SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2935
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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SENATE, August 8, 2024.
The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to whom was
referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2844) of Susan L. Moran (by vote of the
town) for legislation to authorize the town of Pembroke to issue one additional liquor license to
South Shore Market and Deli; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4845) of Kathleen R.
LaNatra (by vote of the town) that the town of Pembroke be authorized to issue one additional
license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises in said town, report
the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2935).
For the committee,
John J. Cronin 1 of 2
FILED ON: 7/31/2024
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2935
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 Pembroke to grant one additional license for the sale of all
alcoholic beverages not 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 section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the
2licensing authority of the town of Pembroke may grant 1 additional license for the sale of all
3alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138 to
4South Shore Market and Deli, located at 256 Church Street in the town. A license granted
5pursuant to this act shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.
6 (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license granted pursuant
7to this act to any other location, but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the same
8location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue
9and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in
10good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees, and contributions have
11been paid.
12 (c) If a licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this section or any
13such license is cancelled, revoked, or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of 2 of 2
14the legal rights, privileges, and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority, which
15may, within 3 years after such return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same
16location, otherwise such license shall resolve.
17 (d) The license granted under this act shall be issued within 3 years after the effective
18date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that time
19period, it may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) thereafter.
20 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.