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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:85 - Berry Pond.

270:85 Berry Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any motorboat or other boat equipped with an outboard motor on the waters of Berry Pond in the town of Moultonborough. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:86 - Jericho Pond.

270:86 Jericho Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor on the waters of Jericho Pond in the city of Berlin. Use of electric-powered motors are authorized with a manufacturer's rated capacity not to exceed 3 horsepower, and no person shall exceed a headway speed of 5 miles per hour on Jericho Pond. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:87 - Smith Meeting House Pond and Rollins Pond.

270:87 Smith Meeting House Pond and Rollins Pond. –
No person shall operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor upon the waters of Smith Meeting House Pond and Rollins Pond in the town of Gilmanton. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:88 - Brindle Pond.

270:88 Brindle Pond. –
No person shall operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor upon the waters of Brindle Pond in Barnstead. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:89 - Cocheco River.

270:89 Cocheco River. –
No person shall use or operate any motorboat or any boat equipped with an outboard motor with a manufacturer's rated capacity in excess of 7.5 horsepower, nor shall any person exceed a headway speed of 10 miles per hour with any motorboat equipped with an outboard motor upon the waters of the Cocheco River within the city limits of Rochester. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:90 - Merrymeeting River.

270:90 Merrymeeting River. –
No person shall use or operate a boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor of in excess of 6 horsepower at a speed in excess of 6 miles per hour upon the waters of the Merrymeeting River between the state fish hatchery located at New Durham and the dam located in the town of Alton. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:91 - Mount William Pond.

270:91 Mount William Pond. –
No person shall operate any boat or like watercraft powered by motor using petroleum or petroleum products upon the waters of Mount William Pond in the town of Weare. If any person shall violate a provision of this section, he shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:92 - Lougee Pond.

270:92 Lougee Pond. –
No person may use or operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor or any boat equipped with a motor of more than 5 horsepower upon the waters of Lougee Pond in the town of Barnstead. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:93 - Big Pea Porridge Pond; Internal Combustion Engine.

270:93 Big Pea Porridge Pond;  Internal Combustion Engine. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the open waters of Big Pea Porridge Pond in the towns of Madison and Conway. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2. 1991, 33:1, eff. June 18, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:94 - White Oak Pond.

270:94 White Oak Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any motorboat or any boat equipped with an outboard motor in excess of 7.5 horsepower upon the waters of the White Oak Pond in the town of Holderness; provided, however, on August 30, 1977, the contiguous property owners of the pond, who own and operate outboard motors in excess of 7.5 horsepower on said pond, may continue to do so until their outboard motor is replaced, at which time said motor shall not exceed 7.5 horsepower. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:95 - Grafton Pond.

270:95 Grafton Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 6 horsepower upon Grafton Pond in the town of Grafton. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:96 - Spectacle Pond.

270:96 Spectacle Pond. –
I. No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any petroleum-powered motor upon the waters of Spectacle Pond in the towns of Groton and Hebron; provided, however, that the contiguous property owners of the pond who own and operate petroleum-powered motors not in excess of 7.5 horsepower on said pond may continue to do so for the duration of their ownership of the property and the boat upon application and demonstration of hardship to the department of safety as provided in paragraph II. The use of these permitted petroleum-powered motor boats shall be limited to travel to and from the public landing and the owner's property.
II. The department of safety may, upon application, issue hardship permits to persons with a disability as defined in RSA 275-C:1, II and to landowners whose property abuts Spectacle Pond and is not served by an access road.
III. The operator of the exempted boat shall present such a permit to anyone who requests to inspect it.
IV. The department of safety shall enforce the ban of petroleum-powered motorcraft on Spectacle Pond in the towns of Groton and Hebron. Whoever violates any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2. 1990, 140:2, VIII. 2007, 72:1, eff. June 11, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:97 - Iona Lake.

270:97 Iona Lake. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Iona Lake in the town of Albany. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:98 - Middle Pea Porridge Pond.

270:98 Middle Pea Porridge Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the open waters of Middle Pea Porridge Pond in the town of Madison. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:99 - Wakondah Pond.

270:99 Wakondah Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the open waters of Wakondah Pond in the town of Moultonborough. Use of electric-powered motors is authorized. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:100 - School Pond.

