| 1 | 1 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 3828 |
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| 2 | 2 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 3 | 3 | | ________________________________________ |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 8, 2023. |
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| 5 | 5 | | The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to |
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| 6 | 6 | | whom was referred the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 250) of F. Jay Barrows, Paul R. Feeney and Edward R. Philips (by vote of |
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| 8 | 8 | | the town) that the town of Mansfield be authorized to grant one additional |
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| 9 | 9 | | license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the |
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| 10 | 10 | | premises, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 3828) ought to pass. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 12 | 12 | | For the committee, |
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| 13 | 13 | | TACKEY CHAN. 1 of 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | FILED ON: 5/5/2023 |
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| 15 | 15 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3828 |
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| 16 | 16 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 17 | 17 | | _______________ |
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| 18 | 18 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 20 | 20 | | _______________ |
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| 21 | 21 | | An Act authorizing the town of Mansfield to grant an additional license for the sale of all |
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| 22 | 22 | | alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 24 | 24 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the |
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| 26 | 26 | | 2licensing authority of the town of Mansfield may grant one additional license for the sale of all |
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| 27 | 27 | | 3alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 to |
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| 28 | 28 | | 4Jay Amruta Corporation, d/b/a Mansfield Liquor Market, located at the Reservoir Landing, 30 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 5Reservoir Street, in the town. The license granted pursuant to this act shall be subject to all of |
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| 30 | 30 | | 6said chapter 138 except said section 17. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 7 (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to |
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| 32 | 32 | | 8this act to any other location, but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the same location |
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| 33 | 33 | | 9if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a |
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| 34 | 34 | | 10letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating the license is in good standing |
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| 35 | 35 | | 11with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees, and contributions have been paid. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 12 (c) If the licensee terminates or fails to renew the license granted under this act, or if such |
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| 37 | 37 | | 13license is revoked or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights 2 of 2 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 14and privileges pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority, which may, within 3 years after such |
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| 39 | 39 | | 15return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same |
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| 40 | 40 | | 16conditions as specified in this act, otherwise such license shall dissolve. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 17 (d) The license granted under this act shall be issued within 2 years after the effective |
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| 42 | 42 | | 18date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that time |
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| 43 | 43 | | 19period, it may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b), and (c) thereafter. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 20 SECTION 2: This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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