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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5252 FILED ON: 7/9/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4907
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Colleen M. Garry and Edward J. Kennedy
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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 Tyngsborough to grant additional licenses for the sale of all
alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex7/9/2024Edward J. KennedyFirst Middlesex7/9/2024 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5252 FILED ON: 7/9/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4907
By Representative Garry of Dracut and Senator Kennedy, a joint petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 4907) of Colleen M. Garry and Edward J. Kennedy (by vote of the town) that the
town of Tyngsborough be authorized to grant up to three additional licenses for the sale of all
alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of a restaurant in said town. Consumer
Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]
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 Tyngsborough to grant additional licenses for the sale of all
alcoholic beverages 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. (a) Notwithstanding the maximum number of licenses authorized to be
2granted under section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any other general or special law
3to the contrary, the licensing authority of the town of Tyngsborough may grant up to 3 additional
4licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of a restaurant, under
5section 12 of said chapter 138, to operators and locations to be determined by the licensing
6authority. The licenses shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except section 17 and section
717A.
8 (b) If the licenses granted under this section are cancelled, revoked or no longer in use,
9they shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining
10thereto, to the licensing authority which may then grant the licenses to new applicants under the
11same conditions as specified in this act. 2 of 2
12 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.