SENATE DOCKET, NO. 207 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 110
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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 | Norfolk and Plymouth |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 207 FILED ON: 1/14/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 110
By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 110) of John F. Keenan and Ann-Margaret Ferrante for legislation relative to the recorking of wine. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 115 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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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 12 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “during such meal;” in line 21 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;