Title XXXI, Trade and Commerce

I. Unless the supplier agrees otherwise in writing, a franchise shall not be operated after the death of a dealer by anyone other than the supplier for its own account until all parts of the franchise have been expressly assumed as provided in this subdivision. II. Assumption of …

If a successor assumes a franchise and there has been no intervening operation of the franchise by the supplier, the successor shall account to the heirs or estate of the dealer for the value of and for the disposition of personal property of the dealer located at or related to t…

All actions to be performed by a supplier or by a successor shall be performed within a reasonable time unless otherwise specifically provided in this subdivision.

All contracts for the sale and purchase of raw or unmanufactured cotton, made within this state, shall be taken and deemed to be contracts for sale and purchase at actual weights, exclusive of the weight of bagging, rope, iron ties or straps, or any other material in which cotton…

I. Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a supplier may not refuse to consent to the sale, transfer or assignment of a franchise by a dealer unless: (a) The proposed purchaser, transferee or assignee: (1) Has less business experience and training than that normally required…

Any person using such ticket a second time shall be guilty of a violation.

A person may store, sell, or offer for sale any lubricating oil composed in whole or in part of previously used lubricating oil if: I. The containers of the reclaimed, recleaned or reconditioned previously used lubricating oil, lubricants or mixtures of lubricants be plainly labe…

As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings: I. The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. II. The term "hazardous substance" means (a) Any substance or mixture of substances which is toxic, is …

This chapter shall apply to agreements pertaining to the sale of gasoline and related products when (a) more than 20 percent of the dealer's gross sales are covered by such agreement and (b) such gross sales covered by such agreement are more than $25,000 yearly.

I. The provisions of this chapter apply to the testing, certification, and enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state: (a) Bottle-type water dispensers; (b) Commercial hot food holding cabinets; an…

I. A sales representative and a principal shall enter into a written contract for services to be performed within this state by a sales representative. The written contract entered into pursuant to this section shall contain provisions which establish: (a) The form of payment and…

I. On and after October 1, 2007, no cigarettes shall be sold or offered for sale in this state unless: (a) The cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in RSA 339-F:3. (b) The cigarettes meet the performance standard specified in RSA 339-F:4. (c) …

The director of the governor's council on energy shall have the authority to collect and keep on file inventory and product delivery data as delineated by RSA 339-D:3 from persons owning or leasing petroleum product primary storage facilities.

Any person to whom unsolicited merchandise is addressed may refuse delivery or accept the merchandise as a gift without incurring any legal obligation to the sender. Replacements or substitutes for original orders shall not be considered unsolicited merchandise for the purposes o…

To encourage the recycling of waste oil, a person may store or sell a mixture that consists of at least 90 percent virgin no. 6 oil and the remainder complying with the used fuel oil specifications in 40 CFR, section 279.11, table 1.

Where there is no special agreement as to the amount of tare to be allowed on each bale, every bale of raw or unmanufactured cotton sold or offered for sale within this state shall have legibly marked upon it, or upon some tag securely fixed thereto, the gross weight of such bale…

If a supplier consents to a proposed sale, transfer or assignment of a franchise, the supplier may require the dealer to pay a transfer fee to the supplier. The transfer fee shall be reasonable in relationship to the sale price of the franchise and shall not exceed one percent of…

For the purpose of ascertaining the weight of the packing material upon cotton, according to the provisions of this subdivision, and in the absence of a special agreement as to tare, it shall be lawful to weigh by sample; but there shall be an actual weighing of the packing mater…

I. Notwithstanding RSA 339-C:19, a supplier may refuse to consent to the sale, transfer or assignment of a franchise if the transaction would result in restraint of trade in the sale of petroleum products. II. For the purposes of this section, trade in the sale of petroleum produ…

No agreement between a dealer and a supplier shall require a dealer to keep his retail service station open for business any specified number of hours per day or any specified number of days per week.

The mayor and aldermen of every city, and the selectmen of every town of more than 1,500 inhabitants, and of every town of less than 1,500 inhabitants upon the written application of 5 or more citizens of such town therefor, shall appoint annually one or more suitable persons, no…

The terms of any franchise entered into after October 1, 1983, shall be void if they conflict with any provision of this subdivision or RSA 339-C:10 through 17.

