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NH Rev Stat § 155:67 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:67 - Exemptions.

    155:67 Exemptions. –||The following shall be exempted from the requirements of this subdivision:||I. Public conveyances rented for private purposes.||II. Buildings owned and operated by social, fraternal, or religious organizations when used by the membership of the organization, their guests or families, or when they are rented or leased for private functions from which the public is excluded and arrangements are under the control of the sponsor of the function and not the organization.||III. Guest rooms of hotels, motels and resorts.||IV. Halls, ballrooms, dining rooms and conference rooms of hotels, motels, restaurants, resorts, and publicly accessible buildings or portions thereof, excluding those that are publicly owned, when rented or leased for private functions from which the public is excluded and arrangements are under the control of the sponsor of the function and not of the proprietor or person in charge of the facility.||V. Resident rooms in dormitories operated by postsecondary educational institutions, but such dormitories shall follow any appropriate procedures established under RSA 155:71, I.||VI. Resident rooms in public housing facilities, but such facilities shall follow any appropriate procedures established under RSA 155:71, I.||VII. Resident rooms in facilities such as nursing homes, sheltered care facilities, and residential treatment and rehabilitation facilities, and prisons and detention facilities, but such facilities shall follow any appropriate procedures established under RSA 155:71, I.||VIII. [Repealed.]||IX. [Repealed.]||X. Health care facilities, except for hospitals and other acute care facilities, provided that the health care facilities shall follow any appropriate procedures established under RSA 155:71, I.||XI. Patients with extraordinary medical conditions, psychiatric disorders, or patients in an alcohol and drug withdrawal program, provided that the patient's physician has written a prescription or an order allowing the patient to smoke.|||Source. 1990, 236:2. 2007, 203:4, I, II, eff. Sept. 17, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:68 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:68 - Written Policies.

    155:68 Written Policies. –||The person in charge of the enclosed places listed in RSA 155:66 shall develop, or oversee the development of, written policies in accordance with RSA 155:71, to achieve compliance with this subdivision. Such policies shall include, but not be limited to, the following:||I. If smoking is completely prohibited in any enclosed workplace, enclosed place of public ownership, or enclosed place accessible to the public, then the written policy shall state that smoking is prohibited in the entire facility.||II. If smoking-permitted areas are to be designated in any enclosed area identified in RSA 155:66, then the written policy shall state, in addition to the requirements of RSA 155:69, that smoking is permitted only in designated smoking-permitted areas and shall specify the area or areas where smoking is permitted in the building or facility.||III. Written policies regarding smoking restrictions shall be provided to, or posted, or otherwise made available to any person who works in or routinely uses any enclosed building or facility.||IV. Staff or employees subject to written policies regarding smoking restrictions in any enclosed building or facility shall receive orientation regarding the written policy to which they are required to adhere.|||Source. 1990, 236:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:69 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:69 - Smoking-Permitted Areas; Procedures.

    155:69 Smoking-Permitted Areas;  Procedures. –||If smoking-permitted areas are to be designated pursuant to the policy under RSA 155:68, II, the person in charge of the enclosed places listed in RSA 155:66 shall develop, or oversee the development of, written procedures in accordance with RSA 155:71, to achieve compliance with this subdivision. Such procedures may include, but not be limited to, the following:||I. Training procedures to assure that the provisions of this subdivision are understood.||II. Reviewing and arbitrating complaints.||III. Handling of persons who willfully continue to smoke in a "no smoking" area, after having been asked to stop smoking in that area.||IV. The special consideration which may be given to protect individuals who have a medical condition which is medically recognized and medically proven to be directly and adversely affected by tobacco smoke, including, but not limited to, an allergic reaction, as documented by an occupational physician.||V. Instructing security officers, ushers, receptionists, clerks, and other appropriate personnel to assist in ensuring compliance with this subdivision by asking those who smoke in designated "no smoking" areas to refrain from doing so, and to direct smokers to a smoking-permitted area, if appropriate.|||Source. 1990, 236:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:70 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:70 - Signs.

