Chapter 226
2012 -- H 8017 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/13/12
A N A C T
RELATING TO
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES
Introduced By: Representatives Martin, and Jackson
Date Introduced: March 29, 2012
It is enacted by the General
Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3-7-16.3 of the General Laws in Chapter
3-7 entitled "Retail
Licenses" is hereby
amended to read as follows:
3-7-16.3. Class T
legitimate theater license. -- (a) Legitimate
theaters as defined in
subsection (b) or subsection (c) may apply for a Class T
license. The license authorizes the holder
of the license to keep for sale and to sell beverages at
retail in the place described in the license
and to deliver those beverages for consumption on the
premises where sold at the times when
scheduled events relating to art, the legitimate theatre or
community artistic experiences may be
held on those premises and for a period of one hour prior
to those events and one hour subsequent
thereto, provided those events begin subsequent to twelve
o'clock (12:00) noon. The licensed
premises may contain a bar. A Class T license authorizes
entertainment only in conformity with
ordinances of the city or town where the facility is located on
the licensed premises. Class T
licenses shall only be issued by the local licensing
authority.
(b) "Legitimate
Theaters", for the purposes of this section, includes nonprofit, cultural
organizations and for profit historic theaters located in the
city of
purpose is to provide a support system to deliver and
coordinate various arts activities for the
benefit of the communities they serve or which provide live,
regularly-scheduled theatrical
productions on a regular basis throughout the year and all events
contributing toward the goal of
providing quality artistic experiences for the community.
(c) For purposes of
this section, "legitimate theaters" shall also include facility
management corporations who are contractually authorized to manage
buildings owned or under
the authority of the Rhode Island Convention Center
Authority whose primary purpose is to
provide a support system to deliver and coordinate various
arts activities for the benefit of the
communities they serve or which provide live, regularly scheduled
theatrical productions on a
regular basis throughout the year and all events contributing
toward the goal of providing quality
artistic experiences for the community.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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