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2019 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 270:30-a - Persons 12 Years of Age or Under.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 270:30-a (2019)
270:30-a Persons 12 Years of Age or Under. –
No child 12 years of age or under shall operate, control, or be transported on the deck of a boat or vessel which is underway upon the public waters of the state unless said child is wearing a personal flotation device of a type approved by the United States Coast Guard; provided, however, boats, vessels and ships with continuous side rails enclosing the perimeter of the boat, vessel, or ship, 3 feet or more in height and enclosed between the deck and the top of the railing in a way that would reasonably prevent passage of a small child are exempted from the provisions of this section.
Source. 1985, 347:4. 2007, 176:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2007.
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