Title XXX, Occupations and Professions

I. The state fire marshal shall be empowered to appoint such inspectors as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and RSA 319-C. Any person so employed shall be under the administration and supervisory direction of the state fire marshal. II. An inspector appo…

I. The board shall adopt rules under RSA 319-C:6-a requiring any entity engaging a person who conducts residential electrical inspections for up to 4 contiguous units, which shall be considered a level 1 inspector, or a person who conducts all types of electrical inspections, whi…

The board shall hold at least 4 regular meetings each year, and special meetings may be held at such times as the business of the board may require. Notice of all meetings shall be given in such manner as the rules of the board may provide. The board shall annually elect a chairm…

The board, with an affirmative vote of at least 3 of the 5 appointed board members, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements established under this chapter, and including the qualifications for sa…

The board shall adopt rules relative to continuing education applicable to all licensees for training and compliance with the latest published edition of the NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, as published by the National Fire Protection Association. Each licensee shall show proo…

I. [Repealed.] II. The office shall issue a license as a master or journeyman electrician to any person who files an application and meets the following qualifications: (a) Completion of 8,000 hours of service as an apprentice electrician. The board may give credit toward such se…

Each applicant for licensure shall present to the office, a written application for examination and license, containing such information as the law requires, accompanied by the required application fee established by the office. Proctored examinations shall be written, written an…

As used in this chapter: I. "Carnival or amusement ride" means a device or combination of devices that carry, convey, or direct a person or persons over or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area, for the primary purpose of amusement or entertainment. II. "C…

The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and inspection of all carnival or amusement rides, air supported structures, and amusement attractions, as covered by this chapter, for the protection of the…

I. All carnival or amusement rides shall be inspected at the following times: (a) Carnival or amusement rides operated at a fixed and regular location: (1) By an agent of the commissioner when originally put into operation for the use of the public. The director shall be notified…

No person shall operate a carnival or amusement ride without a decal issued by the commissioner. The commissioner shall by rule, adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, establish a reasonable fee for decals to cover the costs of administering this chapter. An operator shall apply for a de…

I. In addition to any other registration requirements imposed by law, all carnival or amusement operators doing business or intending to do business in this state shall annually register with the commissioner, except that this chapter shall not apply to any such operator regulate…

When applying for a decal for a newly-developed type of carnival or amusement ride or whenever any additions or alterations are made which change the structure, mechanism, classification or capacity of any carnival or amusement ride the operator shall file with the commissioner a…

The commissioner may order, in writing, a temporary suspension of operation of a carnival or amusement ride if it has been determined after inspection to be hazardous or unsafe, or the required insurance coverage is not in effect or has expired, or a notice of cancellation has be…

Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner or his or her designee may petition the commissioner for a review of said decision within 30 days. The commissioner shall, if necessary, order a hearing to be held within 15 days of receipt of such petition. Thereafter…

Any person convicted of operating a carnival or amusement ride without having first registered it with the commissioner, as provided in RSA 321-A:5, or violating the rules adopted by the commissioner, as provided in RSA 321-A:2, shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person,…

The governing body of any town, city, or unincorporated place, may, in their discretion, license suitable persons to be dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase and sale, or barter, of old junk, old or scrap metals, old or second-hand bottles, cotton or woolen mill waste,…

Every licensee or employee of a licensee shall carry a photocopy of his or her license or the license of his or her employer on or about his or her person. The identification may be required to be furnished by the licensing authority upon payment of a suitable fee therefor.

The fee for such license or renewal thereof shall be fixed by the board which issues the license, and shall be paid into the treasury of the city or town in which the license is to be in force, and no person shall be required to pay a larger fee for said license than that require…

No person not licensed shall purchase any of the commodities above specified unless he or she acts as a helper to, and is accompanied by, some licensee.

No junk or scrap metal dealer licensed by a governing body under the authority of this chapter shall purchase any metal keg for malt beverages or pieces of such metal keg, unless the seller is the brewer whose name or marking appears on the keg. If the brewer's name or marking ha…

Any person who shall violate any provision of RSA 322 or of his license, for which offense no other punishment is provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

I. For the purposes of this section: (a) "Automobile" means an automobile or other type of vehicle required to be equipped with a catalytic converter under RSA 266:59-b. (b) "Automobile parts" means the different pieces of a car, which are manufactured separately and used to buil…

The board which grants said licenses may revoke the same, in their discretion, after a hearing on charges preferred, and may from time to time establish rules, regulations and restrictions relative to the business carried on as aforesaid; and every such rule, regulation and restr…