    155:70 Signs. –||Signs shall be appropriately placed in all buildings and facilities regulated under this subdivision. Such signs shall state the smoking restrictions applicable to the building or facility, in accordance with RSA 155:68.|||Source. 1990, 236:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:71 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:71 - Rulemaking.

    155:71 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. Criteria for smoking-permitted areas in a manner that effectively segregates areas, in accordance with RSA 155:65, V, where smoking may be permitted in the facilities under RSA 155:67, V, VI, VII, and X.||II. Size and placement of appropriate signs to be used for notification of smoking restrictions.||III. Procedures for resolving complaints and investigations of complaints under RSA 155:73 and 74.||IV. Procedures for requesting a waiver and eligibility determination for a waiver requested under RSA 155:75, and stipulations of a waiver, including time stipulation.||V. Procedures to ensure confidentiality under RSA 155:74.||VI. A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under RSA 155:78 for violation of this subdivision or the rules adopted pursuant to it.||VII. Procedures for notice prior to the imposition of an administrative fine imposed under RSA 155:78.|||Source. 1990, 236:2. 1995, 310:183. 2008, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:72 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:72 - Retaliation Prohibited; Applicability.

    155:72 Retaliation Prohibited;  Applicability. –||I. No person in charge shall retaliate in any manner against, or otherwise discriminate against, a person, employee, or subordinate who exercises any rights under this subdivision or rules adopted pursuant to this subdivision, or by any policy or procedure promulgated under this subdivision for enclosed places.||II. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize an employee to refuse to discharge his ordinary and customary duties in the workplace, including, but not limited to, entering a smoking-permitted area in the discharge of such duties.|||Source. 1990, 236:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:73 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:73 - Noncompliance.

    155:73 Noncompliance. –||If an employee or user of a building or facility determines or believes that the person in charge or others are not complying with this subdivision or rules adopted pursuant to this subdivision, a complaint shall be registered with the person in charge. If the complaint is not resolved within one calendar month, the complainant may proceed under the complaint procedures established by the commissioner under RSA 155:71.|||Source. 1990, 236:2. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:74 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:74 - Complaints; Investigations; Confidentiality.

    155:74 Complaints;  Investigations;  Confidentiality. –||I. The commissioner or his or her designee shall investigate any complaint regarding noncompliance with the provisions of this subdivision or rules adopted under it. The investigation shall include a full opportunity for the person in charge to be informed of and to address the complaint.||II. The name of any person registering a complaint regarding noncompliance shall not be divulged by the department of health and human services in any correspondence or meetings, nor shall it be made available over the telephone, unless specific written approval has been given to do so by the complainant. All complaints, except names, shall be a public record for purposes of RSA 91-A. The name of any complainant who requests anonymity, however, shall not be revealed under RSA 91-A.|||Source. 1990, 236:2. 1994, 412:17. 1995, 310:175, 183. 2008, 325:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:75 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:75 - Waiver.

    155:75 Waiver. –||I. The person in charge may seek a period of time to comply with this subdivision by submitting a written request to the commissioner requesting a waiver, specifying the grounds for the waiver and the time period within which such enclosed place shall be subject to the provisions of this subdivision.||II. The person in charge shall have the burden to provide clear and convincing evidence to demonstrate that compelling reasons exist to necessitate a waiver; that the requested waiver will not jeopardize the health and well-being of those who habitually occupy the facility; or that the requirement in question causes undue hardship or interferes with other requirements imposed by policies of the facility in question.||III. The commissioner shall follow procedures adopted by rule in determining the eligibility for a waiver and the time period for which the waiver shall extend.|||Source. 1990, 236:2. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:76 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:76 - Enforcement; Penalties.

    155:76 Enforcement;  Penalties. –||I. The person in charge or his designee may call law enforcement authorities if any person refuses to refrain from smoking in an area where smoking is prohibited.||II. Any person who smokes in an enclosed public place where smoking is prohibited shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not less than $100.||III. Any person in charge who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this subdivision or rules adopted pursuant to it shall be subject to a fine imposed under RSA 155:78.|||Source. 1990, 236:2. 1995, 310:175. 2008, 325:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:77 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:77 - Fire Protection, Safety and Sanitation.

