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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence › Section 173-B:23 - Referral.

173-B:23 Referral. –
Where centers are available, any law enforcement officer who investigates an alleged incident of domestic violence shall advise the person subject to such violence of the availability of programs from which that person may receive services.
Source.
1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence › Section 173-B:24 - Rights Reserved.

173-B:24 Rights Reserved. –
A person shall not be prejudiced by the court having jurisdiction under RSA 173-B for having left the residence or household with or without the children to avoid further domestic violence.
Source.
1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence › Section 173-B:25 - Severability.

173-B:25 Severability. –
If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Source.
1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence › Section 173-B:26 - Repealed by 2014, 107:5, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

173-B:26 Repealed by 2014, 107:5, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors › Section 173-C:2 - Privilege.

173-C:2 Privilege. –
I. A victim has the privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing a confidential communication made by the victim to a sexual assault counselor or a domestic violence counselor, including any record made in the course of support, counseling, or assistance of the victim. Any confidential communication or record may be disclosed only with the prior written consent of the victim. This privilege terminates upon the death of the victim.
I-a. The privilege and confidentiality under paragraph I shall extend to:
(a) A third person present to assist communication with the victim.
(b) A third person present to assist a victim who is physically challenged.
(c) Co-participants in support group counseling of the victim.
II. Persons prevented from disclosing a confidential communication or record pursuant to paragraph I shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 631:6.
Source.
1985, 98:1. 1990, 241:8. 1994, 259:10, eff. June 2, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors › Section 173-C:3 - Assertion or Waiver of Privilege.

173-C:3 Assertion or Waiver of Privilege. –
The privilege may be claimed or waived in all civil, administrative, and criminal legal proceedings, including discovery proceedings, by the following persons:
I. The victim or an attorney on the victim's behalf.
II. The guardian of the victim, if the victim has been found incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.
III. A minor victim who is emancipated, married, or over the age of 15, unless, in the opinion of the court, the minor is incapable of knowingly waiving the privilege. A guardian ad litem shall be appointed in all cases in which there is a potential conflict of interest between a victim under the age of 18 and his parent or guardian.
Source.
1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors › Section 173-C:4 - Partial Waiver.

173-C:4 Partial Waiver. –
Waiver as to a specific portion of communication between the victim and the counselor shall not constitute a waiver of the privilege as to other portions of the confidential communication between victim and counselor, relating to the alleged crime.
Source.
1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors › Section 173-C:6 - Locations of Centers Privileged.

173-C:6 Locations of Centers Privileged. –
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the location and the street address of a rape crisis center or domestic violence center are absolutely privileged.
Source.
1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors › Section 173-C:7 - Involuntary Waiver.

173-C:7 Involuntary Waiver. –
The privilege established by this chapter shall not apply when the sexual assault counselor or the domestic violence counselor has knowledge that the victim has given perjured testimony and when the defendant has made an offer of proof that there is probable cause to believe that perjury has been committed.
Source.
1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors › Section 173-C:8 - Failure to Testify.

173-C:8 Failure to Testify. –
Failure of any person to testify as a witness pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not give rise to an inference unfavorable to the prosecution or the defense.
Source.
1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors › Section 173-C:9 - Appeal.

173-C:9 Appeal. –
The victim shall have a right to interlocutory appeal to the supreme court from any decision by a court to require the disclosure of records or testimony of a rape crisis or domestic violence center or sexual assault or domestic violence counselor.
Source.
1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare › Chapter 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors › Section 173-C:10 - Counselor's Duty to Report Child Abuse.

173-C:10 Counselor's Duty to Report Child Abuse. –
The domestic violence or sexual assault counselor shall have the same reporting duties under RSA 169-C:29 as other professionals, providing that this duty shall not apply where a minor is seeking relief pursuant to RSA 173-B:3 for abuse by a spouse or former spouse of the minor, or by an intimate partner who is not related to the minor by consanguinity or affinity. As used in this section, "abuse" and "intimate partners" shall be as defined in RSA 173-B:1.
Source.
1985, 98:1. 1994, 259:11, eff. June 2, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:2 - Adulteration or Misbranding.

