NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A judge in Bristol County Superior Court has placed a temporary injunction on New Bedford’s controversial nip ban.

A number of local liquor stores filed a lawsuit against the city over the ban, which was supposed to go into effect on Aug. 1 this year.

“The Licensing Board’s goal in unanimously voting in favor of the ‘nip’ ban was to not only cut down on litter, but also the vagrancy issues that occur near some liquor stores, and both are still problems today,” said Jonathan Darling, a city spokesperson.

Darling said the city solicitor’s office is reviewing the decision.

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