An Act To Authorize Auxiliary Licenses at Disc Golf Courses
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0304
Committee Amendment CA_A_S10 (Senate)
Amends: 28-A MRSA §2, 28-A MRSA §1001, 28-A MRSA §1003, 28-A MRSA §1004, 28-A MRSA §1005, 28-A MRSA §1012, 28-A MRSA §1075-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 90, L.D. 304, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize Auxiliary Licenses at Disc Golf Courses" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Authorize Auxiliary Liquor Licenses at Disc Golf Courses' 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the economic opportunities associated with the sport of disc golf are 
limited to the seasons of summer and early fall; and 
Whereas, delaying the opportunity for disc golf courses to provide full-service 
recreation means a loss of those economic opportunities and a loss of potential revenue to 
the State; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessaiy for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section I the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§15, ~-1 is enacted to read: 
F-1. 
"Disc golf course'' means any commercially operated facility offering disc 
golfing to the general public for a fee, food for sale and adequate facilities for the sale 
and consumption of liquor. A disc golf course consists of no less than 18 disc holes 
with a total distance of no less than 5,000 feet per 18 disc holes and has a value of not 
less than $50,000. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 90, L.D. 304 
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1001, sub-§3, ~-1 is enacted to read: 
F-1. Disc golf courses; 
Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §1003, sub-§3, ~-1 is enacted to read: 
F-1. Disc golf courses; 
Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §1004, sub-§3, ~-1 is enacted to read: 
F-1. Disc golf courses; 
Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §1005, sub-§3, ~-1 is enacted to read: 
F-1. Disc golf courses; 
Sec. 6. 28-A MRSA §1012, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 195, §1, is 
fmther amended to read: 
2. Auxiliary license. A Class A restaurant or a Class I hotel located at a ski area ei=~ 
a golf course or a disc golf course, or a Class I golf club or a Class I or a Class V club 
located at a golf course or a disc golf course may apply for one additional licensed 
premises at the same area for consumption of spirits, wine or malt liquor on the premises. 
A. The license fee is .................... $100. 
Sec. 7. 28-A MRSA §1012, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2005, c. 108, §1, 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 malt liquor from a 
mobile service bar as provided in section 1075-A. The license fee per calendar year is 
$100.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1075-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 472, §§1 to 3, 1s 
fu1ther amended to read: 
§1075-A. Golf course and disc golf course mobile service bar 
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. 
"Mobile service bar" means a golf cait 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 malt liquor in cans or bottles. 
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 course or disc golf course owner. The licensee shall 
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ensure that: 
A. All individuals selling, serving or dispensing malt liquor from a mobile service 
bar are employees of the golf course or disc golf course, except as provided in 
subsection 2-A; 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" F\ "to S.P. 90, L.D. 304 
B. The licensee does not possess or permit possession, sale or consumption of any 
malt 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 malt 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 malt liquor is served to an individual at a time; 
G. Signs are posted that state that a patron may not bring alcoholic beverages 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 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. 
2-A. Municipal golf course or disc 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 alcoholic beverages may sell, serve or dispense malt liquor from a mobile 
service bar under the same conditions prescribed by subsection 2. 
3. Penalty. A person who brings alcoholic beverages onto the premises of a golf 
course or disc golf course commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $250 
nor more than $1,500 may be adjudged. 
4. Revocation and suspension of license. A licensee who holds a license issued by 
the bureau under this section and any other licenses that that licensee holds to sell liquor 
for on-premises consumption are subject to chapter 33 to the same extent as are other on-
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premises licensees. 
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5. Transportation of open containers prohibited. A patron of a golf course or disQ 
golf course licensed under this section who operates a golf ca1i is prohibited from 
transp01iing an open container of liquor across a public way as defined by Title 29-A, 
section 2112-A, subsection 1, paragraph D.' 
AMENDMEN 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" PJ "to S.P. 90, L.D. 304 
Amend the bill by adding before the summary the following: 
'Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited m the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes a disc golf course eligible for the same liquor licenses as a 
golf course. The amendment adds to the bill a definition of disc golf course and makes 
necessary references to a disc golf course to reflect the eligibility of a disc golf course for 
liquor licenses for which it may have an auxiliary license or mobile service bar license. 
The amendment also adds an emergency preamble and an emergency clause to the bill. 
AMEND 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 03/17/17 .?~ac 
LD 304 
LR 1455(02) 
An Act To Authorize Auxiliary Licenses at Disc Golf Courses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'p._" 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
(S- \D) 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
The bill allows disc golf courses to apply for auxiliary liquor licenses. As an auxiliary liquor license requires a liquor 
license to augment, the number of disc golf courses eligible for auxiliary licenses is expected to be small. The 
additional inspection and enforcement activities associated with this amendment are anticipated to be minor and can 
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lotte1y Operations. Any 
additional revenue to the General Fund from the additional auxiliaiy licenses is expected to minor. 
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