CHAPTER 377

S.P. 607 - L.D. 1641

An Act To Create a Small Brewer Distiller License

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1355, sub-§§8 and 9 are enacted to read:

8.__Small brewer distiller license.__The following conditions apply to small brewer distiller licenses.

A. To be eligible for a small brewer distiller license, a person must hold a small breweries license under subsection 2 and obtain a basic permit for distilling, rectifying, blending and bottling spirits from the federal Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

B.__A holder of a small brewer distiller license may produce distilled spirits in an amount not to exceed 30,000 gallons per year.

C.__A holder of a small brewer distiller license may hold up to 3 Maine retail licenses for the sale of liquor to be produced at the distillery and to be consumed on the

premises at a connected establishment. For purposes of this paragraph, "connected establishment" means a Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge that is owned in whole or in part by the holder of the small brewer distiller license.__All records of the small brewer distiller license must be kept separate from the records of the retail licensee.