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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-18. - Signature on licenses — Posting and exhibition.

§ 3-5-18. Signature on licenses — Posting and exhibition.
(a)
All retail licenses issued under chapter 7 of this title shall bear the signature, or electronic signature, of the clerk of the licensing board, body, or officials issuing them, and shall not be printed, stamped, typewritten, engraved, photographed, or cut from one instrument and attached to another and shall be displayed by the licensee, on the premises, and shall be exhibited on demand to any deputy sheriff, to any city or town sergeant, constable, officer or member of the city or town police or to any member of the department of state police or agent of the department.
(b)
All retail licenses shall be displayed within the premises but need not be posted. The license shall be exhibited to any deputy sheriff of the county, to any city or town sergeant, constable, officer or member of the city or town police or to any member of the department of state police or agent of the department who request proof that the establishment is duly licensed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-18; P.L. 1970, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 638, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 255, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 8; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-19. - Transfer or relocation of license.

§ 3-5-19. Transfer or relocation of license.
(a)
The board, body or official which has issued any license under this title may permit the license to be used at any other place within the limits of the town or city where the license was granted, or, in their discretion, permit the license to be transferred to another person, but in all cases of change of licensed place or of transfer of license, the issuing body shall, before permitting the change or transfer, give notice of the application for the change or transfer in the same manner as is provided in this chapter in the case of original application for the license, and a new bond shall be given upon the issuance of the license provided, that notice by mail need not be made in the case of a transfer of a license without relocation. In all cases of transfer of license, indebtedness of the licensee incurred in the operation of the licensed premises shall be paid to or released by an objecting creditor before the issuing body permits the transfer. In cases of dispute as to the amount of indebtedness, the issuing body, may, in its discretion, permit the transfer upon statement of the licensee, under oath, that the claim of indebtedness is disputed and that the statement of dispute is not interposed for the purpose of inducing transfer of the license. No creditor is allowed to object to the transfer of a license by a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, assignee for the benefit of creditors, executor, administrator, guardian or by any public officer under judicial process. In case of the death of any licensee, the license becomes part of the personal estate of the deceased. The holders of any retail Class A license within the city or town issuing or transferring a Class A license have standing to be heard before the board, body, or official granting or transferring the license.
(b)
The transfer of a license is contingent upon the full payment of outstanding police detail bills.
(c)
The transferee of a license assumes all penalties that the license board has imposed upon the transferor of the license.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 37; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-19; R.P.L. 1957, ch. 59, § 1; P.L. 1959, ch. 154, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 423, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 309, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-20. - Rules and regulations — Notice and procedure.

§ 3-5-20. Rules and regulations — Notice and procedure.
All licenses issued shall be in any form prescribed by the department of business regulation and the license shall be held under any rules and regulations as the department shall impose, establish, and authorize and the department is authorized to establish rules and regulations and to authorize the making of any rules and regulations by the licensing authority of the several towns and cities as in their discretions in the public interest seem proper to be made. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this section, the adoption or authorization of rules and regulations by the department and the modification or repeal of any rules and regulations previously adopted shall be by written order of the department and adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 164, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 814, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-20.1. - Manufacturer’s and wholesaler’s licenses — Notice and procedure.

§ 3-5-20.1. Manufacturer’s and wholesaler’s licenses — Notice and procedure.
All manufacturer’s and wholesaler’s licenses to be issued under this chapter shall be in any form prescribed by the department. The licensee shall be held liable under any rules and regulations that the department shall impose, establish and authorize and the department is authorized to establish any rules and regulations. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this section, the adoption or authorization of rules and regulations by the department and the modification or repeal of any rules and regulations previously adopted shall be by written order of the department and adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-21. - Revocation or suspension of licenses — Fines for violating conditions of license.

