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NH Rev Stat § 178:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 178 - Liquor Licenses and Fees|Section 178:31 - Wine and Liquor Festival Licenses.

    178:31 Wine and Liquor Festival Licenses. –||I. The commission may issue a supplemental wine festival license, or a supplemental liquor festival license, to the holder of a wine manufacturer license or a liquor manufacturer license. The commission may also issue a wine or liquor festival license to a responsible person representing a voluntary nonprofit group or such group's designee. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the holder of a license under this section shall be allowed to organize, advertise, and hold an event not exceeding 3 days in length, promoting the products of the beverage industry. The provisions of RSA 178:22, I, III, and IV shall apply to any license issued under this section. The sales and services of alcoholic beverages shall be in a clearly defined area. Applications for a license under this section shall be filed with the commission 15 working days before the date on which the license is needed.||II. For purposes of regulation, any person issued a license under paragraph I shall be subject to all applicable statutory provisions and rules adopted under this title, except as directed by this section. Any violations committed by a supplemental licensee shall be considered violations against the applicant's annual or seasonal license.||III. No alcohol other than wine shall be served at a wine festival and no alcohol other than liquor shall be served at a liquor festival under this section.||IV. (a) No license shall be issued under paragraph I unless the applicant obtains:||(1) Official approval of the chief of the local fire department as to the safety of the location; and||(2) Official approval of the local health department concerning sanitary conditions; and||(3) Official approval of the local police department as to the accessibility and public safety of the location and the event.||(b) Written statements from such officials shall accompany the application for a license issued under paragraph I. The selectmen, city council, city manager, or town administrator may at their discretion, assign police officers to the location of the event where alcoholic beverages are served.||V. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission or its investigators may suspend, without warning, any license issued under paragraph I, if in their opinion, such continued sale or service of alcoholic beverages is contrary to the public interest.|||Source. 2011, 165:3, eff. Aug. 13, 2011. 2018, 197:2, eff. Aug. 7, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:1 - Possession.

    179:1 Possession. –||No person shall possess, transport, procure, furnish, or give away any beverage or liquor except such as has been sold under the provisions of this title or legally purchased outside the state and except as otherwise provided in this title.|||Source. 1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:3 - Forfeiture.

    179:3 Forfeiture. –||Upon a decree of forfeiture, the beverage and liquor, with the casks, bottles, cases, or containers, may be adjudged to be destroyed, or they, and any other property which may be seized or forfeited under the provisions of this chapter, may be sold in accordance with the decree of the court. The proceeds of any sale of such property duly forfeited, after deducting the expense of the seizure and proceedings, shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which the proceedings were determined, for its use.|||Source. 1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:4 - Forfeiture of Liquor and Beverage.

    179:4 Forfeiture of Liquor and Beverage. –||Any person who is taken into protective custody for intoxication or convicted of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of beverage or liquor shall forfeit any liquor or beverage upon his person or in the vehicle, if any, at the time of the commission of the offense. This section shall not apply to liquor or beverage legally in his possession for the purpose of sale. Any liquor or beverage so forfeited shall be disposed of as the court may determine and the proceeds, if any, shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which the proceedings were determined for its use.|||Source. 1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:5 - Prohibited Sales.

    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 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. 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.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:5-a - Sale of Kegs of Malt Beverages; Penalty.

    179:5-a Sale of Kegs of Malt Beverages;  Penalty. –||I. The commission by rule shall require the identification of kegs of malt beverages sold directly to consumers who are not licensees of the commission and the signing of a receipt therefor by the purchaser in order to allow the kegs to be traced if the contents are consumed in violation of the Title XIII. The keg identification shall be in a form prescribed by the commission which identifies the seller and which is removable or obliterated when the keg is processed for refilling. The receipt shall be on a form prescribed and supplied by the commission and shall include the purchaser's name, address, and motor vehicle operator's license number, if any. The receipt shall contain a statement that shall be signed by the purchaser that, under penalty of unsworn falsification, the purchaser shall not allow consumption of any malt beverage in the keg in violation of the provisions of RSA 179:5. A copy of the receipt shall be given to the purchaser and the seller shall retain the original receipt for such period as the commission by rule may require.||II. Possession of a keg containing malt beverage, which is not identified as required by paragraph I of this section, shall be a violation.||III. Any person, other than a beverage manufacturer or wholesaler, who removes the identification prescribed by paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation.||IV. A person who signs a receipt described in paragraph I in order to obtain a keg, knowing the receipt to be false, or who falsifies any information required on the receipt, is guilty of unsworn falsification as prescribed by RSA 641:3.||V. As used in this section, "keg" means any brewery-sealed, individual container of malt beverage having a liquid capacity of more than 7 gallons.|||Source. 2000, 259:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:5-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:5-b - Enforcement Activity Verifying Noncompliance.

    179:5-b Enforcement Activity Verifying Noncompliance. –||It shall be a violation to sell any liquor or beverage to a minor during enforcement activity initiated solely for the purpose of verifying noncompliance with RSA 179:5. It shall be a misdemeanor to knowingly sell liquor or beverage to a minor at the time of any such enforcement activity. The commission shall retain the right to require the licensee in such a circumstance to initiate additional training of its staff or individual employee. This section shall not apply to law enforcement initiatives involving surveillance, investigations, or criminal complaints of prohibited sales.|||Source. 2010, 283:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:6 - Sale of Cider to Persons Under 21.

