An Act To Promote Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0022
Committee Amendment CA_A_S34 (Senate)
Amends: 22 MRSA §1542

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 14, L.D. 22, Bill, "An Act To Promote 
Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1542, sub-§2, ~, as amended by PL 2007, c. 180, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
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Smoking is not prohibited in a tobacco specialty store. The on-premises service, 
preparation or consumption of food or drink, if the tobacco specialty store is not 
licensed for such service or consumption prior to January 1, 2007, is prohibited in 
such a store except that a tobacco specialty store may be licensed as a cigar lounge to 
serve alcoholic beverages under the provisions of this paragraph. 
Smoking a 
waterpipe or hookah is prohibited in a tobacco specialty store that is newly licensed 
or that requires a new license after January 1, 2007. For the purposes of this 
paragraph, "cigar lounge" means a business that: 
(1) Is licensed as a tobacco specialty store; 
(2) Has a gross floor area of under 2,000 square feet; 
(3) Derived 60% or more of its gross revenue for the prior calendar year from the 
sale of tobacco-related products; 
(4) Does not sell cigarettes or allow the smoking of cigarettes on the premises; 
(5) Does not prepare food on premises for sale; 
(6) Provides notice to all applicants for employment and employees that working 
in a cigar lounge may cause serious negative health effects, including an 
increased risk of cancer and heart disease, and that no level of exposure to 
environmental tobacco smoke is safe; and 
(7) Holds a current Class A license for the sale of spirits, wine and malt liquor 
issued pursuant to Title 28-A, section 1065.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to S.P. 14, L.D. 22 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee and replaces the bill. It 
allows a tobacco specialty store to be licensed as a cigar lounge and to be licensed to sell 
alcoholic beverages. A tobacco specialty store that is a cigar lounge may not sell 
cigarettes or prepare food on premises for sale. A tobacco specialty store that is a cigar 
lounge must provide notice about the dangers of environmental tobacco smoke to 
applicants for employment and employees. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/03113 
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LD22 
LR 400(03) 
AIlI Act To Promote Equity in Business Opportunity for Tobacco Specialty Stores 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '1:.,' 1$ ~t\ ) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Decreases the number of civil violations. 
A reduction in fines will decrease General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill as amended may increase Other Special Revenue Funds revenue a small amount ifnew specialty stores are 
established. The license fee for a tobacco specialty store is $150. Any additional costs to the Department of Health 
and Human Services are expected to be minor. 
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