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Sponsor seeks to consolidate tobacco licensing and enforcement under Liquor Commission
Summary
Senate Bill 80 would shift tobacco licensing and regulatory enforcement responsibilities to the Liquor Commission while leaving tax audit authority with the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA); sponsors said the change would streamline investigations and help close tax-evasion gaps that undercut compliant retailers.
Senate Commerce Committee heard Senate Bill 80, a measure to move licensing and enforcement of tobacco retail outlets into the New Hampshire Liquor Commission while leaving tax-audit authority with the Department of Revenue Administration.
Sen. Tim Lang, sponsor of the bill and chair of a study commission on tobacco taxation, told the committee the change responds to investigative friction between two agencies: the Department of Revenue, which handles wholesaler licensing and tax audits, and liquor…
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