HB 1197 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1197
AN ACT relative to liquor advertising.
SPONSORS: Rep. Winters, Hills 17
This bill eliminates restrictions on “happy hour” advertising.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2215
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to liquor advertising.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Advertising Restrictions; “Happy Hour.” Amend RSA 179:31, XI to read as follows:
XI. No advertising or promotion shall be done by the use of a billboard. [Advertising shall not contain any reference to a “happy hour” except that a “happy hour schedule” may be posted within the licensed premises, not in view of any public way, and an on-premises licensee may advertise or promote the holding of a “champagne brunch” or similar package.]
2 Repeal. RSA 175:1, XXXVI-a, relative to definition of happy hour, is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.