175:2 Adulteration or Misbranding. –
I. The commission shall cause such precautions to be taken as it may deem necessary to insure the purity and freedom from misbranding of all liquors sold. It shall be unlawful to manufacture for sale or to sell any liquor or beverage as defined in this chapter which is adulterated with any deleterious drug, substance, or liquid which is poisonous or injurious to the health.
II. The commission shall not be liable for injuries or damages arising from liquor or beverage sold by direct shippers.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1998, 331:2, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:3 - Purchases of Sacramental Wines.

175:3 Purchases of Sacramental Wines. –
I. Any duly authorized officer of a regularly organized religious body may order from any source for shipment to such religious body wines to be used for sacramental purposes only in the services of such religious body.
II. Notwithstanding any other provision of Title XIII, the commission shall be authorized to approve and offer for sale any sacramental wine containing 6 percent or less alcohol by volume.
Source.
1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990. 2023, 86:8, eff. Aug. 19, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:4 - Advertising.

175:4 Advertising. –
I. All advertising of liquor and beverages is lawful, unless specifically prohibited by statute or administrative rule.
II. The commission is authorized to advertise and regulate the advertisement of liquor and beverages through the medium of newspapers, magazines, periodicals, television and radio broadcasting, sports films, travelogs, electronic or computer media, or other commercially acceptable promotional means and methods which may become available. All advertising of liquor and beverages within the state through the medium of billboards is hereby prohibited.
III. Any funds appropriated to the commission for the purposes of paragraph II shall be expended to optimize the profitability of the commission.
(a) Eighty percent for liquor advertising with out-of-state media; and
(b) Twenty percent for liquor advertising with media in the state.
IV. The following statement shall be posted on the premises of all on-premises and off-premises licensees and at state liquor stores: "According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects." Such statement shall be located in a conspicuous and prominent place within the establishment and shall appear on a contrasting background.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1991, 291:1. 1995, 34:6. 1996, 275:7. 1997, 207:5. 2003, 231:9, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:5 - Cider.

175:5 Cider. –
This title shall not apply to manufacture of cider containing not more than 6 percent of alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit for personal consumption. Sale by manufacturers and farmers of cider containing more than said 6 percent may be made to the commission under such regulations and with such fees as said commission may prescribe, and such cider may be shipped out of the state under such regulation and fees as the commission may prescribe.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1996, 275:8, eff. June 10, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:5-a - Food Products.

175:5-a Food Products. –
I. This title shall not apply to sales of edible food products, which are not intended to be consumed as a liquid, containing not over 6 percent alcohol by volume.
II. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or cause or procure to be sold any edible food product containing not less than 1/2 of one percent alcohol by volume, at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, to any person under the age of 21.
III. All liquor used in the manufacture of edible food products in this state shall be purchased from the commission.
Source.
1995, 122:2. 1996, 275:9, eff. June 10, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:5-b - Production of Beer and Wine for Personal or Family Use.

175:5-b Production of Beer and Wine for Personal or Family Use. –
I. Except as provided in this section, this title shall not apply to the production of beer or wine other than fortified wine by persons over 21 years of age for personal or family use, when such beer or wine is not offered for sale or sold, when produced in the following aggregate amount per household:
(a) Not in excess of 200 gallons per calendar year if there are 2 or more persons producing beer or wine in such household.
(b) Not in excess of 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one person producing beer or wine in such household.
II. It shall be unlawful for any person to produce beer or wine for personal or family use in excess of the amounts permitted in paragraph I or to offer for sale or sell such beer or wine.
III. Beer or wine produced under the provisions of paragraph I may be removed from the premises where made for personal or family use for use at organized home brewing meetings, exhibitions, or competitions, such as homebrewer's contests, tastings, or judgings, and for personal off-premises use. Beer or wine used under this paragraph shall not be sold or offered for sale.
Source.
1998, 133:1. 2013, 25:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:6 - Transportation of Liquor.

