| By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2667) of Bruce E. Tarr and Bradford Hill (by vote of the town of Wenham) for legislation to amend Chapter 381 of the Acts of 2006, an act authorizing the town of Wenham to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure. {Local approval received.} |
AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER 381 OF THE ACTS OF 2006, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WENHAM TO GRANT CERTAIN 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. Chapter 381 of the Acts of 2006 is hereby amended in Section 1 by inserting, after the phrase “lounge or bar”, the following sentence:- “One such license may be granted to an operator of a catering business, which business is located on the same premises as the restaurant, for the storage of alcoholic beverages reasonably incidental to the receipt, transportation and delivery of such beverages to any of such operator’s customers in the ordinary course of such operator’s business, provided that such operator obtains a permit from the alcoholic beverages control commission under section 22 of said chapter 138”;
And further, in Section 2 of said chapter, by striking the words “to restaurants having seating capacities of less than 100 and not containing a lounge or bar. The serving of alcoholic beverages shall be incidental to the serving of meals”;
And further, in Section 2 of said chapter, by striking the words “and no license shall be re-issued to the same location within 6 months from the date the prior license terminated unless the applicant files a letter in writing from the department of revenue with the local licensing authority indicating the prior licensee’s good standing with the department”.
