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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-E:6 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 326-E / Section 6
326-E:6 Exemptions From Licensure.
Status: in_force

I. This chapter shall not prohibit: (a) A person matriculated in an education program approved by the board who is pursuing a degree in respiratory care or respiratory therapy from satisfying supervised clinical education requirements related to the person's respiratory care education while under direct supervision of a respiratory care practitioner or physician. Respiratory care services may be performed without a license by a student when these services are related to the clinical aspect of a student's course of study. (b) A respiratory care practitioner from practicing in the Armed Forces, federal public health services, or the Department of Veterans Affairs, pursuant to federal regulations of health care providers. (c) A respiratory care practitioner who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States from providing consultation by telecommunication. (d) A respiratory care practitioner who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or foreign educated respiratory care practitioner credentialed in another country from practicing respiratory care in conjunction with teaching or participating in an educational seminar of no more than 60 days in a calendar year. (e) Respiratory care performed as part of a limited scope of practice, as defined by the executive director, in consultation with the advisory board, by certified pulmonary function technicians (CPFT), registered pulmonary function technologists (RPFT) or registered polysomnographic technologists (RPSGT) in a diagnostic laboratory or research setting. (f) Respiratory care rendered in an emergency. (g) Self care by a patient or gratuitous care by family members or friends who do not represent themselves as respiratory care practitioners. (h) A respiratory care practitioner who is licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States or foreign educated respiratory care practitioner credentialed in another country from practicing respiratory care in conjunction with the interfacility transport of a critically ill patient. (i) A polysomnography trainee from fulfilling the training and experiential clinical requirements established by the Board of Polysomnographic Technologists for eligibility for the RPSGT examination, while working under the indirect supervision of a physician, a respiratory care practitioner, or a RPSGT. II. This chapter shall not restrict a person licensed under any other law of this state from engaging in the profession or practice for which that person is licensed if that person does not represent, imply, or claim that he or she is a respiratory care practitioner or a provider of respiratory care.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301-A:32-b — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301-A / Section 32-b
301-A:32-b Procedure for Administrative Dissolution.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall administratively dissolve the association by mailing a notice of dissolution to the association at its principal address as listed in the records of the secretary of state. Such notice shall recite the grounds for dissolution and effective date, together with an application for reinstatement. The secretary of state shall not permit any other individual, corporation, or other business entity to assume the same name or a similar name, of an association administratively dissolved under this section, or any trade name registered by such association pursuant to RSA 349, for a period of 120 days following the notice of administrative dissolution without the written consent of such association.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 239-B:1 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 239-B / Section 1
239-B:1 State Coordinating Council (SCC) for Community Transportation Established.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a state coordinating council (SCC) for community transportation in New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153:16-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 153 / Section 16-a
153:16-a Sale of Plastic Containers Prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell or offer for sale any plastic container designed or intended for the storage of gasoline or other flammable liquids unless such container conforms to existing federal standards and has been approved by the state fire marshal. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 408:31 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 408 / Section 31
408:31 Investments.
Status: in_force

I. The assets of a variable product account may be invested in any real estate or tangible or intangible personal property which is a legal investment for a life insurance company, and, in addition, such assets may be invested wholly or partly in common stock, in preferred stocks, or in other equities which are, at the time of their purchase, either listed or admitted to trading on a security exchange located in the United States of America or Canada, or are publicly traded on the over-the-counter market and as to which market quotations are available, provided that no more than 5 percent of the assets in any variable product account may be invested in the securities of any one company and not more than 10 percent of any class of securities of any company shall be acquired. II. Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner, assets allocated to a variable product account shall be valued at their market value on the date of valuation or, if there is no readily available market, as provided under the terms of the contract or policy, or the rules or other written agreement applicable to such variable product account, provided that, unless otherwise approved by the commissioner, the portion, if any, of the assets of such variable product account equal to the company's reserve liability, with regard to the guaranteed benefits and funds referred to in RSA 408:32, shall be valued in accordance with the rules otherwise applicable to the company's assets.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:60 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 60
261:60 Copies of Listings; Prima Facie Evidence.
Status: in_force

