SENATE, No. 2524

Senate, March 3, 2008

By Ms. Murray, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2524) of Therese Murray and Jeffrey D. Perry (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Sandwich to grant an additional license for the sale of
all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. {Local approval received.}

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.


AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SANDWICH TO GRANT AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE 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 Sandwich may grant to a business located in the downtown Sandwich area an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises under section 15 of chapter 138.  The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17. 

(b) The licensing authority of the town of Sandwich shall not approve the transfer of the license to any business located outside the downtown Sandwich area but may re-issued the license to another business located within the downtown Sandwich area if an applicant for the license files with the licensing authority a letter in writing from the department of revenue indicating that the license is in good standing with the department and that all applicable taxes have been paid.

(c) If the license granted under this act 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 of the town of Sandwich, which may then grant the license to a new applicant under the same conditions as specified in this act.

SECTION 2.   This act shall take effect upon its passage.