§2229. Disposal of forfeited liquors
1. Court or judge to order forfeited liquor to be turned over to the bureau. All spirits declared forfeited by a court under this Title must, by order of the court rendering the final judgment, be turned over to the bureau. All malt liquor or wine declared forfeited by a court under this Title must, by order of the court rendering final judgment, be turned over to the bureau. Liquor forfeited under this section must be disposed of in the same manner as abandoned liquor under section 2230.
[PL 1997, c. 373, §162 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. V, §61 (REV).]
2. Sale of forfeited spirits by bureau. Except as provided in paragraph A, the bureau or an entity awarded a contract under section 90 shall restock and resell forfeited spirits at agency liquor stores throughout the State.
A. If any spirits are determined by the court to be unfit or unsatisfactory for consumption or retail sale, the court may order the spirits to be destroyed by any officer competent to serve the process on which they were forfeited. The officer shall make the return accordingly to the court.
(1) The spirits must be destroyed by being poured upon the ground or into a public sewer. [PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §5 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §6 (AFF).]
[PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §5 (AMD); PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §6 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 45, §A4 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 373, §162 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. V, §54 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. V, §61 (REV). PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §5 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 476, Pt. B, §6 (AFF).