§1077. Public service corporations: Vessel, railroad and airline corporations

1.  Licenses.  The bureau may issue licenses under this section for the sale of spirits, wine and malt liquor by vessel, railroad and airline corporations in their boats, cars and aircraft.

[PL 1997, c. 373, §102 (AMD).]

2.  Vessels.  The requirements and conditions for licenses for vessels are as follows.

A. The bureau may not require that the vessels be equipped to supply food or provide food service.   [PL 1997, c. 373, §103 (AMD).]

B. Except as provided in subparagraph (1), licenses issued under this section to vessel companies operating boats within the State authorize the licensees to sell liquor in the boats after leaving and before reaching ports within the State and licenses issued under this section to commercial vessel companies operating boats on inland waters authorize the licensees to sell liquor on board the boat after leaving and before reaching docks on inland waters.

(1) A licensee may sell liquor for consumption on board a vessel that is in port or docked, only if prior approval for the sale is obtained from the bureau under the license application procedure in section 653. A separate approval must be obtained for each port or dock location from which on-board sales of liquor are to be made.   [PL 1997, c. 656, §2 (AMD).]

C. A vessel licensed to sell liquor under this section may sell liquor on Sundays only between the hours of 5 a.m. and 1 a.m. the following day on inland waters and when operated within the 3-mile limit on coastal waters.   [PL 2015, c. 74, §5 (AMD).]

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 121 and 122, a vessel on inland waters may sell liquor without approval of the municipal officers or, in the case of unincorporated places, the county commissioners.   [PL 1997, c. 656, §4 (NEW).]

[PL 2015, c. 74, §5 (AMD).]

3.  Railroad corporations.  The requirements and conditions for licenses for railroad corporations are as follows.

A. The license issued to a railroad corporation operating dining cars or passenger cars within the State authorizes the licensee to sell liquor to be consumed in the cars only after leaving and before reaching the terminal stops.   [PL 1987, c. 342, §100 (RPR).]

[PL 1987, c. 342, §100 (AMD).]

4.  Airlines.  The requirements and conditions for licenses for airlines are as follows.

A. The license issued to an airline operating aircraft within the State authorizes the licensee to sell liquor in the aircraft to be consumed in the aircraft only after leaving and before reaching airports within the State.   [PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

[PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

5.  License sufficient throughout the State.  One license issued under this section is sufficient to cover all aircraft, passenger cars or vessels operated by the licensed public service corporation.

[PL 1987, c. 45, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 342, §100 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 373, §§102,103 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 656, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 74, §5 (AMD).