Any licensee intending to close his place of business must notify the
Board in writing before such closing, and he shall state in his notice the
reason and length of such closing.
Assignment of stock in corporation-licensed places for the purpose of
safeguarding the assignee on loans, etc., gives no right to such assignee
to conduct the business of the licensee; therefore, licensees must notify
the Board immediately when the assignee forecloses under such assignment of
stock.
There shall be no disorder, indecency, prostitution, lewdness or illegal
gambling on the licensed premises or any premises connected therewith by an
interior communication.
All alcoholic beverages sold must be opened and consumed on the premises.
No licensee shall keep for sale, store or sell alcoholic beverages in
any part of the premises not specified on this license.
The licensed premises shall be subject to inspection by the police of
the Town of Stoughton and duly authorized agents of the Licensing Board.
No physical renovations shall be made unless a plan is submitted and
approved by the Board.
No employee and/or retainer shall solicit, induce or request a patron
to purchase any alcoholic beverage for them or any other person. Nothing shall
prohibit the above activity in connection with any contact which such person
may have with a patron to whom they are related by blood or marriage.
A current list of employees shall be available upon request of authorized
agents of the Board.
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold for a fee less than the actual
cost of the beverage to the licensee. An admission charge shall not be credited
towards the purchase price of any alcoholic beverage.
No licensee shall make any distinction, discrimination or restriction
on account of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex or ancestry
relative to the admission or treatment of any person.
No devices or electronic equipment shall be utilized by any licensed
premises for the purposes of signaling employees that agents of licensing
authorities are present.
All licenses and building certificates shall be kept in an accessible
place on the premises, available at all times to the proper authorities.
Any police complaints and/or reports, presently on file, shall continue
in force until disposed of by this Board.
A.
Those establishments having a 1:00 a.m. license to sell
alcoholic beverages must have all glasses, bottles or other containers used
to serve alcoholic beverages, or containing the residue thereof, off the bar,
tables or any other place where they may be consumed by any person present,
by 1:20 a.m.
B.
No person present on any licensed premises shall be in
possession of a glass and/or bottle or other container with alcoholic beverages
contained therein for the purpose of consuming same. This applies to all employees
and management personnel. This regulation shall become effective at 1:20 a.m.
C.
All beer bottles, glasses and other containers used to
consume alcoholic beverages must be emptied into the bar sinks, or other such
facility, within 1/2 hour after the establishment's license to sell alcoholic
beverages allows said sales.
D.
All licensed premises must have all patrons off the premises
as follows: if licensed until 1:00 a.m., by 1:30 a.m. This regulation applies
to all licensed premises except those which are serving hot meals, in which
case all patrons must be off premises as follows: by 3:30 a.m. in all cases.
E.
All employees and/or management personnel must be off
the licensed premises as follows: if licensed until 1:00 a.m., by 2:15 a.m.
This regulation applies to all licensed premises except those which are serving
hot meals. management and/or employee personnel may stay on licensed premises
beyond the above time limits under the following conditions:
Those establishments which operate under subdued lighting conditions,
or those that do not meet the below required conditions, must provide normal
and/or bright light as follows:
A.
For every one-hundred- or fraction-of-one-hundred-person
capacity, as set by the Building Department, the licensee must provide a minimum
of 300 watts of white lighting, not colored or shaded (i.e., if the licensed
premises' capacity, as set by the Building Department, is 200 people, a minimum
of 600 watts of lighting would be required; if the licensed premises' capacity,
as set by the Building Department, is 250 people, a minimum of 750 watts of
lighting would be required).
B.
The above-mentioned required lighting must be placed
so that the entire area of the licensed premises where patrons may be found
will be lighted by said lighting.
C.
This lighting must be used when patrons are leaving the
establishment at the end of its period of operation or in a medical or other
emergency situation.
D.
Battery-operated, power-failure emergency lights now
found in some establishments are not acceptable.
E.
This regulation will be enforced by the Building Inspector
or by any enforcement officer named by the Board of Selectmen.
The Licensing Board reserves the right to change or to add to the foregoing
terms and conditions after notice to the licensee.
These rules and regulations are promulgated under the provisions of
MGL c. 138, § 23, and any failure to comply with these rules and
regulations can result in the modification, suspension, revocation or cancellation
of such license.
All liquor-licensed establishments must post a copy of these regulations
in a conspicuous place within their licensed premises.
