LD 1567
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A. An owner or operator of the bottle club is disqualified
from receiving a liquor license under section 601, subsection
2; or

 
C. The purpose of the application is to circumvent the
eligibility or disqualification provisions of section 601.

 
The bureau shall notify each owner or operator of the bottle club
in writing of its decision to approve or deny registration of the
bottle club under this subsection. The decision of the bureau to

 
approve or deny registration of a bottle club is final agency
action.

 
1-C. Penalty for operation after denial. Notwithstanding
subsection 1, paragraph C, a person who operates a bottle club
after receipt of notice of denial of registration under
subsection 1-B commits a Class D crime. Violation of this
subsection is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A,
section 34, subsection 4-A.

 
2. Charges and fees. Charges paid by the bottle club's
members or the general public for membership, admission, food,
mixers or other supplies used with liquor or storage or handling
of liquor belonging to members or the general public are not
sales, as defined in this Title, or gifts.

 
3. Minors on the premises. The bottle club may not allow any
minor not employed by the bottle club nor accompanied by his
parent, legal guardian or custodian, as defined in Title 22,
section 4002, to remain on the bottle club premises, except on
occasions when liquor is prohibited on the bottle club premises.

 
A. A bottle club may employ minors only if an employee of
legal drinking age or older is present in a supervisory
capacity.

 
3-A.__Minors on premises.__A bottle club may not allow a minor
not employed by the bottle club or not accompanied by the minor's
parent, guardian or custodian, as defined in Title 22, section
4002, to remain on the bottle club premises, except on occasions
when liquor is prohibited on the bottle club premises.__The
following penalties apply to violations of this subsection.

 
A.__A bottle club that violates this subsection commits a
civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and
not more than $300 may be adjudged.

 
B.__A bottle club that violates this subsection after having
previously violated this section commits a civil violation


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