What is the quota system and how is it based?
Massachusetts law places a restriction commonly referred to as a “quota” on the number of on-premise and off-premise licenses a city or town can issue. The quota is based on the municipality’s population as certified by the Secretary of State. As of 1992, the population of any city or town for the purpose of setting this quota shall be that population enumerated in the most recent federal census. Q. Are there any qualifications for being granted a Package Store license? Per M.G.L. Chapter 138, Section 15, no license will be issued to any applicant who has been convicted of a felony. No Section 15 license will be issued to a premise located within or connected to a Section 12 licensed premises. • Individual: An individual applying for a package store license must be both a citizen and a resident of Massachusetts who is 21 years or older. • Partnership: A partnership (two or more persons doing business together) may hold a package store license, if all the partners are citizens and resid
