Maine § 28-A §2229 Disposal of forfeited liquors

Maine Statutes

§ 28-A §2229 — Disposal of forfeited liquors

Maine § 28-A §2229

Title 28-ALIQUORS

Part 7ENFORCEMENT

Ch. 91ENFORCEMENT AND JURISDICTION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 28-A, § 28-A §2229 (2026).

Text

1.Court or judge to order forfeited liquor to be turned over to the bureau. All spirits declared forfeited by a court under this Title must, by order of the court rendering the final judgment, be turned over to the bureau. All malt liquor or wine declared forfeited by a court under this Title must, by order of the court rendering final judgment, be turned over to the bureau. Liquor forfeited under this section must be disposed of in the same manner as abandoned liquor under section 2230.

2.Sale or destruction of forfeited spirits by bureau. The bureau or the wholesale spirits provider may restock and resell forfeited spirits at agency liquor stores throughout the State or may destroy forfeited spirits by pouring the spirits upon the ground or into a public sewer.

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Court or judge to order forfeited liquor to be turned over to the bureau.
All spirits declared forfeited by a court under this Title must, by order of the court rendering the final judgment, be turned over to the bureau. All malt liquor or wine declared forfeited by a court under this Title must, by order of the court rendering final judgment, be turned over to the bureau. Liquor forfeited under this section must be disposed of in the same manner as abandoned liquor under section 2230.
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Sale or destruction of forfeited spirits by bureau.
The bureau or the wholesale spirits provider may restock and resell forfeited spirits at agency liquor stores throughout the State or may destroy forfeited spirits by pouring the spirits upon the ground or into a public sewer.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 373, §162 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. V, §54 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. V, §61 (REV). PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §5 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §6 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 658, §280 (AMD).