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| | | An Act To Create a Small Brewer Distiller License |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1355, sub-§§8 and 9 are enacted to read: |
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| | | 8.__Small brewer distiller license.__The following conditions | | apply to small brewer distiller licenses. |
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| | | A. To be eligible for a small brewer distiller license, a | | person must hold a small breweries license under subsection | | 2 and obtain a basic permit for distilling, rectifying, | | blending and bottling spirits from the federal Department of | | the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and | | Explosives. |
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| | | B.__A holder of a small brewer distiller license may produce | | distilled spirits in an amount not to exceed 30,000 gallons | | per year. |
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| | | C.__A holder of a small brewer distiller license may hold up | | to 3 Maine retail licenses for the sale of liquor to be | | produced at the distillery and to be consumed on the |
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| | | premises at a connected establishment. For purposes of this | | paragraph, "connected establishment" means a Class A | | restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge that is owned in | | whole or in part by the holder of the small brewer distiller | | license.__All records of the small brewer distiller license | | must be kept separate from the records of the retail | | licensee. |
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