In accordance with 28-A M.R.S. §453-D, 452 and 18-553 C.M.R ch. 130, "Selection and Location of Agency Stores", the Bureau shall weigh the following factors before finally acting on a relocation application: location, hours of operation, parking, square footage, services offered, selling area, handling (beer and wine sales), storage, beer and wine inventory, security and start up inventory, and submissions and response to submissions filed under this Rule. As part of its review of the relocation application the Bureau may consider sales data held for the Bureau by the entity awarded a contract under 28-A M.R.S. §90 for the preceding twelve (12) month period associated with the applicant agency and those agencies participating in the proceeding.
18- 553 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 1