§ 3-5-21. Revocation or suspension of licenses — Fines for violating conditions of license.
(a)
Every license is subject to revocation or suspension and a licensee is subject to fine by the board, body, or official issuing the license, or by the department or by the division of taxation, on its own motion, for:
(1)
Breach by the holder of the license of the conditions on which it was issued; or
(2)
Violation by the holder of the license of any rule or regulation applicable; or
(3)
Any fraudulent act or “material misrepresentation” made by an applicant for a license or a licensee, including, but not limited to, any misrepresentation of information upon which the licensing board reasonably relies in rendering any decision concerning a license, licensee, or establishment; or
(4)
Breach of any provisions of this chapter; or
(5)
Operating in any manner inconsistent with the license, or in any manner consistent with another class license, without first coming before the board for a new license application.
(b)
Any fine imposed pursuant to this section shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense and shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent offense. For the purposes of this section, any offense committed by a licensee three (3) years after a previous offense shall be considered a first offense.
(c)
In the event that a licensee is required to hire a police detail and the police refuse to place a detail at the location because a licensee has failed to pay outstanding police detail bills or to reach a payment plan agreement with the police department, the license board may prohibit the licensee from opening its place of business until such time as the police detail bills are paid or a payment plan agreement is reached.
(d)
Upon any violation by a licensee under § 3-5-21, the local licensing board, at its sole discretion, may impose a limitation on the hours of operation of the licensee, regardless of the license type, and notwithstanding any prior approval of an application for a later closing time.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 164, § 5; P.L. 1940, ch. 814, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-21; P.L. 1985, ch. 393, § 1; 1988, ch. 202, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 7; P.L. 2011, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 309, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 384, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 402, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 451, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-22. - Reissuance of license after revocation.

§ 3-5-22. Reissuance of license after revocation.
In case any license issued is revoked, the board, body or official revoking the license shall, as part of the order of revocation, provide that no license be granted to the same person for the period of one year after the revocation, and in case the order is made, no license shall be issued during the year to the person whose license is revoked.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 11; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 164, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-22.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-23. - Revocation of license for criminal offenses or disorderly conditions — Action on bond.

§ 3-5-23. Revocation of license for criminal offenses or disorderly conditions — Action on bond.
(a)
If any licensed person is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this title, or of chapters 6, 10, 34, or 45 of title 11, or §§ 11-2-1, 11-9-13, 11-9-15, 11-11-5, 11-18-2 — 11-18-4, 11-20-1, 11-20-2, 11-23-4, 11-30-1 — 11-30-11, 11-31-1 or 11-37-2 — 11-37-4, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to any complaint or indictment under any of these provisions, or if his or her license is revoked, his or her bond shall be put in suit by the town or city treasurer of the city or town where the bond is given, and by due process of law, the penal sum of the bond shall be recovered for the use of the town or city.
(b)
If any licensed person permits the house or place where he or she is licensed to sell beverages under the provisions of this title to become disorderly as to annoy and disturb the persons inhabiting or residing in the neighborhood, or permits any gambling or unlawful gaming to be carried on in the neighborhood, or permits any of the laws of this state to be violated in the neighborhood, in addition to any punishment or penalties that may be prescribed by statute for that offense, he or she may be summoned before the board, body, or official that issued his or her license and before the department, when he or she and the witnesses for and against him or her may be heard. If it appears to the satisfaction of the board, body, or official hearing the charges that the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this title or has permitted any of the things listed in this section, then the board, body, or official may suspend or revoke the license or enter another order.
(c)
In case the license is revoked, the licensed person after the revocation shall cease to have any authority under the license and shall be disqualified from holding any of the licenses provided for in this title for a period of five (5) years following the revocation.
(d)
The revocation of a license shall not interfere with, or prejudice the right of, recovery upon the licensee’s bond for the full amount of the bond.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 10; P.L. 1948, ch. 2124, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-23; P.L. 1987, ch. 78, § 10; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 7; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 3; P.L. 2016, ch. 512, art. 2, § 42.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-24. - Licensee becoming bail.

