An Act To Ensure Retail Tobacco License Compliance
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §4366-C, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A. Shipment only to licensed retailers. A distributor may not sell or offer to sell cigarettes to a retailer unless the retailer has provided documentation to the distributor that the retailer holds a current retail tobacco license issued under Title 22, section 1551-A.
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This bill requires a tobacco retailer to document a current retail tobacco license before a distributor can ship cigarettes to that retailer. This bill ensures all tobacco retailers are licensed in order to purchase cigarettes from distributors to be sold at retail.