CHAPTER 161
HB 188 – FINAL VERSION
27Mar2007… 0370h
05/10/07 1447s
2007 SESSION
03/04
HOUSE BILL 188
This bill excludes any watercraft with twin hulls and which is greater than 11 feet long, greater than 5 feet wide, and powered by an outboard motor from the definition of ski craft.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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27Mar2007… 0370h
05/10/07 1447s
07-0406
03/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT excluding certain watercraft from the definition of ski craft.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
161:1 Definitions; Ski Craft. Amend RSA 270:73, V to read as follows:
V. “Ski craft” means any motorized watercraft or private boat which is less than 13 feet in length as manufactured, is capable of exceeding a speed of 20 miles per hour, and has the capacity to carry not more than the operator and one other person while in operation. The term includes a jet ski, surf ski, fun ski, or other similar device. “Ski craft” does not include any watercraft or boat with twin hulls and which is greater than 11 feet long, greater than 5 feet wide, and powered by an outboard motor.
161:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.
Approved: June 18, 2007
Effective: January 1, 2008