Revision: Dec. 2, 2019, 11:49 a.m.
CHAPTER 39
HB 714-FN - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0469
08/01
HOUSE BILL 714-FN
AN ACT relative to New Hampshire products purchased and sold by the liquor commission.
SPONSORS: Rep. Williams, Hills. 4
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the requirement that the liquor commission purchase and list for sale New Hampshire products.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0469
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to New Hampshire products purchased and sold by the liquor commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
39:1 New Hampshire Products. Amend RSA 176:12 to read as follows:
176:12 New Hampshire Products.
I. The commission, wherever feasible, shall purchase and list for sale in all state stores [the domestic] liquor and wines [manufactured or bottled in this state by a manufacturer] that are grown in New Hampshire, made in New Hampshire, or packaged in New Hampshire. This section shall only apply to New Hampshire domestic manufacturers selling less than 15,000 9-liter-equivalent total cases annually within the state of New Hampshire.
II. In this section:
(a) “Grown in New Hampshire” means that at least 80 percent of the primary ingredients were grown or produced in New Hampshire and the finished product was manufactured and packaged in New Hampshire.
(b) “Made in New Hampshire” means that the finished product was packaged in New Hampshire and was at least 50 percent manufactured in New Hampshire.
(c) “Packaged in New Hampshire” means that the finished product was packaged in New Hampshire.
39:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2019
Effective Date: July 14, 2019