An Act To Update the Laws Relating to Liquor Licensing and Enforcement ·
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1533
Committee Amendment CA_A_H363 (House)
Amends: 28-A MRSA §453, 28-A MRSA §453-D, 28-A MRSA §1012, 28-A MRSA §1075-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1053, L.D. 1533, Bill, "An Act To 
Update the Laws Relating to Liquor Licensing and Enforcement" 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 to 6 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §453, sub-§2-C, as amended by PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. A, §5, 
is further amended to read: 
2-C. Licenses. The bureau shall consider whether the applicant can satisfy the 
following criteria when determining whether to issue an agency liquor store license under 
this section: 
A. EJwept as provided in subsection 2 D, If the applicant has previously held a 
license to sell malt liquor and wine for off-premises consumption for more than one 
year immediately preceding applioation without, the applicant was not found to have 
committed a violation of any provision of this Title; 
B. 
+he If the applicant is applying for an agency liquor store license in a 
municipality with a population of 1,000 or more, the applicant will be able to stock at 
least $10,000 worth of spirits purchased from the State or the State's wholesale 
distributor upon issuance of an agency liquor store license. If the applicant is 
applying for an agency liquor store license in a municipality with a population of 999 
or less, the applicant will be able to stock at least $5,000 worth of spirits purchased 
from the State or the State's wholesale distributor upon issuance of an agency liquor 
store license; ana 
C. The applicant can purchase the initial stock of spirits using a bank check or other 
financial instrument that certifies that funds are available7; and 
D. 
The applicant demonstrates that the applicant is likely to be a responsible 
licensee.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following: 
'Sec. 11. 28-A MRSA §453-D, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
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3. Agency liquor store input. The bureau shall establish a process by which an 
agency liquor store in the same municipality as the licensee's proposed relocation may 
declare support of or objections to a proposed relocation. The bureau shall consider the 
declarations when considering approval of the relocation application. 
The process 
required by this subsection must be established by rule. The bureau shall adopt routine 
technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subsection 2-A to implement this 
subsection.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 20 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 20. 28-A MRSA §1012, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2017, c. 17, §7, is 
further amended to read: 
4. Golf course or disc golf course mobile service bar. A licensee who is the owner 
of a golf course or disc golf course may apply for a license to sell matt liquor from a 
mobile service bar as provided in section 107 5-A. The license fee per calendar year is 
$100.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 22 to 24 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 22. 28-A MRSA §1075-A, sub-§1, ,A, as amended by PL 2017, c. 17, §9, 
is further amended to read: 
A. "Mobile service bar" means a golf cart or other similar vehicle staffed by an 
employee of the golf course or disc golf course and outfitted for storage, cooling or 
refrigeration and sale and service of matt liquor in oans or bottles. 
Sec. 23. 28-A MRSA §1075-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2017, c. 17, §9, is 
futther amended to read: 
2. License. The bureau may issue a license for a mobile service bar to a licensee 
who owns a golf course or disc golf course or may issue a license for a mobile service bar 
to a Class A restaurant, Class A restaurant/lounge or Class I hotel located at a golf course 
or disc golf course and to a golf oourse or diso golf oourse ovmer. The licensee shall 
ensure that: 
A. All individuals selling, serving or dispensing matt liquor from a mobile service 
bar are employees of the golf course or disc golf course, except as provided in 
subsection 2-A; 
B. The licensee does not possess or permit possession, sale or consumption of any 
matt liquor on the golf course or disc golf course other than that which is permitted 
and purchased by the licensee in accordance with the license or licenses granted; 
C. A sufficient number of employees are deployed to adequately control and ensure 
adherence to laws applying to the serving, sale and consumption of matt liquor on the 
golf course or disc golf course; 
D. Service or consumption of any liquor is not allowed in parking lots except as 
otherwise provided in this chapter; 
E. A licensee or licensee's employees do not allow patrons to leave the golf course or 
disc golf course with any liquor; 
F. Only one standard serving of matt liquor is served to an individual at a time; 
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G. Signs are posted that state that a patron may not bring alooholio beverages liquor 
onto the premises of the golf course or disc golf course; 
H. Signs are placed on the mobile service bar that state that service or consumption 
of any liquor by a person under 21 years of age is prohibited; 
I. Malt liquor Liquor from a mobile service bar is purchased and consumed only by 
those patrons engaged in a round of golf or disc golf; 
J. The operator of a mobile service bar is at least 21 years of age and has successfully 
completed an alcohol server education course; and 
K. The operator of a mobile service bar has the ability and necessary tools to 
immediately contact a golf course or disc golf course employee working at the part of 
the golf course or disc golf course licensed as an on-premises establishment or an 
employee of a Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge operating under a 
contract with a municipal golf course or disc golf course for assistance in enforcing 
the provisions of this section. 
Sec. 24. 28-A MRSA §1075-A, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2017, c. 17, §9, is 
further amended to read: 
2-A. 
Municipal golf course. 
Notwithstanding subsection 2, paragraph A, 
employees of a Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge operating under a contract 
with a municipal golf course or disc golf course that does not have a license to serve 
alooholio beverages liquor may sell, serve or dispense malt liquor from a mobile service 
bar under the same conditions prescribed by subsection 2.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations to establish a process by which an 
existing agency liquor store in the same municipality to which another agency liquor 
store is applying to relocate may submit support of or objections to the bureau regarding 
the relocation. The bill proposes to eliminate from the criteria for issuance of a new 
agency liquor store license that the applicant be licensed to sell beer and wine for at least 
one year prior to application and that the applicant was not found to have violated any 
provision of that license. The amendment provides that an applicant is not required to 
have been previously licensed to sell beer and wine, but that if the applicant was licensed 
to conduct those sales the applicant did so without a violation of law. The amendment 
adds a requirement that the applicant demonstrate that the applicant will act as a 
responsible licensee. The amendment also changes the laws regarding mobile service 
bars at golf courses and disc golf courses, reflecting changes made in Public Law 2017, 
chapter 17. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 05/26/17 feac 
LD 1533 
LR 718(02) 
An Act To Update the Laws Relating to Liquor Licensing and Enforcement 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations as a result of certain updates to thP 
laws related to liquor licensing and enforcement are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. The elimination of the fee for a relocation application is anticipated to result in a minor revenue 
loss. 
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