CHAPTER 579
H.P. 486 - L.D. 656
An Act to Allow Beverage Sales from Mobile Service Bars on Golf Courses
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1012, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4. Golf course mobile service bar. A licensee who is the owner of a golf course may apply for a license to sell malt liquor from a mobile service bar as provided in section 1075-A. The license fee per calendar year is $100.
This subsection is repealed January 1, 2006.
Sec. 2. 28-A MRSA §1075, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 195, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
2. Sales for consumption on slopes or courses prohibited. This section does not permit a ski area to sell liquor for consumption on the slopes away from the licensed area. Except as provided in section 1075-A, a golf course may not sell liquor for consumption on the course away from the licensed area.
This subsection is repealed January 1, 2006.
Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §1075, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A. Sales for consumption on slopes or courses prohibited. This section does not permit a ski area to sell liquor for consumption on the slopes away from the licensed area or a golf course to sell liquor for consumption on the course away from the licensed area.
This subsection takes effect January 1, 2006.
Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §1075-A is enacted to read:
§1075-A. Golf course mobile service bar
1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Mobile service bar" means a golf cart or other similar vehicle staffed by an employee of the golf course and outfitted for storage, cooling or refrigeration and sale and service of malt liquor in cans or bottles.
2. License. The bureau may issue a license for a mobile service bar to a licensee who owns a golf course or may issue a license for a mobile service bar to a Class A restaurant, Class A restaurant/lounge or Class I hotel located at a golf course and to a golf course owner. The licensee shall ensure that:
A. All individuals selling, serving or dispensing malt liquor from a mobile service bar are employees of the golf course;
B. All malt liquor possessed and consumed on the golf course is sold by the licensee;
C. A sufficient number of employees are deployed to adequately control and ensure adherence to laws applying to the serving, sale and consumption of malt liquor on the golf course;
D. Service or consumption of any liquor is not allowed in parking lots except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
E. A licensee or licensee's employees do not allow patrons to leave the golf course with any liquor;
F. Only one standard serving of malt liquor is served to an individual at a time;
G. Signs are posted that state that a patron may not bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises of the golf course;
H. Signs are placed on the mobile service bar that state that service or consumption of any liquor by a person under 21 years of age is prohibited;
I. Malt liquor from a mobile service bar is purchased and consumed only by those patrons engaged in a round of golf;
J. The operator of a mobile service bar is at least 21 years of age and has successfully completed an alcohol server education course; and
K. The operator of a mobile service bar has the ability and necessary tools to immediately contact a golf course employee working at the part of the golf course licensed as an on-premises establishment for assistance in enforcing the provisions of this section.
3. Penalty. A person who brings alcoholic beverages onto the premises of a golf course commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,500 may be adjudged.
4. Revocation of license. Licenses issued by the bureau under this section and any other license to sell liquor for on-premises consumption held by a licensee under this section must be revoked for violation of the liquor laws or any rule adopted by the bureau.
5. Transportation of open containers prohibited. A patron of a golf course licensed under this section who operates a golf cart is prohibited from transporting an open container of liquor across a public way as defined by Title 29-A, section 2112-A, subsection 1, paragraph D.
6. Repeal. This section is repealed January 1, 2006.
Effective July 30, 2004, unless otherwise indicated.
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