N.H. Code Admin. R. Env app B

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Appendix B - Statutory Definitions

271:20-a Definition of Public Access. -

I.Public access to public waters means legal passage to any of the public waters of the state by way of designated contiguous land owned or controlled by a state agency, assuring that all members of the public shall have access to and use of the public waters for recreational purposes.

II.Public access also means that no barriers or other impediments shall exist in the roads and ways leading to any of the public waters.

485-A:2 Definitions. -

IX."Person" means any municipality, governmental subdivision, public or private corporation, individual, partnership, or other entity.

XIV."Surface waters of the state" means perennial and seasonal streams, lakes, ponds, and tidal waters within the jurisdiction of the state, including all streams, lakes, or ponds bordering on the state, marshes, water courses, and other bodies of water, natural or artificial.

487:16 Definitions. - In this subdivision:

II.The term "exotic aquatic weeds" includes only those species of vascular aquatic plants which were not part of New Hampshire's native aquatic flora before 1950. Cabomba caroliniana and Myriophyllum heterophyllum are examples of exotic aquatic weeds.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env app B