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Originally Posted by parrothead
You are required to carry a photo ID.
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I've searched the NH laws, and as far as I can tell there is no law requiring you to have a photo ID. I think the general rule about photo ID is (more general than just boating) that if you have an ID and the police ask for it you must produce it. But you don't have to have an ID.
The law requiring possesion of your certificate is below. So you really don't even need to possess that as long as you can find it in 48 hours.
270-D:11 Possession Required; Penalty. –
I. Any person required to have a safe boater education certificate shall:
(a) Possess the certificate when operating a motorized vessel with any type of power motor in excess of 25 horsepower on the public waters of the state.
(b) Present the certificate upon the demand of a marine patrol officer.
II. No person charged with a violation of this section shall be convicted if, within a period of 48 hours, the person presents to the officer evidence that he or she held a valid safe boater education certificate which was in effect at the time of the violation.
III. Enforcement of this section shall be accomplished only as a secondary action when an operator of a motorized or registered vessel has been cited or charged with a violation or some other offense.
IV. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of $50 for a first offense and $250 for any subsequent offense.
Source. 2000, 52:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002. 2002, 272:3, eff. May 18, 2002.