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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
... All swim lines must be approved by the Department of Safety and they can be placed anywhere the permit allows. If you were within a swim line you were the one breaking the law....
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The purpose of an approved swim line is to give a highly visible barrier to prevent hazardous boat traffic from encroching on a designated swim area. That said, any individual can enter the area of the swim line, not just the property owner that erected it. While it may appear tacky to most to do so, the swim line does not designate a property area or act as a no tresspassing zone to non property owners.
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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
... Yes, the lake belongs to the State. The bathroom in the Governors office at the Statehouse also belongs to the state. That doesn't mean you can stop by and use it...
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Not really a very good example. Using the same thought process, would one argue that the evidence locker at the State Police evidence lab, or the small arms locker at one of the State's military armories is open to the public by it's virtue of being owned by the public? Of course not.
The difference is that all great bodies of water can be enjoyed by all as specifically as addressed in State statute. As has been discussed numerous times in the past on this site, RSA 271:20 clearly defines this right that is enjoyed by all citizens of the State.
The water in the Governor's toilet enjoys no such statutory public access.
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