1. Certificate of approval. The license fees for certificates of approval are:
A. For malt liquor (one year)…………. $1,000; and [PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. QQQ, §2 (AMD).]
B. For wine (one year)……………….. $1,000. [PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. QQQ, §2 (AMD).]

[PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. QQQ, §2 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 1551

  • Brewery: means a person that engages in the activities under either paragraph A or B, or both:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Certificate of approval holder: means :
  • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • Distillery: means a person that engages in the activities under either paragraph A or B, or both:
  • A. 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
  • Manufacturer: means a person who distills, rectifies, brews, ferments, bottles or otherwise produces liquor. 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
  • Winery: means a person that ferments and ages wine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
  • 2. Wholesale licenses. The license fees for wholesale licenses are:
    A. For the sale of malt liquor (one year)…..$600; [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]
    B. For the storage of malt liquor (one month)………………………………………..$50; [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]
    C. For the sale of wine (one year)…….. $600; and [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]
    D. For the storage of wine (one month)….. $50. [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]

    [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]

    3. In-state manufacturers. The license fees for in-state manufacturer licenses are:
    A. Distillery, includes bottling (one year)………………………………$1,000; [PL 2021, c. 658, §261 (AMD).]
    B. Brewery, includes bottling (one year)……………………………………………..$1,000; [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]
    C. Rectifier, includes bottling (one year)…………………………………………….$1,000; [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]
    D. Bottler only (one year)……………………………………………………$1,000; [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]
    E. Winery, includes bottling (one year)…………………………………………….$1,000; [PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW).]
    F. Small winery, includes bottling (one year)…………………………………….$50; [PL 2011, c. 629, §33 (AMD).]
    G. Small brewery, includes bottling (one year)………………………………..$50; and [PL 2011, c. 629, §34 (AMD).]
    H. Small distillery, includes bottling (one year)………………………….$100. [PL 2021, c. 658, §262 (AMD).]

    [PL 2021, c. 658, §§261, 262 (AMD).]

    4. Sales representatives. The fees for sales representatives are as follows:
    A. Sales representative of manufacturer or certificate of approval holder (one year)…………………………………………….$50. [PL 1991, c. 376, §55 (AMD).]

    [PL 1991, c. 376, §55 (AMD).]

    5. Other fees. The fees for the following are:
    A. Filing fee for license application………………………………………….$10. [PL 2019, c. 46, §5 (AMD).]
    B. [PL 2019, c. 46, §5 (RP).]

    [PL 2019, c. 46, §5 (AMD).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1987, c. 342, §114 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 376, §55 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 377, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 683, §B21 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 539, Pt. QQQ, §2 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 629, §§33-35 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 46, §5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §§261, 262 (AMD).