2020 -- S 2903 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- THEATER LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Senator Jessica de la Cruz | |
Date Introduced: June 17, 2020 | |
Referred To: Placed on Senate Calendar | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 3-7-16.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail |
2 | Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 3-7-16.3. Class T legitimate theater license. |
4 | (a) Legitimate theaters as defined in subsection (b) or subsection (c) may apply for a Class |
5 | T license. The license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at |
6 | retail in the place described in the license and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the |
7 | premises where sold at the times when scheduled events relating to art, the legitimate theatre or |
8 | community artistic experiences may be held on those premises and for a period of one hour prior |
9 | to those events and one hour subsequent thereto, provided those events begin subsequent to twelve |
10 | o'clock (12:00) noon. The licensed premises may contain a bar. A Class T license authorizes |
11 | entertainment only in conformity with ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located |
12 | on the licensed premises. Class T licenses shall only be issued by the local licensing authority. |
13 | (b) "Legitimate Theaters", for the purposes of this section, includes nonprofit, cultural |
14 | organizations and for profit historic theaters located in the city of Newport or the town of |
15 | Burrillville whose primary purpose is to provide a support system to deliver and coordinate various |
16 | arts activities for the benefit of the communities they serve or which provide live, regularly- |
17 | scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis throughout the year and all events contributing |
18 | toward the goal of providing quality artistic experiences for the community. |
19 | (c) For purposes of this section, "legitimate theaters" shall also include facility management |
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1 | corporations who are contractually authorized to manage buildings owned or under the authority |
2 | of the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority whose primary purpose is to provide a support |
3 | system to deliver and coordinate various arts activities for the benefit of the communities they serve |
4 | or which provide live, regularly scheduled theatrical productions on a regular basis throughout the |
5 | year and all events contributing toward the goal of providing quality artistic experiences for the |
6 | community. |
7 | 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 -- THEATER LICENSES | |
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1 | This act would expand the definition of legitimate theaters to the town of Burrillville. |
2 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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