HB1159 (2010) Detail

Relative to the classification of snowmobile trails maintenance vehicles.


CHAPTER 88

HB 1159 – FINAL VERSION

2010 SESSION

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10/01

HOUSE BILL 1159

AN ACT relative to the classification of snowmobile trails maintenance vehicles.

SPONSORS: Rep. D. Reed, Merr 2; Rep. Palfrey, Merr 2

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

ANALYSIS

This bill classifies snowmobile trails maintenance vehicles as snowmobiles for purposes of regulation under RSA 215-C.

This bill is a request of the fish and game department.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10-2286

10/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to the classification of snowmobile trails maintenance vehicles.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

88:1 Snowmobiles; Definition; Trails Maintenance Vehicles; Classification. Amend RSA 215-C:1, XVIII to read as follows:

XVIII. “Snowmobile trails maintenance vehicle” means any mechanically-propelled vehicle used to maintain snowmobile trails or cross country ski trails, classified by the chief of the bureau of trails. When such vehicle is registered as a snowmobile trails maintenance vehicle, it shall not be used for recreational purposes. Notwithstanding the definition of a snowmobile under paragraph XV, all snowmobile trails maintenance vehicles shall be classified as snowmobiles for purposes of this chapter.

88:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 25, 2010

Effective Date: July 24, 2010