175:6 Transportation of Liquor. –
I. No person shall transport liquor in this state in a greater quantity than 3 quarts, unless said liquor was purchased from a state store, from a direct shipper, from a holder of a combination or retail wine license in accordance with RSA 178:18, and RSA 178:19 or from a winery holding a limited winery special sales license in accordance with RSA 178:8. Provided, however, that the commission in its discretion may grant to an individual, upon application, a license to transport for a specific journey liquor not purchased at a state store for the person's own personal use, in a quantity not to exceed 3 gallons. Quantities exceeding 3 gallons may be transferred with a license issued by the commission providing a fee of 25 percent of the entire value of the product is paid to the commission. It shall be lawful for common carriers to transport liquor to state stores, to state warehouses, to licensees under this title, to purchasers of liquor at state stores, and from manufacturers to state warehouses, state stores, and to the state line for transportation outside the state; for licensees under this title to transport liquor from state stores to their place of business; and for manufacturers to transport within the state to state warehouses and state stores and to the state line for transportation outside the state.
II. Upon written authorization from the commission it shall be lawful for any out-of-state wholesaler of liquor or any licensed liquor vendor, wine vendor, liquor manufacturer rectifier, or domestic wine manufacturer to pick up from, transport, and deliver liquor or table wines, as applicable, to any commission warehouse, to any other licensed warehouse, to the state line, or to their place of business.
III. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, with written authorization from the commission, a liquor and wine representative or such representative's liquor and wine salesperson may pick up liquor or table wines that were ordered by a retail licensee from the commission and transport and deliver that order to the retailer's place of business from in-state warehouses.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 147:1. 1996, 275:10. 1998, 331:3. 2003, 231:10, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:7 - Local Option.

175:7 Local Option. –
I. The voters of any city or town shall vote on certain questions concerning the sale and consumption of liquor, malt beverages or wine in that city or town as provided in RSA 663:5.
II. The application of the vote taken at the biennial election held in November, 1964, shall be as provided in RSA 663:6.
III. The recount of any local option vote, the procedures for holding such a recount, the declaration of the results of such a recount and the procedure for an appeal from such a recount shall be as provided in RSA 660:13-15.
Source.
1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 175 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 175:8 - Severability.

175:8 Severability. –
If any provision of this title, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect the other provisions or applications of the title which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this title are severable.
Source.
2007, 380:2, eff. July 18, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:1 - Commission.

176:1 Commission. –
There shall be a state liquor commission under the executive direction of a liquor commissioner, who shall also be known as the chairman of the liquor commission, appointed by the governor with the consent of the council. The commissioner shall have significant business management experience and shall complete a criminal history records check prior to confirmation by the council. The liquor commissioner shall hold office for a term of 4 years. If a vacancy shall occur, it shall be filled for the remainder of the term. The commissioner may be removed by the governor and council for cause.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 2007, 156:5. 2013, 258:1, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:2 - Liquor Commissioner; Compensation.

176:2 Liquor Commissioner;  Compensation. –
The annual salary of the commissioner shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a, and the commissioner shall receive his or her reasonable expenses while traveling in the performance of his or her duties, provided that the commissioner shall not be allowed as expenses, travel between his or her place of residence and the commissioner's office in Concord, nor shall the commissioner be allowed board or lodging while in Concord. The commissioner shall serve as the representative to the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1998, 167:10. 2013, 258:2, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:2-a - Deputy Commissioner.

176:2-a Deputy Commissioner. –
I. The commissioner shall nominate a deputy commissioner for appointment by the governor with the consent of the council who shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. The deputy commissioner shall hold office for a term of 4 years and may be reappointed. The deputy commissioner shall be subject to a background check by the state police prior to appointment.
II. If a vacancy shall occur in said office, it shall be filled for the remainder of the term. The deputy commissioner may be removed by the governor and council for cause.
III. The annual salary of the deputy commissioner shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.
IV. The deputy commissioner shall perform such duties as are assigned by the commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall assume the duties of the commissioner in the event that the commissioner is unable for any reason to perform such duties.
V. The deputy commissioner shall, subject to the supervision of the commissioner, exercise authority as required to ensure that the divisions and their directors are implementing the organizational goals and managing the work of the commission in an effective and efficient manner.
Source.
2013, 258:3, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:3 - Duties.

