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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-A, § 461: Minimum stock requirement, 2011

Agency liquor stores must keep a minimum number of product codes in stock, with the required minimum depending on municipality population.

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Minimum stock requirement

Agency liquor stores must keep a minimum number of product codes in stock, with the required minimum depending on municipality population.

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Agency liquor stores must keep a minimum number of product codes in stock, with the required minimum depending on municipality population.

An agency liquor store shall maintain a minimum number of product codes in accordance with this section. For the purposes of this section, "product code" means a single spirit product purchased from the State or the State's wholesale distributor. [PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. C, §8 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 269, Pt. C, §13 (AFF).] 1. Store in municipality with population of 1,000 or more. An agency liquor store located in a municipality with a population of 1,000 or more shall have in stock, or on hand, a minimum of 100 different product codes. [PL 2011, c. 140, §1 (NEW).] 2. Store in municipality with population of 999 or less. An agency liquor store located in a municipality with a population of 999 or less shall have in stock, or on hand, a minimum of 50 different product codes. [PL 2011, c. 140, §1 (NEW).]
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