Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A. Liquors § 1054. Permit for music, dancing or entertainment

1. Deleted. Laws 2017, c. 13, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.

2. Authority to require permit. A municipality or, in the case of an unincorporated place, the county commissioners may require an on-premises retail licensee to obtain a permit for music, dancing or entertainment from the municipality or, in the case of an unincorporated place, the county commissioners of the county in which the licensed premises are located. The permit must specify which activities are prohibited on the licensed premises and may include a list of which activities are authorized, in accordance with local ordinances or regulations adopted by the municipality or unincorporated place.

3. Term of permit. A permit is valid only for the license year of the existing license.

4 and 5. Deleted. Laws 2017, c. 13, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.

6. Issuance or denial of permit. Within 15 days of receiving the permit application, the municipal officers shall give the applicant written notice of their decision.

7. Municipal suspension or revocation of a permit. After a public hearing preceded by notice to interested parties, the municipal officers may suspend or revoke any permits which they have issued under this section on the grounds that the music, dancing or entertainment permitted constitutes a detriment to the public health, safety or welfare, or violates municipal ordinances or regulations.

8. Appeal procedure. If the municipality has a board of appeals, as described in Title 30-A, section 2691, a licensee that has applied for a permit and has been denied, or has had its permit revoked or suspended, may appeal the decision to the board of appeals within 30 days of the denial, suspension or revocation. The board of appeals may grant or reinstate the permit if it finds that:

9 and 10. Deleted. Laws 2017, c. 13, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.

11. Municipal ordinances or regulations. If a municipality requires permits under subsection 2, the municipality shall adopt ordinances or authorize the municipal officers to establish written regulations governing the following aspects of the permits.

12. Unincorporated place. If licensed premises are located in an unincorporated place in which the county commissioners require permits under subsection 2, the county commissioners shall grant, suspend or revoke permits in the same manner and with the same authority as municipal officers and shall adopt regulations in the same manner as municipal officers.