    155:77 Fire Protection, Safety and Sanitation. –||Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to permit smoking where smoking is prohibited by any other provision of law or rule relative to fire protection, safety and sanitation.|||Source. 1990, 236:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:78 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:78 - Administrative Fines.

    155:78 Administrative Fines. –||The commissioner, after notice, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine of not more than $100 per day for a first offense and not more than $200 per day for each subsequent offense upon any person who violates any provision of this subdivision or rules adopted under this subdivision. Appeals from a decision of the commissioner shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties or administrative actions under this subdivision. The sums obtained from the levying of administrative fines under this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be deposited into the general fund.|||Source. 2008, 325:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:79 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:79 - Definitions.

[RSA 155:79 repealed by 2019, 333:2, effective upon adoption and ratification of rule to amend the state building code to incorporate the requirements of RSA 155:79 and RSA 155:80.]|    155:79 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Physical disability" means a condition of physical incapacitation due to a developmental disability, organic brain damage, or mental illness or one or more physical or mental limitations that restricts a person's ability to perform the normal activities of daily living.||II. "Public building or facility" means any establishment with the capacity to serve 1,500 or more persons per day, including, but not limited to, places of exhibition or entertainment, including movie theaters, theaters, concert halls, sports arenas, and stadiums; shopping centers, shopping malls, or stores of at least 40,000 square feet; places of public display or collection, including museums, libraries, and galleries; places of recreation, including parks, zoos, and amusement parks; airports; bus stations; Interstate rest stops; places of education; hospitals; and rehabilitation centers.||III. "Universal changing station" means an enclosed family or assisted-use toilet facility containing a powered height adjustable adult changing table that is either floor or wall mounted with a safety rail and can be used by a person of either sex, with his or her care provider, for personal hygiene purposes.|||Source. 2019, 333:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 155:80 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155 - Factories, Tenements, Schoolhouses, and Places of Public Accommodation, Resort or Assembly|Section 155:80 - Universal Changing Station Required.

[RSA 155:80 repealed by 2019, 333:2, effective upon adoption and ratification of rule to amend the state building code to incorporate the requirements of RSA 155:79 and RSA 155:80.]|    155:80 Universal Changing Station Required. –||I. A person, private firm, organization, corporation, or state government that operates a public building or facility shall install and maintain at least one universal changing station in a family restroom facility for persons of either sex who have a physical disability.||II. (a) The universal changing station shall measure at least 8 feet by 10 feet and per Americans with Disabilities Act governance and rules, adequate space for an electronic/full adult-sized wheelchair to maneuver; be equipped with a powered, height adjustable adult changing table, a waste receptacle, a toilet, a lavatory, a soap dispenser, and a paper towel dispenser; and comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards.||(b) The powered, height adjustable adult changing table in the universal changing station shall:||(1) Be able to lower to a height of no less than 8 inches and raise to height of no less than 34 inches.||(2) Be at least 25 inches wide by 72 inches in length.||(3) Support up to at least 350 pounds.||(c) The entrance to each universal changing station in the family restroom facility shall have accessible signage indicating the location of the changing station, and, if the building or venue has a central directory, the owner shall ensure that the central directory indicates the location of the universal changing station.||III. This subdivision shall apply to any public building or facility that is open to the public and is built on or after January 1, 2021.|||Source. 2019, 333:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 155-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155-A - New Hampshire Building Code|Section 155-A:1 - Definitions.