176:3 Duties. –
The primary duties of the liquor commission shall be to:
I. Optimize the profitability of the commission.
II. Maintain proper controls.
III. Assume responsibility for the effective and efficient operation of the commission.
IV. Provide service to the customers of the commission, pursuant to this title.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1991, 349:1, eff. June 29, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:4 - Requirements.

176:4 Requirements. –
The commissioner and deputy commissioner shall devote their entire time to the service of the commission. The commissioner and deputy commissioner shall not have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in the liquor or beverage business. The compensation and expenses of the commissioner and deputy commissioner and the expenses of the administration of this chapter shall be paid by the state on the warrant of the governor with the approval of the council.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 2013, 258:4, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:6 - Offices; Seal.

176:6 Offices;  Seal. –
The commission shall be provided with suitable offices in the city of Concord. It shall adopt a proper seal.
Source.
1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:7 - Assistants and Employees.

176:7 Assistants and Employees. –
The state liquor commission may employ such assistants as are, in its opinion, necessary for the proper transaction of its business, and fix their compensation, subject to the rules of the director of personnel. It may secure any necessary technical or professional assistance.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 146:2. 1996, 106:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:8 - Divisions and Directors.

176:8 Divisions and Directors. –
The commission shall have 3 divisions under the direction of unclassified division directors. The directors shall be nominated by the commissioner for appointment by the governor with the consent of the council and shall serve for terms of 4 years dependent upon maintaining good behavior and competence. There shall be a division of marketing, merchandising, and warehousing, a division of administration, and a division of enforcement and licensing. The director of the division of enforcement and licensing shall be subject to a background check by the state police prior to appointment.
Source.
1990, 235:2; 255:1. 1992, 146:3. 1996, 106:2. 2009, 144:121. 2013, 258:5, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:9 - Liquor Investigator; Training.

176:9 Liquor Investigator;  Training. –
I. The commission may, subject to rules adopted by the director of personnel, employ and dismiss liquor investigators. Liquor investigators shall, under the direction of the commission, investigate any or all matters arising under this title.
II. Any new liquor investigator employed by the commission under this section after August 13, 1985, shall, within 6 months of employment, satisfactorily complete a preparatory police training program as provided by RSA 106-L:6, unless he or she has already completed such a program.
III. The commissioner, deputy commissioner, assistant, or liquor investigator may enter any place where liquor, beverages, tobacco products, e-cigarettes are sold or manufactured, at any time, and may examine any license or permit issued or purported to have been issued under the terms of this title. They shall make complaints for violations of this title.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 146:4. 2008, 341:11. 2013, 258:6, eff. Sept. 22, 2013. 2017, 206:10, eff. Sept. 8, 2017. 2019, 346:113, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:10 - Preference Given.

176:10 Preference Given. –
Any person who served for not less than 90 days in the armed forces of the United States during "any war in which the United States was engaged, and received an honorable discharge from such service," shall be given preference in appointment under the provisions of RSA 176:7, RSA 176:9, RSA 177:4, and RSA 179:59, if qualified for such positions.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 146:5, eff. July 5, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:11 - Commission to Sell.

176:11 Commission to Sell. –
I. It shall be the duty of the commission to buy and have in its possession liquor for sale in the manner provided in this title. Such liquors shall be free from adulteration and misbranding within the meaning of the provisions of RSA 146. All liquors sold for medicinal use shall conform to the standards and tests for such liquors as laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia, official at the time of sale. All purchases of liquor shall be made by the commission directly and not through the department of administrative services. The commission shall be subject to all the provisions so far as applicable of RSA 9.
I-a. The commission may register trade names with the secretary of state with which to operate as a direct shipper of liquor and wine in this and other jurisdictions.
II. In the event that the commission determines New Hampshire liquor revenues are being diverted by actions taken by persons holding either liquor and wine representative licenses, liquor and wine vendor licenses, or direct shipper licenses who compete directly or indirectly with the commission for market share, the commission may take such marketing or merchandising action, or both, as it deems necessary, including sanctions against the competing entities.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 146:6. 1993, 285:5. 2003, 231:11, eff. July 1, 2003. 2017, 232:2, eff. July 1, 2017. 2021, 112:1, eff. Sept. 7, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:12 - New Hampshire Products.

