[Amended 6-21-2005 ATM
by Art. 25; 3-5-2018 STM by Art.
3]
The Treasurer-Collector shall annually, and may periodically,
furnish to each department, board, commission or division which has
the authority to issue licenses or permits, including renewals and
transfers, a list of any person, corporation, or business enterprise,
hereinafter referred to as the party, that has neglected or refused
to pay any local taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal
charges, and that such party has not filed in good faith a pending
application for an abatement of such tax or a pending petition before
the Appellate Tax Board.
The licensing authority may deny, revoke or suspend any license
or permit, including renewals and transfers of any party whose name
appears on said list furnished to the licensing authority from the
Treasurer-Collector or with respect to any activity, event or other
matter which is the subject of such license or permit and which activity,
event or matter is carried out or exercised or is to be carried out
or exercised on or about real estate owned by any party whose name
appears on said list furnished to the licensing authority from the
Treasurer-Collector; provided, however, that written notice is given
to the party and the Treasurer-Collector, as required by applicable
provisions of law, and the party is given a hearing, to be held not
earlier than fourteen (14) days after said notice. Said list shall
be prima facie evidence for denial, revocation or suspension of said
license or permit to any party. The Treasurer-Collector shall have
the right to intervene in any hearing conducted with respect to such
license denial, revocation or suspension. Any findings made by the
licensing authority with respect to such license denial, revocation
or suspension shall be made only for the purposes of such proceedings
and shall not be relevant to or introduced in any other proceeding
at law, except for any appeal from such license denial, revocation
or suspension. Any license or permit denied, suspended or revoked
under this section shall not be reissued or renewed until the license
authority receives a certificate issued by the Treasurer-Collector
that the party is in good standing with respect to any and all local
taxes, fees, assessments, betterments or other municipal charges,
payable to the municipality as of the date of issuance of said certificate.
Any party shall be given an opportunity to enter into a payment
agreement, thereby allowing the licensing authority to issue a certificate
indicating said limitations to the license or permit, and the validity
of said license shall be conditioned upon the satisfactory compliance
with said agreement. Failure to comply with said agreement shall be
grounds for the suspension or revocation of said license or permit:
provided, however, that the holder be given notice and a hearing as
required by applicable provisions of law.
The Board of Selectmen may waive such denial, suspension or
revocation if it finds there is no direct or indirect business interest
by the property owner, its officers or stockholders, if any, or members
of his immediate family, as defined in MGL c. 268A, § 1,
in the business or activity conducted in or on said property.
This article shall not apply to the following licenses or permits:
A.
Open
burning.
B.
Bicycle
permits.
C.
Sale
of articles for charitable purposes.
D.
Children's
work permits.
E.
Dog
licenses.
F.
Fishing,
hunting and trapping licenses.
G.
Marriage
licenses.
H.
Theatrical
events.
I.
Public
exhibition permits.
J.
Clubs
and associations dispensing food or beverages licensed under the provisions
of MGL c. 140, § 21E.
