This bill authorizes the Town of Bourne to grant one additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises, specifically to Sea State Foods, LLC, doing business as Cataumet Fish, located at 1360 Route 28A, Cataumet. The new license will be granted notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, but will still be subject to all other provisions of that chapter. The licensing authority is prohibited from transferring this license to another location but may grant it to a new applicant at the same location if certain conditions regarding tax and fee compliance are met.
Additionally, if the license is terminated, not renewed, or otherwise becomes inactive, it must be returned to the licensing authority, which can then reissue it to a new applicant at the same location within three years. The bill stipulates that the license must be issued within one year of the act's passage, and if granted within that timeframe, it can be transferred to a new applicant under specified conditions thereafter. The act will take effect immediately upon passage.