New Hampshire Revised Statutes 178:29 – Fees; Expiration Dates; Transfers
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I. On-premises licensees shall pay the following applicable fees annually:
(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 of 15,000 barrels or less per year, $1,200;
(2) 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(a) [Repealed.]
(b) Tobacco vending machine license, $35, plus $6 for each machine.
(c) Tobacco sampling license, $6.
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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 178:3 or commission rules.
IX. All fees required under this chapter shall be accepted by the commission electronically or over the phone.
| 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:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 178:29
- Alcohol: means that substance known as ethyl alcohol or hydrated oxide of ethyl alcohol which is commonly produced by the fermentation or distillation of grain, starch, molasses, sugar, potatoes or other substances, including all solids, powders, crystals, dilutions and mixtures of these substances. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Beer: means beer, specialty beer as defined by N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Beverage vendor: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, including any subsidiaries thereof, which sells beverages or specialty beverages to wholesale distributors. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- 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
- 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
- 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
- month: shall mean a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:8
- Person: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company or corporation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Sampling: means distributing free tobacco products to consumers for promotional purposes. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Specialty beverage: means any wine based product or liquor based product with other liquids added for human consumption having a combined alcoholic content of not less than 6 percent alcohol by volume and not more than 8 percent alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and sold in single serve ready to drink containers that shall not exceed 16 ounces. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
- Vending machine: means any self-service device which, upon insertion of money, tokens, or any other form of payment, dispenses tobacco, cigarettes, or any other tobacco product. 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
(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 of 15,000 barrels or less per year, $1,200;
(2) 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) [Repealed.]
(b) Tobacco vending machine license, $35, plus $6 for each machine.
(c) Tobacco sampling license, $6.
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 N.H. Rev. Stat. § 178:3 or commission rules.
[Paragraph IX effective January 1, 2024.]
IX. All fees required under this chapter shall be accepted by the commission electronically or over the phone.