HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2447 FILED ON: 2/17/2021
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush
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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 Dedham to grant four additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages, four wine and malt licenses, all to be drunk on the premises, and one wine and malt package store license.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 2/17/2021 |
Michael F. Rush | Norfolk and Suffolk | 2/17/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2447 FILED ON: 2/17/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4522
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham and Senator Rush, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 7B) of Paul McMurtry and Michael F. Rush (by vote of the town) relative to authorizing the town of Dedham to grant four additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages, four wine and malt licenses, all to be drunk on the premises, and one wine and malt package store license. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act authorizing the town of Dedham to grant four additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages, four wine and malt licenses, all to be drunk on the premises, and one wine and malt package store license.
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 Section 17 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority of the Town of Dedham may grant four (4) additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages, four (4) additional licenses for wine & malt, all to be drunk on the premises under Section 12 of said Chapter 138, and one (1) additional wine & malt package store license for off-premises consumption under Section 15 or Chapter 138. The licenses shall be subject to all of said Chapter 138, except said Section 17.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Sections 12, 15 and 77 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority for the Town of Dedham may restrict the licenses issued pursuant to this Act to holders of common victualler licenses.
SECTION 3. The additional licenses authorized by this Act shall be subject to such appropriate parameters and conditions for issuance as shall be determined by the Select Board in the best interests of the town, as well as a one-time fee, established from time to time by said board, to be deposited into an economic development account in the Town of Dedham and expended consistently with the purposes of such account.
SECTION 4. The license(s) granted under this Act if revoked or no longer in use, may be granted by the licensing authority to new applicants without site restriction.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.