Revision: March 8, 2022, 3:59 p.m.
Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11
February 23, 2022
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12/08
Amendment to HB 1613-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to certain liquor manufacturers.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Paragraph; Liquor Manufacturer License; Authorizing Retail Sale for Off-Premises Consumption at Certain Facilities. Amend RSA 178:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. Each liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year may sell at retail at its facility for off-premises consumption any of its liquor. Each retail sale shall be limited to one 9-liter case or less per sale. No liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year shall sell more than 12 9-liter cases of liquor to any one customer in any calendar year.
2 Annual Wine and Liquor License Fees. Amend RSA 178:29, V(b) to read as follows:
(b)(1) Domestic [manufacturers of liquor] liquor manufacturers of 1,000 or more cases of liquor per year, $1,692.
(2) Domestic liquor manufacturers of less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year, $300.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes a liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year to sell its liquor at its facility for off-premises consumption and establishes fees for domestic liquor manufacturers based on the number of cases they produce per year.