Section 270:45 Exceptions. - New Hampshire Statutes

The provisions of RSA 270:44 shall not apply to:
   I. Boats anchored or moored at marinas or yacht clubs or private docks with the owner's permission;
   II. Boats involved in or attending a fireworks display, a boat parade, a boat race, or any other such public events as the director of safety services may designate;
   III. Boats which have converged at the direction of the director of safety services or the executive director of fish and game or the agents of either in order to protect members of any threatened or endangered species of wildlife which the director of safety services or the executive director of fish and game deems to be in immediate danger;
   IV. Boats converged in any situation in which such convergence is necessary as an emergency measure to prevent injury to person or damage to property or in any other emergency situation in which immediate concerns for safety or health exist;
   V. Any boat operated by a peace officer engaged in law enforcement;
   VI. Lifeboats or dinghies;
   VII. Sailboats operated by recognized youth groups under the direct control of a counselor or other responsible adult; or
   VIII. Boats on any body of water of less than 400 acres, or on any estuary or tidal waters of the state.

Source. 1983, 314:2, eff. June 18, 1983.