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An Act Regarding the Number of Agency Liquor Store Licenses Permitted in a Municipality
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  28-A MRSA §453, sub-§1-A  is enacted to read:
 
1-A.  Limitation on number of agency liquor stores.     The bureau may license up to:
 
A.  Eleven agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population over 60,000;
 
B.  Ten agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population over 45,000 but less than 60,001;
 
C.  Nine agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population over 30,000 but less than 45,001;
 
D.  Eight agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population over 20,000 but less than 30,001;
 
E.  Seven agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population over 15,000 but less than 20,001;
 
F.  Six agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population over 10,000 but less than 15,001;
 
G.  Four agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population of at least 5,001 but less than 10,001;
 
H.  Three agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population of at least 2,000 but less than 5,001; and
 
I.  One agency liquor store in a municipality with a population less than 2,000.
 
The bureau may issue one additional agency liquor store license beyond those otherwise authorized by this subsection in a municipality with a population of less than 10,000. The bureau may consider the impact of seasonal population or tourism and other related information provided by the municipality requesting an additional agency liquor store license.
 
This subsection may not be construed to reduce the number of agency liquor stores the bureau may license in a municipality as of June 30, 2009.
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §453, sub-§2-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 2015, c. 494, Pt. A, §31, is repealed.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.