Bill > S2055

This bill authorizes the city of Easthampton to issue eight additional licenses for establishments that sell all types of alcoholic beverages intended for consumption on-site, overriding a general state law (section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws) that might otherwise limit such licenses. The licensing authority in Easthampton is directed to give priority to businesses located in the mill industrial zone and the downtown business zone, with specific maps of these zones on file with the city clerk and planning department, although applications in other areas may still be considered. Once granted, these licenses cannot be transferred to a different location, but a new applicant can receive a license for the same location if the previous license was in good standing with the department of revenue and all taxes were paid. If a license is canceled, revoked, or no longer in use at its original location, it will be returned to the licensing board and can be reissued to a new applicant at that same location under the same conditions.