CHAPTER 124

HB 152-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

8Mar2017... 0405h

04/20/2017   1407s

2017 SESSION

17-0106

03/05

 

HOUSE BILL 152-FN

 

AN ACT relative to wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. Murphy, Hills. 7

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages to sell obtainable products to on-premises and off-premises licensees.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

8Mar2017... 0405h

04/20/2017   1407s 17-0106

03/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT relative to wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages.

 

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

 

124:1  Wholesale Distributors.  Amend RSA 178:16, I to read as follows:

I.  Wholesale distributor licenses shall authorize the licensees to sell beverages in barrels, bottles, or other closed containers to licensees for resale or to the general public.  A wholesale distributor shall provide to an on-premises or off-premises licensee any obtainable beverage, beer, specialty beer, or cider.  Requested products shall be priced subject to special order terms as agreed by all parties.  The holder of a wholesale distributor license shall maintain a regular place of business in this state.

124:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

Approved: June 16, 2017

Effective Date: August 15, 2017