    179:6 Sale of Cider to Persons Under 21. –||Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or cause or allow or procure to be sold to any person under 21 years of age, cider containing not less than 1/2 of one percent of alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 1995, 34:12, eff. June 23, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:7 - Sales to Persons Under 21.

    179:7 Sales to Persons Under 21. –||The establishment of all the following facts by a person making a sale of liquor or beverage to a person under the age of 21 shall constitute prima facie evidence of innocence and a defense to any prosecution for such sale:||I. That the person falsely represented in writing and supported by some official document that he was 21 years of age or over;||II. That the appearance of the person was such that an ordinary and prudent person would believe him to be 21 years of age or over; and||III. That the sale was made in good faith relying upon such written representation and appearance in the reasonable belief that the person was actually 21 years of age or over.|||Source. 1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:8 - Statement From Purchaser as to Age.

    179:8 Statement From Purchaser as to Age. –||I. For the purposes of RSA 179:7, any person making the sale of beverages or liquor to any person whose age is in question shall require the purchaser to furnish any of the following documentation that such person is 21 years of age or over:||(a) A motor vehicle driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire, or a valid driver's license issued by another state, the District of Columbia, a United States territory, or a province of Canada, which bears the date of birth, name, address, and picture of the licensee.||(b) An identification card issued by the director of motor vehicles under the provisions of RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b, or any picture identification card issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory, which bears the date of birth, name, and address of the individual.||(c) An armed services identification card.||(d) A valid passport from a country with whom the United States maintains diplomatic relations.||II. Photographic identification presented under this section shall be consistent with the appearance of the person, and shall not be expired and shall be correct and free of alteration, erasure, blemish, or other impairment.|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 1998, 167:7, eff. July 1, 1998. 2015, 179:1, eff. June 26, 2015. 2016, 71:3, eff. May 10, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:9 - Person Misrepresenting Age.

    179:9 Person Misrepresenting Age. –||I. A person who falsely represents his age for the purpose of procuring liquor or beverage and who procures such liquor or beverage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be fined for his first offense a minimum of $500. No portion of this mandatory minimum fine shall be waived, continued for sentencing, or suspended by the court. A second or subsequent offense shall carry a $1,000 minimum fine.||II. Notwithstanding paragraph I or any other law to the contrary, any person who possesses or uses or displays in any manner a false identification card, document, license, or any other document which represents such person's age for the purpose of purchasing liquor, beverages, or beer as defined in RSA 175:1 by the bottle, can, glass, container, or drink in any manner shall be fined a minimum of $500. No portion of this mandatory minimum fine shall be waived, continued for sentencing, or suspended by the court. The provisions of this paragraph do not reduce the maximum penalty which could be imposed for such an offense pursuant to paragraph I. A second or subsequent offense shall carry a $1,000 minimum fine.||III. An identification card issued under the provisions of RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b shall be withdrawn for violation of this section for 90 days. In addition, the director of the division of motor vehicles shall withdraw, for 90 days, the identification card of any person who allows his card to be used or displayed by another person for the purpose of purchasing liquor or beverages as defined in RSA 175:1.|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 1996, 275:17. 2002, 107:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2016, 71:4, eff. May 10, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:10 - Unlawful Possession and Intoxication.

    179:10 Unlawful Possession and Intoxication. –||I. Except as provided in RSA 179:23, any person under the age of 21 years who has in his or her possession any liquor or alcoholic beverage, or who is intoxicated by consumption of an alcoholic beverage, shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined a minimum of $300. Any second and subsequent offense shall be fined at least $600. For purposes of this section, alcohol concentration as defined in RSA 259:3-b of .02 or more shall be prima facie evidence of intoxication. No portion of this mandatory minimum fine shall be waived, continued for sentencing, or suspended by the court. In addition to the penalties provided in this section, the court may, in its discretion, impose further penalties authorized by RSA 263:56-b.||II. Except for persons convicted on the basis of intoxication, any person under the age of 21 years convicted of unlawful possession of liquor or beverage shall forfeit the same, and it shall be disposed of as the court directs. The proceeds, if any, shall be paid into the treasury of the county in which the proceedings were determined.|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 1998, 167:8. 2002, 256:1. 2005, 177:47. eff. July 1, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:10-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:10-a - Attempt to Purchase Alcohol.

    179:10-a Attempt to Purchase Alcohol. –||Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any person under the age of 21 years, who possesses beverage or liquor with the intent to purchase said beverage or liquor, and who does or omits to do anything which, under the circumstances as such person believes them to be, is an act or omission constituting a substantial step towards the purchase of an alcoholic beverage shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1996, 275:18, eff. June 10, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:12 - Repealed by 1996, 275:35, I, eff. June 10, 1996.

    179:12 Repealed by 1996, 275:35, I, eff. June 10, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 179:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:14 - Reports.