I. The department may prepare and furnish, without charge, copies or listings of certificates of registration and copies of other documents relating thereto, including compilations thereof, to law enforcement officers, and may sell such compilations to others at such reasonable price as the commissioner may from time to time establish. II. In the prosecution of any offense under this title, or of any motor vehicle offense established by local ordinance, such a listing, made from the electronic records of the department, or a similar listing from a similar agency of another state, shall constitute prima facie evidence that a vehicle described in such listing, or bearing a number plate described in such listing, was registered to the person named in such listing on the date such listing was made.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:2 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 2
669:2 Warrant.
Status: in_force

The selectmen shall include as part of the warrant for the annual town meeting a warrant for each annual town election which shall prescribe the place, day and hour of the election, the officers to be elected, and the questions to be submitted to the voters. In a town which has adopted an official ballot system for the election of town officers, the warrant shall specify the time the polls are open and the hour before which the polls may not close. The warrant shall clearly specify which items shall be voted on by ballot at the town election and which items shall be considered at the town business meeting. In a town which has not adopted an official ballot system, it shall be sufficient for a town meeting warrant to list items to be taken up at the town business meeting, including the election of town officers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-H:7 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-H / Section 7
170-H:7 Juvenile Parole Records.
Status: in_force

The board shall have access to all juvenile records of the department. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the board shall have access to all records in the possession of the department of health and human services concerning juveniles committed to the custody of the department of health and human services pursuant to RSA 169-B:19, I(j). The board shall review the records of the department for each offender in its custody at least once every 36 months.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:78 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482 / Section 78
482:78 Replacement of Highways.
Status: in_force

If it becomes necessary to change the elevation of or to relocate a highway in the primary or secondary state highway system because of the construction of a dam or the impounding of water by a dam under a small-watershed project, the cost of the change of elevation or the relocation of the highway to be paid by the sponsoring agency is the cost that would be in excess of the estimated normal replacement of that highway as estimated by the commissioner of transportation. The department of transportation shall pay the costs of the change in an amount equal to the estimated costs of the normal replacement of the highway; provided, however, that all expenditures from the highway fund required as provided in this section shall be approved by the general court as a special appropriation in the budget of the department of transportation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 466:1-b — NH Code / Title XLV / Chapter 466 / Section 1-b
466:1-b Rabies Certificate.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a copy of a rabies certificate from a veterinarian pursuant to RSA 436:102, the clerk of the town or city shall send written notice to the owner or keeper of any unlicensed dog relative to the licensing requirements provided for in RSA 466:1. If the owner or keeper of the unlicensed dog fails to license the dog in a timely manner, the town or city clerk shall notify the local law enforcement officer of a violation of RSA 466:1.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 631:3-a — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 631 / Section 3-a
631:3-a Conduct Involving Laser Pointing Devices.
Status: in_force

I. As used in this section: (a) "Government" means the federal government, the state government or any political subdivision thereof, or a state or municipal agency or department, including any employee or agent. (b) "Person" means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or any other organization, including a for-profit and not-for-profit entity, but excluding government. II. (a) Any person in direct or remote control of a laser pointing device who knowingly shines the beam of a laser pointing device at an occupied motor vehicle, off highway recreational vehicle, snowmobile, vessel, window, or structure, or at a person shall be guilty of a violation and the laser pointing device shall be seized and forfeited upon conviction. (b) Any person in direct or remote control of a laser pointing device who knowingly shines the beam of a laser pointing device at an occupied aircraft shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and the laser pointing device shall be seized and forfeited upon conviction. III. Any person in direct or remote control of a laser pointing device who knowingly shines the beam of a laser pointing device at a law enforcement officer or law enforcement vehicle, off highway recreational vehicle, or snowmobile shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and the laser pointing device shall be seized and forfeited upon conviction. IV. This section shall not prohibit aiming a beam of a laser pointing device at a motor vehicle, aircraft, vessel, window, structure, or at a person by any of the following: (a) An authorized person in the conduct of research and development or flight test operations conducted by an aircraft manufacturer, the Federal Aviation Administration, or any other person authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct such research and development or flight test operations. (b) The government or persons authorized by the government, including defense and aerospace contractors, engaged in research, development, operations, testing, or training. (c) An individual using a laser emergency signaling device to send an emergency distress signal, in an organized meeting or training class by the instructor or speaker, the use of medical lasers by qualified medical personnel, sporting use related only to calibrate distance without violating the prohibitions set forth in paragraph III, agricultural use, use related to land surveying, construction lasers used by construction personnel in the course of their work or other use of lasers for lawful business purposes, or lawful laser devices utilized by law enforcement personnel in the performance of their official duties. (d) Vehicle sensors, including those used for navigational aids, and research, development, test, evaluation, and operation of autonomous vehicles, as permitted by law. (e) An individual authorized by the owner of the motor vehicle, aircraft, vessel, window, or structure. (f) An individual authorized by the person, or the parent or guardian of the person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 432:20 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 20
432:20 Duties of the Committee.
Status: repealed

