LD 1614
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LR 1999
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commissioner. The chief commissioner shall render a final
decision based upon the record of the hearing.

 
The chief commissioner or the hearings officer may administer
oaths and issue subpoenas for witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum
to compel the production of books and papers relating to any
license question in dispute before the bureau or to any matter
involved in a hearing. Witness fees in all proceedings are the
same as for witnesses before the Superior Court and must be paid
by the bureau, except that, notwithstanding Title 16, section
253, the bureau is not required to pay the fees before the travel
and attendance occur;

 
Sec. T-10. 28-A MRSA §161, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt.
A, §4, is amended to read:

 
7. Right of access. Every bottle club shall allow liquor
enforcement officers and other law enforcement officers to enter
the premises at reasonable times for the purpose of investigating
compliance with this Title.

 
A. Entry into the premises under this subsection must be
conducted in a reasonable manner so as not to disrupt the
operation of the bottle club.

 
B. The investigation must be limited to those areas
involved in the actual operation of the bottle club,
including storage areas.

 
Sec. T-11. 28-A MRSA §714, sub-§3, ¶¶A and B, as amended by PL 1993, c.
730, §35, are further amended to read:

 
A. Every keg of malt liquor offered for sale by an off-
premise off-premises retail licensee must be tagged in a
manner and with a label approved by the chief commissioner
identifying the keg. The tag must be supplied for each keg,
without fee, by the wholesaler or small brewer of the keg.

 
B. The retail seller of the keg shall complete a form
designed and approved by the chief commissioner and affix
the label to each keg supplied to the retail seller by the
distributor of the keg. The form must be printed and
distributed, without fee, by the wholesaler or small brewer
of the keg. The form must include the name, address and
date of birth of the purchaser and the identification number
of the keg. The form must summarize the requirements of
this section, the penalties for violating any provision of
this section and the penalties for providing alcohol to a
minor. The seller shall retain the form as a record subject
to chapter 31.


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