Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §4, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 159, §1, is further amended to read:

1. Hours for sale of liquor. Except as provided in paragraphs A and B, licensees may sell or deliver liquor from 6 a.m. on any day until 1 a.m. of the following day. Wholesale licensees may sell or deliver liquor to licensed establishments from 4 a.m. on any day until 1 a.m. the following day.

A. Licensees may not sell liquor on Sunday between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.

B. Licensees may sell liquor on January 1st of any year from 12 midnight to 2 a.m.

(1) In areas in which liquor may be sold except on Sundays, if January 1st falls on a Monday, licensees may sell or deliver liquor between 9 p.m. Sunday, December 31st and 2 a.m. January 1st, notwithstanding any local option decisions to the contrary.

SUMMARY

This bill specifies that wholesale licensees may sell or deliver liquor to licensed establishments from 4 a.m. on any day until 1 a.m. the following day.