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An Act To Modify the Amount of Product Samples of Malt Liquor, Wine or Spirits That May Be Provided to Retail Licensees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1402-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2011, c. 629, §27, is further amended to read:
 
4. Full-bottle samples.   The maximum amount of unopened full-bottle samples given to a retail licensee may not exceed 918 gallons of malt beverageliquor and 918 liters of wine annually. A full-bottle sample is an unopened bottle of wine or malt beverageliquor given to a retail licensee, which may be consumed by a retail licensee on or off the premises; and
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1504, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2011, c. 629, §31, is further amended to read:
 
5. Full-bottle samples.   The maximum amount of unopened full-bottle samples of distilled spirits given to a retail licensee by a sales representative may not exceed 36 liters per year per distiller represented by that sales representative. Individual samples may not exceed one liter. A full-bottle sample is an unopened bottle of spirits provided to an agency liquor store or an on-premises retail licensee licensed to sell spirits.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.