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NH Rev Stat § 339-G:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:1 - Definitions.

    339-G:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water.||II. "Department" means the department of energy.||III. "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, fully-enclosed compartment with one or more solid or glass doors that are designed to maintain the temperature of hot food that has been cooked in a separate appliance. "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass merchandizing cabinets, drawer warmers, or cook-and-hold appliances.||IV. "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity use to total furnace energy use. Electricity ratio = (3.412*EAE)/(1000*EF + 3.412*EAE) where EAE (average annual auxiliary electrical consumption) and EF (average annual fuel energy consumption) are defined in Appendix N to subpart B of part 430 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations and EF is expressed in millions of BTUs per year.||V. "Residential furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed to supply heated air through ducts of more than 10 inches length and which utilizes only single-phase electric current, or single-phase electric current or DC current in conjunction with natural gas, propane, or home heating oil, and which:||(a) Is designed to be the principle heating source for the living space of one or more residences;||(b) Is not contained within the same cabinet with a central air conditioner whose rated cooling capacity is above 65,000 BTU per hour; and||(c) Has a heat input rate of less than 225,000 BTU per hour.||VI. "Water dispenser" means a factory-made assembly that mechanically cools and heats potable water and that dispenses the cooled or heated water by integral or remote means.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2021, 91:229, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 339-G:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:2 - Applicability.

    339-G:2 Applicability. –||I. The provisions of this chapter apply to the testing, certification, and enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state:||(a) Bottle-type water dispensers;||(b) Commercial hot food holding cabinets; and||(c) Residential furnaces.||II. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:||(a) New products manufactured in the state and sold outside the state;||(b) New products manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation outside the state;||(c) Products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction;||(d) Products designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles; or||(e) Residential furnaces that use natural gas or propane and that are installed as replacements for previously installed furnaces.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 339-G:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:3 - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.

    339-G:3 Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards. –||I. Bottle-type water dispensers designed for dispensing both hot and cold water shall not have standby energy consumption greater than 1.2 kilowatt hours per day, as measured in accordance with the test criteria contained in Version 1.1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's "ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Bottled Water Coolers," except that units with an integral, automatic timer shall not be tested using Section D, "Timer Usage," of the test criteria.||II. Commercial hot food holding cabinets shall have a maximum idle energy rate of 40 watts per cubic foot of interior volume, as determined by the "idle energy rate-dry test" in ASTM F2140-01, "Standard Test Method for Performance of Hot Food Holding Cabinets" published by ASTM International. Interior volume shall be measured in accordance with the method shown in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's "ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets" as in effect on August 15, 2003.||III. (a) Residential furnaces shall comply with the following Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE), and electricity ratio:||Product Type Minimum Maximum electricity| AFUE Ratio| |Natural gas- and propane- 90 percent 2.0 percent|fired furnaces | |||(b) The department may adopt rules to exempt compliance with the residential furnace AFUE standards at any building, site or location where complying with the standards would be in conflict with any local zoning ordinance, building or plumbing code, or other rule regarding installation and venting of residential furnaces.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2021, 91:230, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 339-G:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:4 - Sale and Installation of Products.

    339-G:4 Sale and Installation of Products. –||I. After December 31, 2008, no new bottle-type water dispenser or commercial hot food holding cabinet shall be sold or offered for sale in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards in RSA 339-G:3. After December 31, 2009 no new bottle-type water dispenser or commercial hot food holding cabinet shall be installed in the state unless the energy efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards in RSA 339-G:3.||II. Within 6 months after the effective date of this section, the department, in consultation with the attorney general, shall determine if implementation of state standards for residential furnaces requires a waiver from federal preemption. The department shall make separate determinations for each part of the state standards including minimum Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE), maximum electricity ratio, and any prescriptive requirements. If the department determines that a waiver from federal preemption is not needed for any part, then after December 31, 2008, or the date which is one year after the date of said determination, if later, no new residential furnace may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the applicable non-preempted part of the efficiency standards in RSA 339-G:3. If the department determines that a waiver from federal preemption is required for all or part of the state standards, then the department shall apply for such waiver within one year of such determination and upon approval of such waiver application, the applicable state standards shall go into effect at the earliest date permitted by federal law. The department shall certify any determinations and approvals under this paragraph to the secretary of state and the director of the office of legislative services.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2021, 91:230, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 339-G:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:5 - Modified and Additional Standards.

    339-G:5 Modified and Additional Standards. –||The department may establish more stringent efficiency standards for the products listed in RSA 339-G:2, I. Every 2 years, the department shall propose to the general court new efficiency standards for products not listed in RSA 339-G:2, I. Standards proposed by the department shall promote energy conservation in the state and be lifecycle cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use the products. The department may apply for a waiver from preemption in accordance with federal procedures for those products regulated by the federal government. The department may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, necessary to implement the provisions of this section.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2021, 91:230, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 339-G:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:6 - Testing.

