RSA 1:18: Law Enforcement Zone.

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 1:17, the code of criminal laws of the state as set forth in RSA Titles LVIII and LXII, and the fish and game laws and regulations of the state in RSA Title XVIII shall not be applied and enforced easterly of the outer line of the marginal sea as defined in RSA 1:14, I, until such time as the governor by proclamation made with the advice and consent of the council determines that the public interest requires application of such laws and regulations easterly of such line and that the capacity of the state so permits. The limitations contained in this section are without prejudice to the claims of this state to the larger marine territory defined in RSA 1:14-16.