176:12 New Hampshire Products. –
I. The commission, wherever feasible, shall purchase and list for sale in all state stores liquor and wines that are grown in New Hampshire, made in New Hampshire, or packaged in New Hampshire. This section shall only apply to New Hampshire domestic manufacturers selling less than 15,000 9-liter-equivalent total cases annually within the state of New Hampshire.
II. In this section:
(a) "Grown in New Hampshire" means that at least 80 percent of the primary ingredients were grown or produced in New Hampshire and the finished product was manufactured and packaged in New Hampshire.
(b) "Made in New Hampshire" means that the finished product was packaged in New Hampshire and was at least 50 percent manufactured in New Hampshire.
(c) "Packaged in New Hampshire" means that the finished product was packaged in New Hampshire.
Source.
1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990. 2019, 39:1, eff. July 14, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:13 - Listing and Delisting of Products.

176:13 Listing and Delisting of Products. –
I. All decisions regarding listing and delisting of products for sale shall be made by the commission.
II. The commission shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A establishing procedures and criteria for listing and delisting of products for sale. These rules shall include procedures for appeal of commission decisions.
III. All requests for action regarding listing or delisting from vendors or their representatives shall be submitted to the commission, to the attention of the chairman.
Source.
1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:14 - Rulemaking.

176:14 Rulemaking. –
The commission shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. Procedures for regular and special meetings of the commission.
II. Procedures for responses to petitions on rulemaking.
III. Methods of complying with requests for information under RSA 91-A, including copying fees sufficient to cover the cost of copies.
IV. Declaratory ruling procedures.
V. Procedures for handling petitions from municipalities to revoke a liquor license.
VI. Listing and delisting products for sale.
VII. Liquor licenses, including:
(a) Requirements and restrictions for each type of license.
(b) Procedures and forms to apply for or renew a license.
(c) Safekeeping of licenses.
(d) Authorized expansion of a licensed facility and procedures for authorization.
(e) Procedures to approve exceptions of license requirements, restrictions, and limitations.
(f) Training and continuing education required or recommended for licensees.
VIII. Licensee operations, including:
(a) Procedures for on-premises and off-premises licensees to purchase wines and liquor.
(b) Credit and billing procedures, including fees for late payment.
(c) Bailment requirements, including fees.
(d) Restrictions on packaging, promotions, signage, and operating hours.
(e) Relations between types of licensees.
(f) Procedures for public sampling of liquor, wine, or beverages pursuant to RSA 179:44.
(g) Collection of additional fees required under RSA 178:6, VI, RSA 178:8, IV, and RSA 178:26.
IX. Requirements and procedures for direct shipments.
X. Any other matters necessary to implement their duties under this title. As a condition of the commission invoking its rulemaking authority under this paragraph, the liquor commission shall provide a written report detailing the necessity for the proposed rule as set forth in the rulemaking notice, to include any fiscal impact or policy implications related to the adoption of the proposed rule, to the chairpersons of the house and senate executive departments and administration committees, the chairpersons of the house and senate standing committees with jurisdiction over revenue collection, the joint legislative committee on administrative rules, and the chairperson of the fiscal committee of the general court.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1991, 204:1. 2013, 174:1, eff. July 2, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:15 - Insurance.

176:15 Insurance. –
The commission shall have power to insure the state liquor warehouse or warehouses and contents against fire and sprinkler damage and such insurance shall be purchased through the department of administrative services.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 146:7. 1994, 158:11, eff. May 23, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:17 - Purchases by the Liquor Commission.

