An Act To Allow the Licensing of Minibars in Hotel Rooms
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0430
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Sponsors: TUTTLE, SULLIVAN, BEAULIEU, RUSSELL, TRINW ARD, MARRACHE, PLOWMAN

FIKST RElTDLAR SESSIor~-2009 
Legislative Document 
No. 430 
H.P.318 
House of Representatives, Febmary 10, 2009 
An Act To Allow the Licensing of Minibars in Hotel Rooms 
Reference to the Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs suggested and ordered printed . 
Presented by Representative TUTTLE of Sanford. 
Cosponsored by Senator SULLIVAN of York and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BEAULIEU of Auburn, RUSSELL of Portland, TRINW ARD of Waterville, 
Senators: MARRACHE of Kennebec, PLOWMAN of Penobscot. 
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 28-A MR.SA §2, sub-§19 .. A is enacted to read: 
19-A. Minibar. "Minibar" means a self-contained, locking cabinet, refrigerated or 
unrefrigerated, designed for the storage and dispensation of beverages and related 
merchandise. 
Sec. 2. 28-A MR.SA §1012, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6. Minibar license. The operator of a hotel holding a license under section 1061 or 
holding a license required under Title 30-A, section 3811 may obtain a license allowing 
the placement of a minibar in a room in that hotel subject to the conditions of this 
subsection and any applicable rules established by the bureau. 
A. The fee for a minibar license for a hotel holding an existing license under section 
1061 is $100 annually plus $5 for each room in which a minibar is placed, not to 
exceed a maximum of $900 per hotel; 
B. The fee for a minibar license for a hotel holding an existing license under Title 
30-A, section 3811 is $100 annually plus $10 for each room in which a minibar is 
placed; 
C. A minibar may be stocked with beer, wine and distilled spirits as well as other 
complementary merchandise; 
D. Supplies of beer and wine for a hotel minibar must be purchased from a wholesale 
licensee; 
E. Supplies of distilled spirits for a hotel minibar must be purchased from an agency 
liquor store; 
F. A hotel must maintain invoices for all alcoholic beverages stocked in a minibar 
and must maintain records of all sales of alcoholic beverages sold or dispensed from 
a minibar; 
G. A minibar must be equipped with a secure locking device that may be unlocked 
only by persons 21 years of age or older; 
H. A hotel room equipped with a minibar may not be rented to a person under 21 
years of age unless the minibar is secured in a manner that prevents access by a 
person under 21 years of age; and 
I. The registered occupant of a hotel room equipped with a minibar is liable for any 
violation of liquor laws by anyone under 21 years of age who also occupies or enters 
the room. 
The Department of Public Safety may adopt rules to implement this subsection. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as dermed in 
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
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SUMMARY 
lder this bill, a hotel owner that has or wants minibars in hotel rooms may, but is 
[uired to, obtain a license for the minibars.