New Hampshire Revised Statutes 179:17 – Hours of Sales
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I. The commission may from time to time fix either generally or specially for each license the hours between which licensees may sell beverages or liquor and may adopt such rules as to the conduct of persons holding sellers’ licenses as it deems proper.
II. The following restrictions on hours of sale reflect the times during which a licensee may sell beverages or liquor, unless further extended by the commission:
(a) Off-premises licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., 7 days a week.
(b) On-premises licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., 7 days a week. The licensee may sell until 2:00 a.m. under conditions authorized by the legislative body of the city or town in which the premises are located if the legislative body adopts an ordinance authorizing such sales.
(c) Wine manufacturer licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.
(d) Wholesale distributor licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.
(e) Beverage manufacturer licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.
(f) Brew pub licensees may sell off-sale from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week.
III. There shall be no additional restrictions on sales by any licensees on election days.
IV. All beverages and liquor served on the premises of on-premises licensees shall be consumed no later than 30 minutes after expiration of the serving hour. No beverages shall be moved from any off-premises licensee’s establishment at any time except during those periods indicated as hours of sale.
V. No bottle club shall be operated or maintained after the hours fixed for the sale of beverages by on-premises licensees.
VI. Any person who violates any provision of paragraph V shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
II. The following restrictions on hours of sale reflect the times during which a licensee may sell beverages or liquor, unless further extended by the commission:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 179:17
- Brew pub: means a manufacturer of beer, specialty beer, or cider not exceeding 2,500 barrels annually, which as a functional part of its business, maintains a full service restaurant serving the beer it manufactures as well as other beverage and liquor as allowed by N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Commission: means the state liquor commission. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- legislative body: shall mean a town meeting, school district meeting, village district meeting, city or town council, mayor and council, mayor and board of aldermen, or, when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county convention. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:47
- License: means the authority granted by the commission to engage in the sale of liquor, wine, beverages, tobacco products, or e-cigarettes otherwise unlawful unless evidenced by such document. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Licensee: means the person to whom a license of any kind is issued by the commission. 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
- Off-sale: means table or fortified wine and beverage sold for consumption off the premises as authorized in this title. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Person: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company or corporation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Premises: means and includes all parts of the contiguous real estate occupied by a licensee over which the licensee has direct or indirect control or interest and which the licensee uses in the operation of the licensed business, and which have been approved by the commission as proper places in which to exercise the licensee's privilege. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Wholesale distributor: means a person licensed by the commission to engage in the purchase of beverages only from the holders of wholesale distributor licenses, beverage manufacturer licenses, beverage vendor licenses, brew pub licenses, or nano brewery licenses. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
(a) Off-premises licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., 7 days a week.
(b) On-premises licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., 7 days a week. The licensee may sell until 2:00 a.m. under conditions authorized by the legislative body of the city or town in which the premises are located if the legislative body adopts an ordinance authorizing such sales.
(c) Wine manufacturer licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.
(d) Wholesale distributor licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.
(e) Beverage manufacturer licensees may sell from 6:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week.
(f) Brew pub licensees may sell off-sale from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week.
III. There shall be no additional restrictions on sales by any licensees on election days.
IV. All beverages and liquor served on the premises of on-premises licensees shall be consumed no later than 30 minutes after expiration of the serving hour. No beverages shall be moved from any off-premises licensee’s establishment at any time except during those periods indicated as hours of sale.
V. No bottle club shall be operated or maintained after the hours fixed for the sale of beverages by on-premises licensees.
VI. Any person who violates any provision of paragraph V shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.