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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Gallison, Morrison, San Bento, Silva, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: January 11, 2012

     Referred To: House Corporations

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 3-8-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-8 entitled "Regulation of

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Sales" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     3-8-1. Sales on Sundays and holidays -- Sales to underage persons, intoxicated

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persons, and persons of intemperate habits. -- Licenses issued under this title shall not

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authorize the sale or service of beverages on Sunday, nor on Christmas day excepting licensed

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taverns, clubs, victualing houses, and retail Class F licensed places when served with food to

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guests, and except in places operated under a retail Class E license described in this title, and

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excepting the sale of wine or winery products at retail pursuant to section 3-6-1.1(e)(4) by holders

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of farmer-winery licenses and the serving of complimentary samples pursuant to section 3-6-

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1.1(g) by holders of farmer-winery licenses, except in cars or on passenger-carrying marine

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vessels operated by holders of Class G licenses, and except as otherwise provided herein. The

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department may limit the sale of beverages on passenger-carrying marine vessels to the hours

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from twelve o'clock (12:00) p.m. to six o'clock (6:00) p.m. on those days; nor shall they authorize

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the sale or delivery to any underaged person as defined in this title for purposes of sale,

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possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages, either for his or her own use or for the use of

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his or her parents, or of any other person; or the sale of beverages to any intoxicated persons or to

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any person of notoriously intemperate habits. Places operating under a retail Class C license are

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authorized to be open for the sale of alcoholic beverages upon Columbus day, Armistice day,

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Victory day, provided however, that a local board of license may authorize places operating under

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a Class C license to be open on New Year's day. A Class C licensee may serve beverages on

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Sunday with the written approval of the local board of license, subject to the notice provisions of

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section 3-5-17. Places operating under a retail Class A license are not authorized to be open for

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the sale of alcoholic beverages upon Thanksgiving day and New Year's day. Provided, however,

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that holders of Class A licenses may open from no earlier than twelve noon (12:00) p.m. to no

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later than six o'clock (6:00) p.m. on Sundays, unless the following Monday is a holiday, in which

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event the holders may remain open no later than nine o'clock (9:00) p.m. the prior Sunday.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - REGULATION OF SALES

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     This act would allow holders of Class A liquor licenses to remain open on Sundays until

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9:00 p.m. if the following Monday is a holiday.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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H7066