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NH Rev Stat § 215-C:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:28 - Manufacturing Specification Requirements.

    215-C:28 Manufacturing Specification Requirements. –||I. No person shall sell, offer to sell, or operate in this state, a snowmobile manufactured after July 1, 1981, unless it meets the minimum safety standards for snowmobile product certification of the Snowmobile Safety and Certification Committee in effect at the time of its manufacture, including the standards covering seats, controls, brake systems, fuel systems, shields and guards, electrical systems and lighting, reflectors, handgrips, and general hazard requirements. Proof of compliance with the requirements of this section shall be in the form of certification by a qualified independent testing company which is not affiliated with the manufacturer and is approved by the executive director.||II. No person shall sell, offer to sell, or operate in this state a snowmobile which produces total vehicle noise of more than 82 decibels sound pressure on the "A" scale as measured using the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2567 standard.||III. No person shall operate in this state any snowmobile which is designed, constructed, and sold solely for closed-course competition and is without a headlight and a taillight. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to snowmobiles operated at approved snowmobile events as defined in the department's administrative rules, Fis 1501.01(d).||IV. No person shall modify any snowmobile in any manner that shall amplify or otherwise increase total vehicle noise above that emitted by the snowmobile as originally manufactured with the original muffler nor shall any person operate any such snowmobile. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to snowmobiles operated at permitted snowmobile events as defined in the department's administrative rules, FIS 1501.01(d).||V. No person shall operate a snowmobile manufactured after February 1, 2007 that does not display on its exhaust system's critical components the letters "SSCC Certified," a visible and unaltered certification marking issued by an independent organization, the Snowmobile Safety and Certification Committee (SSCC), that certifies snowmobiles for uniformity of safety features and noise levels. The letters shall be legible and have a minimum height of 4 millimeters. The marking shall be on the exhaust silencer, visible and legible to an observer by lifting a snowmobile hood and without detaching or dismantling any component parts. The markings shall be embossed and pressed or attached in a similarly durable manner to the outer surface of the exhaust silencer assembly, and shall be resistant to alteration. The markings shall be so affixed that it shall be difficult to remove, replace, or alter without detection.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2019, 216:11, eff. Sept. 10, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:29 - Snowmobiles Must be Submitted to Sound Tests.

    215-C:29 Snowmobiles Must be Submitted to Sound Tests. –||I. The operator or owner of any snowmobile shall, when required by any law enforcement officer, submit his or her vehicle to a sound test conducted according to the applicable provisions of RSA 215-C:28.||II. The executive director may adopt sound level limits and test procedures to regulate sound emissions of snowmobiles not otherwise regulated in this chapter.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:29-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:29-a - Protective Headgear.

    215-C:29-a Protective Headgear. –||No person under the age of 18 shall operate any snowmobile within this state without wearing eye protection and protective headgear which meets or exceeds the specifications of FMVSS 218.|||Source. 2008, 345:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:30 - Snowmobile Required Equipment.

    215-C:30 Snowmobile Required Equipment. –||I. No person shall operate a snowmobile unless it is equipped with:||(a) At least one, but not more than 2 headlights, all in working order, when operating at any time during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.||(b) One or more rear taillights, all in working order, when operating at any time during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.||(c) Adequate brakes in good working order sufficient to control the vehicle at all times. The brakes must be capable of stopping the vehicle within 40 feet at 20 miles per hour, or locking the track to a standstill.||(d) The current registration decal affixed to the snowmobile as required by this chapter.||(e) Mufflers and an exhaust system which comply with the requirements of RSA 215-C:28.||II. Any sled or trailer towed behind a snowmobile shall be equipped with reflectors and a rigid hitch such as a tow bar.||III. Any police officer or person authorized to make criminal arrests may stop and check any snowmobile in regard to any safety equipment, mufflers, brakes, lights and appropriate inspections pursuant to RSA 215-C:29.|||Source. 2005, 210:1. 2006, 90:6, eff. July 1, 2006 at 12:01 a.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:31 - Regulations of Political Subdivisions.

    215-C:31 Regulations of Political Subdivisions. –||I. With bylaws or ordinances city or town councils and boards of selectmen may regulate the operation of snowmobiles within city or town limits, providing they do not conflict with provisions of this chapter.||II. Speed limits for snowmobiles traveling on the frozen surface of Turtle Pond, also known as Turtle Town Pond, in the city of Concord shall not exceed 55 miles per hour.||III. Enforcement of paragraph II shall be the joint responsibility of the city of Concord and the state of New Hampshire.||IV. The local legislative body of a municipality shall not by ordinance or resolution authorize the planning board to review and approve or disapprove site plans for the development, siting, maintenance, or use of trails on private property for snowmobiles, as defined in RSA 215-C:1.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:32 - Enforcement.

    215-C:32 Enforcement. –||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.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:33 - Snowmobile Fines.

