Section Pda 402.05 - Assignment of Harbor AreasThe chief harbor master shall designate a harbor master for each of the following areas for the purposes of administration and enforcement of RSA 12-G and Pda 400:
(a) The Portsmouth area, which shall include that portion of Portsmouth Harbor lying within Little Harbor, Sagamore Creek, the Piscataqua River within the boundaries of the state to the I-95 Bridge and seaward to a line from Odiorne's Point to flashing buoy no. 2;(b) The Back Channel area, which shall include the body of tidal waters between the 2 New Castle bridges, so-called, and Goat Island and Shapleigh Island to the north, and the Wentworth Hotel bridges, so-called to the south, the body of water being bordered by the town of New Castle to the east, and Sagamore Creek to the Sagamore bridge, the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to the west;(c) The Great Bay and Little Bay area, which shall include all state tidal waters within the boundaries of the state from the I-95 Bridge to waters of Great Bay and waters adjacent to the towns of Dover, Durham, Newmarket, Newfields, Exeter, Stratham, Greenland, and Newington;(d) The Rye area, which shall include Rye Harbor, including the navigable channel from the entrance of Rye Harbor seaward to whistle buoy 1B, and that portion of state tidal waters adjacent to the Town of Rye lying landward of a line 200 yards from the shore;(e) The Gosport Harbor/Isles of Shoals area, which shall include that portion of Gosport Harbor within the boundaries of the state;(f) The Hampton area, which shall include Hampton harbor, including the waters of Hampton River and seaward from the Hampton - Seabrook bridge to gong buoy no. 4; and(g) The Seabrook area, which shall include Seabrook Harbor, including the waters of the Blackwater River.N.H. Admin. Code § Pda 402.05
#7848, eff 3-8-03; renumbered by #8147 (formerly Pda 402.03); ss by #9829, eff 1-1-11
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 02, Filed January 10, 2019, Proposed by #12701, Effective 12/29/2018, Expires 12/29/2028.