§ 3-5-24. Licensee becoming bail.
If any person holding a license under this title becomes bail for any person complained of for violating any of the provisions of this title, his or her license becomes void as of the day of becoming bail.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-24.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-25. - Antiunion discrimination.

§ 3-5-25. Antiunion discrimination.
If the department determines that any licensee under this title has discriminated against any employee because that employee is or has become a member of any trade union, the licensee shall forfeit his or her license.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 53; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 18; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-25.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-26. - Records of proceedings — Admission in evidence.

§ 3-5-26. Records of proceedings — Admission in evidence.
(a)
The board, body or official issuing licenses under this title shall keep records of its proceedings and those records are declared to be public records to which the public has the right of access at any reasonable time and under any rules as shall be established by the board, body or official keeping those records.
(b)
Copies of those records certified by the secretary or clerk of the board, body or official keeping those records shall be received in any court as evidence of any of the proceedings recorded and the certificate of the clerk that it does not appear by those records that a person named in the certificate holds, or held at any named time, a license under this title shall be evidence of the fact stated in the certificate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-26.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-27. - Annual reports.

§ 3-5-27. Annual reports.
(a)
Boards, bodies or officials in towns or cities issuing licenses under this title shall annually on or before the first day of December, and at any other times required by the department, make a report to the department, which states the number of licenses granted by them lawfully outstanding at the time of the report with the names and addresses of the licensees, and a description of the licensed places, and the amount of money received and any other information required by the department. The department shall make available, by electronic means, the annual reports filed by said towns and cities to provide those reports to members of the public and general assembly upon request.
(b)
The department shall, on or before the first day of February in every year, make available on its website, a report showing the number of manufacturers and wholesalers licenses granted by it lawfully outstanding at the time of the report with the names and addresses of licensees and a description of the licensed places, and the division of taxation shall report the amount of money received, showing the amount of beverages of various kinds imported into this state by each licensed dealer and the amount of service charge collected and the general condition affecting the use of beverages in this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-27; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 7; P.L. 2015, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 105, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-28. - Uniform procedures.

§ 3-5-28. Uniform procedures.
The department is authorized to issue any orders and prescribe any forms to local licensing boards or authorities that will provide uniform procedures and forms in the processing, handling and reporting of license applications and disciplinary actions against licensees by local licensing boards or authorities.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 3-5-28; P.L. 1965, ch. 109, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally › Section 3-5-29. - Prohibition against assignment or leasing of license.

§ 3-5-29. Prohibition against assignment or leasing of license.
The holder of a license issued pursuant to this title shall not assign, rent, lease or let the license but may transfer his or her interest only as provided in § 3-5-19.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 3-5-29; P.L. 1968, ch. 80, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-2. - Rectifying as manufacturing.

§ 3-6-2. Rectifying as manufacturing.
With a view to the enforcement of the provisions of this title, and of the conditions, rules and regulations established and authorized by the department pertaining to rectifiers and those regarded as being in the business of rectifying, the business of manufacturing beverages may be deemed to include the business of rectifying beverages unless the context otherwise requires.
History of Section.
P.L. 1937, ch. 2524, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 166, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-2; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-3. - Rectifier’s license.

§ 3-6-3. Rectifier’s license.
The department is authorized to issue rectifiers’ licenses in accordance with the provisions of §§ 3-6-4 — 3-6-8. The fee provided shall be prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and be paid to the general treasurer for the use of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2524, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 12, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-3; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 9; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-4. - Practices requiring rectifier’s license.