    155-A:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Building" means building as defined and interpreted by the International Code Council's International Building Code 2015, as amended by the state building code review board and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10.||II. "County" means the local legislative body of a county in which there are unincorporated towns or unorganized places.||III. "Local enforcement agency" means for a municipality that has adopted enforcement provisions or additional regulations under RSA 674:51 or RSA 47:22, the building inspector, code official, or other local government official qualified and authorized to make inspections and to enforce the laws, ordinances, and rules enacted by the state and by local government that establish standards and requirements applicable to the construction, alteration, or repair of buildings. For the purpose of enforcement of the state fire code for buildings and structures not owned by the state, the local enforcement agency means the municipal fire chief or his or her representative, pursuant to RSA 154:2, II.||IV. "New Hampshire building code" or "state building code" means the adoption by reference of the International Building Code 2015, the International Existing Building Code 2015, the International Plumbing Code 2015, the International Mechanical Code 2015, the International Energy Conservation Code 2015, the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 2015, and the International Residential Code 2015, as published by the International Code Council, and the National Electrical Code 2017, as amended by the state building code review board and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10. The provisions of any other national code or model code referred to within a code listed in this definition shall not be included in the state building code unless specifically included in the codes listed in this definition.||IV-a. "New Hampshire fire code" or "state fire code" means the state fire code as defined in RSA 153:1 and as amended by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 153:5.||V. "Person" means any individual or organized group of any kind, including partnerships, corporations, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, and other forms of association, as well as federal, state or local instrumentalities, political subdivisions, or officers.||VI. "Structure" means structure as defined and interpreted by the International Code Council's International Building Code 2015, as amended by the state building code review board and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10.|||Source. 2002, 8:3. 2003, 245:1. 2006, 112:1. 2007, 187:1-3. 2009, 41:2. 2012, 242:7-10, eff. June 18, 2012. 2014, 314:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2017, 201:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2018. 2019, 250:1-3, eff. Sept. 15, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 155-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155-A - New Hampshire Building Code|Section 155-A:3 - Local Amendments; Application.

    155-A:3 Local Amendments;  Application. –||For a municipality which has adopted an enforcement mechanism or additional regulations to the state building code pursuant to RSA 674:51:||I. The municipality may adopt local amendments to the state building code which do not prohibit minimum implementation and enforcement of the state building code.||II. The procedure for amendment shall be in accordance with applicable statutes and local regulations.||III. At a minimum, the municipality shall ensure that implementation and enforcement includes:||(a) Review and acceptance of appropriate plans.||(b) Issuance of building permits.||(c) Inspection of the work authorized by the building permits.||(d) Issuance of appropriate use and occupancy certificates.||IV. (a) The provisions of this chapter and any local amendments under this section shall not be construed to restrict or encumber the local governing body's authority relative to the appointment, removal, or duties of municipal employees and the organization of municipal departments.||(b) Any provision of the state building code that conflicts with existing or amended local ordinances, regulations, policies, practices, or procedures regarding the appointment, removal, or duties of municipal employees and the organization of municipal departments, shall not apply provided that the ordinances, regulations, policies, practices, or procedures do not prevent effective enforcement of the state building code or state fire code.|||Source. 2002, 8:3. 2012, 242:12, eff. June 18, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 155-A:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 155-A - New Hampshire Building Code|Section 155-A:3-a - Code Requirements; Biomass Burning Boilers.

    155-A:3-a Code Requirements;  Biomass Burning Boilers. –||I. Notwithstanding any provisions of the state building code or state fire code, the board shall adopt a code and amendments thereto which shall regulate the installation and operation of biomass burning boilers. The code adopted shall include the 1999 EN 303-5 standard established by the European Committee for Standardization, and shall include requirements for the safe installation, operation, and repair of such boilers, and for data plates and warning labels written in English, limits on temperature and pressure with associated relief valves, and the filing of construction and emissions specifications written in English.||II. The inspection procedures and enforcement requirements for the commissioner of labor in RSA 157-A shall apply to boilers installed according to the code and amendments adopted by the board under this section.||III. The code and amendments thereto adopted under paragraph I shall be ratified by appropriate legislation within 2 years of their adoption. If such code and amendments are not ratified, then the code and amendments shall expire at the end of the 2-year period.|||Source. 2010, 326:1, eff. Sept. 18, 2010.|