| | This chapter may not be construed to limit municipal | regulation of the activities licensed under this chapter, as long | as such municipal regulation does not conflict with this chapter | or rules adopted under this chapter. |
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| | Rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are routine technical | rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| §1064. Applicability of Title 17, chapter 14 |
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| | Except as expressly provided in this chapter, the provisions | of Title 17, chapter 14 do not apply to the ownership, | distribution or operation of slot machines in the State. |
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| | Sec. A-5. 17-A MRSA §952, sub-§5-A, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. | 461, §1, are amended to read: |
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| B. That is used to advance gambling activity; and |
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| C. That is not a machine that a person may lawfully operate | pursuant to a license that has been issued under Title 17, | chapter 14 or that is operated by the Department of | Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic | Beverages and Lottery Operations.; and |
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| | Sec. A-6. 17-A MRSA §952, sub-§5-A, ¶D is enacted to read: |
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| D.__That is not a slot machine registered pursuant to Title | 8, section 1021 and owned by a slot machine distributor | licensed pursuant to Title 8, section 1012. |
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| | Sec. A-7. 17-A MRSA §959, sub-§§1 and 2, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 461, | §2, are amended to read: |
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| | 1. An illegal gambling machine, including any monetary | contents and any associated proceeds, is subject to forfeiture to | the State. |
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| | 2. An illegal gambling machine and, any monetary contents and | any associated proceeds may be declared forfeited under this | section by any court that has jurisdiction over the illegal | gambling machine or final jurisdiction over any related criminal | proceeding brought under this chapter or by the Superior Court | for Kennebec County. Property subject to forfeiture may be kept | or stored at any location within the territorial boundaries of | the State and is subject to the authority of any court in which a | petition seeking the forfeiture of that property is filed. |
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