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2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXII - NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY
Chapter 270-E - VESSEL REGISTRATION AND NUMBERING
Section 270-E:8 - Display of Numbers Required.
NH Rev Stat § 270-E:8 (2015) What's This?
270-E:8 Display of Numbers Required. –
I. Every vessel required to be registered in this state shall display the vessel numbers issued to the vessel as part of the registration process, unless the vessel is exempt under the provisions of RSA 270-E:9.
II. The owner shall paint on, attach or otherwise display to each side of the forward half of the vessel the numbers assigned by the department not less than 3 inches in height, with block letters of contrasting color, and they shall be clearly readable when the vessel is being operated. The numbers shall be maintained in legible condition. No numbers other than the numbers validly assigned to a vessel shall be painted, attached or otherwise displayed on either side of the forward half of such vessel.
III. Any person who operates a vessel on the inland or tidal and coastal waters of this state without displaying the vessel numbers and the decal required by this chapter in the manner required by this chapter, unless exempt under the provisions of RSA 270-E:9, shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and a misdemeanor for a second offense.
Source. 1990, 229:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
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