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NH Rev Stat § 215-A:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:30 - Events.

    215-A:30 Events. –||I. Any person, organization or corporation who wishes to operate or to promote any snow traveling vehicle or OHRV or snowmobile event or contest involving the use of unregistered snowmobiles or unregistered 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-A:23, VI and 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-A:23, VII, RSA 215-C:39, VIII and $7.50 shall be appropriated to the department of fish and game for the purposes specified in RSA 215-A:23, VIII and RSA 215-C:39, IX.||II. Unregistered OHRVs may be operated as part of an organized, commercial OHRV 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 OHRV training and driver's license requirements of RSA 215-A:29, I(b) and III or RSA 215-C:49, 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-A:29, 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. 1981, 538:3. 1982, 12:5. 1988, 264:7. 1997, 268:9. 2003, 295:6. 2005, 210:33, eff. July 1, 2006. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:31 - State Parks and Forests.

    215-A:31 State Parks and Forests. –||All trails under the jurisdiction of the department of natural and cultural resources so far as possible and consistent with their primary functions, shall be made available for use by OHRVs subject to the fees, and rules as established by the directors of the division of parks and recreation and the division of forests and lands with the approval of the commissioner of natural and cultural resources.|||Source. 1981, 538:3, eff. June 30, 1981. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:32 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:32 - General Administration.

    215-A:32 General Administration. –||I. Except as provided in RSA 215-A:9 and RSA 215-A:10, the executive director is authorized to adopt and amend pursuant to RSA 541-A such rules and administrative procedures which are consistent with the provisions of this chapter relative to OHRVs that he deems necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of said provisions with regard to:||(a) Equipment requirements;||(b) Registrations;||(c) Classification;||(d) The safety of operators, passengers and other persons; and||(e) The protection of property.||II. The provisions of this chapter relative to OHRVs, any rules adopted by the executive director, and any other information he deems feasible shall be printed by the executive director in booklet form and made available to the public.|||Source. 1981, 538:3, eff. June 30, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:32-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:32-a - OHRV Statistics; Safety.

    215-A:32-a OHRV Statistics;  Safety. –||I. The executive director shall report annually to the registrar of vital records pursuant to RSA 5-C:2 on any deaths or injuries occurring in the state related to the operation of OHRVs and snowmobiles.||II. The executive director shall administer snowmobile or OHRV safety training courses in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A. The content of such courses shall be developed in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services and the commissioner of the department of safety, and shall include information relative to operation of OHRVs at highway crossings and along approved highways in accordance with the statutory rules of the road.|||Source. 1988, 264:8. 1995, 310:182. 2003, 319:64. 2005, 210:34, eff. July 1, 2006. 2019, 294:4, eff. Sept. 27, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:33 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:33 - Removal or Defacing Signs or Markers.

    215-A:33 Removal or Defacing Signs or Markers. –||If any person shall wilfully or maliciously deface, destroy, remove, obstruct, alter or otherwise tamper with any trail sign, marker, posting, or other fixed monument along any trail or on anyone's property, upon conviction he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Further, said person shall be liable for full restitution for any damage incurred for which he is charged. The provisions of this section do not apply to persons who are authorized to relocate, remove or alter signs, markers or postings.|||Source. 1981, 538:3, eff. June 30, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:34 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:34 - Posted Land.

    215-A:34 Posted Land. –||I. An owner may post all or any portion of his land against use by an OHRV. Such notices may read "SNOW TRAVELING VEHICLES PROHIBITED" or "OHRVs PROHIBITED" or may have in lieu of these words an appropriate sign with the designated symbol of sufficient size to be readable at a distance of 50 feet indicating that use of this land is prohibited for the purpose so specified. Whoever without right enters such land that has been so posted shall be guilty of a violation. Provided, however, that failure of an owner to post his land as provided in this section shall not be construed as granting any license to users of OHRVs to enter said premises, nor shall said failure be construed as implying any duty of care to the user of an OHRV by the owner.||II. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1981, 538:3. 1983, 449:16. 1985, 193:1. 2005, 172:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:35 - OHRV Safety Equipment Required.

    215-A:35 OHRV Safety Equipment Required. –||Any OHRV or trail bike, as defined by RSA 215-A:1, V and XIV, respectively, which is also registered for use on the highways of the state shall comply with all OHRV requirements concerning safety equipment, sound emission levels, spark arrestors as well as all other requirements pertaining to the registration of motor vehicles.|||Source. 1981, 538:3. 1983, 449:17, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:36 - Directional Flashers.

