{"data":{"id":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-1055","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"28-A M.R.S. §1055","heading":"Liquor samples at Class A restaurants and Class A restaurant/lounges","body":"1.  Liquor samples at restaurants.  A restaurant licensed by the bureau as a Class A restaurant or a Class A restaurant/lounge may offer complimentary samples of malt liquor, wine or spirits to a customer, subject to the following conditions:\nA.  A sample may not be given to a person under 21 years of age;\nB.  A person may not be provided more than 3 samples per day, and samples are subject to the following size limits:\n(1)  A sample of malt liquor may not exceed 3 ounces;\n(2)  A sample of wine may not exceed one ounce; and\n(3)  A sample of spirits may not exceed 1/2 of one ounce;\nC.  A person who is visibly intoxicated may not be served;\nD.  The sampling must be conducted during regular business hours of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge and must take place on the licensed premises only in areas of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge where liquor is normally served to customers;\nE.  Samples may be provided only by employees of the Class A restaurant or Class A restaurant/lounge;\nF.  Wine or malt liquor served as a sample must be purchased from a wholesale licensee; and\nG.  Spirits served as a sample must be purchased from a reselling agent.","path":["TITLE 28-A: LIQUORS","PART 3: LICENSES FOR SALE OF LIQUOR","CHAPTER 43: LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO BE CONSUMED ON THE LICENSED PREMISES","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL CONDITIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/28-A/title28-Asec1055.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"8358c90e6d9be939dd54f74638ca9625ab1727b9641469a25e4e5a8188262ef5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-1054","next":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-1056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}