Out of state boater decal - invasive species

[8gv]

To clarify and perhaps belabor my point...

I live in NH.

My boats are registered in NH.

I do not need the extra sticker to use my boats in NH.

But...

I also take those boats to VT and CT.

In my own in-concise way I was expressing my annoyance with the task of having to acquire a sticker or two to boat in those two states.

Then I typed this:

"These are my concerns going elsewhere but I'd bet those considering a trip to NH will be thinking the same."

Which expresses the possibility that boaters with boats registered in other states who wish to boat in NH may find this to be a pain in the butt.

[John Mercier]

Originally Posted by 8gv

To clarify and perhaps belabor my point...

I live in NH.

My boats are registered in NH.

I do not need the extra sticker to use my boats in NH.

But...

I also take those boats to VT and CT.

In my own in-concise way I was expressing my annoyance with the task of having to acquire a sticker or two to boat in those two states.

Then I typed this:

"These are my concerns going elsewhere but I'd bet those considering a trip to NH will be thinking the same."

Which expresses the possibility that boaters with boats registered in other states who wish to boat in NH may find this to be a pain in the butt.

I bet they would be more upset if NH required all the boats in the State to be registered in the State of NH. Even more upset if non-residents had to pay higher registration fees than residents... even though boats are the only off-highway recreational vehicle that I know of that have some form of reciprocity.

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by John Mercier

I bet they would be more upset if NH required all the boats in the State to be registered in the State of NH. Even more upset if non-residents had to pay higher registration fees than residents... even though boats are the only off-highway recreational vehicle that I know of that have some form of reciprocity.

Many years ago that was the case. If you had Massachusetts bow numbers, and an annual MA registration sticker, NH would accept those numbers but you were required to buy the NH registration sticker and put it before your bow numbers.

When that changed, I actually got stopped on Winnipesaukee because I had not removed the old NH sticker. I explained that I understood that Massachusetts registrations were now good and the MP officer said yes, but you didn't take the old (unneeded) NH sticker off the boat. I think the MP does a good job but in my opinion that was a little weak.

[SAB1]

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

Many years ago that was the case. If you had Massachusetts bow numbers, and an annual MA registration sticker, NH would accept those numbers but you were required to buy the NH registration sticker and put it before your bow numbers.

When that changed, I actually got stopped on Winnipesaukee because I had not removed the old NH sticker. I explained that I understood that Massachusetts registrations were now good and the MP officer said yes, but you didn't take the old (unneeded) NH sticker off the boat. I think the MP does a good job but in my opinion that was a little weak.

I don’t recall those stickers but I do a lot of the license plates they required on the stern. Love seeing them hanging on garage wall…