SENATE DOCKET, NO. 536        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 159

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:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 536        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 159

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 110 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 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 2012 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;