§ 3-6-4. Practices requiring rectifier’s license.
Any person who rectifies, purifies, refines or blends distilled spirits or wines by any process, other than by original and continuous distillation from mash, wort, or wash, through continuous closed vessels and pipes until the manufacture is complete, and every wholesale or retail licensee who has in his or her possession any still or leach tub, or who keeps any other apparatus for the purpose of refining in any manner distilled spirits and wines, and any person who without rectifying, purifying or refining distilled spirits mixes such spirits, wines or other liquor with any material, manufactures any spurious, imitation or compound liquors for sale under the name of whiskey, brandy, gin, rum, wine, spirits, cordials or wine bitters, or any other name, is regarded as a rectifier engaged in the business of rectifying. Nothing in this section shall be held to prohibit the purifying or refining of spirits in the course of original and continuous distillation through any material which will not remain incorporated with those spirits when the manufacture of the spirits is complete.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2524, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-5. - Privileges conferred by rectifier’s license.

§ 3-6-5. Privileges conferred by rectifier’s license.
A rectifier’s license authorizes the holder to engage in the business of rectifying and blending at the place described for the rectifying, purifying, refining, blending, warehousing and bottling of distilled spirits and wines within this state by any process other than by original and continuous distillation from mash, wort, or wash, through continuous closed vessels and pipes, until the manufacturing is complete. A separate license is required for each plant.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2524, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-6. - Bottling and sale privileges of a rectifier’s license.

§ 3-6-6. Bottling and sale privileges of a rectifier’s license.
A rectifier’s license also authorizes the license holder to bottle distilled spirits and wines without rectifying or blending and authorizes the sale at wholesale at the licensed place by the rectifier of the distilled spirits and wines rectified, blended, warehoused or bottled at his or her licensed plant to another license holder and the transportation and the delivery from the place of sale to the licensed place or to a common carrier for that delivery. It shall not authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on the premises where sold, nor the sale of beverages within this state for delivery outside the state in violation of the law of the place of delivery.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2524, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 12, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-7. - Annual rectifier’s license fee.

§ 3-6-7. Annual rectifier’s license fee.
The annual fee for a rectifier’s license is five hundred dollars ($500). The fee is prorated to the year ending December 1 in each calendar year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1937, ch. 2524, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 12, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-7; P.L. 2018, ch. 121, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 226, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-8. - Supervision of rectifying.

§ 3-6-8. Supervision of rectifying.
The department of business regulation has general supervision of the conduct of the business of rectifying, and the right, power and jurisdiction to issue a rectifier’s license is solely in that department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1937, ch. 2524, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 166, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-9. - Wholesaler’s license — Class A.

§ 3-6-9. Wholesaler’s license — Class A.
A wholesaler’s license, Class A, authorizes the holder to keep for sale and to sell malt beverages and wines at wholesale at the place described to holders of licenses under this title within this state and to holders of wholesale licenses in other states and the transportation and delivery from the place of sale to those license holders or to a common carrier for that delivery. Sales by a wholesaler in this state to a holder of a wholesale license in another state shall be only to a wholesaler who is a distributor of the same brand of malt beverages or wines subject to permission by the department. The license shall not authorize the sale of malt beverages or wines for consumption on the premises where sold nor their sale for their delivery outside this state in violation of the law of the place of delivery. The annual fee for the license is two thousand dollars ($2,000) prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year, and shall be paid to the general treasurer for the use of the state. Whenever any malt beverages or wines are sold outside the state pursuant to this section, refunds or credits of import fees previously paid on those malt beverages or wines shall be made to holders of wholesaler’s licenses under this title in accordance with regulations promulgated by the division of taxation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 2; P.L. 1934 (S.S.), ch. 2173, § 1; P.L. 1934 (S.S.), ch. 2174, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 12, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-9; P.L. 1960, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 9; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-10. - Wholesaler’s license — Class B.

