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illegally imports 10 or more gallons of spirits or causes 10 or | more gallons of spirits to be shipped into the State commits a | Class E crime. |
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| | | 5. Forfeiture of spirits. Notwithstanding section 2221-A, if | | a person fails to appear in court on the date and time specified | | in response to a Uniform Summons and Complaint issued for a | | violation of this section, either in person or by counsel, the | | court shall order the spirits imported or transported in excess | of that allowed by subsection 1 | | State. As part of every adjudication and forfeiture imposed | | under this section the court shall order the spirits imported or | transported in excess of that allowed by subsection 1 | | be forfeited to the State. Spirits forfeited under this | | subsection must be disposed of as prescribed in section 2229. |
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| | | Sec. Q-7. 28-A MRSA §2077, as amended by PL 1993, c. 730, §§49 and | | 50, is further amended to read: |
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| | | §2077. Importation and transportation of malt liquor and wine |
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| | | 1. Importation of malt liquor or wine into State. No person | other than a wholesale licensee, small brewery licensee or farm | winery licensee may transport or cause to be transported malt | liquor or wine into the State in a quantity greater than 3 | gallons for malt liquor or 4 quarts for wine, unless it was | legally purchased in the State. |
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| | A. All shipments of malt liquor or wine transported or | caused to be transported by wholesale licensees, small | brewery licensees or farm winery licensees into the State | must be accompanied by an invoice, including the wholesale | licensee's, small brewery licensee's or farm winery | licensee's name and purchase number. |
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| | | 1-A.__Importation of malt liquor or wine into State.__A person | | other than a wholesale licensee, small brewery licensee or farm | | winery licensee may not transport or cause to be transported malt | | liquor or wine into the State in a quantity greater than 3 | | gallons for malt liquor or 4 quarts for wine, unless it was | | legally purchased in the State.__The following penalties apply to | | violations of this subsection. |
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| | | A.__A person who illegally transports into the State wine or | | malt liquor in a quantity of less than 10 gallons commits a | | civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 must | | be adjudged. |
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| | | B.__A person who illegally transports into the State wine or malt | | liquor in a quantity of 10 or more gallons commits a |
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