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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 19-A:2 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 19-A / Section 2
19-A:2 Council Created.
Status: in_force

A state council, to be known as the New Hampshire state council on the arts, is hereby created and established. The council shall consist of 15 members, broadly representative of all fields of the performing and fine arts, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council from among private citizens who are widely known for their professional competence and experience in connection with the performing and fine arts. In making such appointments, due consideration shall be given to the recommendations made by representative civic, educational and professional associations and groups, concerned with or engaged in the production or presentation of the performing and fine arts generally.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-D:2 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-D / Section 2
79-D:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Discretionary preservation easement" means a preservation easement of an historic agricultural structure, including the land necessary for the function of the building, granted to a city or town for a term of 10 or more years. II. "Public benefit" shall have the meaning described in RSA 79-D:3, II. III. "Historic agricultural structure" means a barn or other structure, including the land necessary for the function of the building, currently or formerly used for agricultural purposes and as further defined by the advisory committee established under RSA 227-C:29.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-L:2 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-L / Section 2
21-L:2 Establishment; General Functions.
Status: in_force

I. There is established the department of transportation, an agency of the state under the executive direction of a commissioner of transportation. II. The department of transportation, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following general functions: (a) Planning, developing, and maintaining a state transportation network which will provide for safe and convenient movement of people and goods throughout the state by means of a system of highways, railroads, air service, mass transit, and other practicable modes of transportation, in order to support state growth and economic development and promote the general welfare of the citizens of the state. (b) Performing any regulation of transportation activities required by law which is not within the jurisdiction of another state agency.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 249:16 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 249 / Section 16
249:16 Hearing; Order.
Status: in_force

After a hearing, the department of transportation may sustain the objection or permit the clearing to be done, and may prescribe the extent and methods of such clearing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:52 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 52
236:52 Appeal.
Status: in_force

Any party aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner may appeal said decision under procedure as provided by RSA 541.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 157-A:13 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 157-A / Section 13
157-A:13 Repeal.
Status: repealed

RSA 157, relative to steam boilers, is hereby repealed. Any other act or parts of acts inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 315:1-b — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 315 / Section 1-b
315:1-b Meetings; Officers.
Status: in_force

I. The board shall meet quarterly, or more often as its business requires. A president and such other officers as the board deems necessary shall be elected annually from the membership of the board. II. No board action shall be taken without an affirmative vote of the majority of board members eligible to participate in the matter in question. A board member shall not be eligible to participate in a vote when the board member has recused himself or herself from participation due to a conflict of interest. III. The president of the board may call an emergency meeting when required by an imminent peril to the public health or safety or when the physical presence of a quorum is not reasonably practical for immediate board action. Emergency meetings may be conducted telephonically, with a quorum of board members eligible to vote with respect to the subject matter of the emergency. Any vote resulting from such meetings shall have the same effect as votes resulting from other meetings of the board, if such vote is ratified at the next regularly scheduled board meeting. The minutes and the procedures for emergency meetings shall comply with RSA 91-A:2. IV. Elected board officers shall not serve more than 5 years in such elected positions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:39 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 39
211:39 Retail Dealer's License.
Status: in_force

I. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in a retail trade in lobsters or crabs, without first having procured from the executive director a license therefor. Such license shall entitle the holder, as a retail dealer, to buy, sell, ship and transport lobsters and crabs in retail trade within and outside this state. A separate license shall be required for each market, store, vehicle or other facility where lobsters and crabs are sold in retail trade. A retail dealer's license shall not be required of a person to buy or transport lobsters and crabs that are possessed by him for consumption by himself or family, nor of a properly licensed fisherman who, by virtue of his lobster and crab license, may transport and sell any lobsters and crabs that have been lawfully taken by him. II. The executive director shall set the fee pursuant to RSA 206:10, I, for retail dealer licenses issued under this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 179:44 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 44
179:44 Free Drinks.
Status: in_force

I. No licensee shall give away free drinks to customers, patrons, members, or guests, in any manner. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, beverage manufacturers, liquor manufacturers, rectifiers, beverage vendors, brew pubs, wholesale distributors and their liquor or wine vendors, their liquor and wine representatives, domestic wine manufacturers, and on-premises and off-premises licensees may conduct beverage, liquor, or wine tasting, as applicable, on premises approved by the commission. Liquor, beverage, or wine tasting shall be conducted only during such hours as are authorized by the commission for the sale of the product on the premises. II-a. Notwithstanding paragraph I, wine manufacturers, beverage manufacturers, nano breweries, liquor manufacturers, and brew pubs may provide samples for tasting to persons of legal drinking age at a farmers' market provided they have received written authorization by the town or city's governing body, which authorization shall remain effective until revoked in writing, and they have provided the commission with a copy of that authorization. Provision of samples shall be restricted to clearly defined areas approved by the commission. Samples shall be limited to one 4-ounce sample per label per person for any beer, specialty beer, or cider, and one 2-ounce sample per label per person for any wine and 1/2-ounce sample per label per person for any liquor. III. Liquor, beverage, or wine samples shall be consumed on the premises, and, except for wine samples provided by wine manufacturers and liquor samples provided by liquor manufacturers in accordance with RSA 178:6, IX and rectifiers in accordance with RSA 178:7, V, liquor or wine for this purpose shall be purchased from the commission under conditions prescribed by this title. Beverage samples for a tasting shall only be obtained as prescribed by this title. IV. The commission may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing the criteria and procedures for liquor, beverage, and wine tasting within the state. V. All samples furnished for tasting shall be considered sales for the requirements of RSA 178:26, RSA 178:6, VI, and RSA 178:7, VI.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 516:5 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 516 / Section 5
516:5 Service of Summons.
Status: in_force

