SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 12 and 17 of Chapter 138 of the Massachusetts General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the local licensing authority of the Town of Natick may issue three (3) additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises, pursuant to Section 15 of Chapter 138, said licenses to be restricted to issuance only to establishments within the zoning district known as the Downtown Mixed Use District, Natick, Massachusetts, upon approval of and under conditions set by the local licensing authority of said Town, provided that the General Court may reasonably vary the form and substance of the requested legislation within the scope of the general public objectives of the petition. A license granted hereunder shall be subject to all of said Chapter 138 except said Section 17.

SECTION 2. Once issued, the local licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of these three licenses to any other locations outside of the Downtown Mixed Use District.

SECTION 3. If a license granted pursuant to this special 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, which may then grant the license to a new applicant within the Downtown Mixed Use District under the same conditions as specified in this section.

SECTION 4. No license granted pursuant to this special act shall affect the Limitation on Marijuana Licenses as set forth in Natick Town By-laws Article 10, Section 5.5.

SECTION 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.