§ 3-9-8. Possession of impure or adulterated liquors as evidence of keeping for sale.
Having in possession, in a place of business or in any place, building, or dwelling where liquors are sold, of one gallon or upwards of impure or adulterated liquors is evidence that those impure or adulterated liquors are kept for sale by the person in whose possession those impure or adulterated liquors may be found.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 151, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 177, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 208, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 173, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 3-9-8.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors
Section 3-9-1. - Appointment of assayer.
Section 3-9-2. - Analysis of liquors on request.
Section 3-9-3. - Analysis fee.
Section 3-9-4. - Sale of impure or adulterated liquors — Misrepresentation of quality.
Section 3-9-5. - Penalty for violations of § 3-9-4.
Section 3-9-6. - Sale of liquor with injurious ingredients.
Section 3-9-7. - Forfeiture of impure or adulterated liquors.
Section 3-9-8. - Possession of impure or adulterated liquors as evidence of keeping for sale.
Section 3-9-9. - False assays.
Section 3-9-10. - Acceptance of gifts by assayers.
Section 3-9-11. - Civil liability for adulteration — Unlawful homicide.