| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. | A, §25, is further amended to read: |
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| H. The State Fire Marshal; or |
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| | Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 400, §4, | is amended to read: |
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| J. A court security officer.; or |
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| | Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read: |
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| K.__A contract officer appointed by the Commissioner of | Public Safety pursuant to Title 28-A, section 82-A. |
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| | Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §82-A is enacted to read: |
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| §82-A.__Enforcement of licensing |
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| | 1.__Authority.__In addition to any authority a law enforcement | officer has to enforce the laws, a law enforcement officer may, | subject to subsections 2 and 4, enforce this Title or the rules | adopted pursuant to this Title against violations that may result | in an administrative sanction against a licensee or the | licensee's agents or employees. |
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| | 2.__Commissioner.__The commissioner may by agreement, with the | consent and approval of the affected law enforcement agency, | designate the law enforcement agency's officers to exercise the | enforcement authority identified in subsection 1. |
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| | 3.__Contract officers.__The commissioner may appoint contract | officers for the purpose of enforcing this Title and the rules | adopted pursuant to this Title against specific violations that | may result in an administrative sanction against a licensee, or | the licensee's agents or employees. |
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| | 4.__Limitation.__The commissioner may limit the authority | granted by this section to specific sections of this Title and | rules adopted pursuant to those sections. |
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| | Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §706, sub-§2 is enacted to read: |
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| | 2.__Age requirement for identification.__A licensee or | licensee's employee or agent may not sell, furnish, give or | deliver liquor or imitation liquor to any person under 27 years | of age unless the licensee or licensee's employee or agent |
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