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An Act To Clarify the Term of a Retail Tobacco License
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1552, sub-§2,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 673, Pt. CC, §1, is further amended to read:
 
2. Term of license.   All retail tobacco licenses are valid for one year from the date of issuance unless suspended, revoked or not subject to the transfer under section 1553. Licenses that have been suspended or revoked may be reinstated, as permitted by the District Court decision issued under subchapter 2, upon the receipt of an application for reinstatement and payment of all penalties and an application fee of $50.
 
SUMMARY
Currently, rules adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention provide an expiration date of July 29th of each year for retail tobacco licenses that are, under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 1552, subsection 2, valid for one year.
This bill clarifies that retail tobacco licenses are valid for one year from the date of issuance.