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Class E crime, which is a strict liability crime as defined in | | Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. |
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| | | 1-B.__Invoice required.__Each shipment of malt liquor or wine | | transported or caused to be transported by a wholesale licensee, | | small brewery licensee or farm winery licensee into the State | | must be accompanied by an invoice that includes the wholesale | | licensee's, small brewery licensee's or farm winery licensee's | | name and purchase number. |
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| | | 2. Transportation of malt liquor and wine within State. No | | person other than a licensee may not transport malt liquor, in a | | quantity greater than 3 gallons, or wine, in a quantity greater | | than 4 quarts, within the State unless it was purchased from an | | off-premise retail licensee. |
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| | | A.__A person who illegally transports within 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 within the State wine | | or malt liquor in a quantity of 10 or more gallons commits a | | Class E crime, which is a strict liability crime as defined | | in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A. |
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| | | 2-A. Evidence. The possession of more than 6 gallons of malt | | liquor or 8 quarts of wine in one or more containers that are not | labeled in accordance with Title 32, section 1865, | | evidence of a violation of this section. |
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| | | 3. For-hire carriers and contract carriers may import and | | transport within State. For-hire carriers and contract carriers, | | authorized by the Department of Public Safety, may transport malt | | liquor or wine into and within the State to licensees, to | | purchasers of malt liquor or wine from licensees and to the state | | line for transportation outside the State. |
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| | | 4. Penalties. Any person who illegally transports less than | 10 gallons of wine or less than 10 gallons of malt liquor into or | within the State commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture | not to exceed $500 must be adjudged. Any person who illegally | transports 10 or more gallons of wine or 10 or more gallons of | malt liquor into or within the State commits a Class E crime. |
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| | | 5. Forfeiture of malt liquor or wine. 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 |
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