Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 1062 – Restaurants
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1. Issuance of licenses. The bureau may issue licenses under this section for the sale of wine and malt liquor for on-premises consumption to restaurants, as defined in section 2, subsection 15, paragraph Q.
[PL 2021, c. 658, §179 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 1062
- Bureau: means the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- Licensee: includes , but is not limited to, agency liquor stores and certificate of approval holders. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- Liquor: means spirits, wine, malt liquor or hard cider, or any substance containing liquor, intended for human consumption, that contains more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- Restaurant: means a place that is regularly used for the purpose of providing food for the public and that has adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity for preparing and serving suitable food for the public. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- Wine: includes , but is not limited to, hard cider, wine coolers, table wine, still wine, sparkling wine, champagne and fortified wine that do not contain more than 24% alcohol by volume. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Restaurant qualifications.
[PL 1987, c. 342, §85 (RP).]
3. Income from sale of food requirement. At least 10% of the gross annual income must be from the sale of food for both year-round and part-time restaurants.
A. [PL 2021, c. 658, §179 (RP).]
B. [PL 2021, c. 658, §179 (RP).]
[PL 2021, c. 658, §179 (AMD).]
4. Bureau to determine whether new applicant would probably meet sale of food requirement. The bureau may not issue an initial license to a restaurant unless it determines that the applicant would probably meet the requirements of subsection 3.
[PL 2021, c. 658, §179 (AMD).]
5. Proof of compliance with sale of food requirement for license renewal. The bureau may not renew a restaurant’s license unless the licensee furnishes the bureau with proof that the previous year‘s business met the requirements of subsection 3. If the bureau determines that the licensee has not satisfied the requirements of subsection 3, the bureau may renew the license for only one year, during which the licensee must meet the requirements of subsection 3 to be eligible for further license renewal.
[PL 2021, c. 658, §179 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 342, §§85-87 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §B58 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 373, §§87-89 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §179 (AMD).