§ 3-6-10. Wholesaler’s license — Class B.
(a)
A wholesaler’s license, Class B, authorizes the holder to keep for sale and to sell malt and vinous beverages and distilled spirits at wholesale, at the place described in the license, to holders of licenses under this title within this state and to holders of wholesale licenses in other states and authorizes the transportation and delivery from the place of sale to those license holders or to a common carrier for that delivery. Sales by a wholesaler in this state to a holder of a wholesale license in another state shall be only to a wholesaler who is a distributor of the same brand of malt beverages, vinous beverages, and distilled spirits subject to permission by the state liquor control administrator. The license shall not authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on the premises where sold nor the sale of beverages for delivery outside this state in violation of the law of the place of delivery.
(b)
The annual fee for the license is four thousand dollars ($4,000) prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year, and shall be paid to the general treasurer for the use of the state whenever any malt beverages, vinous beverages, and distilled spirits are sold outside the state pursuant to this section. Refunds or credits of import fees previously paid on malt beverages, vinous beverages and distilled spirits shall be made to holders of wholesaler’s licenses under this title in accordance with regulations promulgated by the division of taxation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 2; P.L. 1934 (S.S.), ch. 2173, § 1; P.L. 1934 (S.S.), ch. 2174, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 12, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-10; P.L. 1960, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 9; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-11. - Wholesaler’s Class C license.

§ 3-6-11. Wholesaler’s Class C license.
A wholesaler’s Class C license authorizes the holder to manufacture, transport, import, export, deliver, and sell alcohol for mechanical, manufacturing, medicinal, or chemical purposes only, or to any registered pharmacist, licensed pharmacy, drug store, or apothecary shop, or to any registered physician or dentist, or to any hospital or educational or scientific institution, for use other than beverage purposes. The annual fee for the license is two hundred dollars ($200) and shall be paid to the general treasurer for the use of the state.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1940, ch. 815, § 1; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 12, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-11; P.L. 1960, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 9; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-12. - Agents’ licenses.

§ 3-6-12. Agents’ licenses.
Any person who represents a distillery, winery, or brewery is deemed and taken to be acting as an agent for and on behalf of that distillery, winery, or brewery, and is required to have received from the department a license to act as an agent. The annual fee for that license is fifty dollars ($50.00) paid to the general treasurer. The department may, after notice, suspend or revoke any license for cause.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 9; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 3; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-13. - [Repealed.]

§ 3-6-13. [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; G.L. 1956, § 3-6-13; P.L. 1987, ch. 78, § 11; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 9; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 512, art. 2, § 43; Repealed by P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 2, effective July 2, 2018; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 2, effective July 2, 2018.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-14. - Certificate of compliance.

§ 3-6-14. Certificate of compliance.
(a)
As conditions precedent to transporting, or causing to be transported, distilled spirits, malt beverages, and vinous beverages into this state for storage, sale, or consumption in this state, any person, firm, or corporation located in another state shall first obtain a certificate of compliance from the department.
(b)
The certificate of compliance shall be issued upon the condition that the holder furnishes from time to time, as the department may require, but in no event more often than once each month, information concerning all shipments or sales of distilled spirits, malt beverages, and vinous beverages made into this state. The holder must also furnish information concerning the brand, type of container, quantity, and other information that may be required by the department. The department is empowered to promulgate any rules and regulations that may be necessary for the enforcement of this subsection.
(c)
As a condition precedent to the issuance of and during the term of a certificate, the holder shall comply with the provisions of this title, and all rules and regulations promulgated under authority of this title.
(d)
The department may suspend, cancel, or revoke any certificate of compliance for violation of the terms or conditions of the certificate.
(e)
The certificate of compliance shall contain on its face a list of those distilled spirits, malt beverages, and vinous beverages transported or caused to be transported into this state by the holder of the certificate.
(f)
The annual fee for the certificate of compliance is forty dollars ($40.00) for each and every brand, blend, mixture, variety, type, kind, and class of distilled spirits, malt beverages, and vinous beverages. The annual fee, prorated to the year ending December 1st in every calendar year, is paid to the department, and deposited as general revenues. The department may fix a flat fee per gallon instead of the annual fee for any of the above categories where the application for a certificate of compliance contains an affidavit that less than twenty-five (25) gallons of the category involved will be imported during the year for which filed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 3-6-14; P.L. 1959, ch. 156, § 1; P.L. 1963, ch. 150, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 240, § l; P.L. 1987, ch. 95, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 36, § 9; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 20; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 30, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-15. - Manufacturer’s interest in business of wholesaler prohibited.