    215-A:36 Directional Flashers. –||For OHRVs or trail bikes registered for use on the highway, directional flashers shall not be required unless said vehicle had this equipment installed as original equipment by the manufacturer.|||Source. 1981, 538:3. 1983, 449:17, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:37 - Knobby Pattern Tires.

    215-A:37 Knobby Pattern Tires. –||OHRVs or trail bikes with knobby pattern tires, which have been registered for highway use, shall be permitted on all highways within the state except interstate highways.|||Source. 1981, 538:3. 1983, 449:17, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:38 - Headlights.

    215-A:38 Headlights. –||For any trail bike registered for use on the highways, a high and low beam headlight shall not be required unless said vehicle had this equipment installed as original equipment by the manufacturer. This section shall not affect the requirements of RSA 215-A:14, I(a).|||Source. 1986, 152:24, eff. Oct. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:39 - Speedometer and Odometer.

    215-A:39 Speedometer and Odometer. –||For any trail bike registered for use on highways, a speedometer and odometer shall not be required unless said vehicle had this equipment installed as original equipment by the manufacturer.|||Source. 1986, 152:24, eff. Oct. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:40 - Operating Budget.

    215-A:40 Operating Budget. –||The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall ensure that all sources of funding of the bureau of trails are reflected in the operating budget documents submitted by the department.|||Source. 1987, 292:8. 1993, 53:11, eff. June 15, 1993. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:41 - Intent.

    215-A:41 Intent. –||I. The general court declares it to be in the public interest to balance the demand for ATV and trail bike trails on state lands:||(a) With other, non-motorized recreational trail uses;||(b) Potentially conflicting management goals for state lands; and||(c) Protection of wildlife and ecologically important areas, including wildlife corridors and habitat strongholds as defined in RSA 207:1.||II. In furtherance of the public interest, the bureau, in cooperation with the department of fish and game and all other state agencies that are custodians of the property involved shall work to develop a system of trails for ATVs and trail bikes on both public and private lands that:||(a) Uses, to the greatest extent possible, private lands, under voluntary agreement with landowners;||(b) Uses public lands that can host ATV and trail bike trails that are compatible with existing uses and management goals and plans;||(c) Is managed cooperatively with formally established ATV and trail bike clubs recognized by the bureau;||(d) Is regularly monitored for overuse, compliance with laws and regulations, and environmental degradation, with curtailment of trail use if such conditions are found to exist;||(e) Ensures safe and legal use through consistent enforcement of all laws as set forth in this chapter; and||(f) Provides opportunities for public input in all decisions regarding development of new or significantly revised trail systems on state lands.|||Source. 2002, 233:16, eff. July 1, 2002. 2019, 243:5, eff. Sept. 10, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-A:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-A - Off Highway Recreational Vehicles and Trails|Section 215-A:44 - Rockingham Recreational Trail.

    215-A:44 Rockingham Recreational Trail. –||I. No person shall operate an OHRV on any portion of the Rockingham recreational trail west of Route 28 when it is not snow-covered.||II. No person shall use the parking lot at the Windham depot along the Rockingham recreational trail during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.||III. The department of natural and cultural resources shall provide sanitary facilities at the parking area in Windham along the Rockingham recreational trail when the trail is snow-covered.|||Source. 2003, 260:1, eff. Sept. 12, 2003. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:3 - Rulemaking.

    215-C:3 Rulemaking. –||The commissioner of the department of cultural and natural resources, as a member of the bureau of trails, shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:||I. The use and control of snowmobile trails, facilities, and lands under bureau control or lease;||II. Complete and specific procedures relative to the distribution of and requirements for obtaining funds from the grant-in-aid program established under RSA 215-C:39, VII; and||III. Imposition of administrative fines under RSA 215-C:3-a.|||Source. 2005, 210:1. 2010, 230:8, eff. June 28, 2010. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:3-a - Administrative Fines.

    215-C:3-a Administrative Fines. –||I. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $250 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of the department's administrative rules. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner under this section shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under RSA 227-J. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under this section for violation of the department's administrative rules.||(b) Procedures for notice and hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine.||II. The proceeds of administrative fines levied pursuant to paragraph I shall be deposited by the commissioner of natural and cultural resources into the funds provided the department of natural and cultural resources for the OHRV and snowmobile program under RSA 215-A:3, II for violations of bureau of trails rules.|||Source. 2010, 230:9, eff. June 28, 2010. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:4 - Frozen Surface of a Public Body of Water; Back Lake Speed Limit.

