Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

1. Agency liquor store. "Agency liquor store" means a person who is licensed by the commission prior to January 1, 2001 to sell spirits to be consumed off the premises.

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§14, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §14, is further amended to read:

14. Licensee. "Licensee" means the person to whom a license of any kind is issued by the bureau. "Licensee" includes, but is not limited to, agency liquor stores and certificate of approval holders.

Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§15-B is enacted to read:

15-B.__Liquor store.__"Liquor store" means a person who is licensed by the commission to sell spirits to be consumed off the premises.

Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§25-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §17 is further amended to read:

25-A. Retail employee. "Retail employee" means any person employed by a retailer or by the alcohol bureau to sell liquor in a licensed establishment or state or agency liquor store. For the purposes of violations of this Title and rules of the bureau, a retail employee is deemed an agent of the retailer or state or agency liquor store that employs that employee.

Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§32, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §19, is further amended to read:

32. State liquor store. "State liquor store" means a store operated by the alcohol bureau prior to January 1, 2001 that sells spirits and fortified wines to be consumed off the premises.

Sec. 6. 28-A MRSA §81, sub-§§3 and 4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 373, §28, are repealed.

Sec. 7. 28-A MRSA §83, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 373, §28, is amended to read:

1. Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations; rules. The alcohol bureau shall manage the sale, distribution and merchandising of spirits through state liquor stores, agency liquor stores and licensees. The alcohol bureau may establish