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:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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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.
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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.
