Massachusetts

a) Each person licensed pursuant to chapter 138 of the General Laws shall prominently display a sign in each room in which alcoholic beverages are purchased or consumed and in each public restroom on the premises that reads as follows: ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY IS HARMFUL TO THE FETUS AND CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME, WHICH IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

Docket SD2234 For legislation relative to the posting of fetal alcohol syndrome warning

An act further regulating the sale of alcoholic beverages... SECTION 2. Chapter 138 of the General Law is hereby amended 2 by inserting after section 34 the following section:— 3 Section 34A½. A licensee licensed under this chapter except 4 Section 29 shall post on the licensed premises the following 2 signs 5 which shall be at least 11 inches by 14 inches and the lettering shall 6 be at least one-half inch high and in contrasting colors. The first sign 7 must read, "WARNING": Drinking alcoholic beverages such as 8 beer, wine, wine coolers, and distilled spirits or smoking cigarettes 9 during pregnancy can cause birth defects...