Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1205, sub-§2, ¶¶J and K, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 488, are amended to read:

J. The retail licensee must notify the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement of the date and time scheduled for an on-premise taste testing; and

K. The retail licensee must purchase all wine served at a taste testing from a wholesale licensee.; and

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1205, sub-§2, ¶L is enacted to read:

L.__The retail licensee must designate an employee responsible for activities of all persons conducting taste testing on the licensee's premises.__That responsible employee must be present for the entire period of taste testing on the retail licensee's premises.__The retail licensee is responsible for any violations of this section by any person conducting the taste testing.

SUMMARY

This bill requires that any retail liquor licensee engaged in taste testing of wine designate an employee who is responsible for the activities of all persons conducting and is present for the duration of the taste testing.