1. (a) The purpose of Saf-C 416 is to fulfill the department’s obligations pursuant to RSA 270:1, including:

   1. (1) Protection of public safety and property;
   2. (2) Supervision of the safety of navigation and aids to navigation;
   3. (3) Maintenance of residential, recreational, and scenic values which New Hampshire public waters provide to residents of the state;
   4. (4) Promotion of the state’s tourist industry;
   5. (5) Consideration of the special uses appropriate to the state’s lakes;
   6. (6) Protection of the environment and water quality; and
   7. (7) Protection and nurturing of the state’s threatened and endangered species.
2. (b) It is the intent of Saf-C 416 to provide the department with an additional means for fulfilling its obligations as stated in RSA 270:1, and its obligations under RSA 270:11, I(b) to monitor the operation of boats used on the public waters of the state.

Source. #7322, eff 7-25-00; (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading) renumbered by #9211 (formerly Saf-C 414.01); EXPIRED: 7-25-08 New. (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading) #9544, eff 9-15-09 (formerly Saf-C 415.01); ss by #12432, eff 12-11-17