Massachusetts § 30A - Registered pharmacists' licenses to sell alcoholic beverages without prescription; hours of sales

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 30A — Registered pharmacists' licenses to sell alcoholic beverages without prescription; hours of sales, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 30A. Registered pharmacists' licenses to sell alcoholic beverages without prescription; hours of sales

Section 30A. A registered pharmacist in a city or town wherein the granting of licenses to sell all alcoholic beverages is authorized may be licensed by the local licensing authorities to sell alcoholic beverages for medicinal, mechanical or chemical purposes without a physician's prescription subject to the limitations contained in section thirty-three, the said sales to be recorded in the manner prescribed in section thirty E. Sales of alcoholic beverages hereunder shall be made only in the original sealed packages and such beverages shall not be permitted to be drunk on the premises. Sales of such beverages by a licensee hereunder shall be permitted only during such hours as sales thereof may be made by a licensee under section fifteen.

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

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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 30A cover?

Section 30A ("Registered pharmacists' licenses to sell alcoholic beverages without prescription; hours of sales") 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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