HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2461        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 199

 

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 further regulating the recorking of wine.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

1/15/2015

David M. Nangle

17th Middlesex

 

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

 

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

 

Leah Cole

12th Essex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2461        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 199

By Mr. Golden of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 199) 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 HOUSE, NO. 221 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act further regulating 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 2010 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.