270:100 School Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the open waters of School Pond in the town of Danbury. Use of electric-powered motors is authorized. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:101 - Marchs Pond and Chalk Pond.

270:101 Marchs Pond and Chalk Pond. –
I. No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 5 horsepower upon Marchs Pond or Chalk Pond in the town of New Durham.
II. No person shall use or operate jet skis on Marchs Pond or Chalk Pond.
III. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, the Easter Seals camp may operate a motorized boat in excess of 5 horsepower on Marchs Pond.
IV. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:102 - Pine River Pond.

270:102 Pine River Pond. –
No person shall use or operate jet skis on Pine River Pond in the town of Wakefield. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:103 - Hermit Lake.

270:103 Hermit Lake. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Hermit Lake in the town of Sanbornton. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:104 - Clarksville Pond.

270:104 Clarksville Pond. –
No person shall operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor upon the waters of Clarksville Pond in the town of Clarksville. Any other type of power motor used on Clarksville Pond shall not develop more than trolling speed. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:105 - Spectacle Pond.

270:105 Spectacle Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Spectacle Pond in the towns of Enfield and Grafton. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:106 - Long Pond.

270:106 Long Pond. –
I. No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Long Pond in the town of Northwood.
II. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
III. The provisions of this section shall not take effect until 2 years after the date on which the state is granted deeded public access to Long Pond in the town of Northwood.
Source.
1989, 339:2. 1991, 317:1, eff. June 28, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:107 - Little Diamond Pond.

270:107 Little Diamond Pond. –
I. No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with a power motor in excess of 10 horsepower on Little Diamond Pond in the town of Stewartstown.
II. If the test conducted on Little Diamond Pond in the summer of 1988 indicates oil pollution as a result of petroleum-powered motors, all petroleum-powered motors shall be banned on such pond as of January 1, 1989, and only electric-powered motors shall be permitted on such pond.
III. The department of environmental services shall determine from the test results whether or not oil pollution has resulted from petroleum-powered motors. The department of environmental services shall notify the department of natural and cultural resources whether or not such pollution is found and the department of natural and cultural resources shall post the pond as appropriate.
IV. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:108 - Certain Coves on Squam Lake.

270:108 Certain Coves on Squam Lake. –
No person shall waterski within Rattlesnake Cove or Inner and Outer Squaw Coves on Squam Lake. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:109 - White Pond and Duncan Lake.

270:109 White Pond and Duncan Lake. –
No person shall operate any powerboat at a speed in excess of 6 miles per hour on White Pond or Duncan Lake in the town of Ossipee. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 339:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:110 - Upper Kimball Pond.

270:110 Upper Kimball Pond. –
I. No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower upon Upper Kimball Pond in the town of Chatham.
II. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 84:1, eff. June 30, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:111 - Waukeena Lake.

270:111 Waukeena Lake. –
No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor upon the waters of Waukeena Lake in the town of Danbury. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 152:1, eff. July 16, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:112 - Willand Pond.

270:112 Willand Pond. –
No person shall operate any vehicle or boat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the ice or open waters of Willand Pond in the cities of Somersworth and Dover. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 223:1, eff. July 23, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:113 - Canaan Street Lake.

270:113 Canaan Street Lake. –
No person shall use or operate a ski craft, as defined in RSA 270:73, V, or a hovercraft, as defined in RSA 270:2, VIII, on Canaan Street Lake in the town of Canaan. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 333:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:114 - Bradley Lake.

270:114 Bradley Lake. –
No person shall use or operate any petroleum-powered boat equipped with any type of petroleum-powered motor in excess of 30 horsepower upon Bradley Lake in the town of Andover. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 328:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:115 - Connecticut River.

270:115 Connecticut River. –
The department of safety, division of state police, shall post at all boat launching sites on the Connecticut River, within the jurisdiction of the state, a speed limit of headway speed within 150 feet of the shoreline. Any person who violates the posted speed limits shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 359:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989. 2011, 224:262, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:116 - Spofford Lake.

