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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES

     

     Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag

     Date Introduced: March 07, 2019

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

     (Dept. of Business Regulation)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Sections 3-7-14 and 3-7-14.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled

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"Retail Licenses" are hereby amended to read as follows:

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     3-7-14. Class F license.

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     A retailer's Class F license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell

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malt and vinous beverages on the premises, described in the license, at retail for consumption on

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the premises where sold for a period of nineteen (19) hours, including Sunday. The license may

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be issued to religious organizations, state non-business corporations, limited liability companies

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(LLCs), and political organizations only and the sale of malt and vinous beverages may take place

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between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) a.m. and one o'clock (1:00) a.m. on the following day.

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The fee for each retailer's Class F license is fifteen dollars ($15.00).

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     3-7-14.1. Class F-1 license.

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     (a) A retailer's Class F-1 license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and

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to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises, described in the license, at retail for consumption on

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the premises where sold for a period of nineteen (19) hours, including Sunday. The license may

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be issued to religious organizations, state non-business corporations, limited liability companies

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(LLCs), and political organizations only and the sale of beverages may take place between the

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hours of six o'clock (6:00) a.m. and one o'clock (1:00) a.m. on the following day.

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     (b) The fee for the license is thirty-five dollars ($35.00.)

 

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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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RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES

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     This act would provide that class F and F-1 liquor licenses may be issued to corporations,

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LLCs, and political organizations for sale and service of alcoholic beverages for a period of

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nineteen (19) hours.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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