| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §452, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, | §4, is amended to read: |
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| | 1. Location. Location of agency stores, subject to section | consistent with the provisions of sections 351, 453 and 605; |
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| | Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §453, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1993, c. 380, §2 | and affected by §7, is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §453, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §46, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §453, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §46, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §453, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §46, | is repealed. |
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| | Sec. 6. 28-A MRSA §453-A, first ¶, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §47, | is further amended to read: |
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| | The bureau shall issue a new license for an agency liquor | store within a municipality or unincorporated place by the | following procedure. This section does not apply to transfers of | agency liquor store licenses made pursuant to section 605. |
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| | Sec. 7. 28-A MRSA §457, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §49, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. 8. 28-A MRSA §605, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §55, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Transfer within same municipality of off-premise license. | Upon receipt of a written application that must be in a form | provided by the bureau pursuant to section 651, unless otherwise | provided in this subsection, the bureau may shall transfer any | retail liquor license or agency liquor store license from one | place to another within the same municipality. If the approval | of the municipal officers was required for the original license, | the transfer may be made only with the approval of the municipal | officers. No transfer may be made to premises for which the | license could not have been originally legally issued. |
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| | Sec. 9. 28-A MRSA §651, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §60, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 1. File application with bureau. An applicant for a liquor | license or for the transfer of ownership or location of a liquor |
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