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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-7.5. - Class B license — The Weekapaug Inn.

§ 3-7-7.5. Class B license — The Weekapaug Inn.
Notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary of § 3-7-7 or any other statute, rule, or regulation, the Westerly town council and/or the Westerly licensing board may continue to issue a Class B tavern license to “The Weekapaug Inn” during the period of its renovation when such license might otherwise lapse.
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 308, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 309, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-7.6. - Casino license — Class B-C.

§ 3-7-7.6. Casino license — Class B-C.
(a)
A Class B-C license shall be issued only to a holder of a gaming and entertainment license that is authorized to operate twenty-four (24) hours a day.
(b)
The license authorizes the holder to keep for sale and sell beverages, including beer in cans, at retail at the place described and to deliver them for consumption on the premises or place where sold. It also authorizes the charging of an admission to events at the gaming and entertainment facility.
(c)
The license authorizes the holder to sell and serve alcoholic beverages between the hours of six o’clock (6:00) a.m. and two o’clock (2:00) a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and nights before federal and state legally recognized holidays. The fee for a Class B-C license shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(d)
The applicant for a Class B-C license shall submit the following to its host municipality:
(1)
The applicant holds a valid and enforceable Class B-V license that is in good standing.
(2)
The applicant is a licensed gaming and entertainment establishment that is authorized to operate twenty-four (24) hours a day.
(3)
The applicant provides a twenty-four-hour (24) security plan to the chief of police or other appropriate law enforcement official for the host municipality.
(4)
The security plan shall set forth a protocol for communication with the host municipality’s police department and for updating the plan, as necessary.
(e)
In the event that the host municipality grants a Class B-C license, the licensee shall exchange its existing Class B-V license for the Class B-C license.
(f)
Upon receipt of the proper permits from the local licensing board, holders of Class B-C licenses are permitted to have dances, entertainment, and food service within the licensed premises to be conducted during the hours permitted for sale and service of alcoholic beverages.
(g)
A holder of a Class B-C license, upon approval of the department of business regulations and the local licensing board, may serve alcoholic beverages as part of an event that may not be specifically set forth in § 3-7-26(c). The holder of the Class B-C license must secure approval for any such promotional event first from the department of business regulation liquor control administration and then from the local licensing board upon establishing a specific security protocol for the event.
(h)
Notwithstanding any provisions in the department of business regulation liquor control administration regulations, rule 18, it shall be lawful for the holder of a Class B-C license to permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages at any time as long as the subject alcoholic beverage was purchased during legal service hours.
(i)
To the extent that there is no conflict with the provisions of § 3-7-7.6, the provisions of § 3-7-7 shall apply to a holder of a Class B-C license.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 501, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 535, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 512, art. 2, § 44.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-7.7. - Class B license — Smithfield.

§ 3-7-7.7. Class B license — Smithfield.
Notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary of § 3-7-7 or any other statute, rule, or regulation, the Smithfield town council and/or the Smithfield licensing board may issue a Class B tavern license for the premises shown on the maps of the tax assessor of the town of Smithfield as Lot 7 on Plat 17.
History of Section.
P.L. 2015, ch. 261, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-9. - Repealed.

§ 3-7-9. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 27; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-9); Repealed by P.L. 1980, ch. 251, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-10. - Doors from Class C licensed premises to other structures — Sale to unlicensed dealer or house of ill fame.

§ 3-7-10. Doors from Class C licensed premises to other structures — Sale to unlicensed dealer or house of ill fame.
If at the time of or after the issue of any Class C license, the place licensed shall have an opening from within the licensed place into any other part of the same structure or into any adjoining structure, the license shall be void. A sale, by any person holding any class of license under the provisions of this title, of any beverage to an unlicensed dealer in any beverage or to any owner or keeper of any house of ill fame, with reason to believe that the beverage is to be resold, shall be sufficient cause for the revocation of the license. The holder shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both. Any person whose license is revoked is disqualified from holding any license of any kind under the provisions of this title for the period of five (5) years following the date of the revocation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 11; P.L. 1940, ch. 814, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 3004, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-11. - Class D license.

