§451. Agency liquor stores This chapter governs the issuance of an agency liquor store license and the operation of agency liquor stores licensed pursuant to this Part. The bureau may license and regulate a person as an agency liquor store on an annual or temporary basis for the purposes of selling liquor in sealed bottles, […]
§452. Rules governing agency liquor stores The bureau shall adopt rules for the selection, licensing and operation of agency liquor stores. These rules include, but are not limited to, the following: [PL 1997, c. 373, §45 (AMD).] 1. Location. Location of agency stores, subject to section 453; [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, […]
§453-A. Issuance of agency liquor store license The bureau shall issue a license for an agency liquor store within a municipality or unincorporated place by the following procedure. [PL 1997, c. 373, §47 (AMD).] 1. Bidding to replace state liquor stores. [PL 2001, c. 711, §3 (RP).] 1-A. Bidding to establish or replace agency […]
§453-B. License fees (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 622, §K6 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 509, §5 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 358, §V2 (RPR). PL 2007, c. 117, §1 (RPR). PL 2021, c. 658, §69 (RP).
§453-C. Reselling agents 1. License to resell spirits purchased from the bureau. An agency liquor store may not resell spirits purchased from the bureau to a retail licensee licensed for on-premises consumption unless the agency liquor store is licensed as a reselling agent under this section. A reselling agent is prohibited from reselling spirits to […]
§453-D. Change of location The bureau shall permit the relocation of an agency liquor store within the same municipality as prescribed by this section. [PL 2011, c. 135, §1 (NEW).] 1. Relocation application requirements. The bureau shall permit a change of location of an agency liquor store licensee if: A. The licensee submits […]
§453. Location of agency stores 1. Location requirements. The bureau may license an agency liquor store only when the following requirements are met. A. The proposed agency liquor store is located in a municipality that has voted in favor of local option provisions that authorize the sale of spirits, wine and malt liquor for […]
§454. Agency liquor store in former state liquor store location. (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 629, §8 (RP).
§455. Purchase of spirits 1. Agency liquor store purchases. Agency liquor stores shall buy their spirits from the bureau under section 606. [PL 2021, c. 658, §71 (AMD).] 2. Monthly specials. The bureau may establish monthly specials for all agency liquor stores. [PL 2021, c. 658, §71 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. […]
§456-A. Special seasonal agency liquor stores (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 367 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 622, §K7 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 509, §6 (RP).
§456. Special seasonal agency liquor stores (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 600, §§A17,A18 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 930 (AMD). MRSA T. 28-A §456, sub-§3 (RP).
§457. Transfer of agency liquor store license Upon application of a licensee under this chapter, an agency liquor store license must be transferred to a new owner upon the sale of the licensed establishment and payment of the transfer fee required in section 1010‑A, subsection 2 if the new owner is eligible under section 601 […]
§458. Renewal of agency liquor store license; selection of alternate licensee 1. Application by store. The holder of an agency liquor store license shall apply annually to the bureau for renewal of that license. An application for renewal must be submitted on a form prepared by the bureau. [PL 1997, c. 373, §50 (AMD).] […]
§459. Delivery of spirits by reselling agents Reselling agents may deliver spirits to establishments that are licensed to sell spirits for on-premises consumption. [PL 2021, c. 658, §76 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 276, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 658, §76 (AMD).
§460. Agency liquor store taste testing of spirits 1. Taste testing on agency liquor store premises. Subject to the conditions in subsections 2 and 2‑A, the bureau may authorize an agency liquor store stocking at least 100 different codes of spirits products to conduct taste testing of spirits on that licensee’s premises. An agency liquor […]
§461. Minimum stock requirement An agency liquor store shall maintain a minimum number of product codes in accordance with this section. For the purposes of this section, “product code” means a single spirit product purchased from the State or the State’s wholesale distributor. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. C, §8 (AMD); PL 2013, c. […]
