New Hampshire: Is it legal to pump your own gas?
New Hampshire has no ban on self-service gas; its fire code adopts the national code that covers self-service fueling.
New Hampshire's state fire code adopts NFPA 1 (2024 edition), with state amendments, and NFPA 1 and the motor fuel code it references cover self-service dispensing. No New Hampshire law found bars drivers from pumping their own gas, so this answer is an inference from the adopted code.
What the law says
"New Hampshire fire code" or "state fire code" means the adoption by reference of the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101, 2024 edition, and the Uniform Fire Code NFPA 1, 2024 edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association and as amended by the state board of fire control and ratified by the general court pursuant to RSA 153:5.
Sources
- RSA 153:1, VI-a Official · gc.nh.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Fire Safety (State Fire Marshal's Office)
How bordering states compare
- Maine Self-serve allowedMaine allows drivers to pump their own gas. Fire marshal rules cover both attended and unattended self-service stations.
- Massachusetts Self-serve allowedMassachusetts allows self-service gas stations, as long as the station's setup is approved by the State Fire Marshal.
- Vermont Self-serve allowedVermont allows self-service gas; state law regulates self-service stations and requires them to help drivers with disabilities.
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