Title 28-A, Title 28-A

1. Authorized delivery to agency liquor stores. The wholesale spirits provider may deliver to an agency liquor store spirits that the agency liquor store purchased from the bureau. 2. Delivery to on-premises retail licensees prohibited. The wholesale spirits provider may not deli…

1. Eligibility qualifications. The bureau may not issue a license or certificate of approval to an applicant unless that applicant meets the following qualifications. A. If the applicant is an individual, the applicant must be: (1) At least 21 years of age; and (2) A citizen of t…

1. Seven-day grace period upon license or certificate of approval expiration. Except as provided in subsection 3, a licensee that unintentionally fails to renew a license or certificate of approval upon its expiration date and continues to make sales of liquor is not chargeable w…

A licensee shall make available for inspection its licenses or certificates of approval at any premises in the State to which those licenses or certificates of approval apply.

Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 608, a license or any interest in a license may not be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise subject to control by any person other than the licensee. If the business, or any interest in the business, in connection with …

1. Purchase of spirits. Subject to the restrictions provided in subsection 1‑A, a person licensed to sell spirits for on‑premises consumption shall purchase spirits from an agency liquor store licensed as a reselling agent. This subsection does not apply to public service corpora…

The Governor or the bureau may, in cases of riots, hurricanes and floods, order any or all licensees not to sell any liquor.

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 a…

1. File application with bureau. An applicant for a license or certificate of approval under this Title shall file an application in the form required by the bureau. 2. Contents of application. The application must contain the following. A. An applicant shall disclose any person …

1. License or certificate of approval fee. An applicant shall enclose the fee for the license or certificate of approval prescribed by this Title with the application for the license or certificate of approval. 2. Effective date and term of license or certificate of approval. All…

1. Hearings. The municipal officers or, in the case of unincorporated places, the county commissioners of the county in which the unincorporated place is located, may hold a public hearing for the consideration of applications for new on-premises licenses, applications for transf…

1. Character; location; operation of business. In issuing or renewing licenses, the bureau, the municipal officers or the county commissioners, as the case may be, shall give consideration to: A. The character of any applicant; [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] B. The location o…

1. Location within 300 feet of churches and schools. Except as provided in paragraphs B and C, the bureau may not issue a new license for the sale of liquor to be consumed on the premises to new premises within 300 feet of a public or private school, school dormitory, church, cha…

A licensee may not employ as a manager or leave in charge of the licensed premises any person who, by reason of conviction of violation of any liquor laws within the last 5 years or because of a revocation of that person's license for sale of liquor within the last 5 years, is no…

1. Employment prohibited. A retail licensee may not employ a person as a retail employee if that person, within 2 years of the date of that person's application for employment, has been convicted of a first offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragrap…

1. Employees under 17 years of age. A licensee for the sale of liquor to be consumed on licensed premises may not employ a person under 17 years of age in the serving or selling of liquor on the premises where the liquor is sold. A licensee who violates this subsection is subject…

1. Sales for cash. Except as provided in subsection 1‑B, a wholesale licensee, the employee of a wholesale licensee or a reselling agent as defined by section 2, subsection 27‑A may not sell or offer to sell any liquor except for cash or payment by check or electronic funds trans…

1. Acceptable identification. A licensee may refuse to serve liquor to any person who fails to display upon request an identification card issued under Title 29‑A, section 1410, including an official identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in the State a…

1. Licensee not indebted. Except as provided in subsection 7, the bureau may not issue any license to or renew the license of a person who is indebted in any manner, directly or indirectly: A. To any other person for liquor; [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] B. To the State for …

1. Certain financial interests permitted. Notwithstanding section 707, if the requirements of subsection 2 are met, section 707 does not prohibit: A. A person that owns or has a financial interest in a holder of a retail license issued in conjunction with and as part of the opera…

1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Brand" means a product name of malt liquor, wine or spirit authorized for sale in the State by a certificate of approval holder or wholes…

1. Certificate of approval holders. 1-A. Manufacturers and wholesalers of malt liquor or wine. A licensed in-state manufacturer of malt liquor or wine and an out-of-state manufacturer of or out-of-state wholesaler of malt liquor or wine that has been issued a certificate of appro…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a certificate of approval holder, spirits supplier, wholesale licensee or retail licensee may offer sweepstakes, games and contests inside packages of liquor, if that offer is not contingent on the purchase of liquor. The cert…

1. Donations for an auction or award. A certificate of approval holder, a spirits supplier or a wholesale licensee may donate a certificate to purchase its product or donate its product to a public broadcasting station, a municipal entity, an incorporated civic organization or a …

1. Certain practices prohibited. The following practices are prohibited. A. A licensee, employee of a licensee or agent of a licensee may not: (1) Offer or deliver any free liquor to any person or group of persons; (2) Deliver more than 4 1/2 ounces of spirits over 15% alcohol by…