§ 3-6-15. Manufacturer’s interest in business of wholesaler prohibited.
No manufacturer of distilled spirits or wines whose principal place of manufacture is outside of this state shall hold a wholesaler’s license issued under this title or shall have any interest in a wholesaler’s license, either directly or indirectly, as an owner or part owner, or through a subsidiary or affiliate, or by any officers, directors, or employees of the manufacturer, or by stock ownership, interlocking directors, trusteeship, loan, mortgage or by being a guarantor, endorser or surety of any obligation of a wholesaler.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 3-6-15; P.L. 1968, ch. 96, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-16. - Purchases by wholesalers from distilleries, wineries, rectifiers, breweries and certain importers only.

§ 3-6-16. Purchases by wholesalers from distilleries, wineries, rectifiers, breweries and certain importers only.
(a)
The holders of wholesale licenses in this state shall purchase beverages only from the distillery, rectifier, winery or brewery manufacturing the beverages or from the importer holding the basic contract with a foreign supplier whereby that foreign supplier exports distilled spirits, wines or malt beverages into the United States. Any wholesaler, who, prior to May 16, 1975, has made regular purchases from the agent specifically designated by a distillery, rectifier, winery, brewery or importer for the express purpose of making sales of distilled spirits, wines or malt beverages to wholesalers in states other than the one in which the agent is licensed and located, may continue to make those purchases from the agent.
(b)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to purchases by wholesalers in this state from other wholesalers in this state nor shall the provisions of this section apply to purchases of distilled spirits, wines or malt beverages by wholesalers in this state from wholesalers in another state who sell the same brand of distilled spirits, wines or malt beverages if those purchases are made only to fill in temporary shortages of inventory.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 3-6-16; P.L. 1975, ch. 107, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses › Section 3-6-17. - Penalties for violations.

§ 3-6-17. Penalties for violations.
A violation of any provision of this chapter is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 187, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-1. - Class A license — Towns and cities of less than 10,000.

§ 3-7-1. Class A license — Towns and cities of less than 10,000.
In cities and towns having a population of less than ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants, a retailer’s Class A license authorizes the holder to keep for sale and to sell at the place described beverages at retail and to deliver the beverages in a sealed package or container, which package or container shall not be opened nor its contents consumed on the premises where sold. The sale of any quantity of beverages to a nonlicense holder constitutes a sale at retail. These provisions shall not be construed to limit the powers of the department of business regulation to issue licenses on condition, nor to make rules and regulations as provided. The annual fee for the license is four hundred dollars ($400) prorated to the year ending December 1 of every calendar year.
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, impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 120; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-2. - Repealed.

§ 3-7-2. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 5; P.L. 1934 (S.S.), ch. 2173, § 1; P.L. 1934 (S.S.), ch. 2174, § 1; P.L. 1935, ch. 2270, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 3; P.L. 1939, ch. 659, § 2; P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 12, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1976, ch. 251, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-3.1. - Class AT license.

§ 3-7-3.1. Class AT license.
One retailer’s Class AT license may be issued within the state, by the local licensing authority of the city of Warwick to one person. This person shall be a lessee of retail space at the state airport found within the city of Warwick and this license authorizes the holder to keep for sale and to sell at retail, at the place described, beverages produced in this state and to deliver the beverages at room temperature in a sealed package or container, which package or container shall not be opened nor its contents consumed on the premises where sold. The person to whom the license is issued shall pay to the city of Warwick an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for the license. The license expires one year from its date. No further license shall be required or tax levied by the city for the privilege of selling these beverages pursuant to a license issued under this section. The license is limited to the same days and hours of operation as the holder of a Class A license within the city of Warwick.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 147, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-4. - Proximity of Class A licenses.

