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An Act Regarding the Sale of Alcohol by a Manufacturer with an On-premises Retail License

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1355-A, sub-§2, ¶¶D and I,  as enacted by PL 2011, c. 629, §22, are amended to read:

D. A licensee under this section may sell from the licensed premises where liquor is produced by the licensee liquor produced by the licensee for consumption off the licensed premises.

(1) Sales made in accordance with this paragraph do not require a licensee under this section to obtain an additional retail license under chapter 45.

(2) Liquor sold in accordance with this paragraph may not be consumed anywhere on the licensed premises.

(3) The area of the licensed premises where a licensee opts to transact sales for off-premises consumption may be accessed from the same entrance used to access an area licensed for on-premises consumption of liquor under chapter 43 in accordance with paragraph I.

I. A licensee may be issued one retail license under chapter 43 per licensed location for the sale of liquor to be consumed on the premises at the retail premises.

(1) The retail license must be held exclusively by the holder of the brewery, small brewery, winery, small winery, distillery or small distillery license.

(2) The retail license authorizes the sale of products of the brewery, small brewery, winery, small winery, distillery or small distillery, in addition to other liquor permitted to be sold under the retail license, to be consumed on the premises.

(3) All records related to activities under a manufacturer license issued under this section must be kept separate from records related to the retail license.

(4) A distillery or small distillery must meet the requirements of subsection 5, paragraph paragraphs D and E.

(5) The licensee shall ensure that products purchased for off-premises consumption under paragraph D are not consumed on the licensed premises.

Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.


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