5. Appeals. Review all appeals from the decisions of municipal officers. The chief commissioner may conduct appeal hearings or appoint a hearings officer to conduct appeal hearings. Except as provided in section 805, the decision of the chief commissioner is final.

The chief commissioner or the hearings officer may conduct hearings in any licensing matter pending before the bureau. If a hearings officer conducts the hearing, the hearings officer, after holding the hearing, shall file with the bureau all papers connected with the case and report the findings to the chief 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