Thread: Compromise???
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Old 12-08-2005, 07:32 PM   #31
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Default I'm not Skip but...

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
Skip. under this provision, shouldn't they be arrested????
RSA 270:48a
I. No person shall operate or attempt to operate a boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled drug or any combination of intoxicating liquor and a controlled drug...

And

RSA 270:48
...""Boat'' means and includes every type of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water...

I half remember a story about people in a canoe being charged with BUI. Or was it they avoided BUI, by jumping in the water and wading with canoe to shore. I guess there must be a definition of "operate or attempt to operate" somewhere. It doesn't seem to apply if your tied to a dock, how about anchored?
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