§ 3-7-11. Class D license.
A retailer’s Class D license shall be issued only to a club or to any corporation organized prior to the year 1900 for purposes similar to those set forth in chapter 6 of title 7, and which has held a Class D license for at least ten (10) consecutive years prior to July 1, 1993, and authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at the place described at retail and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the premises where sold. The license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and sell beverages, including beer in cans, at retail at the place described and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the premises. If a club is not the owner or, for the period of two (2) years before the filing of its application for a license, the lessee of the premises where its principal activities are carried on or of kitchen and dining room equipment in the club premises reasonably adequate to supply its members and guests with food, then the license shall authorize the holder of the license to keep for sale and sell malt and vinous beverages, but not beverages consisting in whole or in part of alcohol produced by distillation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, with the written permission of the local authority, the licensee may supply food and beverage to the public for consumption on the premises at times determined by the holder of the license. The annual fee for the license to sell beverages shall be not more than eight hundred dollars ($800) and for the license to sell malt and vinous beverages only shall be not more than four hundred dollars ($400), in each case prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year determined by each local municipality; provided, further, a municipality may establish separate and lower annual fees for Class D licenses for veterans’ halls with a capacity of not more than one hundred (100) persons.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 2; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-11; P.L. 1967, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 338, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 147, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 393, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 7, § 11; P.L. 2004, ch. 536, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 17, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-11.1. - Golf courses — Sale of alcoholic beverages.

§ 3-7-11.1. Golf courses — Sale of alcoholic beverages.
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 3-7-11, a club possessing a Class D or B-V (a class B license holder operating as a victualer) license and operating a golf course may, in addition to the place described in such license, be authorized to sell alcoholic beverages to its members and guests from mobile wagons or carts for consumption on the golf course; provided that all such sales must be made within the confines of the golf course.
(b)
If the golf course shall be located in more than one contiguous city or town, then the other city or town, i.e. other than the one issuing the Class D or B-V license, may, upon application by the golf club, issue a Class D or B-V ancillary license, which shall permit sales from mobile wagons or carts upon that portion of the golf course located within the other city or town. Any violation of the provisions of title 3 will be prosecuted in the city or town where the violation occurred. The annual fee for such ancillary license shall be not more than four hundred dollars ($400) prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year determined by each local municipality.
History of Section.
P.L. 2005, ch. 190, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 210, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-12. - Information as to club affairs.

§ 3-7-12. Information as to club affairs.
Every club on demand of the department shall file with it a list of the names and addresses of its members, directors, officers, agents and employees and any other information with respect to its affairs that the department shall require.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 50; G.L. 1938, ch. 164, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-13. - Class E license.

§ 3-7-13. Class E license.
A retailer’s Class E license authorizes a person entitled to retail, compound, and dispense medicines and poisons to keep for sale and to sell at the place described in the license, beverages not to exceed one quart each for medicinal purposes and only upon the prescription of a licensed practicing physician. The license shall not authorize the doing of any act in violation of any law of the United States. The annual fee for the license is ten dollars ($10.00) to two hundred dollars ($200).
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 2; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1949, ch. 2373, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-13; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 7, § 11; P.L. 2004, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 410, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-14. - Class F license.

§ 3-7-14. Class F license.
(a)
A retailer’s Class F license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell malt and vinous beverages on the premises, described in the license, at retail for consumption on the premises where sold for a period of nineteen (19) hours, including Sunday. The license may be issued to religious organizations, state corporations, limited-liability companies (LLCs), sole proprietorships, and political organizations only and the sale of malt and vinous beverages may take place between the hours of six o’clock (6:00) a.m. and one o’clock (1:00) a.m. on the following day, provided that no more than twelve (12) licenses shall be issued to any organization, corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, or political organization in any one calendar year; and provided further that, as to each such entity, this limit of twelve (12) licenses per calendar year shall apply collectively to the entity and its officers, directors, principals, affiliates, employees, and agents. Class F licenses shall not be granted to any person or entity holding any other liquor license. The fee for each retailer’s Class F license is fifteen dollars ($15.00).
(b)
The issuing authority may, in its discretion, permit applicants to file a single annual application for issuance of up to twelve (12) event licenses for a calendar year and the authority may issue the licenses concurrently; provided that, each event license shall state the specific event date with which it is associated; and provided further that, the applicant shall pay the collective amount of the event license fees, fifteen dollars ($15.00) multiplied by the number of licenses issued, at the time of issuance.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 2; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-14; P.L. 1975, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 135, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-14.1. - Class F-1 license.

