[3] A new 10-year lease was awarded to Maine Beverage Company's subcontractor, Pine State Trading Co, that took effect on July 1, 2014.
It is expected by officials that the new lease, designed to generate money to pay debt owed to Maine hospitals, will allow prices to be reduced on popular spirits.
They also administer those laws relating to licensing and the collection of taxes on malt liquor and wine.
[5] Title 28-A of the Maine Revised Statutes contains the laws and rules regulating liquor.
It may be consumed in establishments licensed for on-premises consumption until 1:15 a.m., with the exception of New Year's Day when it is 2:15 a.m.[7] Alcohol sales were previously prohibited until 9 a.m. on Sundays.
[8] In 2015 the legislature revised the law again to allow sales on any Sunday starting at 5 a.m., the same as every other day of the week.
[15] Maine law changed in 2014 to allow bars to display the alcohol content of their beverages.
[16] The original reasoning behind the law, passed post-Prohibition in 1937, argued that if bars displayed the strength of their liquor, consumers would drink more of it.
Modern establishments stated that giving consumers such information helps them to better control their alcohol consumption.
[18] The law was repealed on April 8, 2014, without Governor Paul LePage's signature, thus allowing bars and restaurants to list the alcohol content of their beverages on menus and signs.
[21] Maine state law requires carding anyone who appears to be 30 years of age or younger.
[33] Public intoxication and in some cases consumption are also not permitted in Acadia National Park per federal law.