176:17 Purchases by the Liquor Commission. –
The liquor commission shall purchase all liquor, wine, and beverages from primary sources. For the purposes of this title,primary sourcemeans the manufacturer or producer, whether or not it is within the state. If a primary source is not available, the commissioner may, if he or she feels it is in the best interests of the state, allow an exemption and shall explain why such exemption has been allowed.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1994, 236:3. 2013, 258:7, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176 - The Liquor Commission › Section 176:18 - Contracts Entered into by the Liquor Commission.

176:18 Contracts Entered into by the Liquor Commission. –
Contracts in excess of $10,000 made or entered into by the liquor commission, including but not limited to contracts for warehousing, transportation, and advertising, shall be competitively bid, reviewed by the attorney general, and approved by the governor and council before becoming effective. This section shall not apply to leases of retail stores. If the commission uses competitive bidding, this section shall not apply to design, construction, renovation, relocation, and property management of retail stores, purchase of products for sale in retail stores, purchase of products for sale on a wholesale basis, or purchase of supplies pursuant to RSA 21-I:18, I(b).
Source.
2013, 157:2, eff. June 28, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 176-A - Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund › Section 176-A:1 - Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund.

176-A:1 Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund. –
I. There is hereby established an alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund to fund alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs.
II. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated for the purposes of funding alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. The commissioner of the department of health and human services may accept gifts, grants, donations, or other funding from any source and shall deposit all such revenue received into the fund. The state treasurer shall invest the moneys deposited in the fund as provided by law. Interest earned on moneys deposited in the fund shall be deposited into the fund.
III. Moneys received from all other sources other than the liquor commission pursuant to RSA 176:16, III, including any community benefit contribution made by New Hampshire's hospitals, shall be disbursed from the fund upon the authorization of the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery established pursuant to RSA 12-J:1 and shall not be diverted for any other purposes. Funds disbursed shall be used for alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services, and other purposes related to the duties of the commission under RSA 12-J:3.
IV. [Repealed.]
Source.
2000, 328:3. 2004, 126:1, 2. 2005, 77:1, eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m. 2014, 18:3, eff. July 22, 2014. 2018, 342:14, eff. Dec. 31, 2018. 2019, 346:218, eff. July 1, 2019. 2023, 79:403, 408, I, eff. Dec. 31, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:1 - State Stores.

177:1 State Stores. –
The commission may lease, purchase, and equip, in the name of the state, such stores, state-owned warehouses, supplies as defined in RSA 21-I:11, II(a), and other materials, goods, and services as are necessary for, incidental to, or related to the operation of the liquor commission retail and wholesale operations. The commission may lease, in the name of the state, space in state stores for the purpose of installing automated teller machines. No newly established state store shall be operated within 200 feet of any public or private school, church, chapel, or parish house.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 2009, 144:123. 2013, 157:3, eff. June 28, 2013. 2014, 327:54, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:1-a - Temporary State Stores.

177:1-a Temporary State Stores. –
The commission may lease, rent, and equip, in the name of the state, stores or space in buildings such as airports or shopping malls and in large venues such as racetracks, temporary stores for the sale or promotion of liquor or related products as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, except that no such store shall be operated within 200 feet of any public or private school, church, chapel, or parish house. The liquor commission shall report quarterly to the fiscal committee of the general court on the status of temporary stores.
Source.
2011, 224:92, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:2 - Closing of State Stores.

177:2 Closing of State Stores. –
I. The commission may close any state liquor store to improve profitability and efficiency. In determining net operating profit or loss, the commission shall adhere to generally accepted accounting principles for both revenues and expenses and shall include an allocation for indirect costs. All information regarding a decision to close any state liquor store shall be made available, by the commission, to the public upon request. The commission shall provide public notice 30 days prior to closing any state liquor store. The commission shall submit a report of state liquor store closings to the fiscal committee of the general court when store closings occur.
II. In order to properly reflect the operating expenses of each state store, the commission shall prepare annually an indirect cost allocation plan for all indirect operating expenses of the commission. All such expenses of the commission, with the exception of the enforcement and licensing division operating expenses, shall be included in the plan and allocated to all state stores on a consistent, rational basis. No later than 30 days following the closure of any state liquor store, the commission shall submit a revised indirect cost allocation plan to the fiscal committee of the general court and the governor and council for approval.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1991, 349:2. 2009, 144:124. 2012, 247:22, eff. Aug. 17, 2012. 2015, 276:252, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:3 - Store Plan.

