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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2003, c. 688, Pt.
A, §25, is further amended to read:

 
H. The State Fire Marshal; or

 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶J, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 400, §4,
is amended to read:

 
J. A court security officer.; or

 
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2801-B, sub-§1, ¶K is enacted to read:

 
K.__A contract officer appointed by the Commissioner of
Public Safety pursuant to Title 28-A, section 82-A.

 
Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §82-A is enacted to read:

 
§82-A.__Enforcement of licensing

 
1.__Authority.__In addition to any authority a law enforcement
officer has to enforce the laws, a law enforcement officer may,
subject to subsections 2 and 4, enforce this Title or the rules
adopted pursuant to this Title against violations that may result
in an administrative sanction against a licensee or the
licensee's agents or employees.

 
2.__Commissioner.__The commissioner may by agreement, with the
consent and approval of the affected law enforcement agency,
designate the law enforcement agency's officers to exercise the
enforcement authority identified in subsection 1.

 
3.__Contract officers.__The commissioner may appoint contract
officers for the purpose of enforcing this Title and the rules
adopted pursuant to this Title against specific violations that
may result in an administrative sanction against a licensee, or
the licensee's agents or employees.

 
4.__Limitation.__The commissioner may limit the authority
granted by this section to specific sections of this Title and
rules adopted pursuant to those sections.

 
Sec. 5. 28-A MRSA §706, sub-§2 is enacted to read:

 
2.__Age requirement for identification.__A licensee or
licensee's employee or agent may not sell, furnish, give or
deliver liquor or imitation liquor to any person under 27 years
of age unless the licensee or licensee's employee or agent


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