Any person may be summoned to attend and testify or give his deposition, by reading to him, or by giving to him in hand an attested copy of, the writ of summons, and by paying or tendering to him the fees established for his travel to and from the place where his attendance is required, and for one day's attendance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4-H:3 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 4-H / Section 3
4-H:3 Duties; Quorum; Authority to Accept Grants.
Status: in_force

I. The state council on housing stability shall monitor and update the plan which makes recommendations to address and/or undertake the following: (a) Necessary measures to strengthen New Hampshire's housing market and to create housing stability for all citizens. (b) Conduct an affordable housing needs assessment in each county to determine the housing deficit. (c) The barriers to affordable housing and what can be done to remove such barriers. (d) The necessary system of care to support individuals and families to obtain and maintain stable housing. (e) Integrate and coordinate a housing stability governance structure across state government and connect to local communities by conducting ongoing needs assessment and strategic planning. (f) Enhance the interoperability of data systems within and across government agencies to inform and monitor program and service access, equity, and quality. (g) Have housing options available throughout citizens' lifespans, based on the needs and desire people have at different times of their life. (h) Develop a comprehensive state plan on homelessness. (i) Compile information regarding United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs administered by state and local government agencies and assist the agencies in the preparation of federally required plans and related performance reports. The council shall present such plans to the governor for approval and tranmission to HUD. II. The state council on housing stability shall be jointly facilitated by the department of health and human services, the department of business and economic affairs, the New Hampshire housing finance authority, and the New Hampshire community development finance authority. The first meeting of the council shall be called by the legislative member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives pursuant to RSA 4-H:2, I(t) within 45 days of the effective date of this section. II-a. The council may create workgroups to advise members on its duties and compliance with federal laws and policies related to housing. III. A majority of the appointed council members shall constitute a quorum. All official actions of the council shall require a majority vote of those present and voting. IV. The council may accept grants and other assistance to support its work, contingent upon the approval of the governor and executive council. Such items may be brought forward by any state agency that is represented on the council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 305-A:3 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 305-A / Section 3
305-A:3 Noncompliance; Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any foreign partnership which refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter may be restrained from further prosecution of business in this state by proceedings in equity brought by the attorney general in the county of Merrimack and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 363-B:2 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 363-B / Section 2
363-B:2 Conference Provided.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who receives a notice of intent to terminate service pursuant to RSA 363-B:1 and believes such proposed termination to be unjustified may request, prior to the date specified in the termination notice, a conference with the utility company involved to review the basis for the proposed termination. The conference with the utility company shall be conducted in person, by writing or by telephone as the customer may elect. If the customer is dissatisfied with the outcome of the conference he may, within 3 days after the conference if the conference is conducted in person, or within 5 days after the conference if the conference is conducted by writing or by telephone, request a conference with a staff member of the department of energy to review the basis for the proposed termination. The conference with the department may be conducted by writing or by telephone if the customer so elects. II. In the event of a request for a conference with the public utility, the public utility shall continue service to the customer for 3 days after the conference if the conference was conducted in person, or for 5 days after the conference if the conference was conducted by writing or by telephone, or to the date specified in the notice of termination, whichever comes later. III. During the conference with the utility company, the utility company shall inform the customer of his right to request a conference with a staff member of the department of energy. If the conference with the utility company is conducted in person, the customer shall be furnished a form for requesting a conference with a staff member of the department during the conference. If the conference with the utility company is conducted by writing or by telephone, the utility company shall mail the form to the customer by regular mail on the same day as the conference. In the event of a request for a conference with a staff member of the department, the public utility shall continue service to the customer until such time as the staff member or the department determines that termination is justified.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-C:32 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 215-C / Section 32
215-C:32 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

