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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3011 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 283
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo L. D'Emilia and Marc R. Pacheco
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing the town of Raynham to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
beverages not to be drunk on the premises.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/17/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth1/19/2023 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3011 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 283
By Representative D'Emilia of Bridgewater and Senator Pacheco, a joint petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 283) of Angelo L. D'Emilia and Marc R. Pacheco (by vote of the town) that
the town of Raynham be authorized to grant two additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic
beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional
Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 5297 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act authorizing the town of Raynham to grant additional licenses 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:
1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the
2licensing authority of the town of Raynham may grant two additional licenses for the sale of all
3alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises under the provisions of section 15 of said
4chapter 138 to establishments located within the two development zones as those areas are
5defined in subsection (b). A license granted under this section shall be clearly marked on its face
6“748 New State Highway Restricted” or “Broadway Restricted” and shall be subject to all of said
7chapter 138 except said section 17. 2 of 3
8 (b) The licensing authority shall restrict the 2 licenses as follows: (i) one license shall be
9issued to an establishment located at 748 New State Highway, US-44; and (ii) one license shall
10be issued to an establishment located on Broadway, MA-138, between its intersection with
11Interstate-495 and Center Street.
12 (c) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted under this
13act to a location outside of the area for which the license was initially granted, but it may grant a
14license to a new applicant within the area for which the license was initially granted if the
15applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter
16from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in good standing
17with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid.
18 (d) A license granted under this act shall not be sold or transferred by the licensee.
19 (e) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under clause (i) of
20subsection (b) or the license granted under said clause is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use it
21shall be returned physically, with all the of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining
22thereto, to the licensing authority, and the licensing authority may, within 3 years after such
23return, then grant the license to a new applicant under the same conditions as specified in this
24section, otherwise such license shall dissolve.
25 (f) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under clause (ii) of
26subsection (b) or the license granted under said clause is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use it
27shall be returned physically, with all the of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining
28thereto, to the licensing authority, and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new
29applicant under the same conditions as specified in this section. 3 of 3
30 (e) A license granted pursuant to this section shall be issued within 1 year after the
31effective date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that
32time period, the license may be granted to a new applicant pursuant to subsections (c) through (f)
33thereafter.
34 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.