Their compensation shall be fixed by the selectmen and paid by persons requiring their services.

Any inspector guilty of fraud, deceit or culpable negligence in the performance of his duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

No person shall mix for sale gasoline with kerosene or other illuminating or fuel oils, or shall sell or offer for sale such mixture. No person shall sell or offer for sale kerosene or similar illuminating or fuel oils which flash under 100 degrees Fahrenheit, open cup test. Prov…

Whoever violates the provisions of RSA 339:25 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable for all damage occasioned to any person by the explosion or ignition of such oil thus unlawfully sold, kept or offered for sale; and such oil or compounds, and the casks or package…

Any person who shall keep, sell, or offer for sale naphtha under any false or assumed name shall for each offense be liable to the penalties and subject to the liabilities set forth in RSA 339:26.

Upon complaint made to a municipal court, or to a justice of the peace, by the mayor or an alderman of any city, or by a selectman of any town, or by an inspector appointed under the provisions of this chapter, or by an engineer of a fire department, fireward, chief of police or …

Such articles when kept for sale shall not be allowed to remain in any street, lane, alley or traveled way, or upon any wharf, or in any yard, or on the grounds of any railroad corporation, in any city for a longer time than 24 hours, or in any town for a longer time than 48 hour…

No person shall keep, expose or offer for sale, or sell any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, greases or other similar products from any container, tank, pump, or other distributing device, other than those manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor indicated by…

The term misbranded hazardous substance means a hazardous substance (including a toy, or other article intended for use by children, which is a hazardous substance, or which bears or contains a hazardous substance in such manner as to be susceptible of access by a child to whom s…

A supplier shall disclose in writing to any prospective dealer the following information, before any agreement is concluded: I. The gallonage volume history, if any, of the location under negotiation for and during the 3 year period immediately past or for the entire period which…

I. Upon request of the director of the governor's council on energy, any person owning or leasing petroleum product primary storage facilities shall file a report on the first and fifteenth calendar days of each month or on the first working day thereafter with the director setti…

The party who fails to comply with a provision of a contract entered into under RSA 339-E:2 relating to payment of a commission is liable in a civil action for damages, plus reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The court may award exemplary damages of up to 3 times the commissio…

I. Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials ("ASTM") standard E2187-04, "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes." The commissioner may adopt a subsequent ASTM Standard Test Method for…

I. Bottle-type water dispensers designed for dispensing both hot and cold water shall not have standby energy consumption greater than 1.2 kilowatt hours per day, as measured in accordance with the test criteria contained in Version 1.1 of the United States Environmental Protecti…

No person shall sell, or keep for sale or in storage, any crude or refined petroleum, naphtha, kerosene, earth-rock, machinery or illuminating oil, in a city or town, without having the same inspected and approved by an authorized inspector. Any person violating the provisions of…

I. All persons who shall offer for sale or sell gasoline or diesel fuel at retail shall post the price of all grades and services of such fuel in at least 2 of the following ways: (a) On a price sign affixed to the fuel dispenser in numerals not less than 4 inches high and 3/4 of…

No person shall make, sell or offer to sell or dispose of, or have in his possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise marked, stamped or branded with the words "sterling" or "sterling silver," or encased or enclosed in any thing in or by which the sai…

No person shall in any like way use the terms "coin" or "coin silver" unless .900 of the component parts of the metal of which the article is manufactured are pure silver.

Any person who violates any provision of RSA 339:31 or RSA 339:32 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.

This subdivision shall not apply to such springs, catches or pins as may be necessary to adapt any article to its use.

If at any time the governor and council shall determine that an emergency exists requiring public regulation of the supply and sale of fuel for any purpose or allocation of available supplies of electrical energy, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may appo…

I. When tested in accordance with RSA 339-F:3, no more than 25 percent of the cigarettes tested in a test trial shall exhibit full length burns. II. Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted pursuant to RSA 339-F:6 that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette pa…

No person shall be subject to the penalties of RSA 339-A:7 for having violated paragraph I of RSA 339-A:1, if the receipt, delivery, or proffered delivery of a hazardous substance was made in good faith, unless he refuses to furnish on request of the commissioner or of an employe…