Bill Text: NH HB177 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to sales of alcoholic beverages by manufacturers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-07 - Signed by the Governor on 5/5/2015; Chapter 09; Effective Date 7/1/2015 [HB177 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2015-HB177-Amended.html
HB 177-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
11Mar2015… 0098h
2015 SESSION
03/04
HOUSE BILL 177-FN
AN ACT relative to sales of alcoholic beverages by manufacturers.
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
This bill authorizes sales of samples of alcoholic beverages by manufacturers. Samples sold by beverage manufacturers would be for on-premises consumption.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2015… 0098h
15-0023
03/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to sales of alcoholic beverages by manufacturers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Liquor Manufacturer License. Amend RSA 178:6, IV to read as follows:
IV. A liquor manufacturer may provide to visitors of legal drinking age at its facility samples of liquor manufactured on the premises for tasting. Samples [shall not exceed 1/2 ounce, and shall not be provided to any persons under 21 years of age] may be provided either free or for a fee and shall be limited to one 1/2-ounce sample per label per person. Samples sold under this section shall be subject to fees as established in paragraph VI.
2 Rectifier License. Amend RSA 178:7, IV to read as follows:
IV. A rectifier may provide [a reasonable number of] samples of liquor rectified on the premises for tasting to [a visitor] visitors of legal drinking age at its licensed rectifier facility. Samples [shall not exceed 1/2 ounce, and shall not be provided to any person under 21 years of age] may be provided either free or for a fee and shall be limited to one 1/2-ounce sample per label per person. Samples sold under this section shall be subject to fees as established in paragraph VI.
3 Wine Manufacturer License. Amend RSA 178:8, III to read as follows:
III. Each wine manufacturer shall have the right to sell at retail or wholesale at its winery for off-premises consumption any of its wines. Visitors of legal drinking age at said premises may be provided with [reasonable] samples of wine manufactured on the premises for tasting. Samples may be provided either free or for a fee and shall be limited to one 2-ounce sample per label per person. Pursuant to rules adopted by the commission, a wine manufacturer may transport its products to a farmers’ market or a wine festival licensed under RSA 178:31, and may sell such products at retail in the original container.
4 New Paragraph; Beverage Manufacturer; Sales for On-Premises Consumption. Amend RSA 178:12 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. The holder of a beverage manufacturer license may sell beverage samples to visitors of legal drinking age for consumption on the premises where the beverages were manufactured. Sales of samples for consumption on the premises shall be limited to one 4-ounce glass per label per person.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
LBAO
15-0023
Revised 01/02/15
HB 177-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to sales for on-premises consumption by beverage manufacturers.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Liquor Commission states this bill, as introduced, may decrease state revenue by $22,800 in FY 2016, $25,200 in FY 2017, $27,600 in FY 2018, and $30,000 in FY 2019. There is no fiscal impact on county and local revenue, or state, county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Liquor Commission states this bill allows a liquor manufacturer to sell beverages for consumption on its premises without obtaining an additional license. The Commission states there are 17 beverage manufacturers licensed in the State. Of the 17 licensed beverage manufacturers, three have an additional on-premise license to sell beverages for consumption on-premise, at a cost of $1,200 per license. The Commission assumes two new beverage manufacturers will be licensed each year. The Commission states if all beverage manufacturers had planned to purchase the additional on premise license and do not as a result of this bill, Liquor fund revenue would decrease by the following:
Fiscal Year
Number of Licensed Beverage Manufacturers
On-Premise License Fee
Total Revenue
FY 2016
19
$1,200
($22,800)
FY 2017
21
$1,200
($25,200)
FY 2018
23
$1,200
($27,600)
FY 2019
25
$1,200
($30,000)
