Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1355-A, sub-§2, ¶K is enacted to read:
K.
For the purposes of selling liquor for on-premises and off-premises consumption, a licensee who operates more than one facility licensed for the manufacture of liquor under this section may:
(1) Transfer product produced by the licensee in bulk or packaged in kegs, bottles or cans, including by the case, at one facility licensed for the manufacture of liquor to another facility at which the licensee is licensed to manufacture liquor or to any location where the licensee:
(a) Serves samples of the manufacturer's product in accordance with subsection 2, paragraphs E and F; and
(b) Is authorized under this section to sell the manufacturer's product to nonlicensees for off-premises consumption; and
’ (2) Transfer product produced by the licensee in bulk or packaged in kegs, bottles or cans, including by the case, from a facility at which the licensee is licensed to manufacture liquor to any establishment licensed for on-premises consumption under chapter 43 operated by the licensee as authorized under paragraph I.
summary
This amendment replaces the bill and is the minority report of the committee. The amendment provides that manufacturers of liquor who operate multiple facilities licensed for the manufacture of liquor may transfer liquor they produce from one facility to another. It also clarifies that a manufacturer may transfer liquor the manufacturer produces from the licensed manufacturing facility to any establishment operated by the manufacturer that is licensed for on-premises consumption where samples are served and where sales are permitted for consumption off of the premises. This amendment differs from the majority report in that it does not include language regarding clarification of majority ownership of a manufacturing facility as it applies to the transfer of liquor authorized by the amendment.