(18) A Federal Government vehicle operated by a federal law enforcement officer.

Sec. T-15. 36 MRSA §172, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 373, §171, is further amended to read:

1. Liquor licensee. If the taxpayer is a liquor licensee, to the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Liquor Enforcement, which shall construe that liability and lack of cooperation to be a ground for denying, suspending or revoking the taxpayer's liquor license in accordance with Title 28-A, section 707 and chapter 33; or

Sec. T-16. Transition provisions.

1. All references in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A to the functions performed by the Chief of the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement within the Department of Public Safety are deemed to refer to functions of the Commissioner of Public Safety, and all references to functions performed by the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement are deemed to refer to functions of the division within the Department of Public Safety designated by the commissioner to enforce the law relating to the manufacture, importation, storage, transportation and sale of all liquor and to administer those laws relating to licensing and the collection of taxes on malt liquor and wine. It is the express intent of the Legislature that all provisions of Title 28-A remain fully enforceable and, in order to effectuate this intent, the Commissioner of Public Safety or officials designated by the commissioner may enforce any provision of Title 28-A.

2. All existing rules and procedures in effect, in operation or adopted by the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement or the Chief of the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement remain in effect and continue in effect until rescinded, revised or amended by the proper authority.

3. All existing forms, licenses, letterheads and similar items bearing the name of or referring to the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement may be utilized by the division designated by the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to this section until existing supplies of those items are exhausted.