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| | | An Act to Expand Payment Options on Sales of Alcoholic |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §705, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 266, §9, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | 1. Sales for cash.__Except as provided in subsection 1-B, a | | wholesale licensee, the employee of a wholesale licensee or a | | reselling agent as defined by section 2, subsection 27-A may not | | sell or offer to sell any liquor except for cash or payment by | | check or electronic funds transfer as provided in subsection 1-A. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §705, sub-§§1-A to 1-E are enacted to read: |
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| | | 1-A.__Electronic funds transfer.__For the purposes of this | | section, "electronic funds transfer" means using an electronic | | device for the purpose of ordering, instructing or authorizing a | | financial institution to debit or credit an account. |
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| | | A.__Electronic funds transfers are permissible under the | | following conditions: |
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| | | (1)__Any agreement to engage in electronic funds transfer for | | payment for beer or wine between manufacturers, wholesale | | licensees or retail licensees must be voluntary and in writing.__ | | A manufacturer, |
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