Massachusetts § 20A - Storage permits for public warehousemen
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 20A — Storage permits for public warehousemen, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20A. Storage permits for public warehousemen
Section 20A. The commission may annually grant to a person or corporation licensed as a public warehouseman under section one of chapter one hundred and five, or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, a permit to store and warehouse alcoholic beverages, subject, however, to such regulations as shall be made by the commissioner of revenue relative to the receipt, storage and removal of alcoholic beverages stored under authority of such a permit, and said commissioner of revenue is hereby empowered to make, amend or annul such regulations and the commissioner of revenue shall enforce the same. The fee for such a permit shall be $500. Whoever without such a permit receives alcoholic beverages for the purpose of storing and warehousing the same in a public warehouse shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in section two.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Massachusetts § 20A
What does Massachusetts General Laws § 20A cover?
Section 20A ("Storage permits for public warehousemen") 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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