§ 3-7-4. Proximity of Class A licenses.
(a)
Retailer’s Class A licenses under this chapter shall not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any store or place within two hundred feet (200′) measured by any public way of another premises holding a Class A license. Licenses presently issued to premises within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises where another Class A license is presently issued, may continue to be issued to those premises so long as those premises are in continuous operation under the license. Any transfer or removal from those premises of the license is subject to the provisions of this section. Where a proposed licensed place is upon the opposite side of the street from an existing license, the width of the street is to be disregarded in measuring the distance so as to ascertain if it is two hundred feet (200′) away from the premises.
(b)
In the event that the building or land occupied by the holder of a retailer’s Class A license is taken in whole or in part by eminent domain or by other public authority, the board, body or official who issued the license may permit the license to be transferred to a store or place no closer than one hundred fifty feet (150′) measured by any public way of other premises holding a Class A license. A retailer’s Class A license may be issued to the premises so long as the premises are in continuous operation under the license. Where a proposed licensed place is upon the opposite side of the street from an existing license, the width of the street is to be disregarded in measuring the distance to ascertain if it is one hundred fifty feet (150′) away from those premises.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 21; P.L. 1936, ch. 2338, § 4; P.L. 1937, ch. 2522, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 7; P.L. 1941, ch. 1038, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1708, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-4; P.L. 1964, ch. 231, § 2; P.L. 1965, ch. 130, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-4.1. - Holders of retail Class A licenses permitted to conduct wine, beer, and distilled spirit samplings inside licensed premises.

§ 3-7-4.1. Holders of retail Class A licenses permitted to conduct wine, beer, and distilled spirit samplings inside licensed premises.
Any holder of a Class A retail license shall be permitted to conduct at no charge to the consumer, inside the premises of the licensee, sample tastings of wine (under 13% alcohol by volume), beer (under 5.5% alcohol by volume), and distilled spirits available for purchase from the licensee’s outlet. These samples shall not exceed one-ounce servings of each wine, the number of wines being limited to no more than four (4) products at any one tasting; and one-ounce servings of each beer, with the number of beer samplings being limited to two (2) products at any one tasting; and one-quarter-ounce servings (¼ oz.) of each distilled spirit, the number of distilled spirits being limited to no more than two (2) products at any one tasting. Furthermore, wine, beer, and distilled spirits samplings may not be conducted simultaneously on the same Class A licensed premise. Each consumer shall be limited to no more than one sample tasting of each product. The licensee may elect, once during the month of March, and once during the month of November only, to serve unlimited samples of wine products available for purchase from the licensee’s outlet.
It shall be required that the licensee provide, at no charge to the consumer, food samplings to be included with the tasting of all wine and beer. Those food samplings not consumed during the tasting shall not thereafter be offered for sale.
The licensee shall control, without wholesaler or supplier participation, the dispensing of all samples to prospective customers. The licensee may not hold more than ten (10) tasting events in any thirty-day (30) period. It shall be required that the licensee provide to the dispenser(s) of said wine and beer samples, training in the service of alcoholic beverages by a recognized training provider of alcoholic beverage service.
Sampling events may not be promoted except on the licensed premises. It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler, manufacturer, supplier, or any other person or entity to participate or provide anything or any service of value on account of or in conjunction with any such sampling. It shall be unlawful for any tasting, or combination of tastings, to exceed more than four (4) hours from start to finish and must be conducted during the normal hours of business.
History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 384, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 467, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 460, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 466, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 384, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-5. - Class A license issued to Class E licensee.