177:3 Store Plan. –
The state liquor commission shall develop and maintain a formal written store plan for its retail liquor stores. This plan shall establish goals and policies related to the number, size, and staffing patterns of state operated retail liquor stores to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the state store system. The plan shall be reviewed and revised as necessary and shall include, but not be limited to, policies related to:
I. The operational definition of a marginal store, identification of such stores, and specific plans to consolidate or otherwise improve the profitability of such stores.
II. The optimum size, location, and staffing pattern of stores to maximize their profitability. This shall include a plan to increase use of part-time employees to reduce store personnel costs and a formula for determining appropriate rental payments for leased stores.
III. Plans for the expansion of the existing store system where such expansion is justified.
Source.
1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:4 - Operation of State Stores; Salespersons.

177:4 Operation of State Stores;  Salespersons. –
The commission may in its discretion operate stores for the sale of liquor in such cities and towns as shall have accepted the provisions hereof as hereinafter provided, and, subject to the rules of the director of personnel, and within the limits of available appropriations and funds, may employ salespersons to sell liquor in said stores. Any salesperson employed for any store shall have been a resident of the state for at least 6 months prior to such employment. The salaries of such salespersons shall not be governed by the amount of sales. No salesperson employed to sell liquor under the provisions of this chapter shall sell liquor except such as may be legally obtained under the provisions of this title.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 146:8, eff. July 5, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:5 - Sunday and Holiday Openings.

177:5 Sunday and Holiday Openings. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may, in its discretion, open for business on any Sunday or legal holiday any state liquor store located on a main route where traffic is heavy; provided, however, that no state liquor store may be opened for business at any time on Easter or Thanksgiving day, whenever appointed, and Christmas day. Although full-time employees shall be given the option of working, no such employee shall be required to work on such days. The commission may employ part-time employees, subject to the rules of the director of personnel, to staff stores open on Sundays or holidays. Any full-time employee who works on such days shall be paid 1-
1/2 times the employee's regular rate of pay for the actual number of hours worked.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 146:9. 1996, 275:12, eff. June 10, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:6 - Liquor Dispensed Only Through Commission.

177:6 Liquor Dispensed Only Through Commission. –
Except as provided in RSA 178:8, II and RSA 178:27, no liquor shall be sold in any state store, nor by any sales agent, nor by any person holding an on-premises or off-premises retail license under RSA 178, except that obtained from the commission.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1992, 147:2. 1998, 331:4. 2003, 231:12, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:7 - Packages.

177:7 Packages. –
All liquor sold in state stores shall be sold for consumption off the premises. Such liquor shall be in packages containing such quantity as the commission shall prescribe. The commission is authorized to prescribe the form of bottle and package and to bottle such liquor as it may deem necessary and proper. The price of all liquor sold shall be sufficient to pay for the cost of the liquor purchased, plus the operating expenses of the state stores, plus a proportionate part of the overhead expenses of the commission, plus an additional charge; all to be determined by the commission. The commission is hereby authorized to limit the amount of liquor which may be purchased by any person.
Source.
1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:8 - Historical Fund.

177:8 Historical Fund. –
I. The commission is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contracts for the manufacture and purchase of commemorative bottles of historic significance, and pamphlets describing their historical significance. The commission shall add a special markup including the cost of the pamphlets to the cost of the bottles, above its customary markups for retail sales.
II. All revenue from these special markups shall be reported separately by the commission and, after the cost of the pamphlets is subtracted, shall be credited to the legislative appropriation and kept as a special nonlapsing fund to be known as the historical fund. The historical fund shall be within the oversight of the joint legislative historical committee established in RSA 17-I:1. No part of the fund shall be transferred or expended for any purpose except by the joint legislative historical committee in carrying out its responsibilities under RSA 17-I.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 2013, 184:1, eff. July 2, 2013. 2016, 255:2, eff. June 30, 2016. 2018, 365:2, eff. July 1, 2018. 2023, 40:1, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:8-a - Reimbursement for Emergency Services.

