HD.5196

SECTION 1. Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 16C, the following: -
Section 16D: Licenses for off premises retail of alcoholic beverages located near other off premises licenses
(a) No license issued after 2026 for the sale of alcoholic beverages off premises shall be issued if located within a radius of five hundred (500) feet of any other off premises licensee for the sale of alcoholic beverages unless the local licensing authority determines in writing and after a hearing that the premises are not detrimental to public health, safety, and the general welfare of the community; but this provision shall not apply to the transfer of a license from premises located within said distance to other premises located therein, if it is transferred to a location not less remote from the off premises licensee.
(b) Any applicant who has been denied a license under this section shall have the right to an appeal under section sixty-seven.
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