GFBL owners: the real story

[restauranteer]

Originally Posted by Evenstar

Here's the legal wording: from: TITLE L - WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 483-A
NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKES MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM
Section 483-A:1
483-A:1 Statement of Policy....

... characteristics shall endure as part of lake uses to be enjoyed by the citizens of New Hampshire.[/b]
Source. 1990, 118:2, eff. June 18, 1990.

Ah Evenstar...like a first year cooking student, good try.

But go back and carefully read what you have cited. This policy states that the waterways shall be enjoyed by the citizens of New Hampshire. No where is the word "ownership" used or implied.

Tricky stuff, those New Hampshire laws....like a sticky souffle!

Bon appetit!

[codeman671]

271:20 State Water Jurisdiction; Published List of Public Waters; Rulemaking. –
I. All natural bodies of fresh water situated entirely in the state having an area of 10 acres or more are state-owned public waters, and are held in trust by the state for public use

There is no interpretation needed there, the state clearly claims title.