‘An Act To Prevent Retailers from Selling Malt Liquor and Wine below Cost’
| SP0446 LD 1283 |
First Regular Session - 123rd Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF |
LR 2270 Item 2 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Prevent Retailers from Selling Malt Liquor and Wine below Cost’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1201, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
summary
This amendment changes the provision in the bill that would prohibit the sale of liquor below cost. The provision now would apply only to malt liquor and wine sold for consumption off-premises. The amendment specifies that a licensee may not sell malt liquor or wine at a retail price that is less than the cost to the licensee to purchase that malt liquor or wine from a wholesaler.