An Act granting the town of Oxford 2 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises
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(a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Oxford may grant 1 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138. The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17. (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the licenses granted under this section to any other location, but it may grant the licenses to a new applicant at the same location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees, and contributions have been paid. (c) If the licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this section or if such license is cancelled, revoked, or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges, and restrictions pertaining thereto to the licensing authority which may, within 3 years after such return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same conditions as specified in this section, otherwise such license shall dissolve. (d) The licenses granted under this section shall be issued within 3 years after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that time period it may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) thereafter.
This act shall take effect upon its passage
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Oxford may grant 1 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 15 of said chapter 138. The license shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17. (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the licenses granted under this section to any other location, but it may grant the licenses to a new applicant at the same location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees, and contributions have been paid. (c) If the licensee terminates or fails to renew a license granted under this section or if such license is cancelled, revoked, or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges, and restrictions pertaining thereto to the licensing authority which may, within 3 years after such return, then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same conditions as specified in this section, otherwise such license shall dissolve. (d) The licenses granted under this section shall be issued within 3 years after the effective date of this act; provided, however, that if the license is originally granted within that time period it may be granted to a new applicant under subsections (b) and (c) thereafter. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage