CHAPTER 213

HB 575 – FINAL VERSION

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2013 SESSION

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03/09

HOUSE BILL 575

AN ACT relative to hours of sales of on-premises liquor licensees.

SPONSORS: Rep. Warden, Hills 39; Rep. Jones, Straf 24; Rep. Sandblade, Hills 18

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows on-premises liquor licensees to sell beverages or liquor until 2:00 a.m., if authorized by local ordinance.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21Mar2013… 0668h

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03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to hours of sales of on-premises liquor licensees.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

213:1 Hours of Sales; On-Premises Liquor Licensees. Amend RSA 179:17, II(b) to read as follows:

(b) On-premises licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., 7 days a week. The licensee may sell until 2:00 a.m. under conditions authorized by the legislative body of the city or town in which the premises are located if the legislative body adopts an ordinance authorizing such sales.

213:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.

Approved: July 10, 2013

Effective Date: January 1, 2014