270:116 Spofford Lake. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat, motorboat, or boat equipped with any type of power motor at a rate of speed exceeding 40 miles per hour during daylight hours and 20 miles per hour during night hours on the waters of Spofford Lake in the town of Chesterfield. As used in this section, "daylight hours" means the hours between
1/2 hour before sunrise and
1/2 hour after sunset and "night hours" means the hours
1/2 hour after sunset and
1/2 hour before sunrise. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 358:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:117 - Christine Lake.

270:117 Christine Lake. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower on Christine Lake in the town of Stark. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 351:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:118 - Indian Pond.

270:118 Indian Pond. –
I. No person shall use or operate any power boat with any type of powermotor in excess of 6 miles per hour upon Indian Pond in the town of Orford.
II. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 329:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:119 - Wilson Lake.

270:119 Wilson Lake. –
The use or operation of petroleum-powered boats is prohibited on Wilson Lake in the town of Salem. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1989, 373:1, eff. Aug. 4, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:120 - Connecticut River.

270:120 Connecticut River. –
I. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person shall use or operate any motorboat or any boat equipped with an outboard motor in excess of headway speed of 6 miles per hour upon the waters of the Connecticut River between the Ledyard Bridge in Hanover and a line across the river a distance of 2,500 feet to the north of the Ledyard Bridge.
II. No person shall operate a motorboat or any boat equipped with an outboard motor in the area described in paragraph I while towing a person, whether or not that person is using waterskis, an aquaplane, or any other similar device.
III. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a motorboat or any boat equipped with an outboard motor that is used in the area described in paragraph I as follows:
(a) By state or town employees for patrolling the area;
(b) By any person in the case of an emergency rescue activity;
(c) By any person in connection with coaching of rowing; or
(d) By any person during boat personnel training and boating meets.
IV. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1990, 93:1, eff. June 12, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:121 - Piscataquog River.

270:121 Piscataquog River. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat in excess of 40 miles per hour
1/2 hour before sunrise to
1/2 hour after sunset or in excess of headway speed from dusk to dawn on the Piscataquog River in the town of Goffstown and the city of Manchester. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1990, 145:1, eff. June 18, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:122 - Lake Katherine.

270:122 Lake Katherine. –
No person shall use or operate a boat equipped with any type of petroleum-powered motor in excess of 5 horsepower on Lake Katherine in the town of Piermont. Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1990, 176:1, eff. June 26, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:123 - Garland Pond.

270:123 Garland Pond. –
No person shall use or operate a boat or any other watercraft equipped with any type of power motor, except an electric motor not in excess of 5 horsepower, on Garland Pond in the town of Moultonborough. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1990, 269:1, eff. April 28, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:124 - Tewksbury Pond.

270:124 Tewksbury Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with any type of petroleum-powered motor on Tewksbury Pond in the town of Grafton. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1991, 137:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:125 - Goose Pond.

270:125 Goose Pond. –
No person shall use or operate a boat or any other watercraft equipped with any type of power motor on Goose Pond in the city of Keene. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1993, 94:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:126 - Turee Pond.

270:126 Turee Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with any type of power motor in excess of 10 horsepower on Turee Pond in the town of Bow. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1993, 94:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:127 - Spoonwood Pond.

270:127 Spoonwood Pond. –
No person shall operate any boat equipped with any motor, except an electric motor with 50 pounds or less of thrust and a power source of 24 volts or less, on Spoonwood Pond in the town of Nelson. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1994, 39:1, eff. June 27, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:128 - Flint Pond.

270:128 Flint Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor on Flint Pond in the town of Hollis. Use of electric-powered motors with a manufacturer's rated capacity not in excess of 3 horsepower is authorized. No person shall exceed a headway speed of 5 miles per hour on Flint Pond. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1995, 83:1, eff. July 15, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:129 - Little Dan Hole Pond.

270:129 Little Dan Hole Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any boat equipped with a petroleum-powered motor on Little Dan Hole Pond in the town of Ossipee. Use of electric-powered motors with a manufacturer's rated capacity not in excess of 5 horsepower is authorized. No person shall exceed a headway speed of 5 miles per hour on Little Dan Hole Pond. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1997, 6:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:130 - Ledge Pond.

