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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5263 FILED ON: 7/12/2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4893 |
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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 | | William M. Straus |
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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 authorizing the town of Fairhaven to issue one additional liquor license. |
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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:William M. Straus10th Bristol7/12/2024 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5263 FILED ON: 7/12/2024 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4893 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4893) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | William M. Straus (by vote of the town) that the town of Fairhaven be authorized to grant one |
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| 20 | 20 | | additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in said town. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act authorizing the town of Fairhaven to issue one additional liquor license. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2licensing authority of the town of Fairhaven may grant 1 additional license for the sale of all |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 issued |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4to Southcoast Pickleball LLC at 4 David Drawn Boulevard in the town of Fairhaven. The license |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6 (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted under |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7subsection (a) to any other location, but it may grant a license to a new applicant at the same |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11been paid. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12 (c) If the licensee granted under this section is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use at |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13the location of original issuance, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15authority may, within 3 years of such return, then grant the license to a new applicant and under |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16the same conditions as specified in this act, otherwise such license shall dissolve. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17 (d) A license granted under this section shall be issued within 1 year after the effective |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18date of this act; provided, however, that a license originally granted within that time period may |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) thereafter. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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