Massachusetts § 19A - Permits for salesmen to solicit orders for alcoholic beverages

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 19A — Permits for salesmen to solicit orders for alcoholic beverages, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 19A. Permits for salesmen to solicit orders for alcoholic beverages

Section 19A. The commission may annually grant to individual citizens of the commonwealth employed as salesmen for licensees under section 18, 18A, 19B, 19C, 19D or 19E and to any individual employed as a salesman for a licensee under section eighteen who is also an officer, shareholder or partner of such licensee, permits which shall authorize such salesmen on behalf of their employers to solicit orders for alcoholic beverages from any licensee under this chapter to whom their employers are authorized to sell such beverages, and the fee for each such permit shall be $200. The commission may make and enforce rules and regulations covering the granting of permits under this section and regulating the exercise of the authority granted under such permits.

Whoever acts as salesman as aforesaid without having a permit hereunder, or whoever having such a permit violates any provision of this section or of any condition or stipulation of his permit, shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by section two.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 19A cover?

Section 19A ("Permits for salesmen to solicit orders for alcoholic beverages") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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