RSA 371:17 Licenses for New Poles.

Whenever it is necessary, in order to meet the reasonable requirements of service to the public, that any public utility should construct a pipeline, cable, or conduit, or a line of poles or towers and wires and fixtures thereon, over, under or across any of the public waters of this state, or over, under or across any of the land owned by this state, modify a previously licensed installation, or license a previously constructed installation, it shall apply to the department of energy for a license to construct and maintain the same. For the purposes of this section, "public waters" are defined to be all ponds of more than 10 acres, tidewater bodies, and such streams or portions thereof as the department of energy may prescribe. Every corporation and individual desiring to cross any publi