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2020 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 138 - Alcoholic Liquors
- Section 1 - Definitions
- Section 2 - Manufacture and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
- Section 2a - Sale, Manufacture or Possession of Powdered Alcohol Prohibited; Exceptions
- Section 3 - Manufacture and Storage of Alcoholic Beverages for Private Use
- Section 4 - Licensing Boards; Appointments; Membership
- Section 5 - Terms of Office of Licensing Board; Removal; Review; Notice; Fee
- Section 6 - Chairman of Licensing Board; Quorum; Vacancies
- Section 7 - Offices of Licensing Board; Salaries; Expenses
- Section 8 - Limitation of Sec. 7
- Section 9 - Records of Licensing Boards; Quarterly Reports; Sworn Statements
- Section 10 - Cities Exempt From Operation of Six Preceding Sections; Residency Requirement of Board or Commission Members
- Section 10a - Annual Report of Local Licensing Authorities to Commission
- Section 10b - Authority to Declare Office of Member of Board Vacant
- Section 11 - Questions to Be Placed on Ballot at Biennial State Election
- Section 11a - Submission of Question at Special and Regular Municipal Elections; Petition; Taverns
- Section 12 - Licenses Authorizing Sale of Beverages to Be Drunk on Premises; Veterans' Organizations, Corporations, etc.; Suspension or Revocation; Hours of Sale; Liqueurs and Cordials; Liquor Legal Liability Insurance Requirement
- Section 12a - Renewal of Licenses to Conduct Restaurant; Investigations
- Section 12b - Operation of Premises Licensed to Sell Alcoholic Beverages; Nudity
- Section 12c - Annual Caterer's License for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages at Private Catering Event; Written Notice; Penalties for Violation
- Section 13 - Licensing of Railroad or Car and Airline Corporations; Vessel Owners and Operators; Shipping Companies and Ship Chandlers
- Section 14 - Special Licenses to Managers of Indoor or Outdoor Activities; Fees
- Section 14a - License for Sale of Wine, Malt Beverages and Distilled Spirits at Auction; Fee; Time for Auction; Sample Wine, Malt Beverages and Distilled Spirits Tastings
- Section 15 - Licensing Authorizing Sale of Beverages Not to Be Drunk on Premises; Applications; Approval; Price Lists; Renewals; Fees; Hours of Sales; Samples
- Section 15a - Application for Licenses; Statement of Beneficial Interests; Corporate Stock Transfers; Filing Notation; Publication of Notice; Hearing; Plan of Premises; Transfers; Notice to Abutting Property Owners; Complaints; Appeals; Cancellation of Licenses
- Section 15b - Repealed, 1990, 69, Sec. 2
- Section 15c - Repealed, 1991, 1, Sec. 2
- Section 15d, 15e - Repealed, 1993, 313, Sec. 2
- Section 15f - Special License for Sale of Wine Produced by Farmer-Winery for Off-Premises Consumption at Indoor or Outdoor Agricultural Event
- Section 16 - Dilution, Changing or Tampering With Alcoholic Beverages; Suspension of License; Prima Facie Evidence
- Section 16a - Renewal of Annual Licenses; Number Limitation; Rejection of Application; Appeal
- Section 16b - Time Within Which Application for Licenses Shall Be Granted or Dismissed; Notice of Approval; Number of Applications
- Section 16c - Licenses for Premises Located Near Schools or Churches
- Section 16d - Repealed, 2000, 64
- Section 17 - Number of Licenses Quotas; Licenses for Wines and Malt Beverages per Population Unit; Additional Licenses; Estimates of Increased Population; Decrease in Quota Due to Loss in Population; Determination of Population of City or Town
- Section 17a - Grant of Additional Licenses for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Drunk on Premises
- Section 17b - Grant of Additional Licenses for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Drunk Off Premises
- Section 17c - Grant of Additional Licenses Under Former Law for Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Drunk on Premises
- Section 18 - Wholesalers' and Importers' Licenses; Compounding, Blending, Warehousing, and Shipping of Alcoholic Beverages; Fees; Records
- Section 18a - Licenses for Agents or Brokers of Foreign Manufacturers and Importers; Records; Fees
- Section 18b - Issuance of Certificates of Compliance to Licensees Authorized to Export or Sell Alcoholic Beverages to Domestic Licensees; Information Concerning Shipments; Issuance of Certificates to Immediate Family; Cancellation and Revocation of Certificates
- Section 18c - License to Import Alcoholic Beverages in Connection With Manufacture of Food Products; Fees
- Section 19 - Licenses to Manufacture Alcoholic Beverages; Sale by Manufacturer; Blending of Alcoholic Beverages; Marks to Identify Manufacturer; Records of Manufacturer; Fees
