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;