    215-C:33 Snowmobile Fines. –||I. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint for a violation of any law or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, brought by a conservation officer of the New Hampshire fish and game department, is prosecuted shall remit the amount of any fine or forfeiture paid pursuant to such complaint as provided in RSA 206:34.||II. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint for a violation of any law or rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A brought by a forest and park patrol officer of the department of natural and cultural resources is prosecuted shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount thereof to the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources; provided, however, that, from each fine collected by a municipal or district court, there shall be deducted $10 and 20 percent of that part of the fine which exceeds $10 and the same shall be continually appropriated to the department for the purposes of RSA 215-C:39, VI.||III. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint is prosecuted for a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A under the authority of this chapter, brought by a local police officer, shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount of the fine or forfeiture to the local police department in whose service the police officer was acting; provided, however, that from each fine collected by a municipal or district court, there shall be deducted $10 and 20 percent of that part of the fine which exceeds $10.||IV. The court or justice of any court in which a complaint is prosecuted for a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A under the authority of this chapter, brought by a sheriff, shall, within 30 days after any fine or forfeiture is paid, remit the amount of the fine or forfeiture to the county in whose service the sheriff was acting; provided, however that, from each fine collected by a district court, there shall be deducted $10 and 20 percent of that part of the fine which exceeds $10.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017. 2019, 153:3, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:35 - Loaded Firearms Forbidden.

    215-C:35 Loaded Firearms Forbidden. –||No person shall carry on a snowmobile, or a trailer towed by same, any firearms unless said firearm is unloaded. This section shall not apply to law enforcement officers carrying firearms in the course of duty or to pistols carried under a permit issued pursuant to the authority of RSA 159.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:37 - Transfer of Registration.

    215-C:37 Transfer of Registration. –||I. A person who conveys to another the ownership of his or her registered snowmobile may register in his or her name another snowmobile for the remainder of that registration year, at a reduced rate of $17.50, provided that the reverse side of the registration form is completely filled out and submitted to a registration agent upon request for transfer.||II. Only a registration agent may transfer a registration under paragraph I. The agent shall issue a new registration certificate and decals. The originally issued decals shall not be transferred, and shall become invalid for further use. The agent shall return the previous white registration certificate to the snowmobile and OHRV registry attached to the new registration certificate office copy.||III. A new owner of any snowmobile shall purchase a new registration certificate and decals at full price if he or she does not have a current registration for a snowmobile of which he or she has relinquished ownership.||IV. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person or club who conveys to another ownership of a registered snowmobile trails maintenance vehicle may register in his name or her or the club's name another snowmobile trails maintenance vehicle for the remainder of the year at the rate designated in RSA 215-C:39, provided that the reverse side of the registration form is completely filled out and submitted to the department of fish and game upon request for transfer.|||Source. 2005, 210:1. 2010, 181:4, eff. July 1, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:38 - Missing or Damaged Decals or Plates.

    215-C:38 Missing or Damaged Decals or Plates. –||The original white registration certificate shall be returned to a snowmobile registration agent completed on the reverse side with the probable date lost; the reason the decals or plates are missing, specifying, for example, lost, destroyed, or stolen; and the signature of the owner. The snowmobile registration agent shall issue new registration decals and certificate in accordance with RSA 215-C:37.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:38-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:38-a - Duplicate Registration.

    215-C:38-a Duplicate Registration. –||A registration certificate which is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed may be replaced by a duplicate registration, upon payment of a fee of $5 and completion of an affidavit setting forth the circumstances of the loss or destruction of the registration. The duplicate registration shall entitle the registrant to engage in all activities permitted on the original registration. All fees collected under this section for duplicate registrations shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the fish and game department for the purposes described in RSA 215-C:39, IX.|||Source. 2010, 25:1, eff. July 6, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:40 - Repealed by 2013, 148:2, IV, eff. July 1, 2013.

    215-C:40 Repealed by 2013, 148:2, IV, eff. July 1, 2013. –|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:41 - Repealed by 2008, 151:7, X, eff. June 6, 2008.

    215-C:41 Repealed by 2008, 151:7, X, eff. June 6, 2008. –|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:42 - Repealed by 2008, 151:7, XI, eff. June 6, 2008.

    215-C:42 Repealed by 2008, 151:7, XI, eff. June 6, 2008. –|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:43 - Repealed by 2008, 151:7, XII, eff. June 6, 2008.

    215-C:43 Repealed by 2008, 151:7, XII, eff. June 6, 2008. –|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:44 - Vehicles Exempted from Fee.

    215-C:44 Vehicles Exempted from Fee. –||All snowmobiles operated in this state by the federal government, the state, or any political subdivision of the state shall be exempt from registration fees; however, such vehicles shall be registered with a permanent plate or set of plates and a certificate, in such a manner as may be required by the executive director.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:45 - Snowmobile Dealers and Rental Agents.

