{"data":{"id":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-2089","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"28-A M.R.S. §2089","heading":"Powdered alcohol","body":"1.  Possession and use prohibited.  A person may not possess or use alcohol in a powdered or crystalline form.\nA.  A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $500 must be adjudged.\nB.  A person who violates this subsection after having been previously adjudicated as violating this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $3,000 must be adjudged.\n2.  Selling or furnishing prohibited.  A person may not sell, furnish or give away or offer for sale or offer to furnish or give away alcohol in a powdered or crystalline form.\nA.  A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 must be adjudged.\nB.  A person who violates this subsection after having been previously adjudicated as violating this subsection commits a Class E crime for which a fine of not less than $1,000 and, notwithstanding Title 17‑A, section 1704, subsection 5 and section 1705, subsection 5, not more than $5,000 must be imposed. In addition to a fine imposed under this subsection, if the person is a licensee under chapter 19, 43, 45, 51 or 55, the court may suspend that person's license for up to one year in accordance with chapter 33. A violation under this paragraph is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17‑A, section 34, subsection 4‑A.","path":["TITLE 28-A: LIQUORS","PART 6: PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES","CHAPTER 83: PROHIBITED ACTS IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/28-A/title28-Asec2089.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"2dfe35d0f826cb6dd296ad57925596be2a5b2fcf3f52ce4373cf9171d04e6daf","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-2088","next":"us-me/28-a-m.r.s.-2201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}