Revision: Jan. 25, 2013, midnight
SB 108 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
05/01
SENATE BILL 108
AN ACT relative to the liability of landowners who permit use of their land for recreational activities.
SPONSORS: Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1
This bill provides that landowners who permit the use of their land for outdoor recreational activities owe no duty of care to individuals engaged in the recreational activity, including to those engaged in the construction of facilities associated with the outdoor activity.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to the liability of landowners who permit use of their land for recreational activities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Fish and Game; Liability of Landowners; Duty of Care. Amend RSA 212:34 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. A landowner who permits the use of his or her land for outdoor recreational activity owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others during recreational activity on such premises, and owes no duty of care to persons on the premises involved in the construction of facilities related to such recreational activity.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.