- Section 19a - Permits for Salesmen to Solicit Orders for Alcoholic Beverages
- Section 19b - Farmer-Winery Licenses; Hearing; Appeal; Notices to Interested Parties; Operation of Winery; Records; Fees
- Section 19c - Farmer-Brewery Licenses; Hearing; Appeal; Notices to Interested Parties; Operation of Brewery; Records; Fees
- Section 19d - Pub Brewery Licenses; Hearings; Records; Fees
- Section 19e - Farmer-Distillery Licenses; Applicants; Requirements; Evidentiary Hearings; Written Notice of Applications; Schools and Churches; Fees
- Section 19f - Direct Wine Shipper Licenses; Regulation and Enforcement by Commission
- Section 19g - Tenant Brewer License; Applications; Importation of Raw Materials; Record Keeping and Reporting; Fees
- Section 19h - License to Sell for On-Premises Consumption Alcoholic Beverages Produced by Person Holding Sec. 19b, 19c or 19e License
- Section 20 - Storage Permits; Special Warehouse Permits; Special Seasonal Permits; Fees; Rules and Regulations
- Section 20a - Storage Permits for Public Warehousemen
- Section 21 - Liability of Manufacturer, Winegrower, Farmer-Brewer, Wholesaler, Importer and Licensee for Excise; Fines; Administration of Tax
- Section 22 - Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages; Permits; Fees; Railroads or Vessels; Trucking Businesses; Production of Permit Upon Demand
- Section 22a - Permits to Holders or Former Holders of Licenses Authorizing Sales to Licensees; Fees; Excises; Permits for Researchers
- Section 23 - Nature of Licenses and Permits; Status as Property Rights; Refusal to Issue or Reissue, Revocation, etc.; Refund of Fee; Transfers; Death, Receivership or Bankruptcy of Licensee; Expiration; Pledging for Loans
- Section 23a - Suspension of License or Permit for Violation of Fair Trade Laws
- Section 23b - Retention of License Where Premises of Licensee Taken by Public Authority; Transfer Application; Reservation of License; Rebate of Fee; Renewal Application
- Section 24 - Promulgation of Regulations by Commission; Approval
- Section 25 - Lending or Borrowing Money or Receipt of Credit by Licensees
- Section 25a - Discrimination in Prices and Discounts Prohibited
- Section 25b - Filing of Schedules; Inspection
- Section 25c - Filing of Schedule of Minimum Consumer Prices; Verification; Filing and Effective Dates; Inspection; Rules and Regulations
- Section 25d - Price Discrimination
- Section 25e - Refusal to Sell Brand Name Alcoholic Beverages to Wholesalers as Unfair Trade Practice; Exception for Good Cause; Discontinuance Notice and Procedure
- Section 25f - Provision of Free Wine, Malt Beverages, Liqueurs, Cordials and Alcoholic Beverages for Tastings; Limits; Requirements
- Section 26 - Issuance of License and Permit to Aliens; Appointment of Local Manager or Principal Representative by Foreign Corporations
- Section 27 - Crediting of Fees for Licenses and Permits to General Fund; Payment of Fees for Licenses and Permits Granted by Local Authorities Into Local Treasuries
- Section 28 - Sale of Alcoholic Beverage to Churches, Religious Societies, Hospitals, Homes for Aged People and to Manufacturers of Food Products
- Section 29 - Use and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages by Registered Pharmacists; Prescriptions; Prescription Books; Sales in Original Sealed Packages
- Section 30 - Issuance of Certificate of Fitness to Registered Pharmacist; Fee; Revocation
- Section 30a - Registered Pharmacists' Licenses to Sell Alcoholic Beverages Without Prescription; Hours of Sales
- Section 30b - Kinds of Licenses Issued to Druggists Under Sec. 30a; Transfers
- Section 30c - Termination of Druggist's License Upon Cessation of Business
- Section 30d - Certificate of Purchaser; Sales of Alcoholic Beverages by Retail Pharmacists Licensed Under Sec. 30a
- Section 30e - Record Book of Registered Pharmacists of Sales of Alcoholic Beverages; Form of Certificate
- Section 30f - Inspection of Books, Certificates and Prescriptions
- Section 30g - Illegal Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Name of Registered Pharmacist
- Section 30h - Possession or Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages Not Authorized to Be Sold as Prima Facie Evidence of Violation of Chapter
- Section 31 - Repealed, 1962, 333
- Section 32 - Hawking or Peddling of Alcoholic Beverages
- Section 33 - Sales and Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages on Election Days, Sundays and Legal Holidays
- Section 33a - Sales of Alcoholic Beverages by On-Premise Licensees on Sundays and Certain Legal Holidays; Sales Between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m.