    215-C:45 Snowmobile Dealers and Rental Agents. –||I. Any person who is in the business of selling snowmobiles shall be required to be licensed as a dealer with the executive director. The executive director shall assign a distinguishing number to the dealer and issue appropriate plates. The dealer may use the plates for pleasure purposes, but shall not rent or otherwise permit these plates to be used except for demonstration purposes in connection with the dealer's business. License numbers or plates shall be carried while the snowmobile is operated.||II. Any person shall make application to the executive director to accept money or other valuable consideration for the temporary use of snowmobiles provided to members of the general public. The executive director shall assign a distinguishing number to the applicant and issue appropriate decals which shall not be transferable between snowmobiles owned by the rental agent and those used for rental. When renting snowmobiles, any person shall be required to use rental decals, if said machine is to be used off the renter's land.||III. The executive director or duly authorized agent may revoke a dealer or rental agent license for cause.||IV. Each dealer or rental agent shall be licensed by the fish and game department under this section and shall pay $10 for each license. All license fees collected shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the fish and game department to offset the administrative costs of this section.||V. The executive director shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the application for, further definitions, licensing requirements, design of, issuance, denial, or revocation of dealer or rental agent plates or decals.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:46 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:46 - New Owner Notification of Laws.

    215-C:46 New Owner Notification of Laws. –||The fish and game department shall provide to snowmobile dealers and rental agents a disclosure statement to inform buyers and renters of snowmobiles of the laws and penalties relative to snowmobile operation, including but not limited to, the need for permission to operate on the property of others. The disclosure statement shall be accompanied by a map showing known snowmobile trails that are open to the public. Snowmobile dealers and rental agents shall require each buyer or renter to sign the disclosure document prior to each sale or rental of a snowmobile. One copy shall be retained by the snowmobile dealer or rental agent, one copy shall be retained by the buyer or renter, and one copy shall be remitted to the fish and game department by the dealer or rental agent as a requirement of licensure under RSA 215-C:45. At the discretion of the executive director, the disclosure statements for snowmobiles and OHRVs may be combined.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:47 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:47 - Reciprocity.

    215-C:47 Reciprocity. –||I. The executive director may allow snowmobiles registered in another state or a Canadian province to operate in this state for up to 3 consecutive days during the winter. A snowmobile which is legally registered to operate in another state or province shall be deemed legally registered in this state for such period of time. The executive director shall coordinate the dates of this open weekend with the bureau of trails. The executive director's determination shall be final.||I-a. The executive director may, upon agreement with the state of Vermont or Maine, or both, adopt a regional snowmobile registration endorsement agreement to allow reciprocal snowmobile riding privileges in participating states. The procedures and fees for such registration endorsement shall be established by agreement of the participating states, and the fees proposed in such agreement shall be approved by the fiscal committee of the general court. The executive director may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to procedures for the administration and enforcement of the regional endorsement agreement, the collection and use of funds generated by endorsement agreement fees, and periodic audits of endorsement agreement fees.||II. In order to operate any snowmobile granted reciprocity under paragraph I, such vehicle shall meet all equipment requirements and sound level decibel limitations which are mandated by RSA 215-C for snowmobiles registered in New Hampshire.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2014, 246:1, eff. Sept. 19, 2014. 2019, 241:10, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:50 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:50 - Events.

    215-C:50 Events. –||I. Any person, organization, or corporation who wishes to operate or to promote any snowmobile or OHRV event or contest involving the use of unregistered snowmobiles and OHRVs shall procure a permit from the executive director. The application for the permit shall be on an annual basis, shall include a listing of scheduled events, and shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $50. Participants in an event or contest shall not be required to register in New Hampshire, but shall operate under the provisions of the permit. Any such participant who is not registered in New Hampshire shall not operate away from the race course or contest area specified in the permit. Distribution of any fees collected under this section shall be as follows:||(a) The first $35 shall be appropriated to the department of natural and cultural resources for the administration of the bureau, and shall be used by the bureau for its grant-in-aid program pursuant to RSA 215-C:39, VII.||(b) From the balance, $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of natural and cultural resources for administration of the bureau for the purposes listed in RSA 215-C:39, VIII or RSA 215-A:23, VII, and $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes specified in RSA 215-C:39, IX or RSA 215-A:23, VIII.||II. Unregistered snowmobiles may be operated as part of an organized, commercial snowmobile event or contest that takes place on property owned by the organizer of such event or contest, without a permit being obtained under paragraph I.||III. The snowmobiles training and driver's license requirements of RSA 215-C:49, I(b) and III or RSA 215-A:29, I(b) and III shall not apply to any person participating in an organized event or contest permitted under this section or in an event not requiring a permit as provided for in paragraph II.||IV. The provisions of RSA 215-C:49, I(a) and II shall not apply relative to any person under 14 years of age participating in an organized event or contest, where the organizer of the event or contest has obtained landowner permission and procured a permit from the executive director for such type of activity in the same manner and under the same terms as provided in paragraph I. The organizer of the permitted event or contest shall be responsible for maintaining conditions that have the effect of ensuring actual physical direction and control over participants under 14 years of age.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|