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that post, station or base. Registration fees for registrations
pursuant to this subsection must be allocated as if the person
registering the snowmobile was a resident of the municipality in
which the post, station or base is situated.

 
7.__Snowmobiles of nonresidents.__Except as specifically
provided in this subsection, and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a snowmobile belonging to a nonresident may be
possessed or operated by any person in this State as long as the
snowmobile is properly registered in this State in the name of a
nonresident owner of the snowmobile.

 
A snowmobile owned by a nonresident may not be issued a resident
registration.__Nothing in this subsection authorizes the
operation of any snowmobile in any manner contrary to this
chapter.__This subsection does not apply to snowmobiles and
grooming equipment registered to a federal or state entity,
snowmobile clubs, municipalities or counties from bordering
states or provinces and engaged in trail grooming.__Snowmobiles
registered in either New Hampshire or Canada may be operated on
any lake or pond that is both partly in the State and New
Hampshire or Canada without being registered in the State.

 
8.__Duplicate registration certificate.__The holder of any
resident or nonresident seasonal registration certificate issued
under this section may obtain a duplicate from the commissioner
upon application and payment of a fee of $1.

 
9.__Numbers permanent.__All numbers once awarded under this
section to a resident-owned snowmobile remain with that
snowmobile until the snowmobile is destroyed, abandoned or
permanently removed from this State, except that numbers that
have been inactive for at least 7 years may be reissued by the
division.

 
10.__Transfer of ownership, discontinuance of use.__The
following provisions govern transfer of ownership and
discontinued use.

 
A.__A person who transfers the ownership or permanently
discontinues the use of a snowmobile having a resident
registration or a nonresident seasonal registration and
applies for registration of another snowmobile in the same
registration year is entitled to a registration upon payment

 
of a transfer fee of $2 and is not required to pay the
regular registration fee.

 
B.__Whenever ownership is transferred or the use of a
snowmobile for which a registration has already been issued
is discontinued, the old registration must be properly


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