Avon officials may issue an off-premises alcohol license

Avon’s licensing authority may grant On Avon Corporation a license to sell all alcoholic beverages for customers to take away. The license applies only to 85 East Main Street, Avon, Massachusetts, 02322. The license must follow all rules in chapter 138 of the General Laws except section 17. The licensing authority may not approve a transfer to another location. A new applicant may receive the license at the same location only after providing letters showing that required taxes, fees, and contributions have been paid. If enacted, the act would take effect upon passage, and the license must be issued within two years after that effective date.

The licensing authority may give the license to another applicant at the same location after the license is returned. This applies when the licensee ends or does not renew the license, or when the license is canceled, revoked, or no longer used. The new applicant must meet the same location and other conditions in the act. The license may be reassigned only within three years after it is returned; otherwise, it dissolves. A license originally issued within two years after the act takes effect may later be given to a new applicant under these rules.

On Avon Corporation must physically return its wine-and-malt license to Avon’s licensing authority when the authorized license is issued. This applies to On Avon Corporation’s license to sell wine and malt beverages for off-premises use under section 15 of chapter 138. The return is required upon issuance of the license described in section 1.