1. (a) “Authorized department personnel” means the commissioner, the director of forests and lands, the director of parks and recreation, the deputy director or chief of staff, the department land agent, the bureau administrator, chief or deputy chief, the park, trails, or forest regional supervisor, the park, trails, or forest supervisor, the park or forest manager, the forest ranger, the forest technician, the forest patrol or forester, the ski patrol and ski lift attendants, and the Hampton Beach state park lifeguards and chief state park patrol authorized to make decisions on behalf of the department.
2. (b) “Beach recreation areas” means an area surrounding picnic, grassy, or sandy areas that is adjacent to an inland beach.
3. (c) “Bureau administrator” means the bureau of historic sites supervisor, the bureau of parks supervisor of park operations, the bureau of trails chief, the bureau of community recreation administrator, the forest management bureau administrator, the forest protection bureau chief, the land management bureau administrator, and the natural heritage bureau administrator, or any job title used to identify the specified positions herein.
4. (d) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources.
5. (e) “Director” means the director of the division of forests and lands acting in accordance with the duties set forth in RSA 227-G:3, and the director of the division of parks and recreation acting in accordance with the duties set forth in RSA 216-A:2.
6. (f) “Motor vehicle” means “motor vehicle” as defined in RSA 259:60, I, namely “except where otherwise specified in this title, any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on stationary tracks, including ski area vehicles.”
7. (g) “Operating hours” means the times when park and support facilities are open for public use.
8. (h) “Operating season” means a period of the year when park facilities are staffed, maintained, and open for public use and services are provided and, where applicable, a day-use fee, ski lift ticket charge, service charge, parking fee, or any other fee is generally collected or required.
9. (i) “Park or trails manager or forester” means the manager of a park, trails, forest, or recreation area of the department.
10. (j) “Public interest” means matters related to upholding the quiet enjoyment and guest experience of park visitors.
11. (k) “Regional supervisor” means the supervisor responsible for the management of multiple department properties, property interests, or personnel throughout a geographical region, including parks, trails, forests, and easements.
12. (l) “Service animal” means a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended, and including an animal which has been trained to perform typical search and rescue operations and is certified by a competent authority or holds a title from a competent authority or organization recognized by the office of the governor, department of safety, department of fish and game, or the federal emergency management agency or its successor, as defined in RSA 167-D:1 as amended.
13. (m) “State park” means those department properties or portions of properties under jurisdiction of the director of parks and recreation pursuant to RSA 216-A:1 and RSA 216-A:2.
14. (n) “Volunteer coordinator” means a person(s) designated to administer the adopt-a-state park and volunteer programs, and oversee department volunteers and friends groups, including but not limited to volunteers under RSA 216-A:3-h.

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