New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:6 – Transportation of Liquor
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I. No person shall transport liquor in this state in a greater quantity than 3 quarts, unless said liquor was purchased from a state store, from a direct shipper, from a holder of a combination or retail wine license in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 178:18, and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 178:19 or from a winery holding a limited winery special sales license in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 178:8. Provided, however, that the commission in its discretion may grant to an individual, upon application, a license to transport for a specific journey liquor not purchased at a state store for the person’s own personal use, in a quantity not to exceed 3 gallons. Quantities exceeding 3 gallons may be transferred with a license issued by the commission providing a fee of 25 percent of the entire value of the product is paid to the commission. It shall be lawful for common carriers to transport liquor to state stores, to state warehouses, to licensees under this title, to purchasers of liquor at state stores, and from manufacturers to state warehouses, state stores, and to the state line for transportation outside the state; for licensees under this title to transport liquor from state stores to their place of business; and for manufacturers to transport within the state to state warehouses and state stores and to the state line for transportation outside the state.
II. Upon written authorization from the commission it shall be lawful for any out-of-state wholesaler of liquor or any licensed liquor vendor, wine vendor, liquor manufacturer rectifier, or domestic wine manufacturer to pick up from, transport, and deliver liquor or table wines, as applicable, to any commission warehouse, to any other licensed warehouse, to the state line, or to their place of business.
III. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, with written authorization from the commission, a liquor and wine representative or such representative’s liquor and wine salesperson may pick up liquor or table wines that were ordered by a retail licensee from the commission and transport and deliver that order to the retailer‘s place of business from in-state warehouses.
II. Upon written authorization from the commission it shall be lawful for any out-of-state wholesaler of liquor or any licensed liquor vendor, wine vendor, liquor manufacturer rectifier, or domestic wine manufacturer to pick up from, transport, and deliver liquor or table wines, as applicable, to any commission warehouse, to any other licensed warehouse, to the state line, or to their place of business.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:6
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Liquor manufacturer: means a licensee who produces liquor from raw materials by the process of fermentation and distillation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Liquor vendor: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company or corporation, which sells liquor and fortified wines containing more than 15. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Person: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company or corporation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Rectifier: means a licensee who produces liquor by combining liquor with other products. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Retailer: when used with respect to tobacco products or e-cigarettes, means any person who sells tobacco products or e-cigarettes to consumers, and any vending machine in which tobacco products are sold. 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
- 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
III. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, with written authorization from the commission, a liquor and wine representative or such representative’s liquor and wine salesperson may pick up liquor or table wines that were ordered by a retail licensee from the commission and transport and deliver that order to the retailer‘s place of business from in-state warehouses.