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Liquor Laws

Liquor Licensing & Compliance Rules and Regulations

This text explains the licensing process, the responsibilities of licensees, the different situations where a license is required, and many other important details about he manufacture, importation, storage, transportation and sale of liquor.

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Recent Liquor Laws

This page gives a brief summary of the most recent laws passed which have to do with he manufacture, importation, storage, transportation and sale of liquor. Each entry includes what existing law, if any, it changes.

Liquor Related Legislation

• Title 17-A: Maine Criminal Code
  • Title 17-A, Part 2, Chapter 43, §1057: Possession of firearms in an establishment licensed for on-premises consumption of liquor
• Title 22: Health and Welfare
  • Title 22, Subtitle 2, Part 3, Chapter 262: Smoking
• Title 28-A: Liquors
• Title 29-A: Motor Vehicles
  • Title 29-A, Chapter 19, Subchapter 2, §2112-A: Open container; drinking in a vehicle prohibited
  • Title 29-A, Chapter 23, Subchapter 2, Article 1, §2411: Criminal OUI (Operating Under the Influence)
  • Title 29-A, Chapter 23, Subchapter 3, Article 2, §2472: Juvenile provisional license

 

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