CHAPTER 143 SANITARY PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD
Manufacture and Sale of Beverages
Section 143:9
143:9 Beverages and Beverage Concentrates. –
The term "beverage" as used in this subdivision shall include all still and carbonated drinks; fruit juices and all beverages compounded therefrom; all bottled waters, whether for medicinal or table use; and all packaged liquids intended for use in the manner of drink. Milk and unmixed products thereof, and 100 percent apple cider retailed exclusively by the producer or manufacturer direct, are not included. The term "beverage" as used in this subdivision, shall not apply to a beverage as defined in RSA 175:1, VIII. The term "beverage concentrate" as used in this subdivision shall include all concentrated fruit juices, fruit-flavored and other syrups, and compounds and mixtures in concentrated liquid form, put up in packages for retail sale and which are intended as a basis for the preparation of a beverage. Flavoring extracts for general culinary use are not included.
Source. 1933, 13:1. RL 162:11. 1997, 155:1, eff. Aug. 8, 1997. 2023, 145:8, eff. Aug. 29, 2023.