177:8-a Reimbursement for Emergency Services. –
The commission and the officials of any municipality which is required to provide emergency services to a liquor store located on an interstate highway shall meet and negotiate reimbursement for each store on a per call basis for the services to be provided.
Source.
1991, 355:57, eff. July 1, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:8-b - Brochures Relative to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

177:8-b Brochures Relative to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. –
The commission shall make informational brochures relative to fetal alcohol syndrome, prepared by the department of health and human services under RSA 132:2, XI, available to the public at the check-out counter of each state liquor store or through distribution programs run by the commission and calculated to provide the general public with information about fetal alcohol syndrome. The department of health and human services shall provide the commission with a sufficient quantity of the brochures initially, and additional brochures shall be available upon the request of the commission.
Source.
2005, 261:5, eff. Sept. 20, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:9 - Agency Liquor Stores.

177:9 Agency Liquor Stores. –
The commission may license persons to operate agency liquor stores on an annual or seasonal basis for the purposes of selling liquor in sealed bottles, containers or original packages to be consumed off the premises.
Source.
1990, 255:1. 1991, 320:2, eff. Aug. 27, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:9-a - Agency Liquor Store; License Fee.

177:9-a Agency Liquor Store;  License Fee. –
The fee for an agency store license shall be as determined in RSA 178:29, II(c).
Source.
2022, 289:1, eff. Aug. 30, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:10 - Rulemaking.

177:10 Rulemaking. –
The commission shall adopt rules approved, under RSA 541-A, relative to the selection and operation of agency liquor stores. These rules shall apply equally to all stores, except those generally licensed under RSA 177:14 and shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:
I. Location of agency liquor stores.
II. The handling and sale of liquor.
III. Storage facilities for liquor.
IV. Hours of operation.
V. The separation of liquor from other merchandise in the agency liquor stores.
VI. The size and nature of the facilities of agency liquor stores for different quantities of liquor to be sold.
VII. The definition of terms used in rulemaking for agency liquor stores.
VIII. Operation of agency liquor stores.
IX. Discount and compensation.
X. Closure and vacancy of agency liquor stores.
XI. Advertising and promotion.
XII. Pricing of liquor.
XIII. Selection of agency liquor stores.
XIV. Selection of applicant for agency liquor stores.
XV. Renewal of agency liquor stores.
XVI. Industry interest.
XVII. Applicants, stores, and employees.
XVIII. Special seasonal agency liquor stores.
Source.
1991, 320:3. 2012, 171:12, eff. Aug. 10, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:12 - Agency Store in Location of Former State Liquor Store.

177:12 Agency Store in Location of Former State Liquor Store. –
Within 72 hours of opening for business, an agency liquor store, occupying premises previously occupied by a state liquor store, shall remove all signs on the premises of that store which identify those premises as a state liquor store.
Source.
1991, 320:3, eff. Aug. 27, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:13 - Liquor for Agency Liquor Stores.

177:13 Liquor for Agency Liquor Stores. –
No agency liquor store shall purchase its liquor inventory from any source other than the state liquor commission.
Source.
1991, 320:3, eff. Aug. 27, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:14 - Special Seasonal Agency Liquor Stores.

177:14 Special Seasonal Agency Liquor Stores. –
I. The commission may issue 6-month seasonal licenses to special seasonal agency stores.
II. The commission shall determine the appropriate locations for the stores and the appropriate 6 consecutive months based on the seasonal tourist population and the sales volume at existing state and agency liquor stores in the same areas.
III. The commission shall submit a report on or before September 30, 1996, to the speaker of the house, the senate president and the governor concerning the effectiveness of this section.
Source.
1991, 320:3, eff. Aug. 27, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 177 - State Liquor Stores › Section 177:15 - Transfer of Agency Liquor Store License Prohibited.

177:15 Transfer of Agency Liquor Store License Prohibited. –
An agency liquor store license shall not be transferable.
Source.
1991, 320:3, eff. Aug. 27, 1991.