Licenses & Permits
The Lancaster Select Board is the licensing authority for a wide variety of licenses and permits. To apply for one of the licenses or permits listed below the application form must be completed and submitted to the Select Board for approval.
Alcoholic Beverages
License Applications will be accepted for the following:
- Licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in restaurants having not less than 50 and not more than 125 seats. Not more than 2 such licenses shall be in effect at any one time.
- Licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in restaurants having not less than 100 and not more than 500 seats. Not more than 4 such licenses shall be in effect at any one time.
- Liquor License Application Packets may be obtained at the Select Board's Office, located on the top floor of the Prescott Building, 701 Main Street, Lancaster, MA
- Liquor License Applications can be obtained on line through the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/alcoholic-beverages-control-commission
Packets may contain the following:
- One Day Liquor License Information/Application
- Cover sheet for Application Packet for Alcohol Licenses - On Premise (Restaurants)
- Application Instructions and Summary Sheet
- ABCC Applications
- Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) New License
- Application for Common Victualler License
- MCHSB Personal Massachusetts Criminal Record Request Form
- Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts Rules and Regulations for the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages - October 6, 2003
- Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents Workers' Compensation Insurance Affidavit - General Business
Earth Removal
Excerpts of the Zoning Bylaw Pertaining to Earth Products Removal Special Permits
Application for Special Permit - Removal of Earth Products
Other Licenses and Permits
- Auctioneer Permit
- Automatic Amusement Devices - Weekdays
- Automatic Amusement Devices - Sundays
- Automobiles - Class I, II & III
- Dispensing food or beverages to members & guests of Clubs
- Explosives, storage, manufacture or sale
- Food Vehicles, Lunch carts
- Hawkers, transient vendors
- Junk Collector or dealer
- Lodging Houses
- Moving buildings in public ways
- Pinball machines
- Telephone Poles
- Public Entertainment on Weekdays
- Public Entertainment on Sundays
- Public Entertainment on Sundays Form 90
- Public Utilities
- Sales or articles for charitable purposes
- Second Hand dealers
- Skating rinks
- Soft Drinks
- Taxicabs
- Temporary Banner
- Theatrical events, public shows on Weekdays
- Theatrical events, public shows on Sundays
- Workers Comp Affidiavit for General Business
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