Amendment #1 to H3891

Floor Amendment

Mr. Speliotis of Danvers moves to amend the bill by inserting after the word “taxes”, in line 10, the following words:-“, fees and contributions”; and

by striking out subsection (a) of section 2 and inserting place thereof the following subsection:-

“(a) The city of Salem shall charge a fee for the grant of an annual license for the sale of wines and malt beverages pursuant to this act, which shall be paid by the licensee at the time of issuance, unless the licensing authority agrees to enter into a contract with the licensee to allow the division of the fee into multiple payments over multiple periods of time.  If the city elects to accept multiple payments over time from a licensee, the option shall be made available, upon request, to all qualified applicants for a license.”