New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270-E:8 – Display of Numbers Required
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I. Every vessel required to be registered in this state shall display the vessel numbers issued to the vessel as part of the registration process, unless the vessel is exempt under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-E:9.
II. The owner shall paint on, attach or otherwise display to each side of the forward half of the vessel the numbers assigned by the department not less than 3 inches in height, with block letters of contrasting color, and they shall be clearly readable when the vessel is being operated. The numbers shall be maintained in legible condition. No numbers other than the numbers validly assigned to a vessel shall be painted, attached or otherwise displayed on either side of the forward half of such vessel.
III. Any person who operates a vessel on the inland or tidal and coastal waters of this state without displaying the vessel numbers and the decal required by this chapter in the manner required by this chapter, unless exempt under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-E:9, shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and a misdemeanor for a second offense.
II. The owner shall paint on, attach or otherwise display to each side of the forward half of the vessel the numbers assigned by the department not less than 3 inches in height, with block letters of contrasting color, and they shall be clearly readable when the vessel is being operated. The numbers shall be maintained in legible condition. No numbers other than the numbers validly assigned to a vessel shall be painted, attached or otherwise displayed on either side of the forward half of such vessel.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270-E:8
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
III. Any person who operates a vessel on the inland or tidal and coastal waters of this state without displaying the vessel numbers and the decal required by this chapter in the manner required by this chapter, unless exempt under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-E:9, shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and a misdemeanor for a second offense.