You may also contact us at (207) 624-7220 or by email at info@augustus.gov to request application materials or get additional information.
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The below documents are what you'll need for this process
NOTE: The application process will not allow you to complete without these digital forms.
This application will take 5 minutes once you've gathered the required information identified below. You can save you application and resume later if you need more time.
Be prepared to pay fees associated with your permit.
Once your completed application is received with proper filing order together with the correct filing fee, the review turn around time of 1 day per electric reconnect. An official with the Division will contact you to set up a date and time for an inspection of the premises.
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We are unable to accept in person applications at this time due to the covid-19 pandemic.
How to Become an Agency Liquor Store in Maine
The licensing process for agency liquor stores is different from licensing to sell beer and/or wine for off premises consumption.
Based on a population formula found in Title 28-A, section 453, every municipality that has voted to allow the sale of spirits for off premises consumption, the bureau may issue at least one (1) and up to eleven (11) licenses. The population formula is as follows:
Eleven (11) agency liquor store licenses in a municipality with a population over 60,000
Ten (10) agency liquor store licenses in a municipality with a population over 45,000 but less than
60,001
Nine (9) agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population over 30,000 but less than 45,001
Eight (8) agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population over 20,000 but less than 30,001
Seven (7) agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population of at least 15,000 but less than
20,001
Six (6) agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 15,001
Four (4) agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population of at least 5,000 but less than 10,001
Three (3) agency liquor stores in a municipality with a population of at least 2,000 but less than 5,001/
One (1) agency liquor store in a municipality where the population is less than 2,000
The Bureau has the sole authority to determine which municipalities to open to seek applicants to fill available agency liquor store licensing slots. Generally, the Bureau announces the opening of municipalities twice annually in the January/February and July/August timeframes. In determining whether to open a municipality, the Bureau reviews at the following:
Does the municipality have a strategic opportunity to increase sales for the State’s spirits business?
Is the municipality’s population underserved relative to access to the sale of spirits?
Has any business shown interest in becoming licensed as an agency liquor store?
What is the mix of types of businesses of the existing agency liquor stores in the municipality and is
the municipality missing a type of business needed to meet consumers’ needs in that municipality?
The process after a municipality is opened for licensing consists of completing the application process by a specific deadline, getting the proposed location inspected by the Bureau’s licensing staff and conducting a public hearing to hear testimony and take evidence in support of the applications being considered.
Once licensed, there are on-going requirements for agency liquor stores that include maintaining on-hand inventory of spirit products based on the population of the municipality. If the population is over 1,000, the inventory is at least $10,000 and 100 SKUs and if under 1,000, the inventory is at least $5,000 and 50 SKUs.
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