HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4478
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 21, 2024.
The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to
whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 372) of
Michael J. Moran relative to reporting requirements for corporations that
bring, carry or transport wine, beer or distilled spirits, reports
recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4478) ought to
pass.
For the committee,
TACKEY CHAN.
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HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4478
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to a model carrier reporting requirement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 22 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2 is hereby amended by inserting after the ninth paragraph the following:-
3 It shall be the duty of every parcel delivery service, or a general express or trucking
4 business licensed pursuant to this section, that shall deliver, carry or transport wine, beer or
5 distilled spirits, as defined in section 1 of this chapter, into the Commonwealth to consumers, to
6 prepare and file monthly with the Commission, a report, which shall include the point of origin
7 of the shipment, the name, address, and license number of the supplier, the quantity of wine, beer
8 or distilled spirits shipped, and the recipient’s name and address. Reports shall be submitted to
9 the Commission, on a monthly basis, on forms prescribed by the Commission.
10 Upon the Commission’s request, the records supporting the report, shall be made
11 available to the Commission within 30 days. The books, records, supporting papers and
12 documents containing information and data relating to such reports shall be kept and preserved
13 for a period of three years, unless their destruction sooner is authorized, in writing, by the
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14 Commission, and shall be open and available to inspection by the Commission at all times during
15 business hours of the day. Reports shall also be made available to any law enforcement or
16 regulatory body in the state in which a carrier included in a report resides or does business.
17 Any parcel delivery service, or a general express or trucking business that knowingly
18 violates any of the provisions of this section or any of the rules and regulations of the
19 Commission for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this section is subject to
20 a notification of violation. In the case of a continuing failure to make or submit reports, the
21 parcel delivery service, or a general express or trucking business may be subject to license
22 suspension or revocation at the Commission’s discretion.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 138-22