1. Posting by certificate of approval holders and bottlers. Certificate of approval holders and all licensed bottlers must post with the bureau the F.O.B. shipping point prices for which they are selling malt liquor or wine to wholesale licensees.

[PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 1408

  • 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
  • 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
  • Malt liquor: means liquor:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • 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
    • 2. Posting by wholesale licensees. Wholesale licensees must post with the bureau the delivered prices for which they are selling malt liquor or wine to licensees and all other entities or instrumentalities.

    [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

    3. Posted prices must include deposits. All prices posted must include deposits required on returnable items, including kegs.

    [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

    4. Price changes. Except as provided in paragraph A, certificate of approval holders shall give written notice of price changes to the bureau and their respective wholesale licensees at least 30 days before the effective date. Wholesale licensees shall give written notice of their price changes to the bureau at least 15 days before the effective date. All price changes are effective on the first day of the month.
    A. The bureau may give written permission to certificate of approval holders or wholesale licensees to reduce the notice period for price changes in specific instances. [PL 2021, c. 658, §252 (AMD).]

    [PL 2021, c. 658, §252 (AMD).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 342, §113 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 373, §133 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §252 (AMD).
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