New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270:120 – Connecticut River
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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.
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.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270:120
- person: means any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association or joint-stock association, including any trustee, administrator, executor, receiver, assignee or other personal representative thereof. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270:2
- 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
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.