270:130 Ledge Pond. –
No person shall use, operate, or have aboard or attached to any watercraft or motorboat, a petroleum-powered inboard or outboard motor upon the waters of Ledge Pond in Sunapee. A person may operate a boat propelled solely by an electric-powered motor on Ledge Pond. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1998, 61:1, eff. May 12, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:131 - Head's Pond.

270:131 Head's Pond. –
No person shall use or operate any watercraft, as defined in RSA 270:73, or powerboat equipped with a gas-powered internal combustion engine on the open waters of Head's Pond in the town of Hooksett. The use of electric-powered motors is authorized. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
2006, 161:1, eff. May 23, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:132 - Silver Lake.

270:132 Silver Lake. –
The division of state police shall institute a no wake order encompassing all of Silver Lake whenever the department of environmental services gauging station on Silver Lake measures 467.0 feet or more above sea level. The order shall remain in effect until the measure falls below 467.0 feet.
Source.
2007, 179:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2011, 224:263, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270 - Supervision of Navigation; Registration of Boats and Motors; Common Carriers by Water › Section 270:133 - Repealed by 2019, 77:2, effective June 30, 2020.

270:133 Repealed by 2019, 77:2, effective June 30, 2020. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-A - Use of Houseboats › Section 270-A:1 - Definitions.

270-A:1 Definitions. –
The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
I. "Person" means any individual, firm, co-partnership, company, association or joint-stock association, including any trustee, administrator, executor, receiver, assignee or other personal representative thereof.
II. "Houseboat" means any ship, boat, raft, float, catamaran or marine craft of any description upon or within which are located sleeping and toilet facilities, regardless of whether such facilities are of a permanent or temporary nature.
III. "Overnight period" means the period of time between the termination of daylight in the evening to the earliest dawn in the next morning.
IV. "Mooring" means beaching, grounding, or tying of a houseboat to the shore of any of the inland surface waters of the state, and the anchoring of a houseboat on any of the inland surface waters of the state.
Source.
1967, 412:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1968.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-A - Use of Houseboats › Section 270-A:2 - Where Overnight Mooring Permitted.

270-A:2 Where Overnight Mooring Permitted. –
A houseboat may be beached or grounded, or tied to the shore of any of the inland surface waters of the state for an overnight period, or any part of an overnight period, only when on or at a location owned, leased, or otherwise under the control of the owner or operator of the houseboat or by permission of the owner, lessee, or person otherwise in control of such location. An unoccupied houseboat may be anchored on the inland surface waters of the state for an overnight period, or any part of an overnight period, only in an area reasonably adjacent to a location owned, leased, or otherwise under the control of the owner or operator of the houseboat or by permission of the owner, lessee, or person otherwise in control of such location.
Source.
1967, 412:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1968.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-A - Use of Houseboats › Section 270-A:3 - Where Overnight Mooring Prohibited.

270-A:3 Where Overnight Mooring Prohibited. –
No houseboat shall be beached or grounded, or tied to the shore of any of the inland surface waters of the state for an overnight period or any part of an overnight period, except as permitted in RSA 270-A:2 or in cases of emergency. No houseboat shall be anchored on any of the inland surface waters of the state for an overnight period or any part of an overnight period except as permitted in RSA 270-A:2 or in cases of emergency.
Source.
1967, 412:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1968.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-A - Use of Houseboats › Section 270-A:4 - Notification of Mooring of Houseboats Required.

270-A:4 Notification of Mooring of Houseboats Required. –
The owner, lessee, or person otherwise in control of a location at or adjacent to which one or more houseboats are anchored, beached, grounded or tied to the shore for an overnight period, or for any part of an overnight period, shall promptly thereafter give notice of this fact, in writing, to the New Hampshire department of environmental services, stating the number of houseboats moored at such location and the dates of such mooring. Any person who owns or controls a location at which spaces are rented or leased to the general public for the purpose of mooring houseboats at such location, shall keep a log of all houseboats moored at such locations, the name of the owner or other person in control of such houseboats, the registration number of the houseboat, and the dates of such mooring, which log shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by any agent of the New Hampshire department of environmental services. When a houseboat is to be moored at the same location for an extended period of time, one written notification of such fact stating the period of time the houseboat will be so moored to the New Hampshire department of environmental services shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this section. Such written notification shall not be required if the owner of the houseboat furnishes such information on his application for registration of the houseboat to the director of the division of motor vehicles in accordance with the provisions of RSA 270:4.
Source.
1967, 412:1. 1986, 202:6, I(a). 1996, 228:108, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-A - Use of Houseboats › Section 270-A:5 - Penalty for Overnight Mooring at a Prohibited Location.

