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twoplustwo · 02-19-2009, 06:32 AM

David Goodhue - AHN Reporter
Miami, FL (AHN) - New Hampshire's top liquor enforcement chief is denying he ever really considered proposing the state pass a law prohibiting bartenders from serving customers more than one drink an hour.

Eddie Edwards said the rumor got out of hand after the topic was brought up hypothetically in discussions with restaurant owners about serving over-intoxicated people.

"It's completely fabricated, a complete distortion of the truth," Edwards told WMUR Channel 9 News in New Hampshire. "The liquor commission has not sanctioned, sponsored or endorsed any law that would mandate a one-drink-an-hour service. It's unenforceable."

Several media outlets in the state and blogs nationwide have reported that the state's liquor commission was considering a one-drink-an-hour law as a way to cut down on intoxication and drunk driving.

Edwards also said that 98 percent of restaurants and bars in the state comply with rules about serving people who've had too much to drink.

02-19-2009, 06:32 AM	#2
twoplustwo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 456 Thanks: 51 Thanked 39 Times in 21 Posts	Eddie disputes it David Goodhue - AHN Reporter Miami, FL (AHN) - New Hampshire's top liquor enforcement chief is denying he ever really considered proposing the state pass a law prohibiting bartenders from serving customers more than one drink an hour. Eddie Edwards said the rumor got out of hand after the topic was brought up hypothetically in discussions with restaurant owners about serving over-intoxicated people. "It's completely fabricated, a complete distortion of the truth," Edwards told WMUR Channel 9 News in New Hampshire. "The liquor commission has not sanctioned, sponsored or endorsed any law that would mandate a one-drink-an-hour service. It's unenforceable." Several media outlets in the state and blogs nationwide have reported that the state's liquor commission was considering a one-drink-an-hour law as a way to cut down on intoxication and drunk driving. Edwards also said that 98 percent of restaurants and bars in the state comply with rules about serving people who've had too much to drink.