Title XIII, Alcoholic Beverages

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.

No agency liquor store shall purchase its liquor inventory from any source other than the state liquor commission.

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 …

An agency liquor store license shall not be transferable.

The commission shall not issue a license to an applicant, unless that applicant meets the following qualifications: I. If the applicant is a proprietorship, the applicant shall be: (a) At least 21 years of age. (b) A citizen of the United States. (c) A resident of the state. II. …

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 indi…

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 effe…

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 …

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 a…

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.

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 ma…

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 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.

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 t…

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.

The fee for an agency store license shall be as determined in RSA 178:29, II(c).