New Hampshire Revised Statutes 176:11 – Commission to Sell
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I. It shall be the duty of the commission to buy and have in its possession liquor for sale in the manner provided in this title. Such liquors shall be free from adulteration and misbranding within the meaning of the provisions of RSA 146. All liquors sold for medicinal use shall conform to the standards and tests for such liquors as laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia, official at the time of sale. All purchases of liquor shall be made by the commission directly and not through the department of administrative services. The commission shall be subject to all the provisions so far as applicable of RSA 9.
I-a. The commission may register trade names with the secretary of state with which to operate as a direct shipper of liquor and wine in this and other jurisdictions.
II. In the event that the commission determines New Hampshire liquor revenues are being diverted by actions taken by persons holding either liquor and wine representative licenses, liquor and wine vendor licenses, or direct shipper licenses who compete directly or indirectly with the commission for market share, the commission may take such marketing or merchandising action, or both, as it deems necessary, including sanctions against the competing entities.
I-a. The commission may register trade names with the secretary of state with which to operate as a direct shipper of liquor and wine in this and other jurisdictions.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 176:11
- Commission: means the state liquor commission. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Direct shipper: means any licensee outside the state of New Hampshire who accepts orders placed from New Hampshire, by mail, telephone, Internet, or any electronic or other means, for liquor or beverages and who ships, packages for shipment, or facilitates in any way shipment of said liquor or beverages by a licensed carrier to a New Hampshire location. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Liquor: means all distilled and rectified spirits, alcohol, wines, fermented and malt liquors and cider, of over 6 percent alcoholic content by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Liquor and wine representative: means a person who offers for sale or solicits orders for the sale of any liquor or wine or both. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Wine vendor: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, which sells table wine to the state, containing more than 6 percent but not more than 24 percent alcoholic content by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
II. In the event that the commission determines New Hampshire liquor revenues are being diverted by actions taken by persons holding either liquor and wine representative licenses, liquor and wine vendor licenses, or direct shipper licenses who compete directly or indirectly with the commission for market share, the commission may take such marketing or merchandising action, or both, as it deems necessary, including sanctions against the competing entities.