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2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages
Title 178 - Liquor Licenses and Fees
Section 178:6 - Liquor Manufacturer License.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 178:6 (2021)
178:6 Liquor Manufacturer License. –
I. A liquor manufacturer licensee must ferment and distill liquor from raw materials, and may blend, age, and bottle those liquors or wine produced at the licensed premises in this state. A liquor manufacturer licensee may sell the liquor it manufactures to the commission for resale in this state and may transfer in bond to other licensed rectifiers, wine manufacturers, and liquor manufacturers.
II. No liquor manufactured, blended, or bottled in this state by any manufacturer shall be sold or delivered in this state in any manner which is inconsistent with the provisions of this title.
III. Each liquor manufacturer shall have the right to sell at retail at its licensed manufacturing facility no more than the equivalent of 3,000 9-liter cases 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 shall sell more than 12 9-liter cases of liquor to any one customer in any calendar year.
IV. A liquor manufacturer may provide to visitors of legal drinking age at its facility samples of liquor manufactured on the premises for tasting. Samples may be provided either free or for a fee and shall be limited to one 1/2-ounce sample per label per person. Samples sold under this section shall be subject to fees as established in paragraph VI. A liquor manufacturer that produces fewer than 10,000 bottles during their licensing year and that operates and produces liquor solely within the state may transport to and sell its products at a farmers market at retail in the original sealed containers and may offer samples as provided in this paragraph.
V. Notwithstanding paragraph III, no liquor manufacturer shall sell at its facility any of its liquor to on-premises licensees.
VI. Each liquor manufacturer shall maintain records and prepare reports for the commission which shall indicate the sales made under paragraph III and samples distributed under paragraph IX and shall pay to the commission monthly a fee equal to 8 percent of such sales or 8 percent of the retail value of such samples on or before the tenth day of the month following the sale or the sample distribution.
VII. The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to reports of liquor manufacturers under paragraph VI.
VIII. Each liquor manufacturer shall have the right to transport the liquor it manufactures, blends, or bottles in bottles or other closed containers to the state border for transportation and sale outside the state to holders of a United States basic permit issued under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
IX. Each liquor manufacturer selling no more than the equivalent of 3,000 9-liter cases of liquor per year at its licensed manufacturing facility shall have the right to distribute samples directly to on-premises and agency store licensees for tasting on the licensed premises in accordance with RSA 179:44.
X. The holder of a liquor manufacturer license may be issued one on-premises license for the manufacturer's premises, providing all requirements of the license are fulfilled.
I. A liquor manufacturer licensee must ferment and distill liquor from raw materials, and may blend, age, and bottle those liquors or wine produced at the licensed premises in this state. A liquor manufacturer licensee may sell the liquor it manufactures to the commission for resale in this state and may transfer in bond to other licensed rectifiers, wine manufacturers, and liquor manufacturers.
II. No liquor manufactured, blended, or bottled in this state by any manufacturer shall be sold or delivered in this state in any manner which is inconsistent with the provisions of this title.
III. Each liquor manufacturer shall have the right to sell at retail at its licensed manufacturing facility no more than the equivalent of 3,000 9-liter cases 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 shall sell more than 12 9-liter cases of liquor to any one customer in any calendar year.
IV. A liquor manufacturer may provide to visitors of legal drinking age at its facility samples of liquor manufactured on the premises for tasting. Samples may be provided either free or for a fee and shall be limited to one 1/2-ounce sample per label per person. Samples sold under this section shall be subject to fees as established in paragraph VI. A liquor manufacturer that produces fewer than 10,000 bottles during their licensing year and that operates and produces liquor solely within the state may transport to and sell its products at a farmers market at retail in the original sealed containers and may offer samples as provided in this paragraph.
V. Notwithstanding paragraph III, no liquor manufacturer shall sell at its facility any of its liquor to on-premises licensees.
VI. Each liquor manufacturer shall maintain records and prepare reports for the commission which shall indicate the sales made under paragraph III and samples distributed under paragraph IX and shall pay to the commission monthly a fee equal to 8 percent of such sales or 8 percent of the retail value of such samples on or before the tenth day of the month following the sale or the sample distribution.
VII. The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to reports of liquor manufacturers under paragraph VI.
VIII. Each liquor manufacturer shall have the right to transport the liquor it manufactures, blends, or bottles in bottles or other closed containers to the state border for transportation and sale outside the state to holders of a United States basic permit issued under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
IX. Each liquor manufacturer selling no more than the equivalent of 3,000 9-liter cases of liquor per year at its licensed manufacturing facility shall have the right to distribute samples directly to on-premises and agency store licensees for tasting on the licensed premises in accordance with RSA 179:44.
X. The holder of a liquor manufacturer license may be issued one on-premises license for the manufacturer's premises, providing all requirements of the license are fulfilled.
Source. 2003, 231:13. 2005, 223:1, eff. July 5, 2005. 2014, 306:3, 4, eff. Sept. 30, 2014. 2015, 9:1, eff. July 1, 2015; 169:1, eff. Aug. 25, 2015; 215:3, 4, eff. Sept. 4, 2015. 2021, 173:2, eff. Sept. 28, 2021.
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