1. Certificate of approval required. All out-of-state manufacturers of malt liquor or wine, out-of-state wholesalers of malt liquor or wine and out-of-state spirits suppliers must obtain a certificate of approval from the bureau.

[PL 2019, c. 615, §2 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 615, §7 (AFF).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 1351

  • Bureau: means the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Liquor: means spirits, wine, malt liquor or hard cider, or any substance containing liquor, intended for human consumption, that contains more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Malt liquor: means liquor:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Manufacturer: means a person who distills, rectifies, brews, ferments, bottles or otherwise produces liquor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, firm, association or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Spirits: means any liquor produced by distillation or, if produced by any other process, strengthened or fortified by the addition of spirits of any kind. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Wine: includes , but is not limited to, hard cider, wine coolers, table wine, still wine, sparkling wine, champagne and fortified wine that do not contain more than 24% alcohol by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • 2. Definition. For purposes of this section, “out-of-state spirits supplier” means an out-of-state spirits manufacturer or a person that engages in the out-of-state purchase of spirits for resale to the bureau.

    [PL 2019, c. 615, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 615, §7 (AFF).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 373, §112 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 615, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 615, §7 (AFF).