The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the manufacture, blending, labeling, and sale of cider in New Hampshire. Such rules shall be designed to ensure the following:
I. That any cider which is claimed or implied to have been produced in New Hampshire is in fact produced in New Hampshire.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 434:40-b

  • 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
  • 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

II. That the term “cider” have a specific commercial definition in New Hampshire, and that the term’s commercial use in New Hampshire be restricted to the sale of products which fall under that definition.
III. That all other terms used in the labeling and sale of cider and cider blends in New Hampshire be consistent and clear.
IV. That any container of cider sold in New Hampshire bears a label which clearly identifies its producer, and which conspicuously and accurately describes its contents.
V. That unpasteurized cider may be sold within the state if such cider is clearly labeled as unpasteurized.