HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2686        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3108

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

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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 relative to the recorking of wine.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

1/21/2011

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

2/3/2011

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

2/3/2011

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

2/3/2011

Kevin J. Murphy

18th Middlesex

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2686        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3108

By Mr. Golden of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3108) of Thomas A. Golden, Jr. and others relative to the recorking of wine.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 171 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the recorking of wine.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.   Section 3 of Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2006 is hereby amended by inserting, at the end of the paragraph, the following:- and provided further, that the limitations relative to service and consumption in a tavern, club or war veterans organization licensed pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to preclude the holder of the tavern, club or war veterans license from allowing a patron, member or guest, as the case may be, to retain and take off the premises only so much as may remain of a bottled wine purchased by the said patron, member or guest in conjunction with a meal and not totally consumed by said patron, member or guest during such meal; provided further, that the bottle shall be resealed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commission.