I. The committee shall evaluate and accept or reject sites proposed by a landowner pursuant to RSA 432:22. The committee shall consider in their evaluation, at a minimum, the following: (a) The degree to which the acquisition would serve to preserve the agricultural potential of the state; (b) The suitability of land as to soil classification and other criteria for agricultural use; and (c) The fair market value of such land pursuant to RSA 75:1 as determined by an independent appraisal and the fair market value of such land when used for agricultural purposes which shall be the top of the value range for horticultural crops as established by the current use board. The landowner shall bear the expense of the appraisal of the land to be acquired. II. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 430:23 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 430 / Section 23
430:23 Filing of Bylaws.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the provisions of Article IV(h) of the compact, copies of bylaws and amendments shall be filed with the secretary of state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 35:5 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 35 / Section 5
35:5 Payments Into Fund.
Status: in_force

There may be paid into any such capital reserve fund, except as provided in RSA 35:7, such amounts as may from time to time be raised and appropriated therefor under a special warrant article, from any source other than money given to the town, district, or county for charitable purposes. Such amounts shall be within the limits as provided in RSA 35:8, and any such town, district, or county may also vote to transfer to said fund, under a special warrant article in the case of a town or district, any of its unencumbered surplus funds remaining on hand at the end of any fiscal year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228:62 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228 / Section 62
228:62 Planning Authority.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have the power and authority to develop and promulgate plans for the development and continuation of railroad systems within the state of New Hampshire. The commissioner shall have the duty and responsibility for establishing a state plan as referred to in the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, including sections 401, 402 and 403 thereof, or any other pertinent federal legislation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:95 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 95
31:95 Budget.
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the close of the fiscal year the budget committee in towns where such committees exist, otherwise the selectmen, shall prepare a budget on blanks prescribed by the commissioner of revenue administration; provided, however, that any full-time employee of the town, village district, school district or other associated agencies shall be ineligible to serve on the budget committee. Such budget shall be posted with the town warrant and shall be printed in the town report at least one week before the date of the town meeting.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 422-C:4 — NH Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 422-C / Section 4
422-C:4 Owner May Reclaim.
Status: in_force

The owner of an aircraft or aircraft component so placed in storage may reclaim the same before any sale by paying the charges incurred.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 35:18 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 35 / Section 18
35:18 Disbursements.
Status: in_force

No person holding in custody such capital reserve fund shall make any payment of income or principal or authorize the same to be done except in accordance with the provisions hereof. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:22 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 656 / Section 22
656:22 Preparation.
Status: in_force

The official state primary election ballots shall be prepared by the secretary of state and shall be delivered by the secretary of state to town and city clerks so that the ballots shall be received not later than the Tuesday immediately preceding the state primary election. Each town and city clerk, in the presence of at least one other legal voter, shall verify the contents of the ballot package as provided under RSA 656:20 and reseal the ballots for use on election day.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-D:7 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-D / Section 7
79-D:7 Assessment of Property Subject to Discretionary Preservation Easement.
Status: in_force