§ 3-7-14.1. Class F-1 license.
(a)
A retailer’s Class F-1 license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises, described in the license, at retail for consumption on the premises where sold for a period of nineteen (19) hours, including Sunday. The license may be issued to religious organizations, state corporations, limited-liability companies (LLCs), sole proprietorships, and political organizations only and the sale of beverages may take place between the hours of six o’clock (6:00) a.m. and one o’clock (1:00) a.m. on the following day; provided that, no more than twelve (12) licenses shall be issued to any organization, corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, or political organization in any one calendar year; and provided further, that as to each such entity, this limit of twelve (12) licenses per calendar year shall apply collectively to the entity and its officers, directors, principals, affiliates, employees, and agents. Class F-1 licenses shall not be granted to any person or entity holding any other liquor license.
(b)
The fee for the license is thirty-five dollars ($35.00.)
(c)
The issuing authority may, in its discretion, permit applicants to file a single annual application for issuance of up to twelve (12) event licenses for a calendar year and the authority may issue the licenses concurrently; provided that, each event license shall state the specific event date with which it is associated; and provided further that, the applicant shall pay the collective amount of the event license fees, thirty-five dollars ($35.00) multiplied by the number of licenses issued, at the time of issuance.
(d)
Class F and F-1 license holders shall purchase alcohol for resale from Class A license holders only.
History of Section.
G.L., § 3-7-14.1; P.L. 1975, ch. 113, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 102, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 135, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-14.2. - Class P licenses — Caterers.

§ 3-7-14.2. Class P licenses — Caterers.
(a)
A caterer licensed by the department of health and the division of taxation shall be eligible to apply for a Class P license from the department of business regulation. The department of business regulation is authorized to issue all caterers’ licenses. The license will be valid throughout this state as a state license and no further license will be required or tax imposed by any city or town upon this alcoholic beverage privilege. Each caterer to which the license is issued shall pay to the department of business regulation an annual fee of five hundred dollars ($500) for the license, which fees are paid into the state treasury. The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this license. In promulgating said rules, the department shall include, but is not limited to, the following standards:
(1)
Proper identification will be required for individuals who look thirty (30) years old or younger and who are ordering alcoholic beverages;
(2)
Only valid ID’s as defined by these titles are acceptable;
(3)
An individual may not be served more than two (2) drinks at a time;
(4)
Licensees, their agents, or employees will not serve visibly intoxicated individuals;
(5)
Licensees may only serve alcoholic beverages for no more than a five-hour (5) period per event;
(6)
Only a licensee, or its employees, may serve alcoholic beverages at the event;
(7)
The licensee will deliver and remove alcoholic beverages to the event; and
(8)
No shots or triple alcoholic drinks will be served.
(b)
Any bartender employed by the licensee shall be certified by a nationally recognized alcohol beverage server training program.
(c)
The licensee shall purchase at retail all alcoholic beverages from a licensed Class A alcohol retail establishment located in the state, provided, however, any licensee who also holds a Class B license, issued pursuant to the provisions of § 3-7-7, shall be allowed to purchase alcoholic beverages at wholesale. Any person violating this section shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500) for this violation and shall be subject to license revocation. The provisions of this section shall be enforced in accordance with this title.
(d)
Violation of subsection (a) of this section is punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). Fines imposed under this section shall be paid to the department of business regulation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 374, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 241, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 366, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 242, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 231, art. 3, § 1, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-14.3. - Class F-2 license.

§ 3-7-14.3. Class F-2 license.
(a)
A retailer’s license, class F-2, shall authorize the holder to keep for sale by auction alcoholic beverages on the premises or by televised auction for a specifically designated period, not to exceed three (3) days.
(b)
The license may be issued to religious organizations, Rhode Island non-business corporations, public corporations, and political organizations only. The city or town clerk of a municipality in which a full time licensing board does not exist shall be authorized to issue this license.
(c)
The fee for the license shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 3, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-15. - Class G license.