270-A:5 Penalty for Overnight Mooring at a Prohibited Location. –
If any person shall violate any provision of this chapter relative to mooring a houseboat overnight in a prohibited location, he shall be guilty of a violation. Each night of mooring a houseboat in a prohibited location shall be considered a separate violation.
Source.
1967, 412:1. 1973, 531:90, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-A - Use of Houseboats › Section 270-A:6 - Penalty for Failure to Give Required Notification of Mooring.

270-A:6 Penalty for Failure to Give Required Notification of Mooring. –
If any person shall violate any provision of this chapter relative to giving the required notification of mooring to the New Hampshire department of environmental services, upon conviction thereof, he shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1967, 412:1. 1973, 531:91. 1986, 202:6, I(a). 1996, 228:108, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-A - Use of Houseboats › Section 270-A:7 - Additional Penalty.

270-A:7 Additional Penalty. –
In addition to the penalties provided in RSA 270-A:5 and 6, the court may revoke the New Hampshire registration certificate and the right to obtain such a certificate for any houseboat or motor used for propelling such houseboat in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, for a period not to exceed one year from the date of conviction.
Source.
1967, 412:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1968.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats › Section 270-B:2 - Abandonment.

270-B:2 Abandonment. –
Any boat found unattended in a sunken, beached, or drifting condition shall be deemed abandoned by the owner. In the interest of the public safety such boat may be removed and impounded for safekeeping and disposal in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1971, 219:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats › Section 270-B:3 - Jurisdiction.

270-B:3 Jurisdiction. –
The director of state police or his or her authorized representatives may impound any such abandoned boat or may order the removal and storage at a place of safe keeping of any such abandoned boat. All reasonable charges of such impoundment, removal, and storage shall be a lien against the boat.
Source.
1971, 219:1. 1981, 353:14, eff. Aug. 22, 1981. 2011, 224:264, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats › Section 270-B:3-a - Improperly Registered or Equipped Boats.

270-B:3-a Improperly Registered or Equipped Boats. –
Nothing in RSA 270-B:3 shall be construed as limiting the power of the director of state police or his or her authorized representatives to tow any boat which they find being operated without proper registration or equipment, but such boat shall not be considered to be abandoned and the provisions of this chapter relating to impoundment, removal, and storage shall not apply.
Source.
1981, 353:15, eff. Aug. 22, 1981. 2011, 224:265, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats › Section 270-B:4 - Notification.

270-B:4 Notification. –
The director of state police shall notify the owner, if known, of the fact of such impoundment, removal, and storage. If the abandoned boat is registered in this state, such notification shall be mailed to the person identified as the owner on the registration at the address listed on said registration. If the boat is not so registered, notice shall be placed on file with the director of motor vehicles and published in a newspaper of general circulation.
Source.
1971, 219:1. 1981, 353:16, eff. Aug. 22, 1981. 2011, 224:266, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats › Section 270-B:5 - Redemption.

270-B:5 Redemption. –
The owner of the boat may redeem the boat within 90 days of its removal by payment of the fees and release of the lien identified in RSA 270-B:3.
Source.
1971, 219:1. 1981, 353:17, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats › Section 270-B:6 - Exemption From Liability.

270-B:6 Exemption From Liability. –
No person who impounds, removes, or stores or who is in charge of the storage of any such abandoned boat pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for any damages to the boat arising out of the impoundment, removal, or storage thereof.
Source.
1971, 219:1. 1981, 353:18, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats › Section 270-B:7 - Disposal.

