Applications & Regulations


If you have any questions about applications, please contact us by email or phone at 413-772-1580. We can provide information and facilitate processing the applications.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SALES & SERVICE

Annual and seasonal licenses: Please contact the Licensing Coordinator for information.

Special one-day licenses: You'll need the Special Liquor Application from below and a Fire Department Permit Application.

BYOB licenses: BYOB application and regulations are found in the applications in the document center at the bottom of this page.

Outdoor seating for liquor-licenses establishments: If you would like to have outdoor seating and to serve alcohol in the outdoor seating area, you will need the approval of the Board of License Commissioners and the Massachusetts Alcoholic Control Beverages Commission. Please contact the Licensing Coordinator for more information, including the application process.

ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment at establishments: See applications in the document center at the bottom of this page.

Entertainment events, music festivals, etc.: If you will be putting on an entertainment event, you may need several types of licenses such as an entertainment event license, special one-day liquor license, or vendor host license. See applications in the document center at the bottom of this page.

OTHER APPLICATIONS

Applications for the following can be found in the document center at the bottom of this page:

  • Automatic amusement devices (e.g., pinball machine).
  • Common and/or Court Square use.
  • Common victualler.
  • Demonstrations and other First Amendment activities (you can read more about demonstrations here).
  • Flammable storage.
  • Food trucks.
  • Fortune tellers.
  • Holiday work permits.
  • Junk dealers and collectors.
  • Motor vehicle dealers.
  • Outdoor seating (establishments not serving alcohol).
  • Parades.
  • Public way use (temporary uses such as block parties and sidewalk sales).
  • Signs (City ordinance here).
    • Sandwich boards.
    • All other signs (i.e., signs attached to buildings).
  • Solicitation, door-to-door.
  • Tag sales.
  • Taxi, livery, and other ride-for-hire businesses and drivers (City ordinance here).
    • Business license for taxi, livery, and other ride-for-hire businesses.
    • Drivers of taxis, liveries, and other rides-for-hire.
  • Vendors (find the City's vendor ordinance here).
  • Vendor hosts (for those hosting an event that will have vendors, you may need to have a vendor host license or an entertainment license. Please contact the Licensing Coordinator to determine whether you'll need a license.)
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Licensing Applications & Information21 documents

  • Automatic Amusement Device Application
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  • BYOB License Application
    document Header BYOB License Application
  • BYOB Regulations
    document Header BYOB Regulations
  • Common and/or Court Square Use Application for Events, Displays, and Signs
    document Header Common and/or Court Square Use Application for Events, Displays, and Signs
  • Common Victualler Application
    document Header Common Victualler Application
  • Demonstration Registration
    document Header Demonstration Registration
  • Entertainment at an Establishment Application
    document Header Entertainment at an Establishment Application
  • Entertainment Event Application
    document Header Entertainment Event Application
  • Flammable Storage Application
    document Header Flammable Storage Application
  • Food Truck Application
    document Header Food Truck Application
  • Fortune Telling Application
    document Header Fortune Telling Application
  • Holiday Work Permit Application
    document Header Holiday Work Permit Application
  • Liquor One-Day License Application
    document Header Liquor One-Day License Application
  • Liquor Special One-Day License Fire Department Permit Application
    document Header Liquor Special One-Day License Fire Department Permit Application
  • Motor Vehicle Dealer Application
    document Header Motor Vehicle Dealer Application
  • Outdoor Seating Application
    document Header Outdoor Seating Application
  • Parade Application
    document Header Parade Application
  • Public Way Use Application
    document Header Public Way Use Application
  • Vendor Application
    document Header Vendor Application
  • Vendor Host Application
    document Header Vendor Host Application
  • Workers Compensation Affidavit
    document Header Workers Compensation Affidavit