Sec. 57. 28-A MRSA §2073, sub-§3, ¶F, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §154, is further amended to read:

F. The bureau may authorize hospitals and state institutions to purchase liquor, for medicinal purposes only, from wholesale licensees and state liquor stores. This authorization must be in writing.

Sec. 58. 28-A MRSA §2075, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §155, is further amended to read:

1. Only the commission may import spirits; exception. Except as provided in this section, no a person other than the alcohol bureau a licensee may not import spirits into the State.

A. An individual may transport spirits into the State and may transport from place to place within the State those spirits for the individual's personal use in a quantity not greater than 4 quarts.

Sec. 59. 28-A MRSA §2075, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1993, c. 730, §47, is further amended to read:

2. Transportation of spirits within the State. No A person may not transport or cause to be transported any spirits within the State in a quantity greater than 4 quarts unless the spirits were purchased from a state or agency liquor store in the State.

Sec. 60. 28-A MRSA §2075, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1993, c. 730, §47, is further amended to read:

3. Importation and transportation of spirits for special purposes. The bureau may, in writing, permit and authorize the importation of spirits into the State and the transportation of spirits from place to place within the State to the following destinations by persons other than licensees for the specified purposes:

A. To industrial establishments for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of food products, or for use as an ingredient in the manufacture of commodities that by reason of their nature can not be used for beverage purposes, or for use in the manufacture of commodities unfit for beverage purposes;

B. To licensed distillers and manufacturers of spirits in the State for use as an ingredient in distilling or