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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James J. Dwyer

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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 authorizing the city of Woburn to issue additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5047        FILED ON: 9/14/2016

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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 authorizing the city of Woburn to issue additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.

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.

(a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority of the city of Woburn may grant the following additional licenses:

(i)  one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138 to be restricted to the property located at 304 Cambridge Road in the city of Woburn; and

(ii) one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138 to be restricted to the property located at 434 Main Street in the city of Woburn.

iii) one additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138 to be restricted to the property located at 5 Draper Street in the city of Woburn.

A license granted pursuant to this act shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except section 17.

(b)  Once issued, the licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to this act to any other location, but it may grant a license to a new applicant at the same location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid.

(c)  If a license granted pursuant to this act is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority, which may then the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same conditions as specified in this act.

(d)  If a license authorized pursuant to subsection (a) is not issued initially within 3 years after the effective date of this act, it shall not thereafter be issued.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.