An Act To Clarify Wine Auction Licenses
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0983
Committee Amendment CA_A_S226 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 345, L.D. 983, Bill, "An Act To Clarify 
Wine Auction Licenses" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 1209 in subsection 4 in paragraph A in the last line 
(page 1, line 32 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "owner." the following: 'For the 
purposes of subsection 1, paragraph B, wine is considered fine and rare wine if it is not 
available for purchase in this State through a licensed retailer or wholesaler at the time 
the inventory is submitted to the bureau.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 1209 in subsection 4 in paragraph B in the first line 
(page 1, line 33 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "bureau" the following: 'at least 
days prior to the auction' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in § 1209 in subsection 6 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 19 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "must comply with" and inserting the following: 'is 
not subject to' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRA TIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Alcoholic Beverages - General Operation 0015 
Initiative: Provides funds to establish a new Office Associate II position. 
GENERAL FUND 
2015-16 
POSITIONS - LEGISLA TNE COUNT 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$44,647 
All Other 
$3,734 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$48,381 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
1.000 
$60,981 
$4,979 
$65,960 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A "to S.P. 345, L.D. 983 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies when wine is considered to be fine and rare for the purpose 
of being sold at auction. Under the bill, fine and rare wine is wine that is not available for 
sale in the State bya licensed retailer or wholesaler. The amendment clarifies that wine 
meets this fine and rare standard if it is not available for sale at the time the inventory of 
wine to be auctioned is provided to the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. The amendment also 
states that notice of a wine auction must be made to the bureau at least 30 days in advance 
and that containers of auctioned wine are not subject to the bottle deposit law. 
This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/15 
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LD983 
LR 1434(02) 
An Act To Clarify Wine Auction Licenses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'w't::y;;rd.~) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$48,381 
$65,960 
$48,381 
$65,960 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$68,399 
$68,399 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$70,936 
$70,936 
The bill allows the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (BABLO) within the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services to issue wine auction pennits for $250 each, allowing pennit holders to hold 
wine auctions to sell wine. Auctioned wine must not be available for purchase through a wholesaler or retailer in the 
State at the time the inventory is submitted to BABLO. BABLO currently requires registering certain labels for $10 
each. This new wine auction pennit is estimated to reduce the number of people registering certain labels and results 
in a minor revnue loss to BABLO. The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $48,381 in fiscal year 2015-16 
and $65,960 in fiscal year 2016-17 to establish one new Office Associate II position to ensure that wine being 
auctioned is not available for purchase in the State. 
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