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An Act To Prohibit the Sale and Possession of Powdered Alcohol in the State
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §2089  is enacted to read:
§ 2089. Powdered alcohol
 
1.  Possession and use prohibited.     A person may not possess or use alcohol in a powdered or crystalline form.
 
A.  A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $500 must be adjudged.
 
B.  A person who violates this subsection after having been previously adjudicated as violating this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $3,000 must be adjudged.
 
2.  Selling or furnishing prohibited.     A person may not sell, furnish or give away or offer for sale or offer to furnish or give away alcohol in a powdered or crystalline form.
 
A.  A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 must be adjudged.
 
B.  A person who violates this subsection after having been previously adjudicated as violating this subsection commits a Class E crime for which a fine of not less than $1,000 and, notwithstanding Title 17-A, section 1301, not more than $5,000 must be imposed. In addition to a fine imposed under this subsection, if the person is a licensee under chapter 19, 43 or 45, the court may suspend that person's license for up to one year. A violation under this paragraph is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.
 
SUMMARY
This bill makes the possession, use, sale or furnishing of powdered alcohol a civil violation and a repeat violation of selling or furnishing powdered alcohol a Class E crime that, if committed by a person with a license to sell liquor, subjects the person to a possible suspension of the liquor license for up to one year.