Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-237

GOV 237

Donations for Municipal Events

Ms. Flanagan, Ms. Gobi and Mr. O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section ___, the following new section:-

Section 14 of chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph, inserted by chapter 458 of the acts of 2016as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

A nonprofit charitable corporation organized pursuant to chapter 180 and registered with the division of public charities in the department of the attorney general and licensed pursuant to this section, or the chief procurement officer or purchasing agent of a municipality government,  may accept free alcoholic beverages donated to the nonprofit charitable corporation or municipality government by an individual or, by a person licensed to manufacture alcoholic beverages or by a person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages at wholesale or retail pursuant to this chapter.  Any such donated alcoholic beverages shall only be for the purpose of serving such donated alcoholic beverages at fundraising events being held for the benefit of the nonprofit charitable corporation or municipality government.