Maine

Possession is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):

• private residence
• AND parent/guardian

Consumption is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):

• private residence
• AND parent/guardian

Internal possession is not explicitly prohibited.

Purchase is prohibited and there is NO ALLOWANCE for youth purchase for law enforcement purposes.

Furnishing is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):

• private residence
• AND parent/guardian

• Beer: 17 for both servers and bartenders
• Wine: 17 for both servers and bartenders
• Spirits: 17 for both servers and bartenders

Condition(s) that must be met in order for an underage person to sell alcoholic beverages:

• manager/supervisor is present

• Beer: 17
• Wine: 17
• Spirits: 17

Condition(s) that must be met in order for an underage person to sell alcoholic beverages:

• manager/supervisor is present

Provision(s) targeting minors:

• Use of a false ID to obtain alcohol is a criminal offense
• No driver's license suspension procedure

Provision(s) targeting suppliers:

• It is a criminal offense to lend, transfer, or sell a false ID

Provision(s) targeting retailers:

• Licenses for drivers under age 21 are easily distinguishable from those for drivers age 21 and older
• Retailers are permitted to seize apparently false IDs
• No statutory affirmative defense - statutes do not provide an affirmative defense related to retailer's belief that the minor was 21 years of age or older

Notes:

In Maine, the Provisions Targeting Suppliers apply to acts prohibited by minors. The more general laws that address adults are not collected here as they are not, for APIS purposes, specific to the lending, transfer, sale, or production of false identification for a minor's obtaining alcoholic beverages.

BAC limit: 0.00 - any detectable alcohol in the blood is per se (conclusive) evidence of a violation.

Applies to drivers under age 21.

Keg definition: at least 7.75 gallons

Prohibited:

• possessing an unregistered, unlabeled keg - max. fine/jail: $500
• destroying the label on a keg - max. fine/jail: $1000 / 6 months

Purchaser information collected:

• purchaser's name and address

Warning information to purchaser: passive – no purchaser action required

Deposit required: $

Provisions do not specifically address disposable kegs

No use/lose law.

Social host law is not specifically limited to underage drinking parties.

Action by underage guest that triggers violation: Possession Consumption

Property type(s) covered by liability law:

• Residence
• Outdoor
• Other

Standard for hosts' knowledge or action regarding the party: KNOWLEDGE - host must have actual knowledge of the occurrence

Exception(s):

• Family