MA S526

Bill

MA S526

Expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers in Massachusetts. It amends Chapter 138 of the General Laws to allow local licensing authorities to issue special licenses to farmer wineries, farmer breweries, and pub breweries to sell their products at indoor or outdoor agricultural events, such as farmers' markets or agricultural fairs. These special licenses would allow the sale of the producers' wine or malt beverages in sealed containers for off-premises consumption, as well as the provision of free samples to prospective customers. The bill also outlines the requirements for the Department of Agricultural Resources to certify an event as an "agricultural event" eligible for these special licenses, and it sets limits on the number and size of samples that can be provided.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (4)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*, Mike Barrett (D), Kate Hogan (D), Mike Moore (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H940 (on 03/24/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S526

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S526
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S526.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3430	Relative to proactively protecting automotive drivers	No further action taken	Similar To
H3712	To grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in Concord	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3822	Authorizing the town of Webster to grant additional liquor licenses	Accompanied a new draft, see H3898	Similar To
H3831	Regarding licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Tisbury	Accompanied a new draft, see H4240	Similar To
H3861	Authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4115	Similar To
H3890	Authorizing the town of Easton to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4116	Similar To
H3907	Authorizing the city of Brockton to grant additional wine and malt beverage licenses	No further action taken	Similar To
H3933	Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4663	Similar To
H4260	Authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 113 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H473	Authorizing the town of Athol to grant 6 additional liquor licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H5437	Similar To
H5044	Relative to the direct wine shipper license	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H940	Expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers	No further action taken	Similar To
S199	Providing municipal control of liquor licenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S200	Relative to charitable alcohol donations	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S233	Relative to the automatic renewal of professional licenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2511	Authorizing the town of Andover to grant 7 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2854	Similar To
S2566	Relative to liquor licenses in the city of Westfield	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S40	Authorizing the town of Southbridge to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2509	Similar To
S581	Relative to privately operated animal shelters and rescue organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3430

Relative to proactively protecting automotive drivers

No further action taken

Similar To

H3712

To grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in Concord

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3822

Authorizing the town of Webster to grant additional liquor licenses

Accompanied a new draft, see H3898

Similar To

H3831

Regarding licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Tisbury

Accompanied a new draft, see H4240

Similar To

H3861

Authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4115

Similar To

H3890

Authorizing the town of Easton to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4116

Similar To

H3907

Authorizing the city of Brockton to grant additional wine and malt beverage licenses

No further action taken

Similar To

H3933

Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4663

Similar To

H4260

Authorizing the town of Wellesley to grant certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 113 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H473

Authorizing the town of Athol to grant 6 additional liquor licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H5437

Similar To

H5044

Relative to the direct wine shipper license

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H940

Expanding the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers

No further action taken

Similar To

S199

Providing municipal control of liquor licenses

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S200

Relative to charitable alcohol donations

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S233

Relative to the automatic renewal of professional licenses

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2511

Authorizing the town of Andover to grant 7 additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2854

Similar To

S2566

Relative to liquor licenses in the city of Westfield

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S40

Authorizing the town of Southbridge to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2509

Similar To

S581

Relative to privately operated animal shelters and rescue organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2734

Similar To

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