AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SALEM TO GRANT AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE FOR THE SALE OF WINE AND MALT BEVERAGES NOT TO BE DRUNK ON THE PREMISES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 city of Salem may grant an additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 to Peter's Place, Inc. doing business as Peter's Bella Pizza located at 84 Highland avenue in the city of Salem. The license issued 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 the license issued 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 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 a license granted under 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 then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same conditions as specified in this section within 3 years after such return, otherwise such license shall dissolve. (d) The license granted under this act shall be issued within 1 year 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) or (c) thereafter.
SECTION 2. (a) The city of Salem may charge a fee for the license issued pursuant to this act that shall be paid by the licensee at the time of issuance; provided further, that the licensing authority may enter into an arrangement with the licensee that would enable the fee to be divided into multiple payments or prorated over a period of time; provided further, that if the city elects to accept prorated payments over time from the licensee, the option may be made available, upon request, to all qualified applicants for licensure. (b) Any fee collected by the city of Salem for a license converted or granted pursuant to this act that is greater than the amount of the fee charged for an annual renewal of a similar license issued by the city shall be deposited into an economic development account that has been established by the city of Salem and expended by it in a manner consistent with the purposes of the account.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, October 17, 2022.