HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4130
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, October 18, 2023.
The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to
whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 266) of
Tackey Chan relative to the direct wine shipper license, reports
recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4130) ought to
pass.
For the committee,
TACKEY CHAN. 1 of 1
FILED ON: 10/16/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4130
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 relative to the direct wine shipper license.
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 19F of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in place thereof
3the following 2 subsections:-
4 (a) The commission may issue a direct wine shipper license pursuant to this section to a
5person, firm or corporation that is actively operating as a winery; holds a federal basic permit
6pursuant to the federal Alcohol Administration Act, compiled in 27 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; and
7holds a license in the commonwealth or any other state to manufacture and export wine.
8 (b) Under this section, a direct wine shipper licensee may make retail sales and delivery
9directly to residents of the commonwealth who are 21 years of age or older, for personal use and
10not for resale, only of wine produced by or for the licensee and sold under the licensee’s brand
11name. For the purposes of this section, the term “brand name” shall also mean any wine
12exclusively produced by or for the licensee and marketed under a different label owned by or
13registered to the licensee.