§ 3-7-15. Class G license.
(a)
A Class G retailer’s license shall be issued only to any dining car company, sleeping car company, parlor car company, and railroad company operating in this state, or any company operating passenger-carrying marine vessels in this state, or any airline operating in this state, and authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell in its dining cars, sleeping cars, buffet cars, club cars, lounge cars and any other cars used for the transportation or accommodation of passengers, and in or on any passenger-carrying marine vessel, and in any airplane, beverages for consumption therein or thereon, but only when actually en route.
(b)
In addition, the holder of the Class G license for a passenger-carrying marine vessel may serve alcoholic beverages at retail aboard the vessel during the period thirty (30) minutes prior to the scheduled departure and until departure, provided that the local licensing board annually consents.
(c)
Each company or airline to which the license is issued shall pay to the department an annual fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the license, paid into the state treasury.
(d)
The license expires one year from its date and is good throughout the state as a state license, and only one license is required for all cars or airplanes, but a license issued to any company or person operating passenger-carrying marine vessels in this state shall authorize the sale of beverages only in the passenger-carrying marine vessel designated and no further license shall be required or tax levied by any city or town for the privilege of selling beverages for consumption in those cars or on those vessels or in those airplanes. Each licensed dining car company, sleeping car company, and railroad car company shall keep a duplicate of the license posted in each car where beverages are sold. The department shall issue duplicates of the license from time to time upon the request of any licensed company.
(e)
In addition, the holder of the Class G license for a railroad company may serve alcoholic beverages at retail aboard its trains or in its controlled station premises, to ticket holding passengers, during the period sixty (60) minutes prior to the train’s scheduled departure and until that departure, provided that the local licensing board annually consents.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 2; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; P.L. 1937, ch 2525, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-15; P.L. 1960, ch. 75, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 535, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 4; P.L. 2018, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 341, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-15.1. - Class GD license.

§ 3-7-15.1. Class GD license.
(a)
A retailer’s Class GD license, upon application, shall be issued only to an operator of a vessel engaged in regular interstate commerce, providing overnight accommodations for passengers.
(b)
The holder of a Class GD license is permitted to keep for sale and to serve alcoholic beverages to passengers traveling on board the vessel while the vessel is docked at any port in this state.
(c)
The Class GD license is good throughout this state as a state license and no further license is required or tax imposed by any city or town upon this privilege.
(d)
All licenses issued shall include the name of the vessel licensed and shall be posted on board the vessel.
(e)
The fee for the Class GD license is the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) and the term is for one year.
(f)
The Class GD license shall not authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages on board the vessel for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours in any one port in this state and not more than one seventy-two (72) hour period within any calendar week in any one port in this state.
(g)
A Class G and GD liquor license may be issued for the same vessel, notwithstanding the provisions of § 3-5-9.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 540, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 187, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16. - Class J convention hall license.

§ 3-7-16. Class J convention hall license.
(a)
A retailer’s Class J license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at retail in the place described in the license and to deliver the beverages for consumption on the premises where sold at the times when conventions as defined in subsection (b) may be held on those premises. The licensed premises may be open for business on convention days between the hours of eleven o’clock (11:00) a.m. and one o’clock (1:00) a.m. The licensed premises may contain a bar. No Class J license shall be issued or held unless the licensee has adequate facilities to accommodate five hundred (500) or more persons, at tables, at one time. Part of the licensed premises may be set apart as a kitchen and food may be served if the licensee is the holder of a victualing license from the town or city in which the licensed premises are situated. The Class J license authorizes entertainment only in conformity with ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located on the licensed premises. Class J licenses shall only be issued by the local licensing authority. The annual fee for a Class J license is the same as a Class B license in that city or town and is payable to the town or city where the licensed premises are located.
(b)
The word “convention” is defined to include conventions, banquets, political rallies, trade shows, exhibitions, charity balls and other similar gatherings in conformity with ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located, which are held primarily for persons over eighteen (18) years of age.
(c)
A Class F and F1 liquor license may be issued on a Class J premises, notwithstanding the provisions of § 3-5-9.
History of Section.
G.L., ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1940, ch. 814, § 2; P.L. 1976, ch. 241, § 2; P.L. 1983, ch. 323, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 23, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 39, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16.1. - Class L ancient underground comfort station license.

§ 3-7-16.1. Class L ancient underground comfort station license.
Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the local licensing board has the power to grant and may grant on request an ancient underground comfort station license. The license may be granted to the owner, lessee or other person, firm or corporation in possession of an ancient underground comfort station which has been in existence since 1913. The underground comfort station must not have been in continuous operation as a comfort station since 1913. The Class L license grants the following privileges:
(1)
The right to keep for sale and to sell beverages at retail at the place described in the license and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the premises.
(2)
The annual fee for the license is the same as a Class B license in that city or town and is payable to the town or city where the licensed premises are located.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 352, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16.2. - Class K ancient tavern license.

