Revision: Dec. 14, 2015, midnight
HB 1329 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
16-2408
03/10
HOUSE BILL 1329
AN ACT relative to prohibited sales of alcoholic beverages.
SPONSORS: Rep. Zaricki, Hills. 6; Rep. Fisher, Belk. 9
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the prohibition on serving alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated person.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2408
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to prohibited sales of alcoholic beverages.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Prohibited Sales of Alcoholic Beverages. Amend RSA 179:5, I to read as follows:
I.(a) No licensee, salesperson, direct shipper, common carrier, delivery agent, nor any other person, shall knowingly sell or give away or cause or allow or procure to be sold, delivered, or given away any liquor or beverage to a person under the age of 21 or knowingly serve an individual who, [is visibly intoxicated or who a reasonable and prudent person would know is intoxicated] at the time of being served, exhibits 3 or more of the following symptoms:
(1) Eyes glassy/droopy, eyes red/bloodshot.
(2) Slurred speech.
(3) Impaired manual dexterity, including swaying while standing, staggering when walking, or stumbling/falling.
(4) Delayed reaction time.
(5) Inability to answer simple questions or keep a train of thought.
(b) For all deliveries of packages by common carrier or delivery agent marked "alcoholic beverages'' or "alcoholic products,'' the carrier shall obtain an adult signature. A licensed carrier shall not transport any liquor, wine, or beverage that has been identified by the commission as originating from a person who does not hold a valid New Hampshire direct shipper permit, provided that such identification has first been provided to and received by the licensed carrier in writing. The commission shall notify carriers by mail on a monthly basis of the identity of unauthorized shippers, which notification shall be effective 15 days after such mailing.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.