1. Advertising outside of licensed premises. A person, except wholesale licensees and certificate of approval holders, may not advertise or permit to be advertised, by more than 5 signs, on the outside of any licensed premises, or on any building, ground or premises under that pe…

1. Advertise or announce for sale by trade name. No licensee may advertise or offer for sale any malt liquor or wine by trade name or other designation which would indicate the manufacturer or place of manufacture of malt liquor or wine, unless the licensee actually has on hand a…

1. Selling malt liquor or wine from truck prohibited. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, no wholesale or retail licensee may, either directly or indirectly, by any agent or employee, travel from town to town, or from place to place in the same town, selling, bartering or …

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. [PL 2019, c. 46, §3 (RP).] B. "Off-premises licensee" means a licensee licensed to sell liquor for consumption off the premises. [PL 1991, c. 543 (…

1. Records to be kept. Every retail licensee shall keep for 2 years complete records showing: A. The date of all purchases; [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] B. The actual prices paid; [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).] C. The fact that the licensee paid by cash or check for all…

1. Records to be kept. Every wholesale licensee shall keep records for 2 years: A. Showing that all sales and purchases are in accordance with the law relating to cash or check sales; and [PL 1987, c. 342, §50 (AMD).] B. Including detailed accounts of all its transactions with br…

1. Records to be kept. A licensee operating a special warehouse storage facility within the State shall keep complete records concerning all transactions conducted at the special warehouse storage facility. The records must show: A. The date and amounts of all liquor received and…

1. Records open for inspection. All records required to be kept under this chapter are open for inspection to the bureau or its representatives at any time. The bureau or its representatives may make copies of records that may be used as evidence of violation of this chapter. 2. …

Except for on-premises spirits sales data required to be reported by reselling agents in accordance with section 453-C, subsection 4, all business and financial records of licensees are confidential.

1. Jurisdiction. The District Court, as designated in Title 5, chapter 375, shall conduct hearings on all matters concerning violations by licensees and their agents or employees of any federal or state law or regulation relating to liquor or violations of any rule adopted by the…

The District Court may revoke or suspend licenses and certificates of approval for the following causes: [PL 2021, c. 658, §116 (AMD).] 1. Violation of law or infraction of rule. Violation of a federal or state law, rule or regulation relating to liquor or substantial infraction …

1. Violation of law or rule. Upon discovering a violation of federal or state law, rule or regulation relating to liquor or an infraction of a rule adopted by the bureau, the director of the bureau, or the director's designee, shall: A. Report the violation to the District Court …

The District Court shall keep a full and complete record of all proceedings on the revocation and suspension of a license or certificate of approval issued by the bureau. The District Court is not required to have a transcript of the testimony prepared unless required for reheari…

1. Aggrieved person may appeal within 30 days. A person aggrieved by the decision of the District Court in revoking or suspending any license or certificate of approval issued by the bureau or by refusal of the bureau to issue a license or certificate of approval may, within 30 d…

1. Limitation on maintenance of records. Except as provided in subsection 2, the bureau shall maintain a record of each violation, revocation or suspension for not more than 5 years. 2. Records of Class A, B and C convictions. The bureau shall maintain records of convictions for …

1. Types of liquor which may be sold. A Class I licensee may sell spirits, wine and malt liquor to be consumed on the premises where sold. 2. Fees. The license fees for a Class I license are: A. Full-time (one year)...............$900. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. ZZ, §6 (AMD).] B. [PL …

1. Types of liquor which may be sold. A Class I-A licensee may sell spirits, wine and malt liquor to be consumed on the premises where sold. 2. Fees. The fees for a Class I-A license are as follows: A. Full-time (one year)...............$1,100. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. ZZ, §7 (AMD).…

1. Types of liquor which may be sold. A Class II licensee may sell spirits to be consumed on the premises where sold. 2. Fees. The fees for a Class II license are as follows: A. Full-time (one year)...............$550. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. ZZ, §8 (AMD).] B. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt.…

1. Types of liquor which may be sold. A Class III licensee may sell wine to be consumed on the premises where sold. 2. Fees. The fees for a Class III license are as follows: A. Full-time (one year)...............$220. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. ZZ, §9 (AMD).] B. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. …

1. Types of liquor which may be sold. A Class IV licensee may sell malt liquor to be consumed on the premises where sold. 2. Fees. The fees for a Class IV license are as follows: A. Full-time (one year)...............$220. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. ZZ, §10 (AMD).] B. [PL 1993, c. 410…

1. Types of liquor which may be sold. A Class V licensee may sell spirits, wine and malt liquor to be consumed on the premises where sold. 2. Fees. The fees for a Class V license are as follows: A. Full-time (one year)...............$495. [PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. ZZ, §11 (AMD).] B. …