SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2722 FILED ON: 7/30/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2507
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc R. Pacheco
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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 Wareham to grant 5 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2722 FILED ON: 7/30/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2507
By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2507) of Marc R. Pacheco and Susan Williams Gifford (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Wareham to grant 5 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic 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-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act authorizing the town of Wareham to grant 5 additional 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 town of Wareham may grant 5 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises, pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138, to establishments located within the geographical area designated as the Wareham Village 1 Zoning District by the board of selectmen. A license granted pursuant to this act shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.
(b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to this act to a location outside of the Wareham Village 1 Zoning District, but it may grant the license to a new applicant within the Wareham Village 1 Zoning District 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.
(c) If a license granted pursuant to this act is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use at the location of original issuance, 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 Wareham Village 1 Zoning District under the same conditions as specified in this act.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.