Revision: May 7, 2018, 3:08 p.m.
CHAPTER 16
HB 1719-FN - FINAL VERSION
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04/19/2018 1481s
2018 SESSION
18-2580
08/03
HOUSE BILL 1719-FN
AN ACT relative to donations of liquor to nonprofits.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. Butler, Carr. 7
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows nonprofit organizations to accept donations of wine, beer, and liquor.
This bill is a request of the liquor commission.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2018... 0405h
04/19/2018 1481s 18-2580
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to donations of liquor to nonprofits.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
16:1 New Paragraphs; Nonprofit Organizations; Acceptance of Beer, Wine, and Liquor. Amend RSA 179:32 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraphs:
V. Notwithstanding any other provision of Title XIII, any organization that is a nonprofit entity and properly registered with the attorney general, or any not-for-profit college or university or institution of higher education, may accept donations of beer, wine, or liquor from New Hampshire licensed manufacturers, wholesalers, vendors, representatives, or retailers which may be sold or given away at an event sponsored by the organization. Raffles of liquor shall be subject to RSA 178:1, VII.
VI. Organizations receiving donations of alcohol as provided in paragraph V shall be limited to not more than 12 events in a calendar year where donated alcohol products are sold or given away.
VII. New Hampshire licensed manufacturers, wholesalers, vendors, representatives, or retailers who make a donation as provided in paragraph V shall notify the commission not later than 10 days before the scheduled event. Such notification shall include the name of the recipient of the donation, a list of the brands and quantity donated, the date of the event, and the location of the event. Licensees making donations shall maintain records of all product donations. Records of product donations shall be maintained by the donating licensee and available to the commission for inspection upon request.
VIII. Nothing in this section shall relieve the recipient of the donated product from adhering to the provisions of RSA 178:1 and RSA 179:5.
16:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 07, 2018
Effective Date: May 07, 2018