CHAPTER 139

H.P. 453 - L.D. 620

An Act To Clarify the Liquor Enforcement Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt. A, §25, is further amended to read:

H. The State Fire Marshal; or

Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 400, §4, is amended to read:

J. A court security officer.; or

Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read:

K.__A contract officer appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to Title 28-A, section 82-A.

Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §82-A is enacted to read:

§82-A.__Enforcement of licensing

1.__Authority.__In addition to any authority a law enforcement officer has to enforce the laws, a law enforcement

officer may, subject to subsections 2 and 4, enforce this Title or the rules adopted pursuant to this Title against violations that may result in an administrative sanction against a licensee or the licensee's agents or employees.

2.__Commissioner.__The commissioner may by agreement, with