CHAPTER 176
HB 519 – FINAL VERSION
27Mar2007… 0350h
2007 SESSION
08/05
HOUSE BILL 519
AN ACT requiring children 12 years of age or under to wear personal flotation devices.
SPONSORS: Rep. Campbell, Hills 24; Rep. Rodeschin, Sull 2; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill extends the age where children are required to wear a personal flotation device from 5 to 12 years of age.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
27Mar2007… 0350h
07-0384
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT requiring children 12 years of age or under to wear personal flotation devices.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
176:1 Persons 12 Years of Age or Under. Amend RSA 270:30-a to read as follows:
270:30-a Persons [5] 12 Years of Age or Under. [No person operating or in control of a boat or vessel upon the public waters of the state shall transport a child 5 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.
176:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 18, 2007
Effective: August 17, 2007