N.H. Rev. Stat. § 178:7

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 178:7 - Rectifier License

I. A rectifier licensee may age, blend, and bottle liquor at its premises, may purchase beer, wine, or liquor from sources both inside and outside this state for such aging, blending, and bottling, and may sell the liquor it produces to the commission for resale in this state.

II. No liquor which is aged, blended, or bottled in this state by any rectifier shall be sold or delivered in this state in any manner which is inconsistent with the provisions of this title.

III. Each rectifier shall have the right to transport the liquor it ages, 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.

IV. A rectifier may provide samples of liquor rectified on the premises for tasting to visitors of legal drinking age at its licensed rectifier facility. 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.

V. A rectifier producing no more than the equivalent of 3,000 9-liter cases of liquor per year at its licensed rectifier 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.

VI. Each rectifier shall maintain records and prepare reports for the commission which shall indicate the samples distributed under paragraph V and shall pay to the commission monthly a fee equal to 8 percent of the retail value of such samples on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the sample distribution.

RSA 178:7

Amended by 2023, 202:2, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by 2016 , 310: 3, eff. 7/1/2016.

Amended by 2015 , 9: 2, eff. 7/1/2015.

Amended by 2014 , 306: 7, eff. 8/1/2014.

2003, 231 : 13 , eff. July 1, 2003. 2014, 306 : 7 , eff. Aug. 1, 2014. 2015, 9 : 2 , eff. July 1, 2015. 2016, 310 : 3 , eff. July 1, 2016.