PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine Attorney General William Schneider says the state treasurer shouldn't be engaged in active management of a business and shouldn't appear before governmental bodies on behalf of entities he owns.
Schneider on Friday issued an advisory opinion at the request of a state lawmaker who questioned whether Treasurer Bruce Poliquin's business dealings run afoul of the state constitution.
Poliquin is owner of the Popham Beach Club and is listed as the "clerk and registered agent" of Dirigo Holdings, which markets condominiums in Phippsburg.
State Rep. Mark Dion cited news reports about Poliquin's application for an amended business license to allow his beach club to host catered functions year-round.
Schneider's said the treasurer shouldn't be engaged in active management of a business and shouldn't appear before government bodies.