The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) is a

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agency responsible for licensing or permitting participants in the

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industry in Massachusetts. Structured under the Massachusetts State Treasury, the Commission licenses manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, wholesalers and importers and out-of-state suppliers of alcoholic beverages. Additionally, brokers, salesman, warehouses, planes, trains, ships,

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s, and motor vehicles transporting alcoholic beverages in Massachusetts require licensing. The Commission also approves the granting of every retail pouring or package store license application allowed by a city or town.

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* State alcohol agencies of the United States Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission {{Massachusetts-gov-stub