HB 1533 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
03/10
HOUSE BILL 1533
AN ACT relative to services provided by manufacturers and distributors of beer to beer retailers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hinkle, Hills 19
This bill permits manufacturers and distributors of beer to provide carbon dioxide filters to beer retailers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2723
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to services provided by manufacturers and distributors of beer to beer retailers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Holders of Beverage Manufacturer, Wholesale Distributor, Beverage Vendor, and Other Licenses; Carbon Dioxide Filters. Amend RSA 179:11, I to read as follows:
I.(a) No holder of a beverage manufacturer license, brew pub license, wholesale distributor license, or beverage vendor license shall sell, cause to be sold, rent, lend or cause to be loaned, or give to any on-premises or off-premises licensee or to the owner of the premises on which the business of any on-premises or off-premises licensee is to be conducted any money, equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property with which the business of any on-premises or off-premises licensee is to be conducted, nor shall any on-premises or off-premises licensee purchase, cause to be purchased, rent, borrow, solicit, or accept from any holder of a beverage manufacturer license, brew pub license, wholesale distributor license, or beverage vendor license any money, equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property with which the business of the on-premises or off-premises licensee is to be conducted, nor shall any holder of a beverage manufacturer license, brew pub license, wholesale distributor license, or beverage vendor license install or service equipment, furniture, fixtures, or property of any on-premises or off-premises licensee, except as may be designated by the commission.
(b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), a manufacturer or distributor of beer may provide carbon dioxide filters to beer retailers for draught systems using carbon dioxide or a carbon dioxide and nitrogen blend, commonly referred to as “beer gas.” The cost of providing, maintaining, and replacing the carbon dioxide filters shall be borne by the manufacturer.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.