Commercial Clubs

(1) A Commercial Club is a holder of a Restaurant license under M.G.L. c. 138, § 12, who has been granted written permission by the Local Licensing Authorities and the Commission to restrict admission to the licensed premises to persons who have paid an annual membership fee. (2) A licensee may request, by application, written permission of the Local Licensing Authorities and the Commission to operate as a Commercial Club. (3) Said application shall set forth the requirements for membership. (4) Membership may not be denied on the basis of race, color, creed, place of national origin or sex.