Revision: March 30, 2017, 8:34 a.m.
HB 99 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2017 SESSION
17-0104
03/09
HOUSE BILL 99
AN ACT relative to beverage containers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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This bill modifies container requirements for alcoholic beverages.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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8Mar2017... 0294h 17-0104
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to beverage containers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Beverage Containers and Labels. Amend RSA 179:33 to read as follows:
179:33 Sizes of Beer Containers; Promotions; Notification.
I. [Holders of beverage vendor, nano brewery, or beverage manufacturer licenses shall use bottles or cans, and cases or containers for the sale of beer in the state which shall be specifically authorized by the commission.
II.] Holders of beverage vendor, brew pub, nano brewery, or beverage manufacturer licenses shall have their packaging or containers specifically approved by the commission and shall be fined $250 for each packaging or container violation. Container and packaging approval shall not require delivery of a physical sample [of beer under 6 percent alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit] unless the commission determines a physical sample is necessary for approval.
[III.] II. All details of transactions between retailers and wholesale distributors, beverage manufacturers, nano breweries, or brew pubs shall be reflected on pertinent invoices. Promotions shall be clearly identified by both brands and sizes and cash discounts shall be shown as credit and itemized as such. All items noted on delivery slips shall also be noted on wholesale distributor's account receivable ledger records.
[IV.] III. All wholesale distributors, beverage manufacturers, nano breweries, and brew pubs shall make their current prices for wholesale sales available to the commission in writing by brand package. Prices shall remain in effect until such time as they are changed in writing by the wholesale distributor, beverage manufacturer, nano brewery, or brew pub to the commission. Price changes shall be in the commission offices no later than 5 working days prior to any change of prices.
IV. The liquor commission shall not, by rule or otherwise, require a beverage vendor, beverage manufacturer, nano brewery, or brew pub to obtain federal label approval for beverage, as defined in RSA 175:1, VIII, sold exclusively in the state of New Hampshire.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.