I. The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by all duly authorized representatives of the department of fish and game and by every police and law enforcement officer including, but not limited to, members of the state police, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, policemen, and constables and all persons empowered to make arrests in criminal cases. II. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall appoint a chief supervisor of the bureau of trails, who shall have additional duties as state parks and forest security officer with authority under RSA 594. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall, at his or her discretion, also appoint bureau of trail area supervisors and foremen, who shall be peace officers for the purposes of RSA 594. III. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources may designate employees of the bureau as forest and park patrol officers. The chief supervisors appointed under paragraph II and RSA 215-A:16, II and the forest and park patrol officers shall have the authority of peace officers, as defined under RSA 594:1, to enforce the provisions of this chapter anywhere in the state and all rules of the department of natural and cultural resources on lands owned by, leased to, or under control of the department of natural and cultural resources. Forest and park patrol officers shall also have authority as peace officers under RSA 594:1 to enforce laws dealing with trespass, litter, breaking and entering, larceny, and vandalism on lands owned by, leased to, or otherwise being used by the state in connection with official recreational or snowmobile trails.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:14-1401 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 14-1401
564-F:14-1401 Nature of Beneficial Interests.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subsection (b), a beneficiary's interest is a mere expectancy and is not a property interest or an enforceable right. (b) A beneficiary's interest is a property interest to the extent that: (1) The beneficiary has a currently exercisable power to appoint the foundation's property to himself, herself, or itself without the consent of any other person; or (2) The directors have failed to make a distribution to the beneficiary in accordance with a provision of the governing documents requiring the directors to make that distribution. (c) For the purposes of determining a beneficiary's interest, the founder's intent as expressed in the terms of the governing documents shall be paramount.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:13 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 13
275:13 Termination of Labor Trouble.
Status: in_force

The provisions of the 2 preceding sections shall cease to be operative when the state board of arbitration shall determine that the business of the employer, in respect to which the strike or other labor trouble occurred, is being carried on in the normal and usual manner, and to the normal and usual extent. Said board shall determine this question as soon as may be, upon the application of the employer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 46:4 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 46 / Section 4
46:4 Oath.
Status: in_force

The mayor, aldermen and common council shall meet in convention, on such day as shall be appointed by law or ordinance, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, when the oath of office may be administered to the mayor-elect, if present, by any judge or justice of the peace, and to the aldermen and common councilmen by the mayor or any justice of the peace.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228-A:17 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228-A / Section 17
228-A:17 Construction and Effect of Other Laws.
Status: in_force

I. The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the effectuation of the purposes of this chapter and shall be construed to be supplemental to, and not in derogation of, powers otherwise conferred by law; provided, however, that insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any general or special law, administrative order or rule, or any limitation imposed by the state, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. II. The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any provision hereof shall be held invalid in any circumstances, such invalidity shall not affect or impair any other provisions or circumstances. III. This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional requirements. IV. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 618:3 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 618 / Section 3
618:3 Fines, to Whom Paid.
Status: in_force

No fines or other money belonging to a county shall be paid to the county attorney; but when imposed or recovered in the superior court they shall be paid to the clerk of court or to the sheriff having a precept therefor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-C:20 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-C / Section 20
402-C:20 Grounds for Liquidation.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may apply by verified petition to the superior court for Merrimack county or for the county in which the principal office of the insurer is located for an order directing him to liquidate a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in this state on any one or more of the following grounds: I. Any ground on which he may apply for an order of rehabilitation under RSA 402-C:15 whenever he believes that attempts to rehabilitate the insurer would substantially increase the risk of loss to its creditors, its policyholders or the public, or would be futile, or that rehabilitation would serve no useful purpose; II. That the insurer is or is about to become insolvent; III. That the insurer is engaging in a systematic practice of reaching settlements with and obtaining releases from policyholders or third party claimants and then unreasonably delaying payment of or failing to pay the agreed upon settlements; IV. That the insurer is in such condition that the further transaction of business would be hazardous, financially or otherwise, to its policyholders, its creditors or the public; V. That the insurer has not transacted the business of insurance during the previous 12 months or has transacted only a token insurance business during that period, although authorized to do so throughout that period, or that more than 12 months after incorporation it has failed to become authorized to do an insurance business; VI. That within the previous 12 months the insurer has systematically attempted to compromise with its creditors on the ground that it is financially unable to pay its claims in full; VII. That the insurer has commenced, or within the previous year has attempted to commence, voluntary liquidation otherwise than under the insurance laws of this state; VIII. That the insurer has concealed records or assets from the commissioner or improperly removed them from the jurisdiction; IX. That the insurer does not satisfy the requirements that would be applicable if it were seeking initial authorization to do an insurance business in this state, except for: (a) Requirements that are intended to apply only at the time the initial authorization to do business is obtained, and not thereafter; and (b) Requirements that are expressly made inapplicable by the laws establishing the requirements; X. That the holders of 2/3 of the shares entitled to vote, or 2/3 of the members or policyholders entitled to vote in an insurer controlled by its members or policyholders, have consented to a petition.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:78-p — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 78-p
266:78-p Revocation of Privilege.
Status: in_force

The use of emergency lights or warning lights on personally owned or leased vehicles of public safety personnel may be revoked at any time by their department heads or emergency response employers by notifying the person in writing with a copy to the director. The director, upon a finding after a hearing that any user of emergency lights or warning lights has violated this subdivision, may revoke the authority to equip a vehicle with emergency lights or warning lights.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362-C:7-a — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362-C / Section 7-a
362-C:7-a Transportation of Low-Level and High-Level Radioactive Waste for Disposal Prohibited.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, no utility shall transport into the state of New Hampshire any low-level or high-level radioactive waste for disposal in New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 519:16 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 519 / Section 16
519:16 Justices Ineligible.
Status: in_force

No justice of the superior court shall be auditor or referee in any cause pending in the court.