AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF HANOVER TO GRANT 13 ADDITIONAL LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF 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 Hanover may grant up to 10 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 and up to 3 additional licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to said section 12 of said chapter 138 to establishments located within the town’s Planned Shopping Center District, Hanover Crossing, located east of state highway route 53, north of Mill street in the town of Hanover and west of state highway route 3 as defined by the town's zoning map as it existed as of May, 2019. A license granted under this act shall be clearly marked on its face "Planned Shopping Center District, Hanover Crossing" and 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 under this act to a location outside of the Planned Shopping Center District, Hanover Crossing, but it may grant a license to a new applicant within the Planned Shopping Center District, Hanover Crossing 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 licensee terminates or fails to renew the license granted under this section or if a license granted under this act is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, the license shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new applicant within the town’s Planned Shopping Center District, Hanover Crossing under the same conditions specified in this act.
(d) A license granted under this act shall only be exercised in the dining room of a common victualler and in such other public rooms or areas as may be deemed reasonable and appropriate by the licensing authority as certified in writing.
(e) All licenses granted under this act shall be issued within 3 years after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that a license originally granted within that time period may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) any time thereafter.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, August 20, 2020.