Section 12-G:50 Duties; Chief Harbor Master; Deputy Chief Harbor Master; Harbor Masters.
I. Subject to the supervision of the authority, the executive director, and the division director, the chief harbor master's duties shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) Enforcement of authority directives and rules adopted by the authority pursuant to this chapter relating to the activities and operations of the division or division property.
(b) Issuing and overseeing mooring permits and management of the mooring wait list and of the assignment and placement of moorings.
(c) Designation of anchorage areas.
(d) Management of navigation aides outside of the federal channel.
(e) Management of the movement of traffic, as necessary.
(f) Direction of the removal or movement of vessels during emergencies.
(g) Overseeing the dredge management program.
(h) Overseeing the harbor management program.
(i) Inquiring into and prosecuting all offenses occurring within the chief harbor master's jurisdiction.
(j) Any other duties assigned by the authority or the division director.
II. Subject to the supervision of the authority, the executive director, the division director, and the chief harbor master, the deputy chief harbor master's duties shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) Enforcement of authority directives and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter relating to the division or division property.
(b) Performance of the duties of the chief harbor master during the absence or incapacity of the chief harbor master or when such duties are specifically delegated to the deputy chief harbor master by the authority, the division director, or the chief harbor master.
(c) Performance of any other duties assigned by the authority, the division director, or the chief harbor master.
III. Subject to the supervision of the authority, the executive director, the division director, the chief harbor master, and the deputy chief harbor master, the duties of a harbor master shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) Monitoring the placement and use of moorings in state tidal waters to which the harbor master has been specifically assigned by the chief harbor master or the deputy chief harbor master.
(b) Notifying the chief harbor master or the deputy chief harbor master of any violations of any provision of RSA 12-G or any rules of the authority adopted under RSA 12-G relating to the division or division property.
(c) Performance of any other duties assigned by the division director or the chief harbor master or the deputy chief harbor master.
IV. An assistant harbor master shall assist the chief harbor master, the deputy chief harbor master, or any harbor master as directed by the division director, the chief harbor master, or the deputy chief harbor master in the performance of the chief harbor master's, the deputy chief harbor master's, or harbor master's duties.
Source. 2001, 290:6, eff. July 1, 2001. 2003, 242:16, eff. July 8, 2003. 2008, 356:8, eff. July 11, 2008.