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28-A §161-B. Local approval of bottle clubs

§161-B. Local approval of bottle clubs 1.  Application to local authorities.  Prior to registration with the bureau under section 161, an owner or operator of a bottle club must apply to the municipal officers or, in the case of unincorporated places, the county commissioners of the county in which the unincorporated place is located, for […]

28-A §162. Local authority for operation of bottle clubs

§162. Local authority for operation of bottle clubs 1.  Question on bottle clubs.  A municipality may hold an election on the following question.   A. Bottle clubs are defined as persons operating, on a regular, profit or nonprofit basis, facilities for social activities in which members or guests provide their own liquor, where no liquor […]

28-A §163. B.Y.O.B. function permit

§163. B.Y.O.B. function permit 1.  Permit required.  A person may not hold a B.Y.O.B. function unless a permit is obtained from the bureau. The bureau may issue a permit that authorizes multiple B.Y.O.B. functions over a period of 12 months as long as the B.Y.O.B. functions are held at the same location.   [PL 2015, […]

28-A §221. Entertainment districts

§221. Entertainment districts A municipal legislative body may establish by ordinance an entertainment district within the municipality for the purpose of designating the area in which a common consumption area may be located.   [PL 2019, c. 281, §5 (NEW).] An entertainment district ordinance adopted in accordance with this section must:   [PL 2019, c. […]

28-A §122. Unincorporated places

§122. Unincorporated places 1.  No local option election.  No local option election may be held in unincorporated places.   [PL 1989, c. 158, §2 (RPR).] 2.  Authorization of sales.  The county commissioners may, after holding a public hearing:   A. Authorize or refuse to authorize the sale of liquor to be consumed on the premises […]

28-A §123. Local option questions

§123. Local option questions Any one or more of the following questions may be voted on in a local option election held under section 121. Each question applies to both full-time and part-time licensed establishments.   [PL 1987, c. 342, §18 (RPR).] 1.  Sale of liquor for consumption on the premises on days other than […]

28-A §124. Results of vote

§124. Results of vote 1.  Determination vote.  If the results of an election held under section 121 show that:   A. A majority of the votes cast in any municipality on any local option question is in the affirmative, the bureau may issue licenses of the type authorized by the affirmative vote in that municipality; […]

28-A §125. Proof of local option election or county commissioner decision

§125. Proof of local option election or county commissioner decision 1.  Prohibition on licensing.  Except as provided in subsection 4, the bureau may not issue a license for the retail sale of spirits, wine or malt liquor unless the premises to be licensed are located in a municipality or unincorporated place that has voted in […]

28-A §161. Bottle clubs

§161. Bottle clubs 1.  Registration.  Each bottle club, as defined in section 2, subsection 3, shall register annually with the bureau on forms provided by the bureau. Registration consists of submission of the information required in paragraph A and payment of the registration fee established in paragraph B.   A. The information each bottle club […]