An Act to Allow Small Businesses to Particpate in Liquor Sales
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1820
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S560 (Senate)
Amends: 28-A MRSA §453-A

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "A" 
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Participate in Liquor Sales" 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
Act To Allow Small Businesses To 
Amend the amendment by striking out everything 
title and before the 
summary and inserting in its 
following: 
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place 
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'Amend 
the 
bill 
by 
striking out 
everything 
after 
the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §453-A, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2001, c. 
711, §5, is further amended to read: 
5. 
Licensing decisions. 
The 
bureau 
shall 
conduct 
an 
investigation to determine the feasibility of the location and 
type of facility for the agency liquor store and shall issue the 
license 
to 
one 
or 
more 
of 
the 
applicants, 
taking 
into 
consideration the absence of an existing agency liguor store with 
less 
than 
3,000 
sguare feet of retail space 
in 
a 
downtown 
location and any other factors the bureau considers appropriate. 
The 
bureau is not reguired to 
consider 
the availability of 
parking spaces for motor vehicles for the issuance of an agency 
liguor store license to a store with less than 3,000 square feet 
of retail space in a 
downtown location. 
When considering the 
issuance of a license, the bureau shall consider the proximity of 
the proposed agency store to existing agency stores and the 
potential impact the location of the proposed agency store may 
have on an existing agency store. 
The bureau may deny a license 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 'A " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1260, 
L.D. 1820 
if the bureau determines the proposed agency store location is in 
too close proximity to an existing agency store. 
For purposes of 
this subsection, 
"downtown" has the same meaning as in Title 
30-A, section 4301, subsection 5-A.' , 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
removes 
the 
provision of 
the bill that 
permitted an increase in the number of agency liquor stores in a 
town with a 
population of less than 20,000. 
This 
amendment 
requires that when determining the feasibility of the location of 
an 
agency 
liquor 
store 
the 
licensing 
division 
within 
the 
Department 
of 
Public 
Safety shall 
consider 
as 
part of its 
investigation the absence of an existing agency store with less 
than 3,000 square feet of retail space in a downtown location. 
The 
licensing 
division 
is 
not 
required 
to 
consider 
the 
availability of parking spaces for the issuance of a license for 
such stores. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator GAGNON) 
COUNTY: 
Kennebec 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/05106 ,Mac 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
llevenue 
General Fund 
LD 1820 
LR 2894(06) 
An Act to Allow Small Businesses to Particpate in Liquor Sales 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment 'A " 
Sponsor: Sen. Gagnon 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
$60,000 
($60,000) 
Projections 
2007-08 
$10,500 
($10,500) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
2008-09 
$10,500 
($10,500) 
This amendment deletes the provisions which would have allowed the licensure of additional agency liquor stores; 
thereby eliminating the projected increase of General Fund revenue by $60,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 and by $10,500 
for each fiscal year thereafter. 
FISCAL SOTE kE()LlRED 
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