Bill > H4657

This bill authorizes the town of Scituate to issue four additional alcoholic beverage licenses for establishments to be consumed on-premises, with specific provisions and restrictions. Specifically, the bill allows the town to convert two existing seasonal alcohol licenses to annual licenses for Salt Marsh Winery and Split Rock Scituate, and grants two new licenses to be issued in designated economic development zones: the Harbor Business District, the Greenbush Driftway Gateway District, and the North Scituate Village. These new licenses can only be used in dining rooms of common victuallers (restaurants) and must be approved by the local licensing authority. The bill includes detailed restrictions on license transfers, stipulating that licenses can only be transferred within the same zoned area and only to new applicants who can demonstrate good standing with state revenue and unemployment departments. If a licensee terminates or fails to renew their license, it must be returned to the licensing authority, which can then reissue it within three years under the same conditions. All licenses must be issued within three years of the act's effective date, and the bill takes effect immediately upon passage.

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure (Joint)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4657