| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1542, sub-§2, śL, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 342, §1 | and affected by §9, is amended to read: |
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| L. Smoking is not prohibited in a retail store under 2,000 | 2,500 square feet that primarily sells tobacco or tobacco- | related products, even if food or alcohol is sold or served | on the premises, as long as at least 3/5 of the revenue of | the store is derived from sales of tobacco and tobacco- | related products. |
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| | This bill clarifies that smoking is not prohibited in a shop | as long as at least 3/5 of the shop's revenue is derived from | sales of tobacco and tobacco-related products even if alcohol or | food is sold or served on the premises. This bill also increases | the square footage limitation to 2,500 square feet. |
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