HB 1613-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

15Mar2022... 0830h

2022 SESSION

22-2389

08/10

HOUSE BILL 1613-FN

AN ACT relative to certain liquor manufacturers.

SPONSORS: Rep. Post, Hills. 4; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 4; Rep. Deshaies, Carr. 6

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes a liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year to sell its liquor at its facility for off-premises consumption and establishes fees for domestic liquor manufacturers based on the number of cases they produce per year.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Mar2022... 0830h 22-2389

08/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to certain liquor manufacturers.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1  New Paragraph; Liquor Manufacturer License; Authorizing Retail Sale for Off-Premises Consumption at Certain Facilities.  Amend RSA 178:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

III-a.  Each liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year may sell at retail at its facility for off-premises consumption any of its liquor.  Each retail sale shall be limited to one 9-liter case or less per sale.  No liquor manufacturer distilling 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  Annual Wine and Liquor License Fees.  Amend RSA 178:29, V(b) to read as follows:

(b)(1)  Domestic [manufacturers of liquor] liquor manufacturers of 1,000 or more cases of liquor per year, $1,692.

(2)  Domestic liquor manufacturers of less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year, $300.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

LBA

22-2389

Amended 3/22/22

HB 1613-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2022-0830h)

AN ACT relative to certain liquor manufacturers.

FISCAL IMPACT:      [ X ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [    ] None

METHODOLOGY:

This bill authorizes a liquor manufacturer distilling less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year to sell its liquor at its facility for off-premises consumption and establishes fees for domestic liquor manufacturers based on the number of cases they produce per year.  The Liquor Commission anticipates an undetermined number of new businesses will apply for the new category of liquor manufacturer license for the $300 fee.  The Commission provides:

• Currently there are 11 licensed liquor manufacturers paying a fee of $1,692 per year for a total of $18,612.
• Based on current licensing data, the Commission states 10 of 11 licensed liquor manufacturers are producing 1000 cases or less.  
• If the amendment were to pass, the Commission believes the 10 licensees producing less than 1000 cases will seek to relicense at the lower rate of $300 creating a total revenue loss of $13,920. ($1,692 minus $300 X 10 licenses)
• The Commission is unable to predict if the new licensees will sell enough product and generate enough revenue to offset the licensing revenue decrease.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Liquor Commission