A. Maine manufacturer's or wholesaler's license; or

B. Certificate of approval issued to an out-of-state manufacturer or foreign wholesaler of malt liquor or wine.

Sec. 3. 28-A MRSA §707, sub-§4, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c. 342, §42, is amended to read:

4. Certificate of approval holder or Maine manufacturer; interest in wholesaler or retail license. No Except as authorized in section 1012, subsection 5, a certificate of approval holder or in-state manufacturer may not have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any:

A. Maine wholesale license; or

B. Maine retail license.

Sec. 4. 28-A MRSA §1012, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5.__Small distillery off-premises license.__Notwithstanding chapter 19, a person who holds a distiller license under section 1551, subsection 3, paragraph A and is a small distillery may obtain a small distillery off-premises license to sell spirits for consumption off the distillery premises, as long as the spirits are manufactured by the distillery, the distiller obtained the spirits for sale from the State and the spirits are sold on the premises of the distillery at the retail prices established by the alcohol bureau in accordance with its rules.

A.__The small distillery off-premises license fee is $100 annually.

B.__A person may not hold more than one small distillery off-premises license.

C. A small distillery off-premises licensee shall keep records regarding off-premises sales separate and apart from records relating to any other transaction in which the licensee engages.

D.__The bureau, upon application by the holder of a small distillery off-premises license whose distillery has produced distilled spirits in an amount that exceeds 50,000