an amphibian or pontoon aircraft under step speed shall: (a) Knowingly refuse, when requested by a peace officer or agent of the director, to give his name, […]

Section 270:12-c – Auxiliary Marine Patrol.

    270:12-c Auxiliary Marine Patrol. – I. The commissioner of safety may establish a force of individuals to assist the director of state police and the marine patrol officers to patrol the various bodies of water in the state. Any person that patrols any water body on behalf of the department shall either be a […]

Section 270:12-d – Penalties.

    270:12-d Penalties. – I. Any person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of a boat, boat engine or outboard motor, with knowledge that a hull identification number or serial number has been removed, defaced or changed, with the intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity, shall be guilty of a class B felony […]

Section 270:12-e – Maine Marine Patrol.

    270:12-e Maine Marine Patrol. – I. Any member of the state of Maine marine patrol who, in the course of patrolling the waters of the Piscataqua River or Portsmouth Harbor, observes activity that the officer reasonably suspects may result in loss of life, widespread injury, or widespread or severe property damage, shall have the […]

Section 270:120 – Connecticut River.

    270:120 Connecticut River. – I. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person shall use or operate any motorboat or any boat equipped with an outboard motor in excess of headway speed of 6 miles per hour upon the waters of the Connecticut River between the Ledyard Bridge in Hanover and a line […]

Section 270:121 – Piscataquog River.

    270:121 Piscataquog River. – No person shall use or operate any powerboat in excess of 40 miles per hour 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset or in excess of headway speed from dusk to dawn on the Piscataquog River in the town of Goffstown and the city of Manchester. Any person […]

Section 270:122 – Lake Katherine.

    270:122 Lake Katherine. – No person shall use or operate a boat equipped with any type of petroleum-powered motor in excess of 5 horsepower on Lake Katherine in the town of Piermont. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1990, 176:1, eff. June 26, 1990.

Section 270:123 – Garland Pond.

    270:123 Garland Pond. – No person shall use or operate a boat or any other watercraft equipped with any type of power motor, except an electric motor not in excess of 5 horsepower, on Garland Pond in the town of Moultonborough. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. […]

Section 270:124 – Tewksbury Pond.

    270:124 Tewksbury Pond. – No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with any type of petroleum-powered motor on Tewksbury Pond in the town of Grafton. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1991, 137:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Section 270:125 – Goose Pond.

    270:125 Goose Pond. – No person shall use or operate a boat or any other watercraft equipped with any type of power motor on Goose Pond in the city of Keene. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1993, 94:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

Section 270:126 – Turee Pond.

    270:126 Turee Pond. – No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower on Turee Pond in the town of Bow. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 1993, 94:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

Section 270:127 – Spoonwood Pond.

    270:127 Spoonwood Pond. – No person shall operate any boat equipped with any motor, except an electric motor with 50 pounds or less of thrust and a power source of 24 volts or less, on Spoonwood Pond in the town of Nelson. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty […]