Maine § 28-A §1355-A Manufacturer licenses

Maine Statutes

§ 28-A §1355-A — Manufacturer licenses

Maine § 28-A §1355-A

Title 28-ALIQUORS

Part 3LICENSES FOR SALE OF LIQUOR

Ch. 51CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL HOLDERS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 28-A, § 28-A §1355-A (2026).

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1.Issuance of licenses. The bureau may issue licenses under this section to breweries, small breweries, tenant breweries, wineries, small wineries, tenant wineries, distilleries, small distilleries, bottlers and rectifiers in the State that operate under federal law and federal supervision. 1-A. Definition. For purposes of this section, "manufacturing facility" means the premises of a brewery, small brewery, tenant brewery, winery, small winery, tenant winery, distillery or small distillery licensed under this section where liquor products are produced. 1-B. Bottlers and rectifiers. A bottler or rectifier licensed under this section may permit sampling of a liquor product bottled or rectified by that licensee on the premises where it is bottled or rectified:

2.Manufacturers other than bo

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1.
Issuance of licenses.
The bureau may issue licenses under this section to breweries, small breweries, tenant breweries, wineries, small wineries, tenant wineries, distilleries, small distilleries, bottlers and rectifiers in the State that operate under federal law and federal supervision.
1-A.
Definition.
For purposes of this section, "manufacturing facility" means the premises of a brewery, small brewery, tenant brewery, winery, small winery, tenant winery, distillery or small distillery licensed under this section where liquor products are produced.
1-B.
Bottlers and rectifiers.
A bottler or rectifier licensed under this section may permit sampling of a liquor product bottled or rectified by that licensee on the premises where it is bottled or rectified:
2.
Manufacturers other than bottlers and rectifiers.
The following provisions apply to brewery, small brewery, tenant brewery, winery, small winery, tenant winery, distillery and small distillery licensees.
2-A.
Majority interest requirement.
2-B.
Grandfathering of certain licenses issued prior to January 1, 2018.
The bureau may not suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license issued under this section or chapter 43 or 45 that was initially issued prior to January 1, 2018 solely on the basis that:
3.
Breweries; small breweries.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following provisions apply to breweries and small breweries.
4.
Wineries; small wineries.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following provisions apply to wineries and small wineries.
5.
Distilleries; small distilleries.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following provisions apply to distilleries and small distilleries.
6.
Tenant brewery.
Except as otherwise provided, the following provisions apply to a tenant brewery license under which the holder of a tenant brewery license may produce and bottle malt liquor at the manufacturing facility of another brewery, referred to in this subsection as "a host brewery," licensed by the bureau under subsection 3.
7.
Tenant winery.
Except as otherwise provided, the following provisions apply to a tenant winery license under which the holder of a tenant winery license may produce and bottle wine at the manufacturing facility of another winery, referred to in this subsection as "a host winery," licensed by the bureau under subsection 4. This subsection applies to hard cider produced by a manufacturer licensed as a winery or small winery under subsection 4.

Legislative History

PL 2011, c. 629, §22 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 345, §4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 359, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 15, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 74, §6 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 166, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 185, §3 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 440, §§1, 2 (AMD). RR 2017, c. 1, §18 (COR). PL 2017, c. 34, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 123, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 280, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 341, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 347, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 168, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 360, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 404, §§26, 27 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 529, §§4-6 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 665, §11 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 91, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 514, §2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 658, §226 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 742, §1 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §100 (COR). PL 2023, c. 34, §5 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §104 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 87, §§1-6 (AMD).