Public
Notice
New
incremental Rules and Regulations adopted by the Provincetown Licensing Board
at their regularly scheduled meeting held on January 10, 2006 with a vote of
4-0-0
LICENSING
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
3.0 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
3.03Additional Provisions Specific to Annual Liquor Licenses
All types of
Annual Liquor License holders may close for a period of no more than thirty
(30) days. Closure of an annual liquor licensed establishment, more than thirty
(30) days, requires appearance from the manager named on the license at a
public hearing for Licensing Board approval through a motion.
3.07 Special Liquor Licenses
a)
All
applicants of a special license are responsible for the General Laws of
Massachusetts pertaining to sale of Alcoholic Beverages: Massachusetts General
Laws Chapter 138 and Provincetown Licensing Board’s Rules and Regulations,
Section Three (3).
b)
No
person, corporation, partnership or association may be granted a special
license for more than a total of 30 days per calendar year.
c)
No
special license may be granted to any person, corporation, partnership or
association while their application for an MGL. C.138, section 12 license is
pending.
d)
No
more than one license can be issued for a premise at one time. Therefore a
special license cannot be issued for use in an existing or pending licensed
premise.
e)
Special
licenses for the sale of all alcohol beverages may be granted to Non-profit
organizations only.
f)
Application
and Public Hearing Requirements
1. Applications must be
submitted no less than 30 days prior to the public hearing.
2. The applicant must notify
abutters by certified mail and return receipt, and submit the return receipts
to the Licensing Agent at time of hearing. (The Licensing Board cannot approve
an application without the return receipts as proof of abutter notification.)
In addition, the application must be advertised in a newspaper for 14 days
prior to the hearing date
3. Application as a non-profit
organization must submit a copy of Form 501(3)(c).
4. For Profit applicants who
are donating a percentage of profits to a non-profit organization must submit
with application the exact amount of percentage of the profit being donated and
a letter from each non-profit organization’s president confirming the donation
agreement. In addition, the applicant
must submit to the Licensing Agent a receipt of each donation after said event.
5.
The
Police Department must certify approval of said application.
6. A floor plan shall be
submitted with application specifying proposed areas of service and
consumption.
g)
A
Special Liquor license may not be granted at any time by the Licensing Board
for service and consumption at Town Hall.
4.00
ENTERTAINMENT LICENSES
4.02 Special Entertainment
Licenses
a)
Applications
must be submitted no less than 30 days prior to the public hearing.
b)
The
applicant must notify abutters by certified mail and return receipt, and submit
the return receipts to the Licensing Agent at time of hearing. (The Licensing
Board cannot approve an application without the return receipts as proof of
abutter notification.)
c)
Application
as a non-profit organization must submit a copy of Form 501(3)(c).
d)
For
Profit applicants who are donating a percentage of profits to a non-profit
organization must submit with application the exact amount of percentage of the
profit being donated and a letter from each non-profit organization’s president
confirming the donation agreement. In
addition, the applicant must submit to the Licensing Agent a receipt of
donation after said event.
e)
The
applicant shall further certify that the Police Department has been consulted
with respect to the event and has approved said application.
f) The Licensing Board does not have the authority to overturn or