Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1355, sub-§1-A, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c. 623, §15, is amended to read:

B. The holder of a brewery license may permit sampling of the malt liquor product on the premises:

(1) By employees for the purpose of quality control of the product;

(2) By wholesalers for the purpose of determining whether to carry the brewery's product as a wholesale product, provided that the holder of the brewery license pays the excise tax on the product sampled according to section 1652; and

(3) By the public in conjunction with a tour of the brewery's facilities, provided that:

(a) The holder of the brewery license pays the excise tax on the product sampled according to section 1652; and

(b) Minors are not permitted to consume any product with an alcohol content greater than 1/2 of 1% or possess any liquor or imitation liquor.

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1355, sub-§2, ¶A-1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 730, §46, is further amended to read:

A-1. A holder of a small brewery license may permit sampling of the malt liquor product on the premises for the following purposes.

(1) Employees may sample the product for the purpose of quality control of the product.

(2) Wholesalers and retailers may sample the product for the purpose of determining whether to carry the product as a wholesale or retail product, provided that the holder of the small brewery license pays the excise tax on the product sampled according to section 1652.

(3) The public may sample the product in conjunction with a tour of the brewery's facilities, provided that:

(a) The holder of the small brewery license pays the excise tax on the product according to section 1652; and