TITLE XIII
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

CHAPTER 178
LIQUOR LICENSES AND FEES

Section 178:29

    178:29 Fees; Expiration Dates; Transfers. –
I. On-premises licensees shall pay the following applicable fees annually:
Supplemental Beverages Beverages Cocktail
Only and Wine and Liquor Lounge
Airport $1,200
Ballroom $ 45 $1,200
Bed and Breakfast $ 480 $ 840
Beer and Specialty Beverage Festival
One-day $ 250
Two-day $ 300
Three-day $ 350
Catering (all) $1,200
Catering (off-site only) $ 840
Catering (on-site only)
18 events $ 5
36 events $ 5
52 events $ 5
Club Military $ 100
Club Social
9 events $ 250
18 events $ 450
36 events $ 750
52 events $1,200
Club Private $1,200
Club Veterans
9 events $ 250
18 events $ 450
36 events $ 750
52 events $1,200
College Club $1,200
Convention Center $2,400
Dining Car $ 480 $ 840
Fairs $ 112
Hotel $ 840 $1,200
Liquor Festival
One-day $250
Two-day $300
Three-day $350
One day License $ 100
Performing Arts $ 360
Racetrack/Motor Vehicle $1,800
Racetrack/Pari-Mutuel $3,000
Rail Cars $1,200
Restaurant $ 480 $ 840 $1,200
Special License $ 25
Sports/Entertainment $1,800
Complex
9 events $ 250
18 events $ 450
36 events $ 750
52 events $1,200
Sports Recreation
Facility $1,200
Tobacco Retailer $ 840
Vessel $ 480 $ 840 $1,200
Wine Festival
One-day $ 250
Two-day $ 300
Three-day $ 350
II. Off-premises licensees shall pay one of the following applicable fees annually:
(a) Retail wine:
(1) 1 register $216
(2) 2-3 registers $408
(3) 4 or more $648
(b) Combination license:
(1) 1 register $336
(2) 2-3 registers $540
(3) 4 or more registers $812
(c) Agency store license:
(1) 1 register $336
(2) 2-3 registers $540
(3) 4 or more registers $812
(d) Beer specialty:
(1) 1 register $480
(2) 2-3 registers $660
(3) 4 or more registers $876
(e) Retail tobacco license:
(1) 1 register, $216
(2) 2-3 registers, $408
(3) 4 or more registers, $648
III. Annual beverage licenses shall be as follows:
(a) Beverage manufacturer license:
(1) Domestic sales under 500 barrels per year, $240.
(2) Domestic sales of 501 to 2,500 barrels per year, $480.
(3) Domestic sales of 2,501 to 15,000 barrels or less per year, $1,200.
(4) Domestic sales of more than 15,000 barrels per year, $1,692.
(b) Beverage vendor license:
(1) Sales of 1-10 barrels per year, $120;
(2) Sales of 11-100 barrels per year, $240;
(3) Sales of 101-200 barrels per year, $360;
(4) Sales of more than 200 barrels per year, $1,920, for each manufacturer whose beverages are sold or offered for sale.
(c) Wholesale distributor license, $2,500.
IV. Carrier license, $120.
V. Annual wine and liquor licenses shall be as follows:
(a)(1) Domestic wine manufacturers of less than 1,000 cases of wine per year, $100.
(2) Domestic wine manufacturers of 1,000 or more cases of wine per year, $1,140.
(b)(1) Domestic liquor manufacturers of 1,000 or more cases of liquor per year, $1,692.
(2) Domestic liquor manufacturers of less than 1,000 cases of liquor per year, $300.
(c) Liquor and wine vendors:
(1) Sales of less than 1,000 cases per year, $300.
(2) Sales of between 1,000 and 5,000 cases per year, $1,500.
(3) Sales of between 5,000 and 10,000 cases per year, $3,000.
(4) Sales of between 10,000 and 25,000 cases per year, $6,000.
(5) Sales of between 25,000 and 50,000 cases per year, $9,000.
(6) Sales of over 50,000 cases per year, $12,000.
(d)(1) Wine and liquor representative with 4 or fewer salespersons, $500.
(2) Wine and liquor representative with 5 or more salespersons, $1,000.
(e) Liquor/wine/beverage warehouse license, $756.
V-a. Annual tobacco licenses shall be as follows:
(a) Tobacco manufacturer, $100.
(b) Tobacco vending machine license, $35, plus $6 for each machine.
(c) Tobacco sampling license, $6.
(d) Tobacco product wholesaler, $250.
V-b. (a) Annual direct shipper permit fees:
(1) Wine manufacturers, $100.
(2) Importers, retailers, and wholesalers, $500.
(b) If a direct shipper made less than 5 shipments during the permit year, the commission shall, upon request of the direct shipper, refund a portion of the permit fee. The amount of the refund shall be equal to 20 percent of the fee paid multiplied by the difference between 5 and the number of shipments made.
(c) The annual alcohol consultant fee shall be $100 or, if the alcohol consultant is an agent of a direct shipper, $25.
VI. Licensees upgrading a license type or increasing the number of registers shall pay the prorated difference between their current fee and the higher fee. Any required fee shall accompany the application.
VII. A license, other than a special, seasonal, fair, or one day license, shall expire on the last day of the month of the licensee's birthday. When the licensee is not a natural person, all licenses, other than special, seasonal, fair, or one day licenses, issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on the last day of the month in which such licensee was incorporated or otherwise organized. Any license may be revoked prior to its expiration date by the commission for cause.
VIII. (a) Licenses shall not be transferred except with the consent of the commission. Each license shall designate the place of business for which it is issued. When transferred, a license shall, unless revoked for cause by the commission, remain valid, pursuant to paragraph VII, until the date on which such license would have expired had it not been transferred. The initial renewal of any such transferred license shall be effective until the last day of the month of the licensee's birthday. When the licensee is not a natural person, the initial renewal of any such transferred license shall be effective until the last day of the month in which such licensee was incorporated or otherwise organized. The fee for the initial renewal of any such transferred license shall be prorated. Subsequent renewals of transferred licenses shall each be effective for one year, unless revoked for cause by the commission.
(b) After one year, a licensee may select the anniversary month in which to renew a license. A licensee may change the anniversary renewal month of a license once by making a written request to the director of enforcement and licensing. A licensee who changes the anniversary renewal month of a license shall not change the anniversary renewal month for a period of 3 years from the selected month. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to be contrary to the provisions of RSA 178:3 or commission rules.
IX. All fees required under this chapter shall be accepted by the commission electronically or over the phone.

Source.Source. 2003, 231:13. 2007, 36:4. 2008, 341:16. 2009, 313:2. 2010, 300:5. 2011, 165:2. 2012, 140:5, eff. Aug. 6, 2012. 2016, 310:2, eff. July 1, 2016. 2018, 161:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019; 197:4, eff. Aug. 7, 2018; 292:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2018. 2022, 120:2, eff. July 1, 2022; 254:4, eff. Aug. 23, 2022; 289:2-4, eff. Aug. 30, 2022. 2023, 202:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2024. 2024, 381:1, eff. July 1, 2024. 2025, 224:8, eff. July 1, 2025.