Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§30-A is enacted to read:

30-A.__Specialty wine store.__"Specialty wine store" means a store that at least 1/3 of its sales is derived from the sale of wine.

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

C. No A person may be charged a fee for any wine served as part of a taste-testing activity;

H. A retail licensee may conduct no more than one unlimited taste testing testings per month;

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. 3. 28-A MRSA §1205, sub-§2, ¶L is enacted to read:

L.__The retail licensee may sell the wine that is being tasted at the taste testing.

Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §1402-B is enacted to read:

§1402-B.__Specialty wine store; samples

1.__Wine sampling.__An owner of a specialty wine store may designate an area or a room for the specific purpose of sampling wine.

2.__Conditions of wine sampling.__The following conditions apply to all wine sampling.

A.__An employee may provide the products for wine sampling only if all taxes and premiums required by this Title are paid.

B.__Wine sampling must be conducted only within the designated area or room.

SUMMARY

This bill allows a specialty wine store to give wine