Boston Retailer Lawyers say Statute Defunct, Not Applicable to Them

Dear Client:We're no lawyers, and that was painfully clear as we sat in on the hearings of three Boston retailer representatives involved in the local pay to play saga that's so far seen Craft Brewers Guild pay $2.6 million in fines (they are of course contesting).Yesterday's proceedings heard arguments from lawyers representing those retailers potentially running afoul of 204 CMR 2.08, holding that "no licensee shall give or permit to be given money or any other thing of substantial value