§ 3-7-5. Class A license issued to Class E licensee.
It is permissible for the holder of a retailer’s Class E license to hold a retailer’s Class A license. No Class A license shall be granted to a holder of a Class E license unless the holder of a Class E license maintains, operates, manages, or conducts a drugstore. The drugstore shall be operated as a self-contained and independent establishment and shall not be located in, or be operated as, a part of any market, department store, or hardware store. For a Class A license as described, the holder of a Class E license shall pay the regular annual license fee and have the full privilege of a Class A license. Provided, however, the licensing authority for the city of Providence may relieve the holder of a Class E license from the requirement to maintain, operate, manage, or conduct a drugstore as a condition of the continued holding of a Class A license, issued to or renewed by said licensee.
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, § 3-7-5; P.L. 2014, ch. 17, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 18, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-6. - Renewal of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, and Class J licenses.

§ 3-7-6. Renewal of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, and Class J licenses.
The holder of a Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, or Class J license who applies before October 1 in any licensing period for a license of the same class for the next succeeding licensing period is prima facie entitled to renewal to the extent that the license is issuable under § 3-5-16. This application may be rejected for cause, subject to appeal as provided in § 3-7-21. A person whose application has been rejected by the local licensing authorities shall, for the purpose of license quotas under § 3-5-16, be deemed to have been granted a license until the period for an appeal has expired or until his or her appeal has been dismissed. The license holder may be required to pay a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee upon application of renewal, at the option of local licensing authorities. This fee shall be used by the local licensing authority for advertising and administrative costs related to processing the renewal application.
History of Section.
G.L., ch. 164, § 10; P.L. 1941, ch. 1038, § 3; P.L. 1961, ch. 164, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 240, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 178, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 274, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-7.1. - Class B-H license.

§ 3-7-7.1. Class B-H license.
(a)
A retailer’s Class B-H license shall be issued only to a licensed hotel. The license authorizes the holder to keep for sale and sell beverages in containers of a minimum capacity of fifty milliliters (50 ml.) or one and seven tenths ounces (1.7 oz). The beverages shall be sold and served only in the room of a registered hotel guest. The beverages may be served in the hotel room at least from nine o’clock (9:00) a.m. to seven o’clock (7:00) p.m. No beverages shall be served in the hotel room after one o’clock (1:00) a.m., nor before six o’clock (6:00) a.m. The beverages may be sold only in the room of the registered hotel guest at any time.
(b)
A Class B and B-H liquor license may be issued for the same licensed hotel, notwithstanding the provisions of § 3-5-9.
(c)
The annual fee for this license shall be one hundred dollars ($100) to five hundred dollars ($500.00).
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 535, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 188, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 189, § 1; 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 3-7-7.2. - Manufacturer’s brewpub license — Class B-M.

§ 3-7-7.2. Manufacturer’s brewpub license — Class B-M.
(a)
A manufacturer’s brewpub Class B-M license shall be issued only to a holder of a manufacturer’s license as described in § 3-6-1. The license shall not authorize the retail sale of beverages from any location other than at the location stated in the manufacturer’s license for the manufacture of beverages.
(b)
The license shall not authorize the retail sale of beverages from any location other than as provided in § 3-6-1.2.
(c)
The holder of a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be otherwise barred from application for a Class B license, where permitted by local licensing authorities.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 472, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 347, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages › Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses › Section 3-7-7.3. - Class B licenses — Restriction on entertainment.

§ 3-7-7.3. Class B licenses — Restriction on entertainment.
(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or in the Rhode Island general laws to the contrary, in the case of any city or town that issues any retailer’s Class B license, this city or town may restrict or prohibit entertainment at these licensed facilities, in accordance with objective standards adopted by the municipality and approved by the department of business regulation, provided that any standard shall be applied uniformly to all of these licensed facilities.
(b)
The licensing board for the city of Providence is authorized to immediately suspend or revoke the license or exercise other remedies, in accordance with proper due process owed to the licensee, with respect to:
(1)
Any Class B licensee that provides entertainment without an entertainment license issued by the city of Providence pursuant to its authority under chapter 22 of title 5; and/or
(2)
Any Class B licensee that engages in activities exceeding those permitted by a Class B license, unless such licensee has obtained any additional license permitting such activities, including, but not limited to, a Class N license.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 374, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 9, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 384, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 402, § 2.