‘Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §708-C, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 214, §3, is amended to read:
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Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §708-C, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 214, §3, is amended to read:
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph I in the first line (page 1, line 18 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "location" the following: ' , on the premises of the licensed location or at another location,'
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph I by inserting after subparagraph (2) the following:
(2-A) Liquor sold under a chapter 43 retail license operated on the premises of a location licensed under this section may not be consumed on any part of the premises where patrons are not generally permitted.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment provides that distilled spirits may be donated to charitable organizations by both in-state and out-of-state manufacturers. It also clarifies how those donations are processed by the State or the State's wholesale liquor provider. This amendment provides that a manufacturer in the State is entitled to have a retail license under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A, chapter 43 per licensed manufacturing location, either on the premises of the manufacturing facility or at another location. The amendment also clarifies that liquor sold under a retail license issued pursuant to chapter 43 may not be consumed on any part of the premises where patrons are not generally permitted.