Revision: Dec. 6, 2023, 3:39 p.m.
2024 SESSION
24-2345.1
05/08
HOUSE BILL [bill number]
SPONSORS: [sponsors]
COMMITTEE: [committee]
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ANALYSIS
This bill revises the definition of full course meal and full service restaurant for purposes of alcohol licensing.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2345.1
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Alcoholic Beverages; Definitions of Full Course Meal and Full Service Restaurant. Amend RSA 175:1, XXXII and XXXIII to read as follows:
XXXII. "Full course meal" means a diversified selection of food [which ordinarily cannot be consumed without the use of tableware and which cannot be conveniently consumed while standing or walking] that requires some level of preparation, and falls into the following categories:
(a) Grilled meals, including but not limited to grilled foods, including beef, chicken, pork, blended meats, and equivalent grilled vegetarian options.
(b) Fried meals, including but not limited to deep or air fired foods, including potatoes, chicken, vegetables, and tofu.
(c) Baked meals, including but not limited to baked desserts, meats, pizza/calzones, and vegetable and starches.
(d) Sandwiches, including but not limited to subs, wraps, open-faced, and paninis.
(e) Salads, including but not limited to green salads, vegetable salads, salads of pasta, legumes, or grains, mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood, and fruit salads.
(f) Soups and stews, including but not limited to thin, thick, cold, and national.
(g) Stove top cooked meals, including boiled, stir fried, and sautéed meals.
XXXIII. "Full service restaurant" means a room or rooms capable of seating, at one or more tables with chairs or at booths, at least [20] 10 guests at one time. [The dining room and kitchen shall be sufficiently staffed. Meals shall be readily available, promoted and served to the table. The menu shall contain a variety of full course meals and a sandwich menu may be substituted at the noon meal.] Meals shall be readily available and served to the table. The menu shall contain multiple options of full course meals from at least 2 different meal categories listed in paragraph XXXII.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.