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| | | An Act To Create a Small Distillery Off-premises License |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is necessary that this legislation take effect | | immediately in order to allow affected in-state manufacturers to | | obtain off-premises licenses prior to the summer season; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §2, sub-§29-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 29-A.__Small distillery.__"Small distillery" means a distiller | | that produces distilled spirits in an amount that does not exceed | | 50,000 gallons per year. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §707, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1987, c. 342, §41, | | is further amended to read: |
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