Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS
28-A §1055. Liquor samples at Class A restaurants and Class A restaurant/lounges

§1055. Liquor samples at Class A restaurants and Class A restaurant/lounges
1. Liquor samples at restaurants. A restaurant licensed by the bureau as a Class A restaurant or a Class A restaurant/lounge may offer complimentary samples of malt liquor, wine or spirits to a customer, subject to the following conditions:
A. A sample may not be given to a person under 21 years of age; [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]
B. A person may not be provided more than 3 samples per day, and samples are subject to the following size limits:
(1) A sample of malt liquor may not exceed 3 ounces;
(2) A sample of wine may not exceed one ounce; and
(3) A sample of spirits may not exceed 1/2 of one ounce; [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]
C. A person who is visibly intoxicated may not be served; [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]
D. The sampling must be conducted during regular business hours of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge and must take place on the licensed premises only in areas of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge where liquor is normally served to customers; [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]
E. Samples may be provided only by employees of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge; [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]
F. Wine or malt liquor served as a sample must be purchased from a wholesale licensee; and [PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW).]
G. Spirits served as a sample must be purchased from a reselling agent. [PL 2021, c. 658, §174 (AMD).]
[PL 2021, c. 658, §174 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 142, §3 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 658, §§173, 174 (AMD).