2001 SESSION

01-0290

03/10

HOUSE BILL 632

COMMITTEE: Commerce

ANALYSIS

This bill exempts certain sales of collectible beer from the laws regulating sales of alcoholic beverages.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-0290

03/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Alcoholic Beverages; Definitions; Collectible Beer. Amend RSA 175:1 by inserting after paragraph XXIII the following new paragraph:

XXIII-a. "Collectible beer" means beer sold in a container with a label bearing a specific date, other than a date placed on the label or container for purposes of stock rotation or disposal, and which is not readily available through local retail outlets.

2 New Section; Collectible Beer. Amend RSA 175 by inserting after section 5-b the following new section:

175:5-c Collectible Beer.

I. This title shall not apply to sales of collectible beer which are not oriented to the consumption of the beer. The exemption provided by this section shall not apply to any vendor having on hand at the time of the transaction more than 10 cases or more than 240 cans or bottles of collectible beer.

II. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or cause or procure to be sold any collectible beer to any person under the age of 21.

III. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to create any exemption for sellers of collectible beer from local ordinances or regulations applicable to vendors or retail sales.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.