An Act To Clarify the Maine State Lottery Agent Licensing Process
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1513
Committee Amendment CA_A_H481 (House)
Amends: 8 MRSA §372

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1116, L.D. 1513, Bill, "An Act To 
Clarify the Maine State Lottery Agent Licensing Process" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 8 MRSA §372, sub-§2, ~~A, Band D, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 505, 
§2, are amended to read: 
A. Supervise the operation of lotteries in accordance with this chapter and chapter 16 
and with the rules promulgated adopted under this chapter and chapter 16; 
B. Act as the chief administrative officer, having general charge of the office and 
records and to employ such personnel as may be necessary to fulfill the purposes of 
.this chapter and chapter 16. The personnel shall must be employed with the approval 
of the commissioner and are subject to the Civil Service Law, except for the deputy 
director who shall be i§. appointed by and 5ef¥6 serves at the pleasure of the director; 
D. In accordance with this chapter and chapter 16 and the rules proml:l1gated adopted 
under this chapter and chapter 16, license as agents to sell lottery tickets such persons 
who, in his the director's opinion, will best serve the public convenience and promote 
the sale of tickets or shares. The director may require a bond from every licensed 
agent in such amount as provided by rule. Every licensed agent shall prominently 
display his the agent's license, or a copy of his the license, as provided by rule;' 
Amend the bill in section 9 in subsection 1 by striking out all of the first paragraph 
(page 2, lines 20 to 27 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'I. Reasons for suspension or revocation. 
The eommission director or the 
director's designee may suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing in a manner 
consistent with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, ehapter 375, any license 
issued pursuant to this chapter. 
The license may be temporarily suspended by the 
eommission without prior notiee director or the director's designee, pending any 
prosecution, investigation or hearing. A license may be suspended or revoked by the 
eommission director or the director's designee for just cause, including actions 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1116, L.D. 1513 
inconsistent with those considered appropriate for an agent operating a business on behalf 
of the State, or one or more of the following reasons:' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 11 (page 3, lines 5 to 14 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes technical clarifications regarding the authority of the State 
Liquor and Lottery Commission and the Director of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery 
Operations within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to administer 
all of the fonus of lottery games under the commission's jurisdiction. The amendment 
also strikes a provision of the bill that removes the requirement that lottery license 
suspension or revocation appeals be conducted in accordance with the Maine 
Administrative Procedure Act. 
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