    339-G:6 Testing. –||The manufacturers of products listed in RSA 339-G:2, I shall test samples of their products in accordance with the test procedures established in this chapter or those specified in the state building code as defined in RSA 155-A. The department shall adopt by rule test procedures for determining the energy efficiency of the products listed in RSA 339-G:2, I if such procedures are not provided for in RSA 339-G:3 or in the state building code. The department shall adopt United States Department of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test methods, other appropriate nationally-recognized test methods. The department may adopt updated test methods when new versions of test procedures become available.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2021, 91:230, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 339-G:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:7 - Certification and Identification.

    339-G:7 Certification and Identification. –||I. Manufacturers of new products listed in RSA 339-G:2, I shall certify to the department that such products are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Such certifications shall be based on test results. The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, governing the certification of such products and may coordinate with the certification programs of other states with similar standards.||II. Manufacturers of new products listed in RSA 339-G:2, I shall identify each product offered for sale or installation in the state as in compliance with the provisions of this chapter by means of a mark, label, or tag on the product and packaging at the time of sale or installation. The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, governing the identification of such products and packaging, which shall be coordinated to the greatest practical extent with the labeling programs of other states and federal agencies with equivalent efficiency standards. The department shall allow the use of existing marks, labels, or tags which connote compliance with the efficiency requirements of this chapter.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2021, 91:230, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 339-G:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:8 - Inspections.

    339-G:8 Inspections. –||With prior notice and at reasonable and convenient hours, the department may cause periodic inspections to be made of distributors or retailers of new products listed in RSA 339-G:2, I in order to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The department shall also coordinate with local enforcement agencies regarding inspections prior to occupancy of newly constructed buildings containing new products that are also covered by the state building code.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2021, 91:230, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 339-G:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 339-G - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Products|Section 339-G:9 - Enforcement; Penalties.

    339-G:9 Enforcement;  Penalties. –||The department shall cause investigations to be made of complaints received concerning violations of this chapter and shall report the results of such investigations to the attorney general. The attorney general may institute proceedings to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any manufacturer, distributor, or retailer who violates any provision of this chapter shall be issued a warning by the department for any first violation. Repeat violations shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $250. Each violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.|||Source. 2008, 310:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2021, 91:230, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 340:1, (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 340 - Bulky Articles|Section 340:1, - Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.

    340:1, 340:2. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961. –|
NH Rev Stat § 340:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 340 - Bulky Articles|Section 340:3 - Memorandum; Record.

    340:3 Memorandum;  Record. –||Constructive notice may be given of a sale of grain, threshed or unthreshed, straw, corn-fodder, hay, flax, potatoes, leaf tobacco, lumber, bark, wood or other fuel, bricks, stones, lime, gypsum, ore, manufacturing or other machinery, or hides in the process of tanning, by written memorandum signed by the vendor and vendee describing the property, its location and the consideration of such sale, and containing an affidavit as provided in RSA 340:4, and causing the same to be filed in the office of the secretary of state or in the registry of deeds, as the case may be, where filing is required to perfect a security interest in such goods under RSA 382-A:9-501.|||Source. 1895, 22:1. PL 216:39. RL 262:45. RSA 340:3. 1959, 247:2. 2001, 102:31, eff. July 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 340:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 340 - Bulky Articles|Section 340:4 - Affidavit.

    340:4 Affidavit. –||Such vendor and vendee shall make and subscribe an affidavit in substance as follows: We severally swear that the foregoing memorandum is made for the purpose of witnessing the sale and the consideration therefor, and for no other purpose whatever; that the amount therein stated is the true consideration, and has been actually paid by the vendee to the vendor as specified in said memorandum; and that said sale was not made for the purpose of enabling the parties to execute said memorandum, but was an honest transaction entered into in good faith between said parties.|||Source. 1895, 22:2. PL 216:40. RL 262:46.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:1 - Licenses.

    348:1 Licenses. –||Any person, firm or corporation having a place of business within the state, who keeps and maintains for hire a warehouse for the storage of goods, wares, and merchandise of persons, firms or corporations, shall be a public warehouseman. A public warehouseman shall obtain an annual license from the secretary of state. The fee for such license shall be $50. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1917, 182:1. PL 169:1. 1937, 90:1, 2. RL 205:1. 1949, 265:15. 1951, 99:1. RSA 348:1. 1973, 528:241, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:2 - Bond.

    348:2 Bond. –||He shall give bond to the state for the faithful performance of his duties, in an amount and with sureties to be approved by the governor, and may appoint one or more deputies, for whose acts he shall be responsible.|||Source. 1917, 182:1. PL 169:2. RL 205:2.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:3 - Suit on Bond.