§ 3-7-16.2. Class K ancient tavern license.
(a)
The local licensing board has the power to grant and may grant on request by the legal owners of any building which has had a public and continuous use and license as a tavern for ten (10) years or more prior to 1730 A.D. (and which building is located on the same spot where the license was then effective) an ancient tavern license, effective only for the premises described above, and the license grants the following privileges:
(1)
The right to sell for consumption on the premises alcoholic beverages of all kinds as adjuncts to meals to patrons sitting at tables.
(2)
The right to open at any time after eight in the morning (8:00 a.m.) and to remain open until the closing hours established by the local board of license commissioners for other licensed places or to close at any time earlier than that set time for closing, if the owners shall elect.
(b)
The holding of the ancient tavern license is subject, as to matters of order and police, to the same rules as prevail for other licensed places in that locality and as to matters of health and sanitation, is subject to the same rules and requirements as prevail for other licensed places in that locality.
(c)
The owners of any building described in subsection (a) receiving an ancient tavern license shall pay each year to the municipality in which it is located six hundred dollars ($600) for the license.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 3-7-16.2; P.L. 1969, ch. 85, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16.3. - Class T legitimate theater license.

§ 3-7-16.3. Class T legitimate theater license.
(a)
Legitimate theaters as defined in subsection (b) or subsection (c) may apply for a Class T license. The license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at retail in the place described in the license and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the premises where sold at the times when scheduled events relating to art, the legitimate theater or community artistic experiences may be held on those premises and for a period of one hour prior to those events and one hour subsequent thereto, provided those events begin subsequent to twelve o’clock (12:00) noon. The licensed premises may contain a bar. A Class T license authorizes entertainment only in conformity with ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located on the licensed premises. Class T licenses shall only be issued by the local licensing authority.
(b)
“Legitimate theaters,” for the purposes of this section, includes nonprofit, cultural organizations and for-profit historic theaters located in the city of Newport or the town of Burrillville with a primary purpose of providing a support system to deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities the theaters serve or that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis throughout the year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic experiences for the community.
(c)
For purposes of this section, “legitimate theaters” shall also include facility management corporations that are contractually authorized to manage buildings owned or under the authority of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority with a primary purpose of providing a support system to deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities the corporations serve or that provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis throughout the year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic experiences for the community.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 357, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 426, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 170, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 43, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 54, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 395, § 1, effective July 14, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16.4. - Class ED license.

§ 3-7-16.4. Class ED license.
(a)
The holder of a retail Class ED license must be situated within a defined economic development zone within the city of Providence. The city may designate by ordinance an ED zone for the purpose of encouraging commercial and industrial investment. These zones or zone must consist of one or more contiguous census tract or tracts, or any portion thereof, and must represent substantial commercial or industrial activities within the tract or tracts. At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the developable land area must be zoned for commercial or industrial purposes within the designated zone. Plans for the revitalization of the area shall be adopted by the city council. Prior to any public body acting to create an ED zone, a public hearing must be held.
(b)
Class ED licenses are nontransferable and are site specific. The application for ED licenses shall consider the type of facility, location within the designated zone, and economic impact of the commercial activities. The local licensing authority may specifically restrict the level of retail alcoholic beverages sold as well as the hours of sale. The issuing authority shall not grant a Class ED license which would provide longer operating hours for the licensee than that which is provided through any other license the authority is empowered to grant.
(c)
The number of Class ED licenses the local licensing authority may grant shall be equal to an additional twenty percent (20%) of its total licensing authority for Class B and Class C licenses.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 548, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 457, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16.5. - Class M License.

§ 3-7-16.5. Class M License.
Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the local licensing board of the Town of North Providence has the power to grant and may grant on request, a license for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages at such location on Mineral Spring Avenue between Woodward Road and Terry Street which has been formally and most recently utilized as a restaurant. The license may be granted to the owner, lessee or to other person, firm, or corporation in possession of the aforesaid property. The class M license grants the following privileges:
(1)
The right to keep for sale and to sell beverages at retail at the place described in the license and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the premises.
(2)
The annual fee for the license is the same as a class B license in the town and is payable to the town where the licensed premises are located.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 407, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16.7. - Class AS license.

