An Act To Create a Postsecondary Educational Institution Program License for the Purchase of Liquor for Certain Curricula
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1734
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: LUCHINI
Amends: 28-A MRSA §1553

Legislative Document
No. 1734
S.P. 576
In Senate, May 14, 2019
An Act To Create a Postsecondary Educational Institution Program 
License for the Purchase of Liquor for Certain Curricula
Submitted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204.
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §1553 is enacted to read:
§1553.  Postsecondary educational institution program license
The bureau may issue a postsecondary educational institution program license to a 
state-supported postsecondary educational institution operating under federal law and 
federal supervision for research, educational and business development purposes as 
described by this section.
1.  Eligible licensees.  The bureau may issue a license to a state-supported 
postsecondary educational institution, or its agent, that submits an application to the 
bureau in a manner prescribed by the bureau.  The bureau may issue a license under this 
section only to an educational institution, or its agent, that offers a course or courses for a 
degree program for hospitality industry, culinary arts or food sciences.
2.  Purchase of liquor limited to certain purposes.  A licensee under this section 
may purchase liquor for educational programs provided by the licensee.  A licensee may 
purchase liquor for educational course work as part of the educational institution's 
curriculum for a degree program for hospitality industry, culinary arts or food sciences.
Nothing in this subsection prohibits a licensee under this section from charging a fee for 
the purchase of liquor for the purposes described in this subsection.
3.  Consumption of liquor on premises; transport of liquor to premises.  A 
licensee under this section is governed by the provisions of this subsection regarding the 
consumption of liquor on the educational institution's premises and the transport of liquor 
to the educational institution's premises.
A.  A licensee may permit sampling of the liquor used in conjunction with the 
educational institution's curriculum for a degree program for hospitality industry, 
culinary arts or food sciences by a person at least 21 years of age who is:
(1)  A member of the faculty or staff of the educational institution who teaches or 
assists with course work or a program related to the educational institution's 
curriculum for a degree program for hospitality industry, culinary arts or food 
sciences; or
(2)  A student enrolled in a course or program related to the educational 
institution's curriculum for a degree program for hospitality industry, culinary 
arts or food sciences.
B.  Liquor purchased and transported to the educational institution's premises used in 
conjunction with the educational institution's curriculum for a degree program for 
hospitality industry, culinary arts or food sciences must be clearly labeled with the 
educational institution's name, license number, date of purchase and course or 
program with which the liquor is associated.
4.  License fee.  The annual fee for a postsecondary educational institution program 
license is $100.
SUMMARY
This bill creates a new license type for state-supported postsecondary educational 
institutions that offer a course or courses for a degree program for hospitality industry, 
culinary arts or food sciences.  The license authorizes a state-supported postsecondary 
educational institution to purchase and permit sampling of liquor in conjunction with the 
educational institution's curriculum.