HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 165 FILED ON: 1/11/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 125
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act to reduce underage drinking.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
John P. Fresolo | 16th Worcester |
John Hart, Jr. |
[District]
|
Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 165 FILED ON: 1/11/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 125
By Mr. Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 125) of Thomas M. Stanley and others for legislation to require warning labels on single and multi-pack containers of beer and single and multi-pack containers of wine. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 320 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to reduce underage drinking.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 34 the following section:-
Section 34A ¾
A licensee licensed under this chapter except Section 29 shall be required to place a warning label on single and multi-pack containers of beer and single and multi-pack containers of wine to include the following:
WARNING: A person who provides alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years of age, if convicted under section 34 could be in imprisoned for up to 1 year and fined up to $2,000 or both such imprisonment and fine.
