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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2373 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5140 |
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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 | | Meghan K. Kilcoyne and John J. Cronin |
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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 Clinton to grant 6 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic |
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| 13 | 13 | | beverages to be drunk on the premises. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Meghan K. Kilcoyne12th Worcester1/19/2023John J. CroninWorcester and Middlesex1/19/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2373 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5140 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule |
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| 20 | 20 | | 7B) of Meghan Kilcoyne and John J. Cronin that the town of Clinton be authorized to grant 6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in said |
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| 22 | 22 | | town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 5438 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act authorizing the town of Clinton to grant 6 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic |
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| 31 | 31 | | beverages to be drunk on the premises. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2licensing authority of the town of Clinton may grant 6 additional licenses for the sale of all |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 to |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4establishments located within the Downtown Clinton Target Area, as defined in subsection (b), |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5upon approval of and under conditions set by the licensing authority for the town of Clinton. The |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6licenses granted pursuant to this act shall be clearly marked on their face as “Downtown Clinton |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7Target Area” and shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except said section 17. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8 (b) The licensing authority of the town of Clinton shall restrict the licenses granted |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9pursuant to this act to establishments located within the Downtown Clinton Target Area, as 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10shown on a map titled “Downtown Clinton Target Area” as adopted by the Clinton Board of |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11Selectmen on January 7, 2015, a copy of which is on file with the town clerk of the town of |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12Clinton. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13 (c) A license granted pursuant to this section shall only be exercised in the dining room of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14a common victualler and in other such public rooms or areas as may be deemed reasonable and |
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| 48 | 48 | | 15appropriate by the licensing authority as certified in writing. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 16 (d) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of a license granted pursuant to |
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| 50 | 50 | | 17this section to a location outside of the zone area as described in subsection (b), but it may grant |
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| 51 | 51 | | 18a license to a new applicant within the said zone if the applicant files with the licensing authority |
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| 52 | 52 | | 19a letter from the department of revenue and a letter from the department of unemployment |
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| 53 | 53 | | 20assistance indicating that the license is in good standing and that all applicable taxes, fees, and |
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| 54 | 54 | | 21contributions have been paid. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 22 (e) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this act or any such |
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| 56 | 56 | | 23license is cancelled, revoked, or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all the legal |
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| 57 | 57 | | 24rights, privileges, and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing |
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| 58 | 58 | | 25authority may then grant the license to a new applicant under the conditions specified in this act. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 26 (f) All licenses granted under this act shall be issued within 3 years after the effective |
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| 60 | 60 | | 27date of this act; provided, however, that a license granted within that time period may be granted |
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| 61 | 61 | | 28to a new applicant under subsections (d) and (e) thereafter. |
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| 62 | 62 | | 29 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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