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CHAPTER 232
HB 161-FN - FINAL VERSION
05/18/2017 1698s
22Jun2017... 2329CofC
2017 SESSION
17-0151
03/08
HOUSE BILL 161-FN
AN ACT relative to beverage sales at farmers' markets and relative to liquor commission sales.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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This bill requires beverage manufacturer licensees to pay the beer tax on beverages sold at farmers' markets. This bill also expands the liquor commission's marketing and merchandising authority.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/18/2017 1698s
22Jun2017... 2329-CofC 17-0151
03/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to beverage sales at farmers' markets and relative to liquor commission sales.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
232:1 Beverage Manufacturer License; Additional Fees; Farmers' Markets. Amend RSA 178:12, V to read as follows:
V. Beverage manufacturers shall pay a fee as required by RSA 178:26 for each gallon of beverage sold or provided under paragraphs III, [and] IV, and IV-a.
232:2 Liquor Commission; Marketing and Merchandising. Amend RSA 176:11, II to read as follows:
II. In the event that the commission determines New Hampshire liquor revenues are being diverted by actions taken by persons holding either liquor and wine representative licenses, [or] liquor and wine vendor licenses, or direct shipper licenses who compete directly or indirectly with the commission for market share [in this or other states], the commission may take such marketing or merchandising action, or both, as it deems necessary, including sanctions against [products supplied by] the competing entities.
232:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
Approved: July 18, 2017
Effective Date: July 01, 2017