Maine Revised Statutes Title 28-A. Liquors § 1361. Certificate of approval; malt liquor or wine

1. Certificate of approval required. An out-of-state manufacturer or out-of-state wholesaler of malt liquor or wine may not engage in the following activities unless the manufacturer or wholesaler has obtained a certificate of approval from the bureau in accordance with this section:

2. Fee for certificate of approval. The fee for a certificate of approval under this section is $1,000 per year for malt liquor only and $1,000 per year for wine only, except that the fee for an out-of-state manufacturer or out-of-state wholesaler of wine or malt liquor that ships 120 gallons of wine or malt liquor or less per year is $100. Payment of the fee must accompany the application for the certificate of approval.

3. Conditions on certificate of approval. A certificate of approval under this section is subject to the laws of the State and the rules of the bureau.

4. No sales of malt liquor or wine to person without wholesale license. Except as otherwise authorized in sections 2073-C, 2073-D and 2073-E, a certificate of approval holder may not sell malt liquor or wine to a person that is not a wholesale licensee or cause malt liquor or wine to be transported into the State for sale to any person that is not a wholesale licensee.

5. No exclusivity agreement. A certificate of approval holder may not make it a condition in selling malt liquor or wine to any wholesale licensee that the wholesale licensee may not sell malt liquor or wine manufactured or sold by other manufacturers or out-of-state wholesalers.