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Bill H.439
SECTION 1.
Section 25A of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(b) An individual, partnership or corporation that is granted, in the aggregate, two or more licenses under section 15 may combine the alcoholic beverages purchases of up to 9 such licenses for the purpose of attaining a quantity discount offered by a wholesaler licensed under section 18.
SECTION 2. Chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-
Section 15G. Cooperative purchasing agreements.
Any three or more license holders under section 15, but no more than seven such license holders, or the maximum number of licenses one licensee is allowed to hold under section 15, not to exceed 9 in the aggregate, may enter into a cooperative agreement to make joint purchases of alcoholic beverages in larger quantities than might otherwise be purchased for the purpose of attaining a quantity discount offered by a wholesaler licensed under Section 18; provided further that all alcoholic beverages purchased pursuant to any such agreement shall be distributed to none other than each licensee who is a party to such agreement.
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