| | | Sec. E-5. 28-A MRSA §161, sub-§7, as amended by PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. | | T, §10 and c. 452, Pt. P, §1, is repealed and the following | | enacted in its place: |
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| | | 7.__Right of access.__Every bottle club shall allow law | | enforcement officers to enter the premises at reasonable times | | for the purpose of investigating compliance with this Title. |
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| | | A.__Entry into the premises under this subsection must be | | conducted in a reasonable manner so as not to disrupt the | | operation of the bottle club. |
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| | | B.__The investigation must be limited to those areas | | involved in the actual operation of the bottle club, | | including storage areas. |
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| | | C.__The following penalties apply to violations of this | | subsection. |
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| | | (1)__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. |
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| | | (2)__A bottle club that violates this subsection after | | having previously violated this section commits a civil | | violation for which a fine of not less than $200 and | | not more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | | (3)__A bottle club that violates this subsection after | | having previously violated this section 2 or more times | | commits a civil violation for which a fine of $500 may | | be adjudged. |
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| | | Sec. F-1. 21-A MRSA §1014, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 302, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Not authorized by candidate. If the communication | | described in subsection 1 is not authorized by a candidate, a | | candidate's authorized political committee or their agents, the | | communication must clearly and conspicuously state that the | | communication is not authorized by any candidate and state the | | name and address of the person who made or financed the | | expenditure for the communication. If the communication is in | | written form, the communication must contain at the bottom of the | | communication in print that is no smaller in size than 10-point | | bold print, Times New Roman font, the words "NOT PAID FOR OR | | AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE." |
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