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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

     

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Goodwin, Ciccone, Lynch Prata, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: January 13, 2016

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     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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     3-7-16.8. Class WB license. -- (a) A retailer's Class WB license authorizes the holder of

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the license to purchase from a licensed wholesaler a minimum of five hundred (500) gallons of

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wine, up to a maximum of two thousand (2,000) gallons of wine per year, for use in the wholesale

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manufacture of wine biscuits.

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     (b) This license is subject to all the provisions of this title and the wine purchased

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pursuant to this license may only be used for the wholesale manufacture of wine biscuits.

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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

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     This act would create a retailer's Class WB license to purchase from a licensed

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wholesaler a minimum of five hundred (500) gallons of wine, up to a maximum of two thousand

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(2,000) gallons of wine per year, for use in the wholesale manufacture of wine biscuits.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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