Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 30 - Commercial Licensing › Subchapter 10 - Liquor › Part 2 - Alternating Proprietorships and Contract Production › Section 230-RICR-30-10-2.4 - Requirements Regarding Alternating Proprietorships

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Alternating proprietorships shall comply with the following requirements:
1. The host proprietor and each tenant
				  proprietor will maintain in good standing a manufacturing license under R.I.
				  Gen. Laws Chapter 3-6, either brewery, distillery, winery or rectifier, and
				  comply with R.I. Gen. Laws Title 3, the Regulations promulgated thereunder and
				  all other applicable State laws;
2.
				  The host proprietor and each tenant proprietor will maintain in good standing
				  all required permits or notices from the TTB and comply with applicable Federal
				  laws;
3. The host proprietor and
				  each tenant proprietor will maintain control and responsibility over the
				  respective beverages it produces including formula development, production
				  quantity, quality control standards and independence of brands, trademarks,
				  marketing and directed sales;
4.
				  The host proprietor and each tenant proprietor will hold title to its
				  respective manufacturing materials and the beverages it produces at all stages
				  of production and until removal from the licensed premises;
5. The host proprietor and each tenant
				  proprietor will separately maintain its respective manufacturing materials used
				  for each production run and store products in a manner to ensure they are
				  identifiable as that of the applicable proprietor or tenant at all times until
				  removal from the licensed premises;
6. The host proprietor and each tenant
				  proprietor will submit with their license applications all documents,
				  attestations and information requested by the Department including:
a. The form of alternating proprietorship
				  agreement;
b. A description of the
				  equipment and diagram of the room(s) or area(s) of the licensed premises, or
				  combination thereof, that will alternate between proprietors;
c. A description of the method that the host
				  proprietor will employ to separate the alternating areas of the premises from
				  any areas that will not be alternated; and
d. Amendments of any of the foregoing items
				  in §§
												2.4(A)(6)(a) through (c)   of this Part.
7. The host proprietor and each tenant
				  proprietor will maintain separate records and reporting and be subject to
				  inspection as required by the Department and applicable Federal laws;
8. Receipts of manufacturing materials and
				  transfers of materials and products will be reflected in the records of each
				  proprietor;
9. Each proprietor will
				  be responsible for compliance with applicable Federal and State labelling,
				  label registration and tax requirements for the respective beverages it
				  produces; and
10. The host
				  proprietor will maintain and make available to the Department during inspection
				  an up-to-date listing and copies of all alternating proprietorship agreements,
				  premises diagrams, its manufacturing license and TTB permit or notice, and a
				  copy of each tenant proprietor's manufacturing license and TTB permit or
				  notice.