SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2860

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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SENATE, July 11, 2024.

The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2497) of Julian Cyr and Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Provincetown to grant 5 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2860).

For the committee,

John J. Cronin

        FILED ON: 7/11/2024

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2860

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act authorizing the town of Provincetown to grant 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not 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 Provincetown may grant 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 as follows: (i) 1 license to East End Market, located at 212 Bradford Street in Provincetown; and (ii) 1 license to Glass Half Full, located at 191 Commercial Street in Provincetown. The licenses granted pursuant to this section 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 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 the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid.

(c) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted pursuant to 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 which may, within 3 years after such return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same conditions as specified in this section, otherwise such license shall dissolve.

(d) A license granted under this section shall be issued within 2 years after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that time period, it may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) thereafter.

SECTION 2. Upon issuance of a license authorized in section 1, the licensee shall return physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority, its license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of chapter 138.

SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.