§ 3-7-16.7. Class AS license.
A retailer’s Class AS license may be issued within the state by the local licensing authority and authorizes the licensee to sell at retail, wines purchased from a Rhode Island licensed wholesaler, to be used for sacramental purposes only, to any duly ordained priest, minister or rabbi or to any church or religious society. The label on the bottle shall designate “for sacramental or altar purposes only.” The holder of a Class A license is also authorized to sell at retail, sacramental wines to be used for sacramental purposes. The annual fee for the Class AS license is fifty dollars ($50) prorated to the year ending December 1st of every calendar year. The holder of a Class AS license shall be authorized to sell no more than two hundred fifty (250) cases of sacramental wine per calendar year. The license is limited to the same days and hours of a Class A license within the city or town where the license is issued. The sale of wine for sacramental purposes is exempt pursuant to subdivision 3-10-1(b).
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 193, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16.9. - Class WB license.

§ 3-7-16.9. Class WB license.
(a)
A retailer’s Class WB license authorizes the holder of the license to purchase from a licensed wholesaler a minimum of five hundred (500) gallons of wine, up to a maximum of two thousand (2,000) gallons of wine per year, for use in the wholesale manufacture of wine biscuits.
(b)
This license is subject to all the provisions of this title and the wine purchased pursuant to this license may only be used for the wholesale manufacture of wine biscuits.
(c)
Provided, that as a further condition of holding a license under this section, the holder of said license shall annually, no later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the twelve-month (12) period after the date the license was acquired, provide the department of business regulation, on a form prescribed by the department, the actual amount of wine purchased during the reporting period. In addition to any other information the department may require, the form shall be signed and dated by the individual or representative of the entity whose name appears on the license, along with the name and address of the wholesaler(s) where the wine was purchased. The department shall promulgate any additional rules or regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 46, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 57, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-16.10. - Class SE license.

§ 3-7-16.10. Class SE license.
A city or town may issue a Special Events (SE) license that shall allow any retail business not otherwise licensed in this chapter or affiliated with any entity licensed in this chapter or nonprofit organization to offer alcoholic beverages for sale at retail at, or as part of the consideration for admission to, an event to be held at its premises. Such events shall not be held more often than one day in each calendar month. The alcoholic beverages for these events shall be purchased from a Class A licensee in the same city or town, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2019, ch. 156, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 163, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-17. - Discretionary fees.

§ 3-7-17. Discretionary fees.
Where it is provided that a license fee shall be from a minimum to a maximum sum, the amount within those limits shall be fixed in the discretion of the issuing body, but in any city or town the fee for retailers’ licenses shall be uniform in every class.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 2; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-18. - Licensed retailers to purchase from licensed wholesalers only.

§ 3-7-18. Licensed retailers to purchase from licensed wholesalers only.
All holders of retail licenses except retail Class G licenses shall purchase beverages for sale under their licenses only from the holder or holders of wholesale licenses under this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 245, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-20. - Repealed.

§ 3-7-20. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 22; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 9; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 12, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 1976, ch. 181, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-21. - Appeals from the local boards to director.

§ 3-7-21. Appeals from the local boards to director.
(a)
Upon the application of any petitioner for a license, or of any person authorized to protest against the granting of a license, including those persons granted standing pursuant to § 3-5-19, or upon the application of any licensee whose license has been revoked or suspended by any local board or authority, the director has the right to review the decision of any local board, and after hearing, to confirm or reverse the decision of the local board in whole or in part, and to make any decision or order he or she considers proper, but the application shall be made within ten (10) days after the making of the decision or order sought to be reviewed. Notice of the decision or order shall be given by the local or licensing board to the applicant within twenty-four (24) hours after the making of its decision or order and the decision or order shall not be suspended except by the order of the director.
(b)
Any appeal or appeals from a decision of any boards located in the towns of Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Portsmouth or Tiverton, or in the city of Newport shall be heard by the director or the director’s designee within Newport County. The petitioner shall provide a stenographer and shall bear the cost to have a transcript made of the proceedings. A free copy of the transcript shall be provided by the petitioner to the director upon receipt of the transcript.
(c)
The director may accept into evidence a stenographic transcript of a witness’s sworn testimony presented before the local board that was subject to cross examination. This testimony may be rebutted by competent testimony presented at the hearing held by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 14; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 164, § 9; P.L. 1948, ch. 2124, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-21; P.L. 1981, ch. 396, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 337, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-22. - Manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s interest in retailer.

