Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

1. Agency liquor store. "Agency liquor store" means a person who is licensed by the commission bureau to sell spirits to be consumed off the premises.

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§15, ¶H, as amended by PL 1987, c. 342, §5, is further amended to read:

H. "Hotel" means any reputable place operated by responsible persons of good reputation, where the public obtains sleeping accommodations for a consideration and where meals may be served, whether or not under one roof.

(1) A hotel is considered to be serving meals when it provides on the premises one or more public dining rooms, open and serving food during the morning, afternoon and evening, and a separate kitchen in which food is regularly prepared for the public.

(2) Nothing in this paragraph may be held to prevent the commission bureau from issuing part-time licenses to bona fide part-time hotels.

(3) "Hotel guest" means a person whose name and address is registered on the registry maintained by the hotel and who is the bona fide occupant of a room of the hotel. A person registering solely for the purpose of obtaining liquor is not considered a hotel guest.

Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §355, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §41, is further amended to read:

§355. Closed in cases of riots; hurricanes; flood

The Governor or the alcohol bureau may, in cases of riots, hurricanes and floods, order any or all state liquor stores or agency liquor stores to close.

Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §453-C, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 711, §6, is amended to read:

1. Agent licensed to resell spirits purchased from the alcohol bureau. An agent licensed to resell spirits and fortified wine purchased from the State to a retail licensee licensed for on-premises consumption must be licensed as a reselling agent. An agent is prohibited from reselling liquor to