An Act To Facilitate Weekend Malt Liquor Purchases by Licensed Establishments
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0853
Committee Amendment CA_A_H161 (House)
Amends: 28-A MRSA §1201

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,./)-,, to H.P. 627, L.D. 853, Bill, "An Act To 
Facilitate Weekend Malt Liquor Purchases by Licensed Establishments" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1201, sub-§3-B is enacted to read: 
3-B. Weekend sale of malt liquor to on-premises retailers. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Title to the contrary, a retailer licensed under this section for off-
premises consumption may sell and deliver malt liquor to a retailer licensed under section 
1051 for on-premises consumption on the weekend during the authorized hours for the 
wholesale sale and delivery of liquor set forth in section 4, subsection 1, paragraph D 
under the following conditions: 
A. 
The retailer licensed for on-premises consumption shall provide immediate 
notification in a form prescribed by the bureau by the 2nd business day after making 
a purchase under this subsection; 
B. 
The retailer licensed for on-premises consumption shall provide immediate 
notification to the wholesaler licensed under section 1401 that supplies malt liquor to 
that retailer that the retailer purchased malt liquor from an off-premises licensee in 
the wholesaler's assigned territory; 
C. The retailer licensed for on-premises consumption may not purchase more than 10 
gallons of malt liquor on a single weekend and shall purchase the malt liquor from a 
retailer licensed for off-premises consumption that is located in the same sales 
territory as the wholesaler licensed under section 1401 that supplies malt liquor to the 
retailer licensed for on-premises consumption; 
D. The requirements of section 705, subsection 1 apply to purchases of malt liquor 
under this subsection: and 
E. The retailer licensed for on-premises consumption may not purchase malt liquor 
under this subsection on more than 2 weekends in a single calendar year. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"/f,'toH.P. 627,L.D. 853 
For the purposes of this subsection. 
11weekend
means the time period between 4:00 p.m. 
Friday and midnight Sunday.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment permits retailers licensed for on-premises consumption of malt 
liquor to purchase malt liquor from retailers licensed for the sale of malt liquor to be 
consumed off the licensed premises only during weekend hours and only 2 times 
annually. If an on-premises retailer purchases malt liquor from an off-premises retailer, 
the on-premises retailer must immediately notify both the Department of Administrative 
and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations and the 
retailer's malt liquor wholesaler of the purchase. 
The on-premises retailer may not 
purchase more than 10 gallons of malt liquor in a single weekend and must purchase the 
malt liquor from an off-premises retailer located within the same malt liquor wholesaler's 
sales territory. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/11/19 ,;Wac. 
LD853 
LR 1640(02) 
An Act To Facilitate Weekend Malt Liquor Purchases by Licensed Establishments 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment//{ If- /{p I ) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations to allow the weekend sale of malt 
liquor from off-premises retailers to on-premises retailers under specific conditions and to amend its rules are 
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1640(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1