New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Pda - Pease Development Authority
Chapter Pda 500 - MOORINGS AND ANCHORAGES
Part Pda 506 - MOORING PERMIT APPLICATIONS; PROCESSING OF INITIAL APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR EXISTING MOORINGS
Section Pda 506.06 - General Use Mooring Permit; Application Requirements; Processing

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Pda 506.06

Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024

(a) An applicant for a general use mooring permit or temporary seasonal general use mooring permit as provided in Pda 506.11(e)(1) shall obtain a general use mooring application form:

(1) In person, from the division office located at 555 Market Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; or

(2) By sending a request in writing, including a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the division office at the following address:

Pease Development Authority

Division of Ports and Harbors

555 Market Street

Portsmouth, NH 03801

(b) The applicant shall provide the information and certifications required on the general use mooring permit form, as provided in Pda 511.01(b) and (d).

(c) The applicant shall attach to the application:

(1) If the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law, a photograph of the vessel; and

(2) Payment of the mooring permit fee, provided that fees paid in the form of a check or a money order shall be made payable to "Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors" or "PDA-DPH."

(d) The applicant shall:

(1) Sign and certify the mooring application form; and

(2) Return the application form with the attachments specified in (c) above.

(e) Upon receipt of an application for a general use mooring permit by the division, the chief harbor master or designee shall verify that:

(1) The applicant has provided all applicable information requested on the application;

(2) Information pre-entered on the application by the division has not been altered in violation of Pda 506.05, if the application is an application submitted by a current mooring permit holder;

(3) A photocopy of the current New Hampshire state registration is attached to the application unless the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law;

(4) A photograph of the vessel is attached to the application, if the vessel is not required to be registered under New Hampshire law;

(5) The vessel information on the New Hampshire state registration is the same vessel information provided on the application, if the vessel is required to be registered under New Hampshire law;

(6) That there is a mooring location within the mooring field, mooring subfield, or nearshore area or at the location for which application is made, sufficient to accommodate the applicant's vessel;

(7) The mooring permit fee is paid, and, if paid by check or money order, is made payable to "Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors" or "PDA-DPH" and is attached to the application;

(8) There is no reason to deny the application under Pda 507.02; and

(9) The applicant has signed and certified the application.

(f) Within 30 business days of receipt of an application for a general use mooring permit by the division, the chief harbor master or designee shall grant or deny the application consistent with the provisions of Pda 507.02.

(g) If the applicant is granted a general use mooring permit under Pda 507, and meets the requirements of (e) above, the chief harbor master or designee shall:

(1) Record the permit number on the permit;

(2) Assign the mooring location;

(3) Sign and date the permit; and

(4) Mail a photocopy of the permit to the applicant at the address specified by the applicant on the mooring permit application, or, if none is specified, to the applicant's permanent address.

#7940, eff 8-23-03; amd by #8775, eff 12-16-06; ss by #9975, eff 8-20-11 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Pda 500)

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