Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1012, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 579, §1, is amended to read:

4. Golf course mobile service bar. A licensee who is the owner of a golf course may apply for a license to sell malt liquor from a mobile service bar as provided in section 1075-A. The license fee per calendar year is $100.

This subsection is repealed January 1, 2006.

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1075, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 579, §2, is amended to read:

2. Sales for consumption on slopes or courses prohibited. This section does not permit a ski area to sell liquor for consumption on the slopes away from the licensed area. Except as provided in section 1075-A, a golf course may not sell liquor for consumption on the course away from the licensed area.

This subsection is repealed January 1, 2006.

Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §1075, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 579, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §1075-A, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 579, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

B.__The licensee does not possess or permit possession, sale or consumption of any malt liquor on the golf course other than that which is permitted and purchased by the licensee in accordance with the license or licenses granted;

Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §1075-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 579, §4, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

4.__Revocation and suspension of license.__Licensees and license applicants under this section are subject to chapter 33 to the same extent as other on-premises licensees.

Sec. 6. 28-A MRSA §1075-A, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 579, §4, is repealed.

SUMMARY

This bill amends current law permitting the licensure of mobile service bars on golf courses. Current law requires that