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RSA 179:5 · Prohibited Sales

Title
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Chapter
179 · ENFORCEMENT, REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES
Status
current
Official source linked
Yes

Official source

179:5 Prohibited Sales. –
I. No licensee, salesperson, direct shipper, common carrier, delivery agent, nor any other person, shall sell or give away or cause or allow or procure to be sold, delivered, or given away any liquor or beverage to a person under the age of 21, except as permitted under RSA 179:10-b, or serve an individual who is visibly intoxicated or who a reasonable and prudent person would know is intoxicated. For all deliveries of packages by common carrier or delivery agent marked "alcoholic beverages" or "alcoholic products," the carrier shall obtain an adult signature.
II. Notwithstanding RSA 179:10-b, no licensee, manager, or person in charge of a licensed premises shall allow or permit any individual, who is under the age of 21, to possess or consume any liquor or beverage on the licensed premises.
Source. 1990, 255:1. 1996, 275:16. 1998, 167:6; 331:13. 2009, 95:1. 2010, 300:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2016, 108:2, eff. May 20, 2016. 2024, 179:1, eff. Sept. 10, 2024. 2025, 214:3, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.

Source note

Source. 1990, 255:1. 1996, 275:16. 1998, 167:6; 331:13. 2009, 95:1. 2010, 300:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2016, 108:2, eff. May 20, 2016. 2024, 179:1, eff. Sept. 10, 2024. 2025, 214:3, eff. Sept. 13, 2025.

Source history

  • 1990, 255:1
  • 1996, 275:16
  • 1998, 167:6; 331:13
  • 2009, 95:1
  • 2010, 300:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2011
  • 2016, 108:2, eff. May 20, 2016
  • 2024, 179:1, eff. Sept. 10, 2024
  • 2025, 214:3, eff. Sept. 13, 2025

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