Bill Text: NH SB149 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to liquor samples.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-30 - Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; [SB149 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2014-SB149-Introduced.html
SB 149-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
03/09
SENATE BILL 149-FN
AN ACT relative to liquor samples.
SPONSORS: Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Rep. Peckham, Rock 22
This bill allows liquor manufacturers to distribute samples to licensees for tasting on licensed premises.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0985
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to liquor samples.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Liquor Manufacturer; Sales Fee. Amend RSA 178:6, VI to read as follows:
VI. Each liquor manufacturer shall maintain records and prepare reports for the commission which shall indicate the sales made under paragraph III and samples distributed under paragraph IX and shall pay to the commission monthly a fee equal to 8 percent of such sales or 8 percent of the retail value of such samples on or before the tenth day of the month following the sale or distribution.
2 New Paragraph; Liquor Manufacturer; Distribution of Samples. Amend RSA 178:6 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
IX. Each liquor manufacturer distilling less than 5,000 cases of liquor per year shall have the right to distribute samples directly to on-premises and off-premises licensees for tasting on the licensed premises in accordance with RSA 179:44.
3 Samples Provided for Tasting. Amend RSA 179:31, II(e) to read as follows:
(e) All liquor or wine for this purpose shall be purchased from the commission, except as provided in RSA 178:6, IX.
4 Free Drinks. Amend RSA 179:44 to read as follows:
179:44 Free Drinks.
I. No licensee shall give away free drinks to customers, patrons, members, or guests, in any manner.
II. Notwithstanding [the above] paragraph I, beverage manufacturers, liquor manufacturers, beverage vendors, brew pubs, wholesale distributors and their liquor or wine vendors, their liquor and wine representatives, domestic wine manufacturers, and on-premises and off-premises licensees may conduct beverage, liquor, or wine tasting, as applicable, on licensed premises. Liquor, beverage, or wine tasting shall be conducted only during such hours as are authorized by the commission for the sale of the product on the premises.
III. Liquor, beverage, or wine samples shall be consumed on the premises, and, except for wine samples provided by wine manufacturers and liquor samples provided by liquor manufacturers, liquor or wine for this purpose shall be purchased from the commission under conditions prescribed by this title. Beverage samples for a tasting shall only be obtained as prescribed by this title.
IV. The commission may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing the criteria and procedures for liquor, beverage, and wine tasting within the state.
V. All samples furnished for tasting shall be considered sales for the requirements of RSA 178:26 and RSA 178:6, VI.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.
LBAO
13-0985
Revised 02/15/13
SB 149 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to liquor samples.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Liquor Commission states this bill, as introduced, will have an indeterminable impact on state revenue in FY 2014 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures, or county and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Liquor Commission states this bill allows liquor manufacturers distilling less than 5,000 cases of liquor per year to distribute samples to licensees for tasting on licensed premises. The Commission states they do not have the information to determine how many manufacturers would take advantage of this bill but the impact on revenue is indeterminable and expected to be insignificant.
