An Act Regarding Maine's Liquor Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1786
Committee Amendment CA_A_H619 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,4,, to H.P. 1231, L.D. 1786, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding Maine's Liquor Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 28-A MR.SA §708-C, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 214, §3, is 
amended to read: 
1. Donations for an auction or award. A person licensed by the bureau under 
section 1355-A, a certificate of approval holder, a manufacturer or supplier of distilled 
spirits or a wholesaler may donate a certificate to purchase its product or donate its 
product to a public broadcasting station, an incorporated civic organization or a similarly 
purposed national organization designated by the United States Internal Revenue Service 
under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 50l(c)(3) for the purpose 
of an auction or to offer as a prize, gift or award in conjunction with efforts to support the 
purposes of the incorporated civic organization, similarly purposed organization or public 
broadcasting station. Spirits donated in accordance with this subsection must have fust 
been sold to the State or the State's eontraeted \vholesaler for listing, prising and 
distribution iR aecorda-ooe v,rith this Title be listed by the commission for sale in this 
State, clearly labeled as a donation and purchased from the State's wholesale liquor 
provider at list price. A person authorized to make a donation in accordance with this 
subsection shall maintain a record of each donation, including the value of the donation 
and the date on which it was made. A recipient of a donation under this subsection must 
be 21 years of age or older.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph I in the first line (page 1, line 18 in L.D.) by 
inserting after the following: "location" the following: ', on the premises of the licensed 
location or at another location,' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph I by inserting after subparagraph (2) the 
following: 
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'(2-A) Liquor sold under a chapter 43 retail license operated on the premises of a 
location licensed under this section may not be consumed on any part of the 
premises where patrons are not generally permitted.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides that distilled spirits may be donated to charitable 
organizations by both in-state and out-of-state manufacturers. It also clarifies how those 
donations are processed by the State or the State's wholesale liquor provider. 
This 
amendment provides that a manufacturer in the State is entitled to have a retail license 
under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A, chapter 43 per licensed manufacturing 
location, either on the premises of the manufacturing facility or at another location. The 
amendment also clarifies that liquor sold under a retail license issued pursuant to chapter 
may not be consumed on any part of the premises where patrons are not generally 
permitted. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 02/22/18 feac 
LD 1786 
LR 2807(02) 
An Act Regarding Maine's Liquor Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment/f, {fl -tlf) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
This bill clarifies the rules allowing a licensed manufacturer to also hold a license for a retail establishment where 
liquor is consumed on the premises and also establishes that distilled spirits may be donated to charitable 
organizations by both in-state and out-of-state manufacturers. Any additional costs to the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, as a result of these 
changes are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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