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An Act Regarding Transfers of Liquor between Licensed Manufacturers' Facilities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §1355-A, sub-§2, ¶K  is enacted to read:
 
K.  For the purposes of selling liquor for on-premises and off-premises consumption, a licensee who operates more than one facility licensed for the manufacture of liquor under this section may:
 
(1) Transfer product produced by the licensee in bulk or packaged in kegs, bottles or cans, including by the case, at one facility licensed for the manufacture of liquor to another facility at which the licensee is licensed to manufacture liquor or to any location where the licensee:
 
(a) Serves samples of the manufacturer's product in accordance with subsection 2, paragraphs E and F; and
 
(b) Is authorized under this section to sell the manufacturer's product to nonlicensees for off-premises consumption; and
 
(2) Transfer product produced by the licensee in bulk or packaged in kegs, bottles or cans, including by the case, from a facility at which the licensee is licensed to manufacture liquor to any establishment licensed for on-premises consumption under chapter 43 operated by the licensee as authorized under paragraph I.
 
If the same person or persons hold a majority ownership interest of greater than 50% in more than one facility licensed for the manufacture of liquor under this section, the person or persons is considered one licensee for the purpose of transferring liquor as authorized by this paragraph.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.