An Act To Make an Exception to the Law Regarding Licensing of Fair Vendors Selling Tobacco Products Fiscal Detail and Notes
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0941
Committee Amendment CA_A_H326 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §1552

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 660, L.D. 
941, Bill, "An 
Act To Make an Exception to the Law Regarding Licensing of Fair 
Vendors Selling Tobacco Products" 
Amend 
the bill by striking out all of 
section 
and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1552, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 470, 
§9 and affected by §19, is amended to read: 
3. 
Multiple licenses. 
A Except as provided in subsection 
3-A, a licensee applying for licenses to operate more than one 
premises or more than one vending machine shall obtain a separate 
license for each premises and each machine and shall pay the fee 
prescribed for each premises and each machine. 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1552, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A. 
Seasonal mobile tobacco vendor license. 
An applicant 
who is a seasonal mobile tobacco vendor may purchase a single 
annual license authorizing that vendor to operate at 2 or more 
agricultural fairs, 
festivals or exhibitions held during the 
agricultural fair season. 
A license issued under this subsection 
must clearly specify the name and location of each fair, festival 
or exhibition at which the licensee is authorized to operate and, 
for each location, the specific dates and number of machines for 
which the licensee is authorized. 
A licensee may not operate at 
any agricultural fair, festival or exhibit except as specifically 
provided in that license. 
Upon issuing a 
license under this 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 660, L.D. 941 
\ 
subsection, 
the 
department 
shall 
immediately 
provide 
the 
information required by this subsection to the Office of the 
Attorney General for purposes of inspection and enforcement. 
Sec. 3. 
Seasonal mobile 
tobacco vendor license; 
fee. 
In 
determining the sliding-scale licensing fee that applies to a 
seasonal mobile 
tobacco vendor license sold under 
the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1552, subsection 3-A, 
the 
Department of Health and Human Services shall consider the "total 
square 
footage of the retail establishment," referred to in 
Public Law 2005, chapter 12, Part TT, section 2, to be the square 
footage of equipment or other personal property owned or leased 
by the 
licensee 
that is located at the 
agricultural fair, 
festival or exhibition.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that the seasonal mobile tobacco 
vendor license proposed in the bill must include the specific 
name, dates and location of each agricultural fair, festival and 
exhibition at which 
the license authorizes 
the 
licensee to 
operate and that, 
when determining the fee for the seasonal 
license, 
the 
Department 
of 
Health 
and 
Human 
Services 
must 
consider the size of the retail establishment to be the square 
footage of the vending equipment located on the premises. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/22/05 ~ac:.. 
LD941 
0282(02) 
An Act To Make an Exception to the Law Regarding Licensing of Fair Vendors Selling Tobacco 
Products 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A" 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue impact - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any impact on license fees collected is expected to be minor. Any additional costs to the Department of Health and 
Human Services in implementing this bill can be absorbed by the department utilizing existing budgetary resources. 
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