Revision: May 25, 2018, 11:25 a.m.
CHAPTER 39
HB 1421-FN - FINAL VERSION
6Mar2018... 0849h
2018 SESSION
18-2275
05/03
HOUSE BILL 1421-FN
AN ACT relative to the regulation of event tents.
SPONSORS: Rep. Wallace, Rock. 33; Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. Welch, Rock. 13; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that event tents erected on public or private property shall be subject to the requirements of the state building code and state fire code, but shall not be subject to further local regulation. The bill also provides that neither a building permit nor a place of assembly permit shall be required for a tent erected as an accessory structure on owner occupied property that is a one or 2-family dwelling.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2018... 0849h 18-2275
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the regulation of event tents.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
39:1 New Paragraph; State Building Code; Event Tents. Amend RSA 155-A:2 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
V-a. Any event tent erected on public or private property shall comply with the applicable provisions of the state building code and state fire code. Notwithstanding paragraph V, counties, towns, cities, and village districts shall not adopt any rule, regulation, or ordinance regarding event tents erected on public or private property in addition to those established in the state building code and state fire code. A building permit shall not be required for a tent of any size erected as an accessory structure on property that is an owner-occupied, one or 2-family dwelling.
39:2 Places of Assembly; Flameproof Canvas and Tents. Amend RSA 155:20 to read as follows:
155:20 [Flameproof] Flame Resistant Canvas and Tents.
I. Any tent or other place of assembly covered by canvas or other fabric, textile, or flame resistant material that is erected on public or private property shall comply with the applicable provisions of the state building code and state fire code.
II. No permit under RSA 155:19 shall be issued to an owner or operator of any circus, carnival or any other place of assembly covered by canvas, or any other fabric, textile, or flame resistant material, on public property, until such applicant shall furnish to the licensing agency a certificate of [flameproofing] flame resistance of such tent, [or] canvas, fabric, textile, or flame resistant material.
III. No permit shall be required under RSA 155:19 for a tent of any size erected as an accessory structure on property that is an owner-occupied, one or 2-family dwelling.
39:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: January 01, 2019