HB 1188 - AS INTRODUCED

2016 SESSION

16-2027

03/09

HOUSE BILL 1188

AN ACT relative to the brew pub license.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. D. Long, Merr. 4

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes brew pubs to manufacture alcoholic cider.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16-2027

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to the brew pub license.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1  Definitions; Brew Pub.  Amend RSA 175:1, XII-a to read as follows:

XII-a.  "Brew pub'' means a manufacturer of beer, [or] specialty beer, or cider not exceeding 2,500 barrels annually, which as a functional part of its business, maintains a full service restaurant serving the beer it manufactures as well as other beverage and liquor as allowed by RSA 178:21, II(a)(1) and RSA 178:22, V(q).

2  Brew Pub License.  Amend RSA 178:13, I-II to read as follows:

I.  A brew pub license shall authorize the licensee to manufacture beer or cider in quantities not to exceed 2,500 barrels annually primarily for consumption on the licensed premises.

II.  A brew pub licensee may sell beer or cider manufactured on the premises or manufactured by the licensee at a host brewer facility to individuals for on-premises and off-premises consumption and to New Hampshire licensed retailers and wholesalers.  A brew pub shall maintain a full service restaurant and may subsequently serve beverage and liquor as permitted by RSA 178:21, II(a)(1), RSA 178:22, V(e)(2), and RSA 178:22, V(q).

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