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An Act To Clarify the Law Allowing Certificate of Approval Holders and Manufacturers or Suppliers of Spirits To Offer Mail-in Rebates
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §709, sub-§2, ¶L, as repealed and replaced by PL 2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §33, is amended to read:
 
L. Licensees offering complimentary samples of wine under section 1055; or
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §709, sub-§2, ¶M, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §34, is amended to read:
 
M. Product supplied by licenseesLicensees authorized under section 1052-D supplying product for the purposes of providing taste-testing samples under a taste-testing event license.; or
Sec. 3.  28-A MRSA §709, sub-§2, ¶N  is enacted to read:
 
N.  Offering a mail-in rebate under section 708, subsection 6 approved by the bureau that offers an incrementally greater discount based upon increased volume of purchased product.
 
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that a manufacturer or supplier of spirits or a certificate of approval holder may offer mail-in rebates approved by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations that offer an incrementally greater discount for an increased volume of purchased spirits.