Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/PUBLIC373.asp
Timestamp: 2017-09-20 23:45:42
Document Index: 403677956

Matched Legal Cases: ['§1403', '§ 1403', '§2077', '§1', '§7', '§2', '§2077', '§2', '§7', '§2', '§2077', '§1', '§6', '§1754', '§1', '§6', '§1754', '§1', '§7', '§1754', '§1']

PUBLIC Law, Chapter 373, An Act To Increase Consumer Choice for Wine
LD 1008 PUBLIC Law, Chapter 373
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1403-A is enacted to read:
§ 1403-A. Direct shipment of wine
A. "Direct shipper" means a winery that has obtained a wine direct shipper license under subsection 2.
B. "Outside the State" means any state other than Maine and any territory or possession of the United States, but does not include a foreign country.
2. Direct shipment of wine. A farm winery or other winery holding a federal basic wine manufacturing permit located within or outside the State may obtain a wine direct shipper license by filing with the Liquor Licensing and Tax Division an application in a form determined by the bureau accompanied by an application fee of not more than $200 and a copy of the applicant's current federal basic wine manufacturing permit and a list of wine labels to be shipped in accordance with this section.
10. Payment of excise and premium taxes. A direct shipper located outside the State shall quarterly pay to the bureau all excise and premium taxes due on sales to residents of the State in the preceding quarter, the amount of such taxes to be calculated as if the sales were in the State.
11. Report. A direct shipper shall submit a report to the bureau quarterly in a manner and form prescribed by the bureau that includes the total number of cases of wine shipped to recipients in the State and, for a direct shipper located in the State, shipments made outside the State, the name and residence address of shipment recipients in the State, the common carrier used to deliver the shipments and the date, quantity and purchase price of each shipment.
15. Not subject to beverage container law. Notwithstanding Title 32, chapter 28, wine shipped pursuant to this section does not require a refund value for beverage container control purposes.
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §2077, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. P, §7 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:
1-A. Importation of malt liquor or wine into State. A Except as provided in section 1403-A, a person other than a wholesale licensee, small brewery licensee or farm winery licensee may not transport or cause to be transported malt liquor or wine into the State in a quantity greater than 3 gallons for malt liquor or 4 quarts for wine, unless it was legally purchased in the State. The following penalties apply to violations of this subsection.
A. A person who illegally transports into the State wine or malt liquor in a quantity of less than 10 gallons commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 must be adjudged.
B. A person who illegally transports into the State wine or malt liquor in a quantity of 10 or more gallons commits a Class E crime, which is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.
Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §2077, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. P, §7 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is further amended to read:
2. Transportation of malt liquor and wine within State. A Except as provided in section 1403-A, a person other than a licensee may not transport malt liquor, in a quantity greater than 3 gallons, or wine, in a quantity greater than 4 quarts, within the State unless it was purchased from an off-premise retail licensee.
A. A person who illegally transports within the State wine or malt liquor in a quantity of less than 10 gallons commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $500 must be adjudged.
B. A person who illegally transports within the State wine or malt liquor in a quantity of 10 or more gallons commits a Class E crime, which is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.
Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §2077-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 501, §6, is amended to read:
1. Prohibition. A Except as provided in section 1403-A, a person may not sell, furnish, deliver or purchase liquor from an out-of-state company by mail order.
Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §1754-B, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2007, c. 328, §6, is further amended to read:
H. Every person that makes retail sales in this State of tangible personal property or taxable services on behalf of the owner of that property or the provider of those services; and
Sec. 6. 36 MRSA §1754-B, sub-§1, ¶I, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 328, §7, is amended to read:
I. Every person not otherwise required to be registered that sells tangible personal property to the State and is required to register as a condition of doing business with the State pursuant to Title 5, section 1825-B . ; and
Sec. 7. 36 MRSA §1754-B, sub-§1, ¶J is enacted to read:
Sec. 8. Bureau to implement within budgeted resources. The Department of Public Safety's bureau as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 6 shall implement the provisions of this Act within budgeted resources.