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Bill would allow liquor sales without food via opt‑in local vote; industry warns of proliferation risk
Summary
House Bill 276 would permit municipalities to opt in to a new license category allowing sale of liquor, wine and spirits without a food requirement. The liquor commission and industry witnesses cautioned about license proliferation and local infrastructure and compliance burdens.
House Bill 276 would establish a new liquor-license type allowing the sale of beer, wine and spirits without a food requirement, subject to an opt‑in vote by individual towns.
Senator Murphy introduced the bill on behalf of Representative Hemingway and said he was reading the measure for the first time with the committee. Industry witnesses, including Henry Dayu of the New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association, opposed the measure in its current…
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