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An Act Regarding the Sale and Taxation of Hard Cider
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§12-A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §41, is further amended to read:
 
12-A. Hard cider.   "Hard cider" means liquor produced by fermentation of the juice of apples, pears, cranberries or any combination of those fruits, including, but not limited to, flavored, sparkling or carbonated cider, that contains not less than 1/2 of 1% alcohol by volume and not more than 7% alcohol by volume.
 
SUMMARY
This bill includes within the definition of "hard cider" liquor produced by fermentation of pears and cranberries or combinations of apples, pears and cranberries.