Bill Text: MA S171 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to the recorking of wine

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-15 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee On Ethics and Rules [S171 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S171-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael W. Morrissey

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the recorking of wine.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael W. Morrissey

Norfolk and Plymouth


 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00198 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to the recorking of wine.



��������������� Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

����������� SECTION 1.   Section 3 of Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2006 is hereby amended by inserting, at the end of the paragraph, the following:- and provided further, that the limitations relative to service and consumption in a tavern, club or war veterans organization licensed pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to preclude the holder of the tavern, club or war veterans license from allowing a patron, member or guest, as the case may be, to retain and take off the premises only so much as may remain of a bottled wine purchased by the said patron, member or guest in conjunction with a meal and not totally consumed by said patron, member or guest during such meal; provided further, that the bottle shall be resealed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commission.

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