Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270-A:3

  • 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. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270-A:1
  • Overnight period: means the period of time between the termination of daylight in the evening to the earliest dawn in the next morning. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270-A:1
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-A:2 or in cases of emergency.