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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §708, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2013, c. 514, §1 and affected by §3, is further amended to read:
 
6. Marketing and mail-in promotions.   Upon approval by the commission, promotional materials designed to encourage a consumer to purchase a spirits product to be attached to or displayed near the spirits product where it is offered for sale for off-premises consumption may be offered by those whose spirits products are listed by the commission. Upon approval by the commission, a mail-in rebate may be provided to consumers through print or electronic media, attached to the spirits product or displayed near the spirits product where the spirits product is offered for sale for off-premises consumption. Mail-in rebates approved by the commission must be redeemed by the manufacturer and not by the retail licensee and may not exceed the purchase price of the spirits product. Mail-in rebates authorized by this subsection must require the inclusion of the original dated sales receipt for the spirits product to which the rebate is applied. The commission may approve mail-in rebates that offer an incrementally greater discount based upon increased volume of purchased product. Mail-in rebates, certificates or merchandise included with a spirits product must be inserted in the package or attached to the package by the manufacturer.
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §708, first ¶, as amended by PL 2013, c. 514, §2 and affected by §3, is further amended to read:
This section does not prohibit a certificate of approval holder from including a certificate, instant redeemable coupon or merchandise in or on a package of beer, wine or low-alcohol spirits for sale by an off-premise retailer. The package containing the certificate, instant redeemable coupon or merchandise must be packaged by the certificate of approval holders at the brewery or winery. Upon approval of the bureau, a certificate of approval holder may offer a mail-in rebate for a malt liquor, wine or low-alcohol spirits product for consumers through print or electronic media, attached to the package of malt liquor, wine or low-alcohol spirits product or displayed near where the malt liquor, wine or low-alcohol spirits product is offered for sale for off-premises consumption. Mail-in rebates authorized by this paragraph must require the inclusion of the original dated sales receipt for the product to which the rebate is applied. Mail-in rebates must be redeemed by the certificate of approval holder and may not exceed the purchase price of the malt liquor, wine or low-alcohol spirits product to which the rebate is applied. The commission may approve mail-in rebates that offer an incrementally greater discount based upon increased volume of purchased product.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment clarifies that mail-in rebates may offer an incrementally greater discount on the purchase of liquor based upon increased volume of purchased product.