270-B:7 Disposal. –
Upon expiration of the 90-day period identified in RSA 270-B:5, the director of state police may dispose of any unredeemed boat by destroying such boat or by offering such boat for sale at public auction or the director may retain such boat for use by the state; provided, however, that if the boat is sold or retained, the purchaser or the state, in the event of retention, shall pay the cost of impoundment, removal, and storage, and shall obtain release of the lien described in RSA 270-B:3. Any money received by reason of sale of such abandoned boat at public auction shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Source.
1971, 219:1. 1981, 353:19, eff. Aug. 22, 1981. 2011, 224:267, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters › Section 270-D:1 - Definitions.

270-D:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Boat" means every description of watercraft other than seaplanes, capable of being used or used as a means of transportation on the water and which is primarily used for noncommercial purposes, or leased, rented, loaned or chartered to another for such use.
II. "Commercial vessel" means any vessel carrying passengers for hire as a common carrier of passengers or property.
III. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of safety.
IV. "Director" means the director of the division of state police, department of safety.
V. "Division" means the division of state police, department of safety.
VI. "Headway speed" means the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.
VI-a. "Inflatable tube" means an inflatable device manufactured and designed for the specific purpose of towing persons behind a motorboat. Such device shall be manufactured with a point of attachment for a tow line in addition to any safety handles, ropes, or lines, for each person being towed.
VII. "Motorboat" means any vessel being propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion.
VIII. "No wake area" means an area where a boat is to be operated only at headway speed.
IX. "PFD" means a personal flotation device of a type approved by the United States Coast Guard.
X. "Person" means person as defined in RSA 21:9.
XI. "Vessel" means any type of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, except a seaplane.
XII. "Wake" means any disturbance created on the surface of the water as a result of combined vessel motion and hull displacement.
XII-a. "Wake surfing" means a person using a surfboard, wakeboard, or similar device to ride on or in the wake directly behind a vessel that is underway. Wake surfing shall not include a person who is water skiing.
XIII. "Water skiing" means a person being towed behind a moving motorboat on skis or on aquatic equipment designed for towing an aquaplane or any other device, including bare feet of a person, but excluding a person being towed on an inflatable tube or in another boat or motorboat.
Source.
1990, 171:1. 1995, 273:2, eff. July 1, 1995. 2011, 224:268, eff. July 1, 2011. 2012, 168:2, 3, eff. June 7, 2012. 2019, 96:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2019. 2021, 129:1, eff. Sept. 21, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters › Section 270-D:2-a - Boaters Guide.

270-D:2-a Boaters Guide. –
The department of safety, division of state police, shall publish the New Hampshire Boaters guide.
Source.
1996, 269:1. 2002, 254:4, eff. July 1, 2002. 2011, 224:269, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters › Section 270-D:2-b - Repealed by 2002, 254:5, II, eff. July 1, 2002.

270-D:2-b Repealed by 2002, 254:5, II, eff. July 1, 2002. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXII - Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey › Chapter 270-D - Boating and Water Safety on New Hampshire Public Waters › Section 270-D:2-c - Boating Safety Checklist.

270-D:2-c Boating Safety Checklist. –
I. No person shall rent a vessel for operation on any waters of this state, including tidal and coastal waters and all inland waters, unless the rental operator initials a rental safety checklist, prepared by the department of safety, which certifies the rental operator's knowledge of boating safety laws and which certifies that the rental operator possesses a safe boater education certificate or its equivalent. In addition, no person shall rent or lease any motorized watercraft to another person without providing the renter or lessee with written instructions on operating the watercraft in accordance with New Hampshire law, and reviewing with the renter or lessee such written instructions and the guidelines on New Hampshire navigation laws provided by the division.
II. (a) The rental safety checklist shall include, but shall not be limited to, knowledge of the following provisions of the marine laws:
(1) Safe passage.
(2) DWI.
(3) Headway speed.
(4) Safety equipment.
(5) Navigational lights requirements.
(b) The checklists shall include a provision which states that the rental operator is responsible for anyone who operates the vessel in accordance with RSA 270-D.
III. The rental safety checklist shall include a provision in which the operator acknowledges that the director may require the operator to attend a boat safety course, as provided in RSA 270:46-a, for violating any of the boating laws or rules of the division.
Source.
1996, 245:3. 2002, 272:11. 2007, 101:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.