{"data":{"id":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-1402-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"28-A M.R.S. §1402-A","heading":"Samples of products","body":"A person licensed as a manufacturer of malt liquor or wine under section 1355‑A or licensed as a wholesaler may give a retail licensee samples of products under the following conditions:\n1.  Invoice required.  The products must be accompanied by an invoice;\n2.  Product registered.  The product must be registered with the bureau and clearly labeled as a sample;\n3.  Taxes paid.  Taxes must be paid on each item;\n3-A.  Partial-bottle wine samples.  Bottles of wine designated for partial-bottle sampling must be properly sealed between samplings.  Partial-bottle wine samples may be provided only on the premises of a retailer licensed to sell wine for on-premises or off-premises consumption to the owner or a supervisory or managerial employee of the retailer;\n4.  Full-bottle samples.  The maximum amount of unopened full-bottle samples given to a retail licensee may not exceed 18 gallons of malt liquor and 18 liters of wine annually.  A full-bottle sample is an unopened bottle of wine or malt liquor given to a retail licensee, which may be consumed by a retail licensee on or off the premises;\n4-A.  Prohibited recipients.  Malt liquor or wine samples authorized under this section may not be provided to a person who is a minor or who is visibly intoxicated; and\n5.  Samples removed.\n6.  Records maintained.  Records must be maintained for a 2-year period by the licensee giving or receiving samples.","path":["TITLE 28-A: LIQUORS","PART 3: LICENSES FOR SALE OF LIQUOR","CHAPTER 55: MALT LIQUOR AND WINE WHOLESALE LICENSEES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/28-A/title28-Asec1402-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"afca9386e34489a845b6c08e7b8cc60418fd747ab7744b4866b487f138fe223c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-1402","next":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}