An Act To Assist Small Distilleries That Also Have Off-premises Retail Licenses
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-A MRSA §1355-A, sub-§5, ¶G is enacted to read:
G. Notwithstanding paragraph D, a holder of a small distillery license that produces less than 25,000 gallons of spirits annually and is licensed under paragraph B, subparagraph (3) to operate a retail location for off-premises consumption may pay the alcohol bureau the difference between the distillery's price charged to the alcohol bureau and the discounted list price charged by the bureau when a distillery purchases its own spirits to be sold at retail from its off-premises location. The alcohol bureau shall establish a procedure to allow a distillery to purchase spirits produced by the distillery for sale at a retail location as described in this paragraph.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 126th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.