An Act Allowing Spirits Tasting Events Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. I. 28·A MRSA §709, sub-§2, 1f1fG and H, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read: G. Licensees offering reduced prices for prearranged private parties on the premises of the licensee; e~ H. Licensees whose licensed premises include more than one room charging different prices for the same drink served in the different rOOmSTL-Q£ Sec. 2. 28·A MRSA §709, sub-§2, 1[1 is enacted to read: I. Conducting the taste testing of spirits under section 1051, subsection 6. Sec.3. 28·A MRSA §I051, sub·§6 is enacted to read: 6. Spirits taste-testing events on retail licensee's premises. A distiller, licensed distilled spirits sales representative and the State's wholesale liquor provider, with Page l-LR1202(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1289
Committee Amendment CA_A_H506 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 886, L.D. 1289, Bill, "An 
Act Allowing Liquor Tasting Events" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act Allowing Spirits Tasting Events' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. I. 28·A MRSA §709, sub-§2, 1f1fG and H, as enacted by PL 
1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read: 
G. 
Licensees 
offering 
reduced 
prices 
for 
prearranged 
private parties on the premises of the licensee; e~ 
H. 
Licensees whose licensed premises include more than one 
room charging different prices for the same drink served in 
the different rOOmSTL-Q£ 
Sec. 2. 28·A MRSA §709, sub-§2, 1[1 is enacted to read: 
I. 
Conducting the taste testing of spirits under section 
1051, subsection 6. 
Sec.3. 28·A MRSA §I051, sub·§6 is enacted to read: 
6. 
Spirits 
taste-testing 
events 
on 
retail 
licensee's 
premises. 
A 
distiller, 
licensed 
distilled 
spirits 
sales 
representative and the State's wholesale liquor provider, with 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 886, L.D. 1289 
the written permission of the bureau, may rent or lease an area 
or room from an on-premises retail licensee for the purpose of 
inviting 
retail 
licensees 
to 
taste 
test 
spirits. 
Spir i ts 
taste-testing events must be conducted during hours that are 
authorized by the bureau for the sale of the product on the 
premises. 
The following conditions apply to all taste testing 
conducted under this subsection. 
A. 
The 
distiller, 
licensed 
distilled 
spirits 
sales 
representative or the State's wholesale liquor provider may 
provide the products for taste testing only if the retail 
price has been paid and a 
record of the transaction is 
maintained and made available to the bureau. 
B. 
The taste-testing activity may be conducted only within 
a special designated area or room. 
c. 
The taste-testing activity may be open only to invited 
retail licensees or their authorized agents 
and not to 
family members. guests or the general public. 
D. 
After 
the 
taste-testing activity is 
concluded, 
the 
distiller, licensed distilled spirits sales representative 
or wholesale liquor provider, as applicable, shall remove 
all products supplied for the taste testing activity from 
the retail licensee's premises.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
replaces the bill and 
allows distillers, 
licensed distilled spirits sales representatives and the State's 
wholesale liquor provider to sponsor spirits taste-tasting events 
for the purpose of allowing retail licensees to sample spirits. 
The events may not be held unless written permission is obtained 
from the Department of Public Safety and must be held in a 
designated area of an on-premises licensee's establishment. 
The 
sponsor may provide only spirits that have gone through the 
State's control system and must remove those products from the 
retail licensee's premises after the taste-testing event has 
concluded. 
FISCAL l'\OTE RE(JUktD 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/19/05 .:tb:.?ae. 
LD 1289 
LR 1202(02) 
An Act Allowing Liquor Tasting Events 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'It" 
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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