Northborough will soon decide whether to allow establishments without a liquor license to become a "BYOB" (bring your own bottle) establishment.
Town Administrator John Coderre presented a potential BYOB policy that could be applied to restaurants in town, asking the Board of Selectmen to discuss the options.
Since Northborough has hit its all alcoholic license quota for the town, and only has two beer and wine licenses available, Coderre suggested it was a good time "for the Board to consider whether or not it wishes to prohibit the practice of BYOB or draft a regulation that would allow BYOB with certain conditions."
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Northborough has 15 establishments with all-alcohol licenses and three with beer and wine licenses.
Over the past several months, said Coderre, the office received several inquiries regarding whether or not the town has regulations in place to prohibit a business from allowing customers to bring their own alcohol to consume on the premises.
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The board requested more information before moving forward with a draft of a BYOB policy in Northborough.
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