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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="33-1903" title_number="33" title_name="Worcester County" subtitle_number="19" subtitle_name="Conduct of License Holders">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to a holder of a Class C license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The license holder or an individual designated by the license holder who is employed in a supervisory capacity shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>be certified by an approved alcohol awareness program; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be present on the licensed premises during the hours in which alcoholic beverages may be sold.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The license holder or individual specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be absent from the licensed premises for a personal or business reason or an emergency if the absence lasts for not more than 2 hours.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Board shall require the license holder to keep a log book on the licensed premises that documents each temporary absence, the length of time of the absence, and the reason for the absence, in the form that the Board requires.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A license holder who violates this section is subject to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for a first offense, a $100 fine; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>for each subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $500 or a suspension or revocation of the license or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
