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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1497 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 287 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Kimberly N. Ferguson and Jonathan D. Zlotnik |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the direct sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/17/2023Jonathan D. Zlotnik2nd Worcester1/18/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1497 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 287 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representatives Ferguson of Holden and Zlotnik of Gardner, a petition (accompanied by bill, |
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| 19 | 19 | | House, No. 287) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and Jonathan D. Zlotnik relative to the direct sale of |
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| 20 | 20 | | alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. Consumer Protection and Professional |
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| 21 | 21 | | Licensure. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 476 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act relative to the direct sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1: Section 19 of chapter 138 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof, the following subsection:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 (c) A manufacturer may sell alcoholic beverages in kegs, casks, barrels, cans or bottles |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4for consumption off a manufacturer’s premises; provided, however, that such a licensee may sell |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5alcoholic beverages produced by the manufacturer for off-premises consumption. |
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