Bill Text: NH HB98 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to brewpub licenses.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-19 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/16/2017; Chapter 120; Eff. 8/15/2017 [HB98 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2017-HB98-Introduced.html

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HB 98-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2017 SESSION

17-0103

03/09

 

HOUSE BILL 98-FN

 

AN ACT relative to brewpub licenses.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. D. Long, Merr. 4; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 5

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0103

03/09

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT relative to brewpub licenses.

 

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  New Paragraph; Brew Pubs; Fee for Manufacture and Sale of Cider.  Amend RSA 178:13 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VIII.  Any brew pub licensee manufacturing and selling cider shall pay an annual fee of $240 in addition to any other fees paid by the licensee.

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

 

LBAO

17-0103

10/27/16

 

HB 98-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to brewpub licenses.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2021.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Liquor Commission