An Act To Change the Definition of "Hard Cider" for Consistency with Federal Law
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 or pears, 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% 8.5% alcohol by volume.
Sec. 2. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2017.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.