    179:14 Reports. –||Each beverage manufacturer licensee, beverage vendor licensee, brew pub licensee, and wholesale distributor of beverages within the state shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, furnish to the commission, on a form prescribed, a statement under penalty of perjury showing the quantity of beverages sold for resale and the quantity of beverages sold under an off-premises license during the preceding calendar month, within the state.|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 1992, 115:4. 1999, 169:7. 2003, 231:16, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:16 - Adulteration.

    179:16 Adulteration. –||Any licensee allowed to sell beverages and wines to be consumed on the premises as provided in this title who shall allow any adulteration of said beverages or wines so as to increase their alcoholic content shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, and shall lose his license to sell for a period of not less than 6 months. Any person adulterating or causing to be adulterated beverages which are consumed on the premises under such a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:17 - Hours of Sales.

    179:17 Hours of Sales. –||I. The commission may from time to time fix either generally or specially for each license the hours between which licensees may sell beverages or liquor and may adopt such rules as to the conduct of persons holding sellers' licenses as it deems proper.||II. The following restrictions on hours of sale reflect the times during which a licensee may sell beverages or liquor, unless further extended by the commission:||(a) Off-premises licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., 7 days a week.||(b) On-premises licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., 7 days a week. The licensee may sell until 2:00 a.m. under conditions authorized by the legislative body of the city or town in which the premises are located if the legislative body adopts an ordinance authorizing such sales.||(c) Wine manufacturer licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.||(d) Wholesale distributor licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.||(e) Beverage manufacturer licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.||(f) Brew pub licensees may sell off-sale from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week.||III. There shall be no additional restrictions on sales by any licensees on election days.||IV. All beverages and liquor served on the premises of on-premises licensees shall be consumed no later than 30 minutes after expiration of the serving hour. No beverages shall be moved from any off-premises licensee's establishment at any time except during those periods indicated as hours of sale.||V. No bottle club shall be operated or maintained after the hours fixed for the sale of beverages by on-premises licensees.||VI. Any person who violates any provision of paragraph V shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1990, 235:7; 255:1. 1994, 236:6. 1995, 129:3. 2003, 231:18, 19. 2013, 213:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:18 - Posting of Age Requirements.

    179:18 Posting of Age Requirements. –||The commission shall prepare and distribute to business establishments which sell, serve or otherwise dispense liquor or beverage to the general public, posters to be displayed on the premises in a conspicuous place. The posters shall contain a summary and explanation of the laws relative to drinking age restrictions.|||Source. 1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:19 - Entertainment and Entertainers.

    179:19 Entertainment and Entertainers. –||I. In this section:||(a) "Dancer" means a person or a group of people who, with or without compensation, move their feet, or body, or both, to the accompaniment of music in a premises approved to sell alcoholic beverages. "Dancer" shall not be construed to mean a person or group of individuals who perform dances based upon ethnic, cultural, or historical customs.||(b) "Entertainer" means a person who, with or without compensation, performs in a premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. "Entertainer" shall not include a "dancer" as defined under subparagraph I(a).||II. On-premises licensees may provide entertainment and dancing, in clearly defined areas on their licensed premises, provided they have received written authorization by the town or city and they have provided the commission with a copy of that authorization. A cover charge may be assessed to cover the cost of live entertainment. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, paragraph III shall not be construed to permit a person under the age of majority to perform, paid or unpaid, as a dancer in any licensed premise.||III. No person licensed to sell liquor or beverage under RSA 178 may employ as an entertainer any person who is under 17 years of age in a cocktail lounge where liquor or beverages are sold.||IV. [Repealed.]||V. On-premises or off-premises licensees may install amusement machines on their premises. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in any way to limit the powers of municipalities under RSA 31:41-d to adopt bylaws relative to licensing amusement machines and to determining the number, location, and types of machines allowed in the municipality.||VI. Licensees shall not allow gambling or wagering on their premises.||VII. The use of darts shall be allowed in clearly defined areas.|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 1992, 153:4; 227:2. 1995, 37:1. 1996, 275:21. 1998, 374:1. 2003, 231:20, 21, 52, VI, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:20 - Employee Restrictions.

    179:20 Employee Restrictions. –||I. No person, except a citizen of the United States or legal resident alien, shall be employed to sell or deliver any liquor or beverage.||II. No on-premises or off-premises licensee shall consume beverage or liquor while working. No employee, as defined in RSA 275:4, II, shall consume beverage or liquor while working. For the purposes of this paragraph the term "employee" shall not include "dancer" as defined by RSA 179:19, I(a) or "entertainer" as defined by RSA 179:19, I(b).|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 2003, 231:22. 2008, 327:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2018, 174:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 179:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 179 - Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties|Section 179:21 - Employment Prohibited.

    179:21 Employment Prohibited. –||No elected state official, liquor commissioner, or employee of the liquor commission responsible for making recommendations to the commission relative to the purchase of liquor, wine, or beer shall hold a liquor or wine representative license for a period of one year from the date that such person leaves office or terminates such employment.|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 1996, 275:22. 2004, 76:1. 2013, 258:8, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.|