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Originally Posted by skip
Section 72-A:4
72-A:4 Collection. – The boat fee shall be collected as follows:
I. For boats which are required to be registered with the department of safety under the provisions of RSA 270-E, the fee shall be paid prior to, or at the time of, registration. The fee may be paid to:
(a) An agent of the department of safety duly authorized to issue boat registrations under RSA 270-E. These agents shall furnish a surety bond as required in RSA 41:6;
(b) The town or city clerk, or tax collector in the place where the boat is registered; or
(c) The department of safety.
II. For boats which are exempt from the department of safety registration, the fee shall be paid to the town or city clerk, or tax collector as provided in RSA 72-A:8.
III. In addition to the fee set in RSA 72-A:3, $1 shall be paid to cover the cost of collection. When the fee is collected by a clerk, tax collector, or authorized agent, he or she shall retain the $1 as compensation. When the fee is collected by the department of safety, the fee shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a.
Source. 1978, 12:1. 1979, 462:1. 1981, 323:4. 1988, 198:8. 1990, 229:5 1999, 193:2, eff. July 1, 1999.
Section 72-A:5
72-A:5 Town Treasurer. –
I. Every clerk, tax collector, and authorized agent shall each week send all boat fees collected to his town or city treasurer. Except as provided in paragraph II, boat fees shall be for the general use of the town or city.
II. When the boat fee is collected by the department of safety, the fee shall be deposited in the navigation safety fund established under RSA 270-E:6-a.
Source. 1978, 12:1. 1979, 484:3. 1981, 323:4. 1988, 198:3. 1990, 229:6. 1999, 193:3, eff. July 1, 1999.
The Navigation Safety Fund mentioned above is defined here:
TITLE XXII
NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY
CHAPTER 270-E
VESSEL REGISTRATION AND NUMBERING
Section 270-E:6-a
270-E:6-a Navigation Safety Fund. – There is established the navigation safety fund which shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of safety, division of safety services. The state treasurer may invest moneys in the fund as provided by law and all interest received on such investment shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall only be used to promote the safety of navigation and the administration and enforcement of RSA 270, RSA 270-B, RSA 270-D, and RSA 270-E.
Source. 1999, 193:8, eff. July 1, 1999.
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