HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 165 FILED ON: 1/11/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 125
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to reduce underage drinking.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/11/2011 |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex | 2/1/2011 |
John P. Fresolo | 16th Worcester | 1/26/2011 |
John Hart, Jr. |
| 1/26/2011 |
Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire | 1/31/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 165 FILED ON: 1/11/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 125
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 125) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to require warning labels on single and multi-pack containers of beer and single and multi-pack containers of wine. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 320 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act to reduce underage drinking.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 34 the following section:-
Section 34A ¾
A licensee licensed under this chapter except Section 29 shall be required to place a warning label on single and multi-pack containers of beer and single and multi-pack containers of wine to include the following:
WARNING: A person who provides alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age, if convicted under section 34 could be in imprisoned for up to 1 year and fined up to $2,000 or both such imprisonment and fine.