An Act To Amend the Authorized Hours during Which Liquor May Be Sold and Purchased

Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §4, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. A, §5, is further amended to read:

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §4, sub-§§5 and 6,  as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, are repealed.

Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §353,  as amended by PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. A, §14 and affected by §36, is further amended to read:

§ 353. Business hours

Agency liquor stores may be open for the sale and delivery of spirits and fortified wine between the hours of 6 5 a.m. and 1 a.m. in municipalities and unincorporated places that have voted in favor of the operation of agency liquor stores under local option provisions. Notwithstanding any local option decisions to the contrary, agency liquor stores may be open from 9 5 a.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. the next day.

Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §353-A,  as enacted by PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §1 and affected by §6, is amended to read:

§ 353-A. Business hours

Agency liquor stores may be open for the sale and delivery of spirits as provided in section 4, subsection 1 in municipalities and unincorporated places that have voted in favor of the operation of agency liquor stores under local option provisions. Notwithstanding any local option decisions to the contrary and except as provided by section 4, subsection 1, paragraph A, agency liquor stores may be open from 9 5 a.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. the following day.

Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §1077, sub-§2, ¶C,  as amended by PL 1997, c. 656, §3, is further amended to read:

Sec. 6. 28-A MRSA §1355-A, sub-§2, ¶E,  as enacted by PL 2011, c. 629, §22, is amended to read:

summary

This bill allows a holder of a liquor license to sell or deliver liquor from 5 a.m. on any day until 1 a.m. of the following day except in those areas in which liquor may not be sold on Sundays. The bill also amends sections of law that deal with the sale of liquor on Sundays to reflect this change.