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RSA 179:32 · Purchase of Supplies

Title
XIII: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Chapter
179 · ENFORCEMENT, REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES
Status
current
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179:32 Purchase of Supplies. –

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I.

All licensees shall purchase their supplies of liquor and wine from the commission or as provided by law.

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II.

An on-premises licensee, with the approval of the commission, may purchase its supplies of liquor and wine from an agency store.

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III.

All on-premises or off-premises licensees shall purchase their supplies of beverages from licensed wholesale distributors, manufacturers, brew pubs, or as otherwise specifically provided by law.

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IV.

The commission may, upon request, grant licensees permission to purchase product not otherwise available in New Hampshire from direct shipper permit holders.

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V.

Notwithstanding any other provision of Title XIII, any organization that is a nonprofit entity and properly registered with the attorney general, or any not-for-profit college or university or institution of higher education, may accept donations of beer, wine, or liquor from New Hampshire licensed manufacturers, wholesalers, vendors, representatives, or retailers which may be sold or given away at an event sponsored by the organization. Raffles of liquor shall be subject to RSA 178:1, VII.

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VI.

Organizations receiving donations of alcohol as provided in paragraph V shall be limited to not more than 12 events in a calendar year where donated alcohol products are sold or given away.

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VII.

New Hampshire licensed manufacturers, wholesalers, vendors, representatives, or retailers who make a donation as provided in paragraph V shall notify the commission not later than 10 days before the scheduled event. Such notification shall include the name of the recipient of the donation, a list of the brands and quantity donated, the date of the event, and the location of the event. Licensees making donations shall maintain records of all product donations. Records of product donations shall be maintained by the donating licensee and available to the commission for inspection upon request.

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VIII.

Nothing in this section shall relieve the recipient of the donated product from adhering to the provisions of RSA 178:1 and RSA 179:5. Source. 1990, 255:1. 2003, 231:29. 2010, 300:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 310:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2010. 2018, 16:1, eff. May 7, 2018.

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Source note

Source. 1990, 255:1. 2003, 231:29. 2010, 300:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 310:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2010. 2018, 16:1, eff. May 7, 2018.

Source history

  • 1990, 255:1
  • 2003, 231:29
  • 2010, 300:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; 310:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2010
  • 2018, 16:1, eff. May 7, 2018

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Bill relationships

  • 2026 HB1673 amend

    nsed to distill less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year shall sell more than 12 9-liter cases of liquor to any one customer in any calendar year. 2 Purchase of Supplies. Amend RSA 179:32, II to read as follows: II. An on-premises licensee, with the approval of the commission, may purchase its supplies of liquor and wine from an agency store or directly from a small liquor manufacturer under RSA 178:6

  • 2026 HB1673-FN amend

    nsed to distill less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year shall sell more than 12 9-liter cases of liquor to any one customer in any calendar year. 2 Purchase of Supplies. Amend RSA 179:32, II to read as follows: II. An on-premises licensee, with the approval of the commission, may purchase its supplies of liquor and wine from an agency store or directly from a small liquor manufacturer under RSA 178:6

  • 2026 HB1765 amend

    cur during the licensee's normal business hours. 3 New Section; Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties; Advertising; Prohibited Conduct; Defacing of Controlled Products. Amend RSA 179 by inserting after section 31 the following new section: 179:31-a Prohibited Conduct; Defacing of Controlled Products. I. No off premise license holder, or an employee or agent of an off premise license holder actin

  • 2026 HB1765-FN amend

    cur during the licensee's normal business hours. 3 New Section; Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties; Advertising; Prohibited Conduct; Defacing of Controlled Products. Amend RSA 179 by inserting after section 31 the following new section: 179:31-a Prohibited Conduct; Defacing of Controlled Products. I. No off premise license holder, or an employee or agent of an off premise license holder actin