§ 3-7-22. Manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s interest in retailer.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any holder of a manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s license to have any direct or indirect interest in any retailer’s license or in the business carried on under a retailer’s license. If by operation of law the holder of a manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s license acquires an interest in a retailer’s license, or in the business carried on under a retailer’s license, he or she shall within thirty (30) days after acquiring that interest report the interest to the department and shall dispose of that interest in accordance with the directions of the department. Any person willfully violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit his or her manufacturer’s license and his or her interest in the retailer’s license.
(b)
The holder of a license issued pursuant to § 3-6-1.1, et seq., located at 162 West Main Road, Little Compton, Rhode Island may have a direct or indirect interest in a Class B license, provided, that the holder shall remain obligated to comply with § 3-7-18 and § 3-5-11.1.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 48; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 17; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-22; P.L. 2013, ch. 519, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 530, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-23. - Closing hours for Class A licenses.

§ 3-7-23. Closing hours for Class A licenses.
The following closing hours shall be observed by all Class A license holders:
(1) November 1 to May 31.
No holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverage under that license between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. (local time), except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o’clock (11:00) p.m. In the city of Providence, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under that license between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. (local time), except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o’clock (11:00) p.m. In the city of Central Falls, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under that license between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. local time. In the city of Pawtucket, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under that license between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. (local time), except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o’clock (11:00) p.m. When a legal holiday is celebrated on a Monday, the preceding Saturday shall be considered the holiday eve.
(2) June 1 to October 31.
No holder of a class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under this license between the hours of eleven o’clock (11:00) p.m. and seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. (local time). In the cities of Providence, Central Falls, and Pawtucket, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under that license between the hours of eleven o’clock (11:00) p.m. and nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. (local time).
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 3-7-23; P.L. 1968, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 272, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 291, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 49, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 51, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 55, § 1, effective September 1, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 56, § 1, effective September 1, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-24. - Certificate of payment of state taxes.

§ 3-7-24. Certificate of payment of state taxes.
Every licensee under this chapter, upon filing an application for renewal or transfer of a license, shall submit with the application a certificate executed by the tax administrator, or some employee designated by the tax administrator, that taxes due the state have been paid. For the purposes of this section, “taxes due the state” shall include contributions due including taxes, interest and penalties due to the department of labor and training pursuant to the employment security act, chapters 42-44 of title 28, and temporary disability insurance act, chapters 39-41 of title 28. No license under this chapter shall be renewed or transferred without that certificate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 155, art. 6, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 278, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-25. - Sanitary conditions for dispensing of malt beverages or wine.

§ 3-7-25. Sanitary conditions for dispensing of malt beverages or wine.
(a)
Beer or wine pipe lines, faucets and barrel-tapping devices used for the dispensing of malt beverages or wine in places where the dispensing is carried on by licensees under this chapter shall be cleaned at least once every four (4) weeks by the use of a hydraulic pressure mechanism, hand-pump suction or a force cleaner or other system approved by the department or shall be permanently kept clean by a device approved by the department. After cleaning, the lines shall be rinsed with clear water until all chemicals, if any have been used, are removed. The cleaning equipment must be operated in conformance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
(b)
A record, the form of which shall be approved by the department, shall be used to record the dates and the methods used in cleaning of beer or wine pipe lines, coils, tubes and appurtenances. This record shall be signed by the person who performs the cleaning operation and countersigned by the licensee. The records shall be kept on the licensed premises for a period of one year from the date of the last entry and made available at all times for inspection by health enforcement and law enforcement officers.
(c)
[Deleted by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 1].
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 10; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 20, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-27. - Insurance requirements.

§ 3-7-27. Insurance requirements.
(a)
In the town of Burrillville, an applicant for a license under this chapter shall file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing commercial, general-liability and property-damage coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000); or for a minimum amount to be set by ordinance. The certificate shall provide that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless prior, advance notice is given to the town of Burrillville and that the town of Burrillville is named as an additional insured. A licensee must be insured by a carrier licensed in this state.
(b)
In the town of North Providence, an applicant for a license under this chapter shall file with the application a certificate of insurance evidencing commercial, general-liability, and property-damage coverage in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000); or for a minimum amount to be set by ordinance. The certificate shall provide that the insurance shall not be modified or cancelled unless prior, advance notice is given to the town of North Providence, according to the terms of the insurance policy, and that the town of North Providence is named as an additional insured. A licensee must be insured by a carrier licensed in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 2005, ch. 359, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 420, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 58, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 364, § 2.