Amendment 2023-1312s to HB407 (2023)

Relative to regulations on alcohol.


Revision: April 4, 2023, 3:30 p.m.

Commerce

April 4, 2023

2023-1312s

07/05

 

 

Amendment to HB 407

 

Amend the bill by replacing all after section 7 with the following:

 

8  Alcoholic Beverages; Definitions and General Provisions; Purchases of Sacramental Wines.  Amend RSA 175:3 to read as follows:

175:3  Purchases of Sacramental Wines.

I.  Any duly authorized officer of a regularly organized religious body may order from any source for shipment to such religious body wines to be used for sacramental purposes only in the services of such religious body.

II.  Notwithstanding any other provision of Title XIII, the commission shall be authorized to approve and offer for sale any sacramental wine containing 6 percent or less alcohol by volume.

9  Alcoholic Beverages; Liquor Licenses and Fees; On-Premises Beverage and Liquor Licenses; Dining Cars.  Amend RSA 178:21, II(d) to read as follows:

(d)  Dining Cars.  The commission may issue a license to any railroad or car corporation, or designee, operating any dining cars in which food is served within this state, authorizing the holder of the license to sell in such cars liquor, beverages, and specialty beverages to be consumed in such cars.  Such license shall be good throughout the state in both license and non-license territory, and only one such license shall be required for all cars operated in the state by the same owner.  Dining cars traveling through New Hampshire from out of state jurisdictions may purchase supplies of liquor, wine, and beverages from sources other than as provided in RSA 179:32.

10  Alcoholic Beverages; Liquor Licenses and Fees; On-Premises Cocktail Lounge Licenses; Rail Cars.  Amend RSA 178:22, V(p) to read as follows:

(p)  Rail Cars.  The commission may issue a cocktail lounge license to any railroad or rail car corporation, or their designees, operating rail cars authorizing the licensee to sell liquor, beverages, and specialty beverages in such cars to be consumed in such cars.  The license shall be good throughout the state in both license and non-license territory, and only one license shall be required for all cars operated on the same line by the same owner.  Rail cars traveling through New Hampshire from out of state jurisdictions may purchase supplies of liquor, wine, and beverages from sources other than as provided in RSA 179:32.

11  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.