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1 On-Premises Beverage and Liquor Licenses. Amend RSA 178:21, II(a)(1)-(2) to read as follows:
(a)(1) Licenses for Full Service Restaurants. The commission may issue a license to any full service restaurant. Such license shall entitle the licensee to sell beverages, specialty beverages, and liquor at tables in the approved dining rooms of the restaurant with or without meals when the restaurant kitchen is in operation and meals are being actively promoted and served in that dining room. The dining room shall not, however, be used as a substitute for lounge operations. Licenses shall be granted only to restaurants approved by the commission and which show the commission on forms, filed with the license application, covering the 12 most recent calendar months prior to filing, that at least 50 percent of the gross sales of any such licensee is in food. Restaurants with annual food sales of at least $75,000 shall be exempt from the 50 percent requirement. The commission shall at least annually review each license, and application for renewal, on the conditions stated in this paragraph.
(2) The dining room shall be open for business at least 5 days a week for evening meals, unless the commission has granted an exemption.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 On-Premises Beverage and Liquor Licenses. Amend RSA 178:21, II(a)(1)-(2) to read as follows:
(a)(1) Licenses for Full Service Restaurants. The commission may issue a license to any full service restaurant. Such license shall entitle the licensee to sell beverages, specialty beverages, and liquor at tables in the approved dining rooms of the restaurant with or without meals when the restaurant kitchen is in operation and meals are being actively promoted and served in that dining room. The dining room shall not, however, be used as a substitute for lounge operations. Licenses shall be granted only to restaurants approved by the commission and which show the commission on forms, filed with the license application, covering the 12 most recent calendar months prior to filing, that at least 15 percent of the gross sales of any such licensee is in food. Restaurants with annual food sales of at least $75,000 shall be exempt from the 15 percent requirement. The commission shall at least annually review each license, and application for renewal, on the conditions stated in this paragraph.
(2) The dining room shall be open for business at least 5 3 days a week for evening meals, unless the commission has granted an exemption.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.