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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES

     

     Introduced By: Representative Raymond E.Gallison

     Date Introduced: May 08, 2014

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 3-7 of the General Laws entitled "Retail Licenses" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     3-7-7.6. Casino license -- Class B-C. -- (a) A Class B-C license shall be issued only to a

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holder of a gaming and entertainment license that is authorized to operate twenty-four (24) hours

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a day.

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     (b) The license authorizes the holder to keep for sale and sell beverages, including beer in

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cans, at retail at the place described and to deliver them for consumption on the premises or place

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where sold. It also authorizes the charging of an admission to events at the gaming and

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entertainment facility.

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     (c) The license authorizes the holder to sell and serve alcoholic beverages between the

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hours of six o'clock (6:00) a.m. and two o'clock (2:00) a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and nights

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before federal and state legally recognized holidays. The fee for a Class B-C license shall be two

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thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

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     (d) The applicant for a Class B-C license shall submit the following to its host

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municipality:

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     (1) The applicant holds a valid and enforceable Class B-V license that is in good

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standing.

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     (2) The applicant is a licensed gaming and entertainment establishment that is authorized

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to operate twenty-four (24) hours a day.

 

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     (3) The applicant provides a twenty-four-hour (24) security plan to the chief of police or

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other appropriate law enforcement official for the host municipality.

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     (4) The security plan shall set forth a protocol for communication with the host

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municipality's police department and for updating the plan, as necessary.

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     (e) In the event that the host municipality grants a Class B-C license, the licensee shall

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exchange its existing Class B-V license for the Class B-C license.

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     (f) Upon receipt of the proper permits from the local licensing board, holders of Class B-

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C licenses are permitted to have dances, entertainment, and food service within the licensed

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premises to be conducted during the hours permitted for sale and service of alcoholic beverages.

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     (g) A holder of a Class B-C license, upon approval of the department of business

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regulations and the local licensing board, may undertake promotional events related to the service

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of alcoholic beverages that may be otherwise prohibited. The holder of the Class B-C license

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must secure approval for any such promotional event first from the department of business

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regulation liquor control administration and then from the local licensing board upon establishing

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a specific security protocol for the event.

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     (h) Notwithstanding any provisions in the department of business regulation liquor

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control administration regulations, rule 18, it shall be lawful for the holder of a Class B-C license

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to permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages at any time as long as the subject alcoholic

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beverage was purchased during legal service hours.

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     (i) To the extent that there is no conflict with the provisions of § 3-7-7.6, the provisions

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of § 3-7-7 shall apply to a holder of a Class B-C license.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES

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     This act would create a Class B-C retail license for the sale of alcoholic beverages

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permitting holders of gaming licenses authorized to operate twenty-four (24) hours a day to, in

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addition to the rights of Class B license holders, serve alcoholic beverages between the hours of 6

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a.m. and 2 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and nights before federal and state legal holidays.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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