- Section 33b - Sales of Alcoholic Beverages by On-Premise Licensees on Sundays and Certain Legal Holidays; Sales Between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon
- Section 34 - Sale, Delivery or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages to Persons Under Twenty-One Years of Age; Employment of Persons Under Eighteen Years of Age
- Section 34a - Persons Under Twenty-One Years; Purchase or Attempt to Purchase Alcoholic Beverages
- Section 34b - Liquor Purchase Identification Cards
- Section 34c - Minors; Operation of Motor Vehicle Containing Alcoholic Beverage; Suspension of Driver's License
- Section 34d - Posting Notices of Penalties for Driving While Under Influence and Driving While Drinking From Open Container of Alcohol
- Section 34e - Immunity From Prosecution Under Secs. 34, 34a or 34c for Persons Seeking Medical Assistance for Alcohol-Related Incapacitation
- Section 35 - Sales of Alcoholic Beverages Outside Limits of Reservations or Boulevards
- Section 36 - Analysis of Alcoholic Beverages by Department of State Police
- Section 37 - Certificate Accompanying Sample of Beverages to Be Analyzed; Contents
- Section 38 - Forms of Commission
- Section 39 - Tampering With Samples of Alcoholic Beverages
- Section 40 - Analysis of Alcoholic Beverages by Court Order; Fee
- Section 41 - Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages as Prima Facie Evidence of Sale
- Section 42 - Issuance of Search Warrant
- Section 43 - Search of Dwelling House
- Section 44 - Sufficiency of Complaint and Warrant
- Section 45 - Search of Premises; Seizure of Alcoholic Beverages
- Section 46 - Searches and Seizures Without Warrant
- Section 47 - Notice to Keeper of Alcoholic Beverages to Appear and Answer Complaint; Forfeiture of Seized Beverages
- Section 48 - Notice; Contents; Service
- Section 49 - Postponement of Trial
- Section 50 - Admission of Claimant of Alcoholic Beverages as Party to Trial; Forfeiture of Alcoholic Beverages Unlawfully Kept; Sale of Motor Vehicle Held to Be Implement or Container of Alcoholic Beverages
- Section 51 - Disposition of Forfeited Alcoholic Beverages and Vessels
- Section 52 - Return of Alcoholic Beverages Not Forfeited; Order; Endorsement
- Section 53 - Forfeiture and Disposition of Implements and Furniture
- Section 54 - Cost of Proceedings
- Section 55 - Appeal
- Section 56 - Arrest Without Warrant of Persons Found in Act of Illegally Manufacturing or Selling Alcoholic Beverages; Seizures
- Section 57 - Notification of Licensing Authorities of Conviction of Holder of License, Permit or Certificate
- Section 58 - Notice of Conviction of Tenant to Owner of Building Used for Illegal Keeping or Sale
- Section 59 - Forms Used in Prosecutions
- Section 60 - Common Nuisances
- Section 61 - Buildings Used by Clubs for Selling and Distributing Alcoholic Beverages as Common Nuisances
- Section 62 - Penalties for Violations of Chapter
- Section 63 - Entry of Licensing Authorities Upon Licensed Premises; Taking of Samples
- Section 63a - Hindering or Delaying Investigator, Inspector or Agent of Commission
- Section 64 - Suspension or Revocation of License; Hearing; Notice; Disqualification; Surrender of License; Refunds
- Section 64a - Sale of Alcohol to Person Under 21 or Intoxicated Person; Sanctions; Liability Insurance
- Section 64b - Insurance Policy Required by Licensing Authority; Disclosure to Insurer; Proof of New Insurance
- Section 65 - Delivery of License Upon Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation or Forfeiture
- Section 66 - Separability of Provisions of Chapter
- Section 67 - Appeals on Refusal to Grant or Revocation of License; Hearing; Notice of Approval; Revocation by Commission; Reappeal
- Section 68 - Sales or Deliveries of Alcoholic Beverages in Times of Riot or Great Public Excitement
- Section 69 - Sale or Delivery to Intoxicated Persons
- Section 70 - Issuance of License or Permit Upon Payment of Fee; Bond
- Section 71 - Effective Date of Rules; Approval of Governor
- Section 72 To 75 - Repealed, 1934, 372, Sec. 1
- Section 76 - Licenses for Manufacture, Transportation, and Sale of Alcohol for Mechanical, Manufacturing or Chemical Purposes; Fees
- Section 77 - Cancellation of License Upon Cessation of Licensed Business
- Section 78 - Book Entries at Time of Sale of Alcohol; Form
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