- (a) The division shall be responsible for making recommendations to the commission for the inclusion of wine in any particular program and the commission shall approve or reject any such recommendations.
- (b) The commission shall evaluate each wine recommended by the division, and approved by the commission to be sold in state liquor stores, through one of the programs authorized by the commission and implemented by the division.
- (c) This rule describes the minimum requirements of the programs that shall be authorized by the commission for the evaluation of wine. The commission shall require the division to implement additional programs, or alter or discontinue programs, as necessary to optimize profitability as required by RSA 176:3.
- (e) The commission shall provide notice of not less than 30 calendar days of its intent to implement, alter, or discontinue any program. Such notice shall be distributed to all liquor and wine representatives and manufacturers and shall describe any change from the then-existing programs.
- (f) Liquor and wine representatives, manufacturers, and any others retained to support the product are prohibited from purchasing any products for purposes of meeting the required minimum gross profit. If the commission finds that a liquor and wine representative, manufacturer, or other entity retained to support the product has purchased products for the purpose of assuring achievement of the required minimum gross profit, the commission shall terminate the participation of such product in any test market or roll out and shall delist the product.
Source. (See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Liq 300) #14018, eff 7-3-24