Monday, June 30, 2008

179:11 Holders of Beverage Manufacturer, Brew Pub, Beverage Vendor Importer, Wholesale Distributor, Beverage Vendor, Beverage Representative

I. No holder of a beverage manufacturer license, brew pub license, wholesale distributor license, beverage vendor license, beverage vendor importer license, or beverage representative license shall sell, cause to be sold, rent, lend or cause to be lo aned, or give to any on-sale or off-sale licensee or to the owner of the premises on which the business of any on-sale or off-sale licensee is to be conducted any money, equipment, furniture, fixtures or property with which the business of any on-sale or o ff-sale licensee is to be conducted, nor shall any on-sale or off-sale licensee purchase, cause to be purchased, rent, borrow, solicit or accept from any holder of a beverage manufacturer license, brew pub license, wholesale distributor license, beverage v endor license, beverage vendor importer license, or beverage representative license any money, equipment, furniture, fixtures or property with which the business of the on-sale or off-sale permittee is to be conducted, nor shall any holder of a beverage ma nufacturer license, brew pub license, wholesale distributor license, beverage vendor license, beverage vendor importer license, or beverage representative license install or service equipment, furniture, fixtures or property of any on-sale or off-sale lic ensee, except as may be designated by the commission.

II. There shall be no restriction on the number of off-sale licenses held by any person. No holder of a beverage manufacturer license, brew pub license, wholesale distributor license, beverage vendor license, beverage vendor importer license or beve rage representative license shall in any way contribute or pay any money or anything in lieu thereof to any on-sale or off-sale licensee, or the licensee's agent, or employees, or to any group, association, or organization thereof, including, but not limit ed to, payment for the placement, display or sale of any beverage. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any licensee from being a member of a club holding a permit or license under this title, nor prohibit the sale or purchase, for resale, of merchandis e or beverages for the conduct of the business of any on-sale or off-sale licensee. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a holder of a beverage manufacturer license, brew pub license, wholesale distributor license, beverage vendor license, beverage vend or importer license or beverage representative license from bringing such holder's own product from the storeroom of an on-sale or off-sale licensee to a warm shelf, display, refrigerated retail space, or refrigerated storage. Nothing in this section shal l prohibit the holder of a beverage manufacturers license, wholesaler distributor license, brew pub license, beverage vendor license, beverage vendor importer license, or beverage representative license from rotating, reorganizing, cleaning and resetting s uch holder's own product once the product is on an on-sale or off-sale licensee's warm shelf, or in an on-sale or off-sale licensee's refrigerated retail space, or refrigerated storage. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a wholesale distributor from d elivering beverages invoiced to an on-sale or off-sale retailer to the premises of a liquor/wine/beverage warehouse for storage, provided the retailer has met the provisions of RSA 179:49.

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