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AMENDMENTS TO MASSACHUSETTS LIQUOR CONTROL ACT IN DISCUSSION AT THE STATE HOUSE

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Thu, 21/11/2013 - 20:32

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: On November 12, 2013, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a public hearing at the State House in Boston to discuss various bills introduced in connection with the Massachusetts Liquor Control Act (M.G.L. c. 138). Members of the alcoholic beverage industry came from throughout the Commonwealth to testify about Continue Reading...

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WHEN CUSTOMERS DON’T GET WHAT THEY PAID FOR

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Fri, 20/09/2013 - 15:02

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: Liquor retailers have made recent headlines after getting caught switching out the contents of top-shelf liquor bottles and selling their customers cheap liquor for more. In the past year, over one hundred investigators for the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in the state of New Jersey participated in a probe known as “Operation Swill” Continue Reading...

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CITIES CRACK DOWN ON FOOD SERVICE

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Thu, 21/03/2013 - 14:12

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: Retailers licensed to sell food and alcohol may be at risk of losing their licenses as cities crack down on what constitutes adequate food service. Under Massachusetts law, any license issued for the sale of alcohol at a “restaurant” will not be renewed if a licensee fails to show he is in good Continue Reading...

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THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BREWERY LICENSES IN MASSACHUSETTS

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Mon, 28/01/2013 - 14:36

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In order to legally produce and sell beer commercially, a brewer must be authorized to operate by obtaining both national and state approval. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau issues “TTB permits,” granting approval of a brewer’s operations on the national level. All types of commercial brewers qualify for the same Continue Reading...

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BREW ON PREMISE – WHAT’S THE STATUS?

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Thu, 17/01/2013 - 17:21

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In Massachusetts, a brewer producing beer for mere personal or family use, and not for sale, does not need any license to do so. Should the brewer intend to brew and sell its beer commercially however, licenses are needed at both the national level, through the Alcoholic and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Continue Reading...

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AMENDMENTS TO MASSACHUSETTS LIQUOR CONTROL ACT IN DISCUSSION AT THE STATE HOUSE

WHEN CUSTOMERS DON’T GET WHAT THEY PAID FOR

CITIES CRACK DOWN ON FOOD SERVICE

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BREWERY LICENSES IN MASSACHUSETTS

BREW ON PREMISE – WHAT’S THE STATUS?