Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §15 is enacted to read:

§15. Display of signs

A licensee under chapter 19, 43 or 45 shall post a sign provided by the commissioner in a conspicuous location at the licensed premises informing customers of the provisions of sections 2051 and 2081.

Sec. 2. Commissioner to distribute signs. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall create a sign that describes the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A, sections 2051 and 2081 pursuant to Title 28-A, section 15 and distribute a copy of the sign to all liquor licensees under Title 28-A, chapters 19, 43 and 45.

SUMMARY

This bill requires all retail liquor licensees to display a sign in a conspicuous location at the licensed premises informing customers of the prohibition of the purchase of liquor by or the sale of liquor to minors or visibly intoxicated persons, and requires the Commissioner of Public Safety to create the sign and distribute it to all retail liquor licensees.