Title XIII, Alcoholic Beverages

I. An on-premises or off-premises licensee shall notify the commission of any alteration to the licensed premises. II. [Repealed.] III. No licensee shall sell liquor or beverage from a drive-in window.

I. All new beverage installations on on-premises licensees' premises, except in food service businesses holding on-premises licenses, shall have their taps in view of the public. II. On-premises licensees shall display on dispensers of draught beer a knob or sign, illuminated or …

Sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies, or corporations shall notify the commission in writing of any change in the sole proprietorship, partnership, memberships of a limited liability company, or corporation or of its officers. Notification shall be made…

I. The commission shall adopt and publish rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, to govern its proceedings and to regulate the mode and manner of all investigations and hearings before it. All hearings before the commission shall be in accordance with RSA 541-A:31-36. In any such investiga…

I. The commission shall cause frequent inspections to be made of all the premises with respect to which any license has been issued under the provisions of this title. If any license: (a) Violates any of the provisions of law or any of the rules of the commission adopted under th…

I. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this title or any of the rules adopted pursuant to this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. In case of appeal by a licensee, the license of such licensee may be …

The commission shall appoint liquor investigators whose primary function shall be the proper prosecution of this title. The liquor investigators shall have statewide jurisdiction, with reference to enforcement of all laws either in cooperation with, or independently of, the offic…

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.

It shall be unlawful to resist or attempt to resist arrest by a liquor investigator, or to obstruct, or to intimidate or interfere with a liquor investigator in the performance of his duty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdeme…

I. All fines imposed by any court and collected for the violation of the provisions of this title shall be paid to the state, county, or town, the officials of which instituted the prosecution. II. All fines imposed by the commission shall be deposited into the general fund.

I. No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, advertise for sale, solicit orders for, deliver or cause to be delivered, or produce in any manner any photographic identification card that purports to be an official document issued by a local, state, or federal government, or any…

I. (a) No person under 21 years of age shall be arrested or prosecuted for an offense under this chapter if such person, in good faith and in a timely manner, requests medical or emergency treatment for himself, herself, or another person in a situation that involves risk of over…

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 su…

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 i…

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 $5…

I. "Beverage distributors agreement" means a commercial relationship, not necessarily in writing, of definite or indefinite duration, between a beverage manufacturer license holder, brew pub, or beverage vendor, and a wholesale distributor, pursuant to which the wholesale distrib…

A copy of each distribution agreement and any amendment to it shall be filed with the commission by the beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor and wholesale distributor, promptly following January 1, 1982, for any distribution agreement in effect on that date, or pro…

Every beverage wholesale distributor shall service, for the purpose of quality control, all of the beverages it sells to its retailers. Each such wholesale distributor shall provide such additional quality control services and comply with such additional quality control standards…

No provision of any distribution agreement shall directly or indirectly establish or maintain the resale price of any brand or label of beverage by the wholesale distributor.

No beverage manufacturer license holder, brew pub, or beverage vendor shall: I. Induce, coerce, or attempt to induce or coerce, any wholesale distributor licensee to accept delivery of any beverage or any other commodity which has not been ordered by the wholesale distributor, pr…

I. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement, no beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor shall amend, cancel, terminate, or refuse to continue or renew any agreement, or cause a wholesale distributor to resign from an agreement, unless good…

Prior to any termination procedure initiated by the beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor, a wholesale distributor shall be informed in writing of any claimed deficiency existing in the sales territory and shall be given reasonable time to make requested corrections…

I. Any beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor which amends, cancels, terminates, or refuses to continue or renew any agreement, or causes a wholesale distributor to resign from an agreement, without good cause in violation of RSA 180:3, or unreasonably withholds cons…

I. If the brewer or wholesale distributor fails to comply with this chapter, the affected party may maintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction, provided, however, that to the extent the parties by agreement specify that disputes arising out of the brewer-wholesa…

Subject to the provisions of RSA 180:6, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or prohibit voluntary good faith settlements of disputes entered into between the parties.

The purchaser of a beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor shall become obligated to all terms and conditions of the agreement in effect on the date of purchase unless subsequently terminated by the beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor for good cause. "…

It shall be unlawful for a wholesale distributor, brew pub, or beverage manufacturer to sell any brand of beverage in this state except in the territory described in a distribution agreement authorizing sale of that brand or label within a designated area, and within that designa…