The license shall designate the place where the business is to be carried on, and shall contain a condition that the person to whom it is granted shall not purchase from any minor under the age of 16 years, nor barter with any such minor for any commodity named in RSA 322:1, with…

Any person who, without a license, shall be a dealer in the aforesaid commodities, or keep a shop for the purchase, sale or barter thereof; or who, without a license, shall accumulate, store or handle said commodities for the purpose of sale or barter, or as a bailee for others; …

The superior court may enjoin any person from dealing in the commodities aforesaid, or from keeping a shop for the purchase, sale or barter thereof, or from accumulating, storing or handling said commodities contrary to the provisions of this chapter, and may also enjoin any lice…

The licensing board of a city may, by regulation, prohibit the accumulation or storage of the commodities designated in RSA 322, the granting of licenses therefor, and the granting of licenses to deal in or keep a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of said commodities, within …

Each person required to be licensed under this chapter shall keep records sufficient to the licensing authority of the accumulation, storage, and handling of commodities as a junk or scrap metal dealer. Such record shall be legibly written in the English language and provide acco…

Any officer, having jurisdiction may enter upon any premises used by a licensee for the purpose of his or her business, ascertain how the licensee conducts business and examine all commodities purchased, obtained, kept, or stored in or upon said premises, and all books and invent…

Any such licensee, his clerk, agent or other person in charge of such premises, who refuses to admit thereto an officer authorized to enter the same, or who fails to exhibit to him on demand all such commodities, books and inventories; or any person who wilfully hinders, obstruct…

Every license shall be numbered, and each licensee transporting any of the commodities specified in RSA 322:1 in any wagon or vehicle shall have placed upon the outside of such wagon or vehicle, and upon each side of the same, the number of the license in plain, legible figures n…

In this chapter: I. "Alternative container" means a container in which human remains are placed in a cremation chamber for cremation. II. "Authorizing agent" means a person vested with the right to control the disposition of human remains pursuant to RSA 290. III. "Board" means t…

In this chapter: I. "Apprentice" means any person engaged in embalming under the instruction and supervision of an embalmer duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter and actively engaged in embalming in this state. II. "Associate funeral director" means an individual who…

The office of professional licensure and certification may deny or refuse to renew a license under this chapter or take disciplinary action against a crematory authority licensed under this chapter as provided in RSA 325-A:12 on any of the following grounds: I. Violation of this …

No person shall embalm dead human bodies or engage or hold himself out as engaged in embalming, whether on his own behalf or in the employ of another, unless he shall: I. Be at least 18 years of age; II. Be of good professional character; III. (a) Have completed at least one year…

No person shall engage or hold himself or herself out as engaged in funeral directing, unless the person: I. Is the holder of an embalmer's license; II. Has passed such examinations approved by the board to ascertain efficiency and qualifications to engage in funeral directing; a…

No person shall engage or hold himself or herself out as engaged in being an associate funeral director, unless the person: I. Holds an associate funeral director's license from the office of professional licensure and certification; II. Has passed such examinations approved by t…

No corporation or partnership shall be issued a license as a funeral director nor shall any corporation or partnership or any individual connected therewith publicly advertise such corporation or partnership as being licensed funeral directors. This section shall not apply to any…

I. Maintaining or operating a crematory in violation of this chapter or any rules of the board is a public nuisance and may be abated as a nuisance as provided by law. II. It shall be a felony to establish, operate, or maintain a crematory subject to this chapter without being li…

Funeral directing shall be conducted in a fixed place of business by and through a licensed funeral home.

The office of professional licensure and certification may inspect all places where funeral directing is conducted or where embalming is practiced. No such place shall be inspected more frequently than twice yearly, unless the board shall find that just cause or evidence of repea…

The right to authorize the cremation of human remains and the final disposition of the cremated remains, except in the case of a minor and unless other directions have been given by the decedent in the form of a testamentary disposition or a pre-need contract, vests pursuant to R…

Examinations of applicants for licensure shall be held at least annually. Any person who desires to engage in funeral directing or embalming shall submit an application for licensure accompanied by a fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification. The o…

I. The body of a deceased person shall not be cremated within 48 hours after his or her decease unless he or she died of a contagious or infectious disease. If the death occurred within the state, the body shall not be cremated by the crematory authority until the crematory autho…

I. A crematory authority upon receiving human remains shall sign a delivery receipt form and shall hold the human remains, prior to cremation, as provided in this section. The form shall include the name of the deceased, the time and date of delivery of such remains, and the sign…