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B. Municipal officers or county commissioners, as the case | | may be, shall provide public notice of any hearing held under | | this section by causing, at the applicant's prepaid expense, a | | notice stating the name and place of the hearing to appear on | | at least 3 consecutive days before the date of the hearing in | | a daily newspaper having general circulation in the | | municipality where the premises of the commercial track or | | tribal commercial track with slot machines are located or one | | week before the date of the hearing in a weekly newspaper | | having general circulation in the municipality where the | | premises are located. |
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| | | Sec. A-16. 8 MRSA §1012, sub-§2, ¶¶A and C, as enacted by PL 2003, c. | | 687, Pt. A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, are amended to read: |
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| | | A. Noncompliance of the commercial track or tribal | | commercial track licensed to operate slot machines with any | | local zoning ordinance or other land use ordinance not | | directly related to slot machine operations; |
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| | | C. Repeated incidents of record of breaches of the peace, | | disorderly conduct, vandalism or other violations of law on | | or in the vicinity of the premises of the commercial track | | or tribal commercial track with slot machines and caused by | | persons patronizing or employed by the commercial track or | | tribal commercial track licensed to operate slot machines; | | and |
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| | | Sec. A-17. 8 MRSA §1012, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, | | §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Appeal to board. Any applicant aggrieved by the decision | | of the municipal officers or county commissioners under this | | section may appeal to the board within 15 days of the receipt of | | the written decision of the municipal officers or county | | commissioners. The board shall hold a public hearing in the | | city, town or unincorporated place where the premises of the | | commercial track or tribal commercial track with slot machines | | are situated. In acting on such an appeal, the board may | | consider all licensure requirements and findings referred to in | | subsection 2. If the decision appealed is an application denial, | | the board may issue the license only if it finds by clear and | | convincing evidence that the decision was without justifiable | | cause. |
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| | | Sec. A-18. 8 MRSA §1016, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. | | A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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