| | | D. If an application is approved by the municipal | | officers or the county commissioners but the bureau finds, | | after inspection of the premises and the records of the | | applicant, that the applicant does not qualify for the | | class of license applied for, the bureau shall notify the | | applicant of that fact in writing. The bureau shall give | | the applicant 30 days to file an amended application for | | the appropriate class of license, accompanied by any | | additional license fee, with the municipal officers or | | county commissioners, as the case may be. If the | | applicant fails to file an amended application within 30 | | days, the original application must be denied by the | | bureau. The bureau shall notify the applicant in writing | | of its decision to deny the application including the | | reasons for the denial and the rights of appeal of the | | applicant. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1051, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 421, §6, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Local approval of application for license. Except for | | licenses issued pursuant to section 1063-A, the initial | | application for the license must first be approved under | | section 653 by the municipal officers of the municipality in | | which the applicant's premises are located or, if the premises | | are located in an unincorporated place, the application must | | be approved by the county commissioners of the county within | | which the unincorporated place is located, except that in the | | case of a new license resulting from a transfer of ownership | | of an existing on-premises licensee, the bureau, after | | notifying the municipal officers or county commissioners, may | | issue a temporary license for up to 60 days from the date of | | transfer of ownership of the licensed premises. |
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| | | This bill permits the Department of Administrative and | | Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages to issue a | | temporary liquor license for up to 60 days from the date of | | transfer of ownership of an existing, licensed, on-premises | | establishment. |
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