An Act To Amend the Dual Liquor License Law
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1140
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: PILON, LANGLEY, BENNETT, CAREY, RUSSELL, VALENTINO, HOBBINS
Amends: 28-A MRSA §1201, 28-A MRSA §1208

Legislative Document 
No. 1140 
H.P. 846 
House of Representatives, March 16, 2011 
An Act To Amend the Dual Liquor License Law 
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative PILON of Saco. 
Cosponsored by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock and 
Representatives: BENNETT of Kennebunk, CAREY of Lewiston, RUSSELL of Portland, 
VALENTINO of Saco, Senator: HOBBINS of York. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §1201, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2009, c. 438, §3, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Cannot sell liquor to be consumed on the premises.  Except as provided in 
section sections 1207 and 1208, a person licensed under this section may not sell malt 
liquor or wine to be consumed on the premises. 
Sec. 2.  28-A MRSA §1208, first ¶, as reallocated by PL 2009, c. 510, §7, is 
amended to read: 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the bureau may issue a dual liquor 
license to a retail establishment to serve wine or malt liquor, or both to be consumed on 
the premises in accordance with subsection 2 if that establishment is licensed to sell wine 
or malt liquor, or both to be consumed off the premises under section 1201 and meets the 
criteria listed in subsection 1. 
Sec. 3.  28-A MRSA §1208, sub-§1, ¶E, as reallocated by PL 2009, c. 510, §7, is 
amended to read: 
E.  The licensee carries a stock of at least $35,000 of wine and malt liquor;  
Sec. 4.  28-A MRSA §1208, sub-§2, as reallocated by PL 2009, c. 510, §7, is 
amended to read: 
2.  License requirements.  The holder of a dual liquor license is governed by the 
following when serving wine or malt liquor to be consumed on the premises:  
A.  Each serving of wine or malt liquor must be dispensed by the licensee or an 
employee of the licensee who is at least 21 years of age from a stock of wine that is 
separated from the wine and malt liquor that is for sale for consumption off the 
premises; 
B.  The licensee shall ensure that at least 2 employees at least 21 years of age are 
present at all times when wine or malt liquor is being consumed on the premises with 
at least one whose primary responsibility is sales of wine, malt liquor and other items 
sold to be consumed off the premises; 
C.  Wine and malt liquor may be served only to be consumed on the premises when 
accompanied by a full meal.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "full meal" means a 
diversified selection of food that cannot ordinarily be consumed without the use of 
tableware and cannot be conveniently consumed while standing or walking;  
D.  Patrons of the establishment may not consume any alcoholic beverage on the 
premises unless it is served in accordance with this section by the licensee or an 
employee of the licensee; and 
E.  A licensee may not serve wine or malt liquor to be consumed on the premises 
after 8:00 11:00 p.m. 
SUMMARY 
This bill allows a licensee who has a dual liquor license to serve wine and malt liquor 
on the premises.  This bill also extends the time that wine and malt liquor may be served 
to 11:00 p.m.