Revision: March 27, 2014, midnight
HB 1278 – AS INTRODUCED
2014 SESSION
03/06
HOUSE BILL 1278
AN ACT relative to ownership and operation of liquor licensees.
SPONSORS: Rep. O'Flaherty, Hills 12; Rep. Warden, Hills 39
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
This bill repeals certain employment and business interest restrictions on liquor 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2350
03/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to ownership and operation of liquor licensees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Reference Deleted. Amend RSA 179:11, IV-a to read as follows:
IV-a. Notwithstanding [RSA 179:11, IV or] any other provision of this chapter, a beverage manufacturer or beverage vendor may participate in a limited partnership as defined in RSA 304-B with a wholesale distributor in which the beverage manufacturer or beverage vendor is a limited partner and the wholesale distributor is a general partner. The duration of any such limited partnership arrangement shall not exceed 10 years.
2 Reference Changed. Amend RSA 179:11, VI to read as follows:
VI. The provisions of paragraphs [IV] IV-a through V shall also apply to liquor and wine manufacturers, liquor and wine vendors, and liquor and wine representatives.
3 Repeal. RSA 179:11, III-IV, relative to prohibited employment and business interest, are repealed.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.