§ 3-5-16.1 Revocation of abandoned Class A
licenses. –
Whenever it comes to the attention of any local licensing authority as defined
in § 3-5-15 that the holder of a Class A license has abandoned the
premises from which the licensee has been conducting his or her business or has
ceased to operate under the license for a period of ninety (90) days or more
then after hearing with due notice to the licensee the local licensing
authority shall cancel the license; provided, that the authority may grant a
reasonable period of time, not to exceed one year, to the licensee within which
to reestablish the business where the abandonment or cessation of operating was
due to illness, death, condemnation of business premises, fire or other
casualty.
(G.L. 1956, § 3-5-16.1; P.L. 1969, ch. 63, § 1.)