New Hampshire § 271:20-a Definition of Public Access

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§ 271:20-a — Definition of Public Access

New Hampshire § 271:20-a

Title XXIINAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY

Ch. 271PILOTS, HARBOR MASTERS, AND PUBLIC WATERS

SubdivisionDefining Certain Public Waters

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 271:20-a (2026).

Text

I.Public access to public waters means legal passage to any of the public waters of the state by way of designated contiguous land owned or controlled by a state agency, assuring that all members of the public shall have access to and use of the public waters for recreational purposes.

II.Public access also means that no barriers or other impediments shall exist in the roads and ways leading to any of the public waters.

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I. Public access to public waters means legal passage to any of the public waters of the state by way of designated contiguous land owned or controlled by a state agency, assuring that all members of the public shall have access to and use of the public waters for recreational purposes.
II. Public access also means that no barriers or other impediments shall exist in the roads and ways leading to any of the public waters.

Legislative History

1990, 177:1, eff. June 26, 1990.

Nearby Sections

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