CHAPTER 319

H.P. 886 - L.D. 1289

An Act Allowing Spirits Tasting Events

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

Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §709, sub-§2, ¶¶G and H, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

G. Licensees offering reduced prices for prearranged private parties on the premises of the licensee; or

H. Licensees whose licensed premises include more than one room charging different prices for the same drink served in the different rooms.; or

Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §709, sub-§2, ¶I is enacted to read:

I.__Conducting the taste testing of spirits under section 1051, subsection 6.

Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §1051, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

6.__Spirits taste-testing events on retail licensee's premises.__A distiller, licensed distilled spirits sales representative and the State's wholesale liquor provider, with

the written permission of the bureau, may rent or lease an area or room from an on-premises retail licensee for the purpose of inviting retail licensees to taste test spirits.__Spirits taste- testing events must be conducted during hours that are authorized by the bureau for the sale of the product on the premises.__The following conditions apply to all taste testing conducted under this subsection.