An Act Regarding the Sale and Taxation of Hard Cider
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§12-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §41, is further amended to read:
12-A. Hard cider. "Hard cider" means liquor produced by fermentation of the juice of apples , pears, cranberries or any combination of those fruits, including, but not limited to, flavored, sparkling or carbonated cider, that contains not less than 1/2 of 1% alcohol by volume and not more than 7% alcohol by volume.
SUMMARY
This bill includes within the definition of "hard cider" liquor produced by fermentation of pears and cranberries or combinations of apples, pears and cranberries.