An Act To Allow Outdoor Stadiums To Sell Spirits
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 2031
Committee Amendment CA_A_H912 (House)
Amends: 28-A MRSA §2, 28-A MRSA §1001, 28-A MRSA §1003, 28-A MRSA §1074

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT «ff,, to H.P. 1513, L.D. 2031, "An Act To Allow 
Outdoor Stadiums To Sell Spirits" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Allow Outdoor Stadiums and Pool Halls To Sell Spirits' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
emergency clause and inserting the following: 
1Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§15, ~, as amended by PL 2011, c. 629, §3, is 
further amended to read: 
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11Outdoor stadium11 means aey ~ commercially operated outdoor facility with 3,000 
or more fixed seats that is designed or used for the playing of any!! sport or for an event 
that is open to the general public, ehaFges for a fee and that has adequate facilities for 
the sale and consumption of wine aaa,. malt liquor and spirits. 
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1001, sub-§3, ,J"J-1 is enacted to read: 
J-1. Outdoor stadiums; 
Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §1001, sub-§3, ,J"K.-1 is enacted to read: 
K-1. Pool halls: 
Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §1003, sub-§3, ,J"J-1 is enacted to read: 
J-1. Outdoor stadiums; 
Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §1003, sub-§3, ,rK-1 is enacted to read: 
K-1. Pool halls; 
Sec, 6. 28-A MRSA §1074, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §101, is 
further amended to read: 
1. Issuance of licenses. The bureau may issue lieeases a license under this section for 
the sale of 1.viae aB:d malt liquor to be eoasumed on the pi·emises, wine and spirits for on-
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,(l-;, to H.P. 1513, L.D. 2031 
premises consumption to an outdoor stadiums stadium, as defined in section 2, subsection 
15, paragraph M. A concessionaire or lessee may be issued a license under this section, 
regardless of whether it controls the premises, as long as that concessionaire or lessee 
complies with the notice provisions applicable to qualified catering services in section 
1076, subsection 7 prior to exercising the license.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds pool halls to the premises eligible to be licensed to sell spirits 
for on-premises consumption and lists both pool halls and outdoor stadiums as eligible 
premises under Class I and Class III licenses. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/28/22 wae 
LD 2031 
LR2677(02) 
An Act To Allow Outdoor Stadiums To Sell Spirits 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ff { !f-~tJ; ! Z -~ 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill adds pool halls to the premises eligible to be licensed to sell spirits for on-premises consumption and lists 
both pool halls and outdoor auditoriums as eligible premises under a Class I and Class II licenses. Any additional 
revenue from adding these entities is not anticipated to be significant. 
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