SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1799 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 115
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John F. Keenan
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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: |
John F. Keenan |
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1799 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 115
By Mr. Keenan, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 115) of Keenan for legislation relative to the recorking of wine [Joint Committee on 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.