HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2107 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 272
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, 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 authorizing pub brewer self distribution and sales on Sundays.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/17/2019 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/24/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
Norman J. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/30/2019 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2107 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 272
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 272) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to authorize pub brewers to sell at retail certain malt beverages and products on Sundays and legal holidays. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act authorizing pub brewer self distribution and sales on Sundays.
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 1 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out lines 95 to 99, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following:-
"Pub brewery'', a plant or premise licensed under sections 12 and 19D where malt beverages are authorized to be produced and sold and where alcoholic beverages or wine only are authorized to be sold for consumption on the premises according to commission regulations and malt beverages may be sold for consumption off the premises.
SECTION 2. Section 19 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the words ‘and 19C’ in lines 12 and 13 and inserting in place thereof the following:- ‘19C and 19D’.
SECTION 3. Section 19D of said chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (h) and inserting in place thereof the following:-
(h) A pub brewer may be licensed as a keeper of a pub brewery by the local licensing authorities subject to the prior approval of the commission to sell all alcoholic beverages or only wines and malt beverages, as the case may be, for consumption on the pub brewery premises in accordance with the pertinent provisions of section 12 and such rules and regulations as the commission may prescribe. A pub brewer licensed under section 12 may sell at retail to consumers for off premises consumption malt beverages or malt beverage products not produced by the pub brewery on the pub brewery premises or produced for the pub brewery and sold under the pub brewery brand name. All retail sales shall be made on the pub brewery premises.
SECTION 4. Section 33 of said chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 30 after the words ‘legal holidays;’, the following: - ‘provided further, that a licensee under section 19D may sell malt beverages at retail by the bottle to consumers for consumption off the brewery premises on Sundays and legal holidays;’