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Old 06-30-2006, 07:46 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
An individual can NOT enter the swim lined area in a BOAT. I should have been more specific, but Rayhunt said he was in a boat.




RSA 271:20 might seem clear to you, however it is trumped by multiple New Hampshire Supreme Court decisions to the contrary. An example is below. I know from past experience that you don't like this decision, but you should take it up with them, not me.

"W. A. Sundell & a. vs. Town of New London
SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
119 N.H. 839, December 12, 1979

....littoral owners have common law property rights which are more extensive than those of the public generally, which could not be taken without compensation, and which were not affected by the statute. RSA 271:20 (Supp. 1977)."
Please stop putting words in my mouth ! I have never crossed a swim line in a boat , "ITS ILLEGAL"
A swim line can not be floating in more than six feet of water ,"Thats the law"..
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