Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally
Section 3-5-14. - Licenses issued by department of business regulation.

§ 3-5-14. Licenses issued by department of business regulation.
The right, power, and jurisdiction to issue manufacturer’s, wholesaler’s, or retailer’s Class G and Class I licenses are solely in the department of business regulation; provided, that before the department issues any Class I license it shall first receive the approval of the licensing authority of the town or city in which the premises covered by the Class I license are located; and provided, that the number of Class I licenses in the state shall be limited to one to each twenty-five thousand (25,000) of its inhabitants as determined by the latest census taken under the authority of the United States or of this state.
History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 11; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 164, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 814, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 3-5-14.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages

Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally

Section 3-5-1. - License required for manufacture, sale, or importation of beverages.

Section 3-5-2. - Local option — Questions put to electors — Petition for election.

Section 3-5-3. - Tabulation of votes.

Section 3-5-4. - Denial of licenses after adverse vote.

Section 3-5-5. - Towns and cities in which licenses authorized.

Section 3-5-6. - Classes of licenses.

Section 3-5-7. - Wholesale and retail sales distinguished.

Section 3-5-8. - Expiration date of licenses.

Section 3-5-9. - Premises covered.

Section 3-5-10. - Residence of licensees and qualifications of persons and corporations as licensee.

Section 3-5-11. - Licensing of chain stores.

Section 3-5-11.1. - Liquor franchises prohibited.

Section 3-5-12. - Licensees to keep or sell legal beverages only — Minimum size of containers.

Section 3-5-13. - Consumption of distilled liquors on premises.

Section 3-5-14. - Licenses issued by department of business regulation.

Section 3-5-14.1. - Licenses issued by the department of business regulation.

Section 3-5-15. - Local licensing authorities.

Section 3-5-16. - Maximum number of licenses.

Section 3-5-16.1. - Revocation of abandoned Class A licenses.

Section 3-5-17. - Notice and hearing on licenses.

Section 3-5-18. - Signature on licenses — Posting and exhibition.

Section 3-5-19. - Transfer or relocation of license.

Section 3-5-20. - Rules and regulations — Notice and procedure.

Section 3-5-20.1. - Manufacturer’s and wholesaler’s licenses — Notice and procedure.

Section 3-5-21. - Revocation or suspension of licenses — Fines for violating conditions of license.

Section 3-5-22. - Reissuance of license after revocation.

Section 3-5-23. - Revocation of license for criminal offenses or disorderly conditions — Action on bond.

Section 3-5-24. - Licensee becoming bail.

Section 3-5-25. - Antiunion discrimination.

Section 3-5-26. - Records of proceedings — Admission in evidence.

Section 3-5-27. - Annual reports.

Section 3-5-28. - Uniform procedures.

Section 3-5-29. - Prohibition against assignment or leasing of license.