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1339 effective July 1, 1998, provides for
the definition and registration of " direct
shippers." $228 permit fee annually.
No
direct shipper shall ship more than 60 individual
containers of not more than one liter each of
liquor and wine to any one licensee in New Hampshire
or to any consumer or consumer's address in New
Hampshire in any calendar year. Furthermore, in
the event any manufacturer or wholesaler direct
shipper wishes to ship more than a total of 1,200
individual containers of not more than one liter
each of any particular liquor or wine directly
to any combination of licensees and/or consumers
in New Hampshire, the shipper shall offer to sell
a matching amount to the commission or beer distributor
at wholesale prices.
No
direct shipper shall ship more than 27 gallons
of beer or beverage in individual containers of
not more than one liter to any consumer's address
in New Hampshire in any calendar year. No direct
shipper shall ship beer or beverage to a New Hampshire
licensee.
There
are recordkeeping and reporting requirements to
take advantage of the "direct shipper"
law. Please consult the text of HB 1339
for further information.
Individual may bring
into state 3 quarts without a permit; may bring
in up to 3 gallons if special permit obtained
from State Liquor Commission, Storrs Street, Concord
03301. (¶7051) (N.H.S.§175:6).
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