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RSA 19-A:8 · Definitions

Title
I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter
19-A · COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
Status
current
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19-A:8 Definitions. – As used in this subdivision:

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I.

"Acquisition" means to obtain by commissioning an artist to create or by purchasing.

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II.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural and cultural resources.

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III.

"Work of art" means any object of historical significance or work of visual art, including, but not limited to, a drawing, painting, mural, fresco, sculpture, mosaic, or photograph, a work of calligraphy, a work of graphic art, including, but not limited to, an etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen, or a work of graphic art of like nature, crafts, including, but not limited to, crafts in clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass, and like materials, or mixed media, including, but not limited to, a collage, assemblage, or any combination of the foregoing art media. The term "work of art" does not include environmental landscaping placed about a building. Source. 1979, 437:2. 1985, 268:30. 1990, 73:1. 1998, 363:3, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. 2017, 156:38, eff. July 1, 2017.

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Source. 1979, 437:2. 1985, 268:30. 1990, 73:1. 1998, 363:3, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. 2017, 156:38, eff. July 1, 2017.

Source history

  • 1979, 437:2
  • 1985, 268:30
  • 1990, 73:1
  • 1998, 363:3, eff. Aug. 25, 1998
  • 2017, 156:38, eff. July 1, 2017

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  • 2026 SB522 amend · effective 2026-11-01

    he Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 65:1 New Subdivision; Commission to Study the Economic Impact of the Arts and Culture in New Hampshire. Amend RSA 19-A by inserting after section 13 the following new subdivision: Commission to Study the Economic Impact of the Arts and Culture in New Hampshire 19-A:14 Commission Established. I. There is established a commission to st

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    the New Hampshire council on the arts. Such fund shall be the depository of all gifts, grants, federal funds, or donations made to the division of the arts or the New Hampshire council on the arts pursuant to RSA 19-A and RSA 12-A:2-K, IV. Implementation expenses, the expenses of the division and council, any employees of the division or council, and operations and initiatives of the division and council shall be paid from