Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 708-A – In-pack sweepstakes, contests and games
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 708-A
- Certificate of approval holder: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2Licensee: includes , but is not limited to, agency liquor stores and certificate of approval holders. 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 retail licensee: means a person licensed by the bureau to engage in the purchase and resale of liquor in the original container or by the drink for on-premises or off-premises consumption. 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 Spirits supplier: means a person that provides spirits for sale by the bureau in the State, including:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2Wholesale licensee: means a person licensed by the bureau under section 1401 as an in-state wholesaler. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a certificate of approval holder, spirits supplier, wholesale licensee or retail licensee may offer sweepstakes, games and contests inside packages of liquor, if that offer is not contingent on the purchase of liquor. The certificate of approval holder, spirits supplier, wholesale licensee or retail licensee shall provide information about access to participate in a sweepstakes, game or contest by providing either a sign in the retail outlet or a notice on the primary or secondary packaging of the brand offering the sweepstakes, game or contest. [PL 2021, c. 658, §101 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 582, §2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 192, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §101 (AMD).