    348:3 Suit on Bond. –||Whoever is injured by the failure of a public warehouseman to perform his duty, or by his violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, may bring an action for his own benefit, in the name of the state, on the bond of such warehouseman. The writ shall be indorsed by the person in whose behalf such action is brought, or by some other person satisfactory to the court; and the indorser shall be liable to the defendant for any costs which he may recover in such action, but the state shall not be liable for costs.|||Source. 1917, 182:2. PL 169:3. RL 205:3.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:4 - Insurance.

    348:4 Insurance. –||Such warehouseman shall, upon request in writing by a party placing property with him for storage, cause such property to be insured for whom it may concern.|||Source. 1917, 182:3. PL 169:4. RL 205:4.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:5 - Warehouse Receipts.

    348:5 Warehouse Receipts. –||Every such warehouseman shall give to each person who deposits property with him for storage a receipt therefor, which shall be negotiable in form, shall describe the property, shall state distinctly the brands or distinguishing marks thereon, the rate of charges for storing it and the amount and rate of insurance thereon, and, if it is grain, the quantity and inspected grade thereof; or, upon request, he shall give a similar receipt, non-negotiable in form, which shall have the words "Not Negotiable" plainly written, printed or stamped upon the face thereof.|||Source. 1917, 182:4. PL 169:5. RL 205:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:6 - Transfer of Title.

    348:6 Transfer of Title. –||The title to property which is stored in a public warehouse under a warehouseman's receipt therefor shall pass to a purchaser or pledgee as provided in RSA 382-A.|||Source. 1917, 182:5. PL 169:6. RL 205:6. RSA 348:6. 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:7 - Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.

    348:7 Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961. –|
NH Rev Stat § 348:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:8 - Records.

    348:8 Records. –||Such warehouseman shall keep books in which shall be entered an account of all his transactions relative to the storing and insuring of goods, wares and merchandise, the issuing of receipts therefor and the disposition of proceeds of sales thereof under the provisions of this chapter. Such books shall be open to the inspection of any person interested in the property to which the entries relate.|||Source. 1917, 182:7. PL 169:8. RL 205:8.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:9 - Notice of License and Qualification.

    348:9 Notice of License and Qualification. –||The secretary of state shall, at the expense of each warehouseman, give notice of his license and qualification, of the amount of the bond given by him, and also of the discontinuance of his license, by publishing the same for not less than 10 days in one or more newspapers, if any, published in the county or town in which the warehouse is located; otherwise, in one or more newspapers published statewide.|||Source. 1917, 182:8. PL 169:9. RL 205:9. RSA 348:9. 1991, 254:6, eff. Aug. 9, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:10, (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:10, - Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.

    348:10, 348:11. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961. –|
NH Rev Stat § 348:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:12 - Proceeds of Sale.

    348:12 Proceeds of Sale. –||If a warehouseman, pursuant to a sale under RSA 382-A:7-210, holds an unclaimed balance of proceeds for the person to whom he would be bound to deliver the goods, such proceeds shall be held subject to the provisions of RSA 471-C.|||Source. 1917, 182:9. PL 169:12. RL 205:12. RSA 348:12. 1959, 247:2. 1965, 214:3. 1988, 256:5, eff. June 29, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:13 - to 348:19. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961.

    348:13 to 348:19. Repealed by 1959, 247:2, eff. July 1, 1961. –|
NH Rev Stat § 348:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:20 - Fraud in Selling.

    348:20 Fraud in Selling. –||No person shall, with intent to injure or defraud, unlawfully sell, pledge, lend or in any other way dispose of, or permit or be a party to the unlawful selling, pledging, lending or other disposition of, any property stored in a public warehouse, without the authority of the person in whose name the same is stored.|||Source. 1917, 182:14. PL 169:20. RL 205:20.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:21 - False Receipt.

    348:21 False Receipt. –||No person shall falsely make, utter, forge or counterfeit, or permit or be a party to the false making, uttering, forging or counterfeiting of, a warehouse receipt, certificate or other instrument, or of the signature of a warehouseman, or of an indorser or other person, to an instrument used to pass or to give title to property stored in a public warehouse.|||Source. 1917, 182:15. PL 169:21. RL 205:21.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:22 - Attached Property.

    348:22 Attached Property. –||No person, knowing that his interest in the property described in a warehouseman's receipt has been attached, shall indorse, assign or otherwise dispose of such receipt without disclosing such attachment to the person to whom such receipt is indorsed, assigned or disposed of.|||Source. 1917, 182:16. PL 169:22. RL 205:22.|
NH Rev Stat § 348:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trade and Commerce|Title 348 - Bonded Warehouses|Section 348:23 - Penalty.

    348:23 Penalty. –||Whoever violates any provision of this subdivision shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1917, 182:14, 15, 16. PL 169:23. RL 205:23. RSA 348:23. 1973, 528:242, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|