Maine § 8 §1003 Powers and duties of board

Maine Statutes

§ 8 §1003 — Powers and duties of board

Maine § 8 §1003

Title 8AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS

Ch. 31GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 8, § 8 §1003 (2026).

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1.Powers. In administering and enforcing this chapter, the board or the director, as delegated by the board, may:

2.Duties. The Commissioner of Public Safety, with the advice and the consent of the board, and on a timetable directed by the board, shall hire an executive director. The director shall hire staff in accordance with the Civil Service Law and retain professional services that the board considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities. In addition, the board or the director or staff, as delegated by the board, shall:

3.Required rules. The board shall, without limitation on the powers conferred and duties imposed in subsections 1 and 2, adopt rules governing:

4.Rules governing the regulation of table games.

5.Additional duties of the director. The director also serves as

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1.
Powers.
In administering and enforcing this chapter, the board or the director, as delegated by the board, may:
2.
Duties.
The Commissioner of Public Safety, with the advice and the consent of the board, and on a timetable directed by the board, shall hire an executive director. The director shall hire staff in accordance with the Civil Service Law and retain professional services that the board considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities. In addition, the board or the director or staff, as delegated by the board, shall:
3.
Required rules.
The board shall, without limitation on the powers conferred and duties imposed in subsections 1 and 2, adopt rules governing:
4.
Rules governing the regulation of table games.
5.
Additional duties of the director.
The director also serves as the director of the Gambling Control Unit, established as a bureau within the Department of Public Safety under Title 25, section 2902, subsection 12. As director of the unit, the director shall administer and enforce the laws governing fantasy contests under chapter 33, sports wagering under chapter 35 and beano and games of chance under Title 17, chapters 13‑A and 62, respectively.

Legislative History

PL 2003, c. 687, §A5 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 687, §B11 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 663, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 266, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 571, Pt. HHHH, §1 (AMD). IB 2009, c. 2, §§18-25 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 469, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 212, §§8-10 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 499, §§3-7 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. IIIII, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 303, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. A, §11 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. VV, §3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 681, Pt. J, §4 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 549, §§2-7 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 549, §15 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 635, §§3-6 (AMD).