[HISTORY: Adopted as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-26-1993 ATM, Art. 50]
The Tax Collector or other municipal official responsible for records
of all municipal taxes, assessments, betterments and other municipal charges,
hereinafter referred to as the "Tax Collector," shall annually furnish to
each department, board, commission or division, hereinafter referred to as
the "licensing authority," that issues licenses or permits, including renewals
and transfers, a list of any person, corporation or business enterprise, hereinafter
referred to as the "party," that has neglected or refused to pay any local
taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges for not less
than a twelve-month period, and that such party has not filed in good faith
a pending application for an abatement of such tax or a pending petition before
the Appellate Tax Board.
The licensing authority may deny, revoke or suspend any license or permit,
including renewals and transfers of any party whose name appears on said list
furnished to the licensing authority from the Tax Collector; provided, however,
that written notice is given to the party and the Tax Collector, as required
by applicable provisions of law, and the party is given a hearing, to be held
not earlier than fourteen (14) days after said notice. Said list shall be
prima facie evidence for denial, revocation or suspension of said license
or permit to any party. The Tax Collector shall have the right to intervene
in any hearing conducted with respect to such license denial, revocation or
suspension. Any findings made by the licensing authority with respect to such
license denial, revocation or suspension shall be made only for the purposes
of such proceeding and shall not be relevant to or introduced in any other
proceeding at law, except for any appeal from such license denial, revocation
or suspension. Any license or permit denied, suspended or revoked under this
section shall not be reissued or renewed until the license authority receives
a certificate issued by the Tax Collector that the party is in good standing
with respect to any and all local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or
other municipal charges, payable to the municipality as the date of issuance
of said certificate.
Any party shall be given an opportunity to enter into a payment agreement,
thereby allowing the licensing authority to issue a certificate indicating
said limitations to the license or permit and the validity of said license
shall be conditioned upon the satisfactory compliance with said agreement.
Failure to comply with said agreement shall be grounds for the suspension
or revocation of said license or permit; provided, however, that the holder
be given notice and a hearing as required by applicable provisions of law.
The Board of Selectmen may waive such denial, suspension or revocation
if it finds there is no direct or indirect business interest by the property
owner, its officers or stockholders, if any, or members of his immediate family,
as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 268[1] in the business or activity conducted in or on said property.
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Editor's Note: See MGL c. 268, § 1.
This chapter shall not apply to the following licenses and permits:[1] open burning, Section 13 of Chapter 48; bicycle permits; Section 11A of Chapter 85; sales of articles for charitable purposes, Section 33 of Chapter 101; children work permits, Section 69 of Chapter 149; clubs, associations dispensing food or beverage licenses, Section 21E of Chapter 140; dog licenses, Section 137 of Chapter 140; fishing, hunting, trapping license, Section 12 of Chapter 131; marriage licenses, Section 28 of Chapter 207; and theatrical events, public exhibition permits, Section 181 of Chapter 140.
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Editor's Note: References are to the Massachusetts General Laws.
