The provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270:44 shall not apply to:
I. Boats anchored or moored at marinas or yacht clubs or private docks with the owner’s permission;

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270:45

  • person: means any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, including any trustee, administrator, executor, receiver, assignee or other personal representative thereof. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270:2
  • 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

II. Boats involved in or attending a fireworks display, a boat parade, a boat race, or any other such public events as the director of state police may designate;
III. Boats which have converged at the direction of the director of state police or the executive director of fish and game or the agents of either in order to protect members of any threatened or endangered species of wildlife which the executive director of fish and game deems to be in immediate danger;
IV. Boats converged in any situation in which such convergence is necessary as an emergency measure to prevent injury to person or damage to property or in any other emergency situation in which immediate concerns for safety or health exist;
V. Any boat operated by a peace officer engaged in law enforcement;
VI. Lifeboats or dinghies;
VII. Sailboats operated by recognized youth groups under the direct control of a counselor or other responsible adult; or
VIII. Boats on any body of water of less than 400 acres, or on any estuary or tidal waters of the state.