New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 300 - PERMITS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS; CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL WORK IN JURISDICTIONAL AREAS
Part Env-Wt 308 - ACTIVITIES ALLOWED OR PROHIBITED BY STATUTE
Section Env-Wt 308.01 - Activities Exempted By Statute from Permit Requirement
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
A permit under RSA 482-A shall not be required prior to undertaking any of the following activities in any jurisdictional area:
(a) As specified in RSA 482-A:3, IV(a) and as clarified in Env-Wt 308.02(a) and (b), the replacement or repair of existing structures in or adjacent to any waters of the state that does not involve excavation, removal, filling, or dredging in any waters or of any bank, flat, marsh, or swamp;
(b) As specified in RSA 482-A:3, IV(b) and subject to the conditions listed in Env-Wt 308.02(c), the maintenance, repair, replacement, or modification so as to preserve usefulness of:
(c) As specified in RSA 482-A:3, IV(c), the cleaning of legally constructed culverts as necessary to preserve their usefulness, provided:
(d) As specified in RSA 482-A:3, VII and as clarified in Env-Wt 308.02(d), the removal of sand that has blown or drifted onto any lawn, driveway, walkway, parking or storage area, or boat ramp, or that has blown or drifted in, on, or around buildings or other structures owned by the person;
(e) As provided in the definition of "structure" in RSA 482-A:2, IX, the construction or installation of a bench, a landing with dimensions no larger than 10 feet wide by 10 feet long, or stairs with a width not exceeding 6 feet, provided that:
(f) As provided in RSA 482-A:3, XI(b), activities associated with the manual search for minerals in a river bed by panning, without the use of motorized equipment, provided that any person who intends to engage in any panning activity obtains prior written permission to engage in such activity from the riverbed landowner on whose property the activity is to be conducted, as required by RSA 482-A:3, XI(f); and
(g) As provided in RSA 210:9, II, the destruction or removal of a beaver dam or the installation of beaver pipes or beaver fences as defined in RSA 210:9, II-a by a landowner, the landowner's agent, or any town or municipal or state official or employee on property under that person's control to protect property, public highways, or bridges from damage or submersion, subject to the following conditions: