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permitted to be sold under the retail license, to be | | consumed on the premises. |
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| | | (3)__All records of the distillery licensee must be | | kept separate from the records of the retail licensee. |
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| | | E.__A holder of a small distillery license may sell spirits | | to the State or the private sector entity who acts as the | | wholesaler of spirits in the State. |
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| | | F.__A holder of a small distillery license may not sell | | spirits directly to Maine retail licensees. |
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| | | G.__A holder of a small distillery license shall submit a | | monthly report to its wholesaler detailing sales made | | directly from the distillery and connected establishments.__ | | The wholesaler shall calculate the fees for any bottle | | deposit and submit an invoice to the distillery for expenses | | associated with the requirements prescribed in Title 32, | | chapter 28, including the retailer handling fee, state | | container deposit and a mutually agreed-upon pick-up fee.__ | | The holder of a small distillery license shall keep and | | maintain complete records on all sales to the retail | | licensee. |
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| | | H.__Notwithstanding paragraphs C and D, retail sales of | | spirits produced by a small distillery must be distributed | | in accordance with the spirit distribution system prescribed | | in this Title. |
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| | | I.__The holder of a small distillery license may permit | | sampling of the liquor product on the premises: |
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| | | (1)__By employees for the purpose of quality control of | | the product; and |
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| | | (2)__By wholesalers for the purpose of determining | | whether to carry the distillery's product as a | | wholesale product, as long as the holder of the small | | distillery license pays the liquor tax on the product | | sampled according to section 1652. |
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| | | J.__A holder of a small distillery license may list on a | | product's label and in its advertising the list of the | | ingredients and the product's average percentage of the | | recommended daily allowances of nutritional requirements. |
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| | | K.__The small distillery must obtain a basic permit for | | distilling, rectifying, blending and bottling spirits from the | | federal Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, |
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