An Act To Expand the Items That May Be Sold by Malt Liquor and Wine Licensees
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1075
House Amendment HA_A_H359 (House)
Amends: 28-A MRSA §1009, 28-A MRSA §1205

HOUSE AMENDMENT "If" to H.P. 728, L.D. 1075, Bill, "An Act 
To Expand the Items That May Be Sold by Malt Liquor and Wine 
Licensees" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and 
before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1009, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1987, c. 
342, §72, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Eliqible premises. 
The following premises are eligible 
to obtain a Class VII license: 
A. 
Off-premise 
retailers 
with 
a 
grocer ies, compatible merchandise or 
gng 
C. 
Florist shops.' 
qualifying 
stock 
of 
combination of both ... !. 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the 
following: 
'Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1205, as amended by PL 2005, c. 32, §l, 
is further amended to read: 
S1205. Taste testinq of wine 
1. 
Taste testinq on off-premise retail licensee's premises; 
fine wine stores and florist shops. 
Subject to the conditions in 
subsection 2, 
the bureau may authorize an off-premise retail 
licensee, 50% or more of whose gross income is derived from the 
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sale of wine, malt liquor or spirits, or a fine wine store or a 
florist shop to. conduct taste testings of wine on that licensee's 
premises. 
Any other consumption of alcoholic beverages on an 
off-premise retail licensee's premises is prohibited. 
2. 
Conditions on taste-testing activities. 
The following 
conditions apply to taste-testing activities under this section: 
A. 
No 
wine may be served to persons who 
have not yet 
attained the age of 21 years; 
B. 
No person may be served more than a total of 5 ounces of 
wine; 
C. 
No person may be charged a fee for any wine served as 
part of a taste-testing activity; 
D. 
No person may be served who is visibly intoxicated; 
E. 
Taste testing is limited to a designated area; 
F. 
Taste testing shall be conducted within the hours of 
retail sale established in this Title; 
G. 
The retail licensee must obtain the written permission 
of the bureau before conducting any taste-testing activity; 
H. 
A retail licensee may conduct no more than one taste 
testing per month; 
I. 
Taste testing is not allowed in any municipality where 
on-premise and off-premise sales are not allowed pursuant to 
chapter 5; 
J. 
The retail licensee must notify the Bureau of Liquor 
Enforcement of the date and time scheduled for an on-premise 
taste testing; aRe 
K. 
The retail licensee must purchase all wine served at a 
taste testing from a wholesale licenseeT~ 
L. 
A florist 
shop 
may 
not 
conduct 
more 
than 
wine 
taste-testing events per year. 
For the purposes of this section, "fine wine store" means a 
store that 
carries at least 250 different wine labels or carries 
at least 125 different wine labels, holds a wine license only and 
meets the compatible merchandise requirement of section 1201, 
subsections 6 and 7. 
For the purposes of this section. "florist 
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shop" means a store whose primary business is the retail sale of 
flowers. cut flowers and arrangements of flowers and cut flowers.' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
or 
section 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
letter 
SUMMARY 
This amendment allows a florist shop that is licensed for 
the sale of liquor to conduct not more than 2 wine taste-testing 
events per year. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representativ 
TOWN: 
Millinocket 
HOUSE 
AMENDMENT