1. (a) In addition to all other rules in Ncr 730 and Ncr 733, this section shall apply to only Hampton Beach state park, Hampton Beach South, North Beach, North Hampton state beach, Jenness state beach, Wallis Sands state park, Odiorne Point state park, Rye Harbor state park, and seacoast historic sites, and any other seacoast park or area where a parking fee or day-use fee is charged.
2. (b) Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages shall not be permitted, unless permission has been granted by special use permit or group reservation pursuant to Ncr 740.
3. (c) No person shall sleep in a vehicle located within these areas between ½ hour after sunset and ½ hour before sunrise.
4. (d) The beaches shall be closed to the public between the hours of 1:00 A.M. and ½ hour before sunrise, except for anglers.
5. (e) Inflatables and other floatation equipment, face masks, diving goggles, and snorkel tubes shall not be permitted where lifeguards are on duty.
6. (f) Skim boards shall not be permitted. For the purposes of this rule, “skim board” means a thin, flat, round, or rectangular board used to ride over shallow water into oncoming waves close to the shoreline.
7. (g) Boogie boards shall be permitted. All boogie boards shall be equipped with a retention strap or other device to prevent the boogie board from being separated from the user. Said device shall be utilized at all times. For the purposes of this rule, “boogie board” means a short, lightweight surfboard used to ride waves to the shoreline.
8. (h) Surfing and surfboards, including but not limited to stand-up paddle boards, shall not be permitted when lifeguards are on duty except at the designated area at Hampton Beach state park, North Beach marked by checkered flags as a “surf zone”. All surfboards shall be equipped with a safety harness or other device to prevent a surfboard from being separated from the user. Said device shall be utilized at all times.
9. (i) Fishing shall be prohibited when lifeguards are on duty, except for Odiorne Point state park, Rye Harbor state park, along the entrance of Hampton River at Hampton Beach South, at seacoast state historic sites, in designated areas and when permission is granted by authorized department personnel based upon the number of visitors on the beach.
10. (j) Landing or launching of motorized water-craft shall not be permitted, Odiorne Point state park, Rye Harbor state park and seacoast historic sites excepted.
11. (k) Landing or launching of air-craft shall not be permitted, unless permission has been granted by special use permit pursuant to Ncr 740.

12. (l) No person shall block or impede the safe and orderly flow of pedestrian traffic, unless permission has been granted by special use permit pursuant to Ncr 740, and no person shall use the following equipment on the Hampton Beach state park boardwalk, which includes all pedestrian walkways on the east side of Ocean Boulevard from Haverhill Avenue heading north to the Marine Memorial:

    1. (1) Skateboards;
    2. (2) Roller skates, rollerblades, or roller skis;
    3. (3) Tricycles and bicycles;
    4. (4) Motorized bicycles; and
    5. (5) Electronic Personal Assistive Mobility Devices (EPAMDs), such as Segways.

13. (m) In the operation of the seacoast parking facilities, the department shall:

    1. (1) Issue a parking citation and collect parking violation fines and fees pursuant to RSA 216:3, I and RSA 12-A:2-c, IV for parking violations consisting of one or several of the following:

       1. a. Exceeding the vehicle length limit of 20 feet in a metered or leased parking space;
       2. b. Parking with an expired parking receipt or with expired time;
       3. c. Parking with no parking time purchased;
       4. d. Failure to properly display a handicap placard;
       5. e. Failure to enter the vehicle plate number accurately; or

       6. f. Parking illegally in:

          1. 1. A leased parking space;
          2. 2. A reserved parking space;
          3. 3. A no parking zone;
          4. 4. A pedestrian crosswalk;
          5. 5. A handicapped parking space;
          6. 6. A bus parking space or area;
          7. 7. A motorcycle parking space;
          8. 8. A roadway or driveway;
          9. 9. Front of or blocking a fire hydrant;
          10. 10. An emergency vehicle or police only parking space;
          11. 11. Over an allocated parking space as indicated by painted white lines;

          12. 12. Employee parking only space;

              13 Authorized parking only space;

          13. 14. Police parking only space;
          14. 15. Any gated parking area after posted parking hours;
          15. 16. Entering a parking lot through the “exit only” egress; or
          16. 17. Parking when parking lots are posted as restricted to public use;
    2. (2) Collect additional parking violation fines for each meter overtime period or continued violation;
    3. (3) Subject motor vehicles whose owner has parked illegally, pursuant to Ncr 733.13,(m),(1) d, or has greater than 3 unpaid parking citations on record to towing or immobilization at the owner’s expense;
    4. (4) Subject motor vehicle owner to additional late fees if citation is not paid in full or is not fully adjudicated within the timeframe allowed;
    5. (5) Refer delinquent and non-payment of parking violations fines and fees exceeding 80 days to the department’s collections agent;
    6. (6) Refer habitual offenders having 5 or more unpaid citations to the attorney general’s debt recovery collections office;

14. (n) Allow a person who has been issued a parking citation to request an appeal within 15 days of the date the citation was issued by taking the following steps:

    1. (1) The claimant shall complete the department’s online “Citation Review Form” (June 2025) by providing the following information:

       1. a. Name, complete mailing address, day-time phone number, and email address;
       2. b. Citation number, issue date; vehicle plate number; and
       3. c. Basis for why claimant thinks the citation was issued in error, and any supporting “documents;”

15. (o) Upon receipt of the “Citation Review Form” (June 2025) appeal request, halt all additional activity on the citation, including the assessment of additional fees, and shall conduct an administrative review of the appeal as follows:

    1. (1) If the department approves the appeal or approves a portion of the appeal, the department shall determine the fines and fees due pursuant to RSA 216-A:3-g;
    2. (2) If the department denies the appeal, the claimant shall pay the balance due within 15 calendar days of date of notice. Should payment not be received by the department, the department shall reinstate assessment of all late fees owed upon the 16th day and assessed based on the citation issue date; and
    3. (3) Written notification of the department’s decision on the appeal shall be sent within 7-10 business days, including any balance due.

Source. #14055 EMERGENCY, EXPIRED: 2-15-25 New. #14291, eff 6-25-25, EXPIRES: 6-25-35