SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2306 FILED ON: 11/12/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2072
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian A. Joyce
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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 one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises and one additional license for the sale of an all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises in the town of West Bridgewater.
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PETITION OF:
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Brian A. Joyce | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
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Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 11/23/2015 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2306 FILED ON: 11/12/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2072
By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2072) of Brian A. Joyce and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to authorize the town of West Bridgewater to grant 2 additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] |
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 one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises and one additional license for the sale of an all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises in the town of West Bridgewater.
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. Notwithstanding sections 12 and 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the licensing board of the town of West Bridgewater may grant two additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages, one of which is to be drunk off premises and the other to be drunk on premises, subject to the conditions set forth in this section. The two additional licenses authorized in this act shall be granted only to businesses located in the development located at West Bridgewater Plaza, 860 North Main Street, West Bridgewater.
Notwithstanding any general law or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the licensing authority of the town of West Bridgewater shall not approve the transfer of any of the licenses authorized in this act to any other person, corporation or organization but, a license may be re-issued by the licensing authority at another location within the West Bridgewater Plaza if an application for the license files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue indicating that the license is in good standing with the department and that all applicable taxes have been paid.
If a license granted under this section 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 grant the license to a new applicant under the same conditions as set forth in this act.
SECTION 2: This act shall take effect upon its passage.