SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2751        FILED ON: 11/22/2016

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2508

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

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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 Amesbury to issue 3 additional liquor licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

James M. Kelcourse

1st Essex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2751        FILED ON: 11/22/2016

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2508

By Ms. O'Connor Ives, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2508) of Kathleen O'Connor Ives and James M. Kelcourse (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the city of Amesbury to issue three additional liquor licenses.  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 the city of Amesbury to issue 3 additional liquor 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, the licensing authority of the city of Amesbury may grant three (3) additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138.  The licenses shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.

(b) the licensing authority may restrict the licenses issued pursuant to this act to holders of common victualler licenses.

(c) Once issues, 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 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.

(d) 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 and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same conditions as authorized in this act.

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