Annual Liquor Licenses
Liquor Licenses are governed by Mass General Laws Chapter 138 and the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (A.B.C.C.) All of the forms needed to apply for a liquor license transaction can be found at http://www.mass.gov/abcc/
The availability of Annual Licenses is determined by population and currently the City of Northampton is over its limit for Annual Licenses per population. Therefore, the City of Northampton does not have any Annual All Alcohol licenses available.
Seasonal Liquor Licenses
Seasonal Liquor Licenses run from April 1 to January 15.
A Seasonal Wine & Malt Restaurant License has an annual fee of $1,433.
Please contact Mary L. Midura, Executive Secretary, at 587-1210 or mmidura@northamptonma.gov for an application.
Package Store Licenses
There are two different types of Package Store licenses, All Alcohol and Wine & Malt. The City of Northampton does not have any Package Store Licenses available.
Worker's Compensation Insurance Affidavit
- Worker's Comp Affidavit A Worker's Compensation Insurance Affidavit needs to be filed with the issuance of each new or renewed license.
Applications for Farmer Brewery, Farmer Winery, Pub Brewery, Manufacturer, Warehouse, Wholesaler, Caterer and other State licenses must be submitted directly to the ABCC. All documentation requirements are on www.mass.gov/abcc.