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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Change the Frequency of Alcoholic Beverage Tastings Allowed in a 12-month Period’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §460, sub-§2, ¶J, as amended by PL 2009, c. 510, §1, is further amended to read:
 
J. The agency liquor store may conduct up to 3 tastings per month but no more than 24 taste-testing events per year, including tastings conducted under sections 1205 and 1207.
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1205, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 2009, c. 510, §4, is further amended to read:
 
H. The retail licensee may conduct up to 3 tastings per month but no more than 24 taste-testing events per year, including tastings conducted under sections 460 and 1207;
Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §1207, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 2009, c. 510, §9, is further amended to read:
 
H. The retail licensee may conduct up to 3 tastings per month but no more than 24 taste-testing events per year, including tastings under section 460 or 1205.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment applies the increase in the limit on tastings from 24 to 36 per year to malt liquor and spirits as well as wine.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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