Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §4362-A, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 526, §3, is further amended to read:

3. Expiration and reissuance. A distributor's license expires one year from the 30th day of June next succeeding the date of issuance unless sooner revoked by the assessor pursuant to subsection 5 or unless the business with respect to which the license was issued is sold, in either of which cases the holder of the license shall immediately surrender it to the assessor.

A person may not be issued a distributor's license or granted a renewal of a license unless the person certifies in writing to the Attorney General that the person is in compliance with Title 22, section 1580-L.

Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §4383, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 322, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §4402, as amended by PL 2001, c. 526, §4, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

A person may not be issued a license or granted a renewal of a license unless the person certifies in writing to the Attorney General that the person is in compliance with Title 22, section 1580-L.

Sec. 5. Initial certification due. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1580-L, subsections 2 and 3, the initial certification required by those sections must be filed by a tobacco product manufacturer 45 days after the effective date of this Act.

Sec. 6. Availability of directory. No later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act the Attorney General shall make available for public inspection the directory required by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1580-L, subsection 6.