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Airwaves · 08-13-2008, 01:16 PM

Civilians shouldn't be in the law enforcement business, period.

That said if NHMP wanted to take it a step further they, with the business owners permission, could have an officer or two go from gas dock to gas dock checking certificates.
They may have to make an announcement prior to doing it along the lines of the SP announcing sobriety checkpoints in advance.

But unless the NHMP has found a large number of boaters operating without a certificate then what's the point? Not being able to dock a boat, while expensive, is not illegal.

If a business owner notices sales are off he/she might approach the state and see if they would partner with a promotion to give gas discounts to boaters on a limited basis between the hours of X and Y that produce a boating certificate, or maybe a safety inspection decal. That would certainly be a more tourist friendly way to do it.

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Airwaves Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 1,153 Thanks: 9 Thanked 102 Times in 37 Posts	Civilians shouldn't be in the law enforcement business, period. That said if NHMP wanted to take it a step further they, with the business owners permission, could have an officer or two go from gas dock to gas dock checking certificates. They may have to make an announcement prior to doing it along the lines of the SP announcing sobriety checkpoints in advance. But unless the NHMP has found a large number of boaters operating without a certificate then what's the point? Not being able to dock a boat, while expensive, is not illegal. If a business owner notices sales are off he/she might approach the state and see if they would partner with a promotion to give gas discounts to boaters on a limited basis between the hours of X and Y that produce a boating certificate, or maybe a safety inspection decal. That would certainly be a more tourist friendly way to do it.