5.__Injunctive relief.__In addition to any criminal penalties provided in this section, the Attorney General, a district attorney or any resident of a municipality in which a violation is claimed to have occurred may file a complaint with the Superior Court to enjoin any violation of this section.__The Superior Court has original jurisdiction of these complaints and authority to enjoin these violations.

6.__Application.__This section does not apply to isolated or occasional sales by persons not engaged in the sale, transfer or exchange of property as a business.

Sec. I-56. 17 MRSA §3321, as amended by PL 1999, c. 347, §§1 and 2, is repealed.

Sec. I-57. 17 MRSA §3321-A is enacted to read:

§3321-A.__Store security

1.__Definition.__For purposes of this section, "convenience store" means a retail store that specializes in the sale of a limited quantity and variety of consumable items in their original containers.

2.__Restrictions.__A person may not keep open a convenience store 24 hours a day unless the store has:

A.__A drop safe that is bolted to the floor, installed in the floor or weighs at least 500 pounds;

B.__A conspicuous sign in the store entrance that states that between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. the cash register contains $50 or less, that there is a safe in the store and that the safe is not accessible to the employees;

C.__During the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., no more than $50 cash available and readily accessible to employees; and

D.__An alarm or telephone within the store that is accessible to the employees.__The alarm must be connected to a public or private safety agency.

3.__Penalty.__A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime.__A violation of this section is a strict liability