Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 608 – Licensees with professional sporting events; revenues from the sale of liquor
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A licensee authorized to sell liquor for on-premises consumption may enter into an agreement to share revenues from the sale of liquor with a professional sports team not licensed under this Title if: [PL 2013, c. 446, §2 (NEW).]
1. Capacity. The licensee has a capacity to seat at least 3,000 people;
[PL 2013, c. 446, §2 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 608
- Auditorium: means a commercially operated indoor or outdoor facility designed or used for the gathering of an audience for speeches and live performances of theater, music, dance or other performing arts that charges a fee and has adequate facilities for the sale and consumption of liquor. 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
- Outdoor stadium: means a commercially operated outdoor facility with 3,000 or more fixed seats that is designed or used for the playing of a sport or for an event, that is open to the public for a fee and that has adequate facilities for the sale and consumption of wine, malt liquor and spirits. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
- sell: means any transfer or delivery of liquor for a consideration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A Sec. 2
2. Licensee is designated host facility. The licensee is the designated host facility for the professional sports team. For the purposes of this subsection, “designated host facility” means a facility licensed to sell liquor for on-premises consumption, including, but not limited to, a civic auditorium or an outdoor stadium where a professional sports team conducts at least 75% of its sporting events as the home team in the competition;
[PL 2013, c. 446, §2 (NEW).]
3. Revenues from sales at sporting events only. Revenues to be shared as provided by this section between the licensee and the professional sports team are limited to revenues from the sale of liquor sold at the time of sporting events conducted by that professional sports team; and
[PL 2013, c. 446, §2 (NEW).]
4. Application. The licensee discloses any agreement, including any revenue-sharing provisions pursuant to subsection 3, with a professional sports team permitted under this section when submitting an application for a liquor license as required by section 651, subsection 2.
[PL 2013, c. 446, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2013, c. 446, §2 (NEW).