    215-C:4 Frozen Surface of a Public Body of Water;  Back Lake Speed Limit. –||I. The use of any frozen surface of any public body of water by the owner or operator of any snowmobile, shall be done at his or her own risk; and any accident resulting shall not be a legal responsibility of any town, city, or the state. The executive director may, in the interest of public safety, close temporarily to any motorized vehicle all or any part of any frozen surface of a public body of water, for use by the public, except for fishing on foot.||II. No person shall operate any snowmobile in excess of 35 miles per hour during night hours, on the frozen surface of Back Lake in the town of Pittsburg. In this section, "night hours" means the hours between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise. Any person who violates this paragraph shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:5 - Limitation on Use of Lake or Pond Used by Ice Fishermen.

    215-C:5 Limitation on Use of Lake or Pond Used by Ice Fishermen. –||No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any lake or pond being used by ice fishermen closer than 150 feet to any occupied so-called bob-house, fishing shanty, or fishing hole, unless done at a speed in conformity with RSA 215-C:8, III. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person engaged in emergency rescue operations or public service of any description.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:6 - Vehicles on Sand Dunes Prohibited.

    215-C:6 Vehicles on Sand Dunes Prohibited. –||The provisions of RSA 482-A:3, VIII and IX shall apply, relative to the operation of snowmobiles and mechanized or off highway recreational vehicles.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:7 - Operation on Open Water Prohibited.

    215-C:7 Operation on Open Water Prohibited. –||No person shall knowingly operate a snowmobile on open water, also known as skimming. In this section, "open water" means any area of an inland water body that is free of ice and snow. This section shall not apply to events as permitted pursuant to RSA 215-C:50.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:9 - Limitations of Snowmobile Operation on Class I, II, and III Highways.

    215-C:9 Limitations of Snowmobile Operation on Class I, II, and III Highways. –||The provisions of RSA 236:56 shall apply to all snowmobiles as herein defined with the following exceptions:||I. Highway crossings for established snowmobile trails may be granted pursuant to RSA 215-C:2, VII.||II. No direct crossing of interstate highways, divided highways, or toll roads shall be permitted.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. Pursuant to RSA 215-C:2, VII, the commissioner of the department of transportation may issue written permission to the supervisor of the bureau to establish snowmobile trail crossings either under or over interstate, toll, or limited access highways.||V. The policy governing any snowmobile, trail connector, or trail crossing within class I, II, and III highway rights-of-way shall be as determined by the commissioner of the department of transportation.||VI. When travel by conventional motor vehicles is not possible during a period of emergency declared by the appropriate authority having jurisdiction, a snowmobile may be operated on any portion of an interstate highway, toll road, limited access highway, public highway, or any other restricted area; provided, that the operator of the vehicle has received the specific authority of an officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter to so operate.|||Source. 2005, 210:1. 2010, 253:3, 4, II, eff. Sept. 4, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:10 - Limitations of Snowmobile Operation on Class I, II, III, and III-a Highways.

    215-C:10 Limitations of Snowmobile Operation on Class I, II, III, and III-a Highways. –||I. A person shall not operate a snowmobile on the traveled portions or the plowed snowbanks adjacent to class I, class II, class III, or class III-a highways.||II. Notwithstanding any provisions of the law to the contrary, a person may operate a snowmobile on a class I, class II, class III, or class III-a highway that is not maintained for winter use by conventional motor vehicles; provided, however, that if a class I, class II, class III, or class III-a highway is not maintained for winter use by conventional motor vehicles and said highway is opened for a snowmobile trail, said highway shall be so posted and conventional motor vehicle traffic prohibited. The commissioner of the department of transportation, upon notification to the supervisor of the bureau, may open at any time a class I, class II, or class III highway which has been closed for conventional motor vehicle use.||III. A person may operate a snowmobile when snow conditions permit, on separate bicycle trails or pedestrian walkways constructed for such purposes by the department of transportation on the interstate highways, toll roads, or limited access highways, if the trails and walkways are designated and maintained as approved snowmobile trails by the bureau and if such designation and maintenance is approved by the commissioner of the department of transportation.|||Source. 2005, 210:1, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 215-C:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XVIII - Fish and Game|Title 215-C - Snowmobiles|Section 215-C:11 - to 215-C:27 Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXXV, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

    215-C:11 to 215-C:27 Repealed by 2006, 260:37, XXXV, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. –|