HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4063        FILED ON: 3/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3676

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth I. Gordon and Cindy F. Friedman

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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 town of Burlington to grant additional alcoholic beverage licenses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/22/2019

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

3/15/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4063        FILED ON: 3/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3676

By Representative Gordon of Bedford and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3676) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Burlington be authorized to issue five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises and four additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

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 the town of Burlington to grant additional alcoholic beverage licenses.

 

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 local licensing authority of the town of Burlington may grant 5 licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises and 4 licenses for the sale of wine and malt to be drunk on the premises, pursuant to section 12 of chapter 138, to persons, corporations, organizations, and entities located on the property known as and comprising the Burlington Mall located at 71-85 Middlesex Turnpike in the town of Burlington Massachusetts. The licenses shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.

(b) A license granted under this section shall only be exercised in the dining room of a common victualler and such other public rooms or areas as may be deemed reasonable and appropriate by the licensing authority as certified in writing.

(c) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license granted pursuant to this section to any other location but it may grant the 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.

(d)  If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this section or any such license 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 specified in this section.

(e) All licenses granted pursuant to this act shall be issued within 5 years after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that a license originally granted within that time period maybe granted to a new applicant pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) thereafter.  

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