CHAPTER 539

H.P. 1323 - L.D. 1883

An Act To Clarify the Liquor Laws

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

Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

1. Agency liquor store. "Agency liquor store" means a person who is licensed by the commission bureau to sell spirits to be consumed off the premises.

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§15, ¶H, as amended by PL 1987, c. 342, §5, is further amended to read:

H. "Hotel" means any reputable place operated by responsible persons of good reputation, where the public obtains sleeping accommodations for a consideration and where meals may be served, whether or not under one roof.

(1) A hotel is considered to be serving meals when it provides on the premises one or more public dining rooms, open and serving food during the morning, afternoon and evening, and a separate kitchen in which food is regularly prepared for the public.

(2) Nothing in this paragraph may be held to prevent the commission bureau from issuing part-time licenses to bona fide part-time hotels.