I. The method of assessment of discretionary preservation easement structures shall be included as a term of the agreement in any discretionary preservation easement acquired by a municipality. Assessment shall fall within a range, one end of which shall be 75 percent of the full value assessment; the other end of the range shall be 25 percent of said full value assessment. II. The local governing body shall have the discretion to set the value of the discretionary preservation easement at a level within this range which it believes reflects the public benefit conferred by the property under the criteria set forth in RSA 79-D:3, II. The assessment shall not be increased because the owner undertakes maintenance and repairs designed to preserve the structure.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301:41 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301 / Section 41
301:41 Forfeiture of Charter for Default.
Status: in_force

If any such association shall neglect or refuse to render to the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food any report required by him under the provisions of RSA 301:39, the charter of such association shall be liable to forfeiture, and it shall be the duty of the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food to enforce such forfeiture by appropriate proceedings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 289:2-a — NH Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 289 / Section 2-a
289:2-a Funds Received From Sale of Cemetery Lots.
Status: in_force

Upon the sale of cemetery lots, the legislative body may, at any annual or special meeting, vote to determine whether funds received from such sale shall be deposited in the general fund of the town as a sale of town property or deposited with the trustees of trust fund for the maintenance of cemeteries under RSA 31:19-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:3-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 3-a
194:3-a Certain Districts may Assess Tuition.
Status: in_force

A local school district may if federal funds are not appropriated sufficient to cover the cost of educating school age pupils who live on federally owned or leased property, assess tuition up to the state average costs against parents or guardians of said pupils which cover the current per pupil cost of the district, if there are more than 100 school age pupils within the federal enclave.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 369-B:9 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 369-B / Section 9
369-B:9 Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter, and to that end, the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable. Each section of this chapter shall be severable from all other sections hereof and the nullification of any section of this chapter shall have no effect on the remaining sections of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:38 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 38
261:38 Release of Interest.
Status: in_force

I. If the security interest of a lienholder named in a notice of security interest filed by the department is satisfied, the lienholder shall, within 10 days after demand execute a release of the security interest in the form the director prescribes and mail or deliver the release to the department and the lienholder shall return the certificate to the payor within 10 days of receipt of satisfaction. II. Upon receipt of the release of security interest the department shall file the release and note it upon the record of notices of security interests maintained by the department pursuant to RSA 261:36.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4-d — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 508 / Section 4-d
508:4-d Damages Recoverable for Non-Economic Loss.
Status: in_force

I. In any action for personal injury, the damages awarded may include compensation for non-economic loss, including pain and suffering and such other elements of damage which are recognized by law and which are not objectively verifiable monetary losses. However, damages for non-economic loss shall in no case exceed $875,000. II. In trials to a jury, the jury shall not be informed of the maximum allowable amount prescribed in paragraph I of this section. If the jury awards total damages in excess of the maximum allowable amount, the court shall inquire of the jury as to the portion of the damages attributed to non-economic loss. If that portion of the damages exceeds the maximum allowable amount, the court shall reduce damages awarded for non-economic loss to the maximum allowable amount.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 209-A:1 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 209-A / Section 1
209-A:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Department" means the department of fish and game. II. "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of fish and game. III. "Falconry" means the sport of taking quarry by means of a trained raptor. IV. "Raptor" means a live migratory bird of the family Accipitridae or of the family Falconidae.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:11 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 11
211:11 Notice.
Status: in_force

No person by means of opening gates or dams, other than in the ordinary use of an established water privilege, shall draw down or lower the water in any stream, lake or pond in the state to a degree which will endanger fish life therein until notice in writing has been given to the executive director of such intention 2 weeks prior to such drawing down or lowering so that the department may take out the fish in the waters to be so drawn down or lowered.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 435:14 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 435 / Section 14
435:14 Shelter Available.
Status: in_force

Horses shall be provided either: I. An adequately ventilated, dry barn with stalls of sufficient size so that the horse is able to lie down, and shall be provided adequate and suitable exercise in arenas, barn yards, paddocks or pastures; or II. A roofed shelter, with at least 3 sides from November 1 through April 15, shall be provided for horses kept in paddocks or pastures, and said horses shall not be kept tied but shall be able to move around freely.