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Package-store group backs bill to equalize penalties across retail for illegal alcohol sales
Summary
The Massachusetts Package Store Association told the committee House Bill 390 would apply license-suspension penalties more uniformly across different retail models, arguing existing rules predate the entry of large multichannel retailers and that enforcement should deter illegal sales to minors and intoxicated persons.
Rob Meline, executive director and general counsel of the Massachusetts Package Store Association, testified in support of House Bill 390, a measure he said would create parity in how the Commonwealth addresses illegal alcohol sales across retail formats.
Meline said the statute currently allows a suspension of a store's Section 15 license for illegal sales, which historically applied to single-purpose liquor stores. As supermarkets…
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