Rhode Island General Laws
Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages

Section 3-1-3. - Manufacture or sale of cider and manufacture of wines and malt liquors for domestic use exempt from title. - § 3-1-3. Manufacture or sale of cider and manufacture of...

Section 3-1-4. - Sales on execution exempt from title. - § 3-1-4. Sales on execution exempt from title. Nothing in...

Section 3-1-5. - Liberal construction of title. - § 3-1-5. Liberal construction of title. This title shall be...

Section 3-1-6. - Severability. - § 3-1-6. Severability. (a) Each section of this title and...

Chapter 3-2 - Liquor Control Administration

Section 3-2-1. - Repealed. - § 3-2-1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, §...

Section 3-2-2. - Supervision. - § 3-2-2. Supervision. (a) The department has general supervision of...

Section 3-2-3. - Bureau of inspection — Superintendent. - § 3-2-3. Bureau of inspection — Superintendent. Within the department,...

Section 3-2-3.1. - Bureau of importation — Superintendent. - § 3-2-3.1. Bureau of importation — Superintendent. Within the division...

Section 3-2-4. - Superintendents ineligible to hold other office. - § 3-2-4. Superintendents ineligible to hold other office. Any person...

Section 3-2-5. - Administration of oaths — Subpoena power — False swearing. - § 3-2-5. Administration of oaths — Subpoena power — False...

Section 3-2-6. - Suspension or revocation of license for refusing official’s access to licensed premises. - § 3-2-6. Suspension or revocation of license for refusing official’s...

Section 3-2-7. - Records of the department. - § 3-2-7. Records of the department. All records of the...

Section 3-2-8. - Repealed. - § 3-2-8. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, §...

Chapter 3-3 - Liquor Control Hearing Board [Repealed.]

Section 3-3-1 - — 3-3-10. Repealed. - § 3-3-1 — 3-3-10. Repealed.

Chapter 3-4 - Transportation of Beverages

Section 3-4-1. - Importation orders. - § 3-4-1. Importation orders. (a) Except as otherwise provided, it...

Section 3-4-2. - Payment of purchase price and service charges. - § 3-4-2. Payment of purchase price and service charges. If...

Section 3-4-3. - Importation and payments by division of taxation. - § 3-4-3. Importation and payments by division of taxation. The...

Section 3-4-4. - Risk assumed by purchaser. - § 3-4-4. Risk assumed by purchaser. The only obligation of...

Section 3-4-5. - Class G licensees exempt. - § 3-4-5. Class G licensees exempt. Nothing contained in §§...

Section 3-4-6. - Penalty for carrying beverages for unlawful sale. - § 3-4-6. Penalty for carrying beverages for unlawful sale. Every...

Section 3-4-7. - Waybill or memorandum of shipment required. - § 3-4-7. Waybill or memorandum of shipment required. Whenever beverages...

Section 3-4-8. - Unlawful sale and shipment. - § 3-4-8. Unlawful sale and shipment. (a) It shall be...

Chapter 3-5 - Licenses Generally

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

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

Section 3-5-3. - Tabulation of votes. - § 3-5-3. Tabulation of votes. The results of the vote...

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

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

Section 3-5-6. - Classes of licenses. - § 3-5-6. Classes of licenses. There are several classes of...

Section 3-5-7. - Wholesale and retail sales distinguished. - § 3-5-7. Wholesale and retail sales distinguished. The sale of...

Section 3-5-8. - Expiration date of licenses. - § 3-5-8. Expiration date of licenses. Every license except retailer’s...

Section 3-5-9. - Premises covered. - § 3-5-9. Premises covered. Not more than one retail license,...

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

Section 3-5-11. - Licensing of chain stores. - § 3-5-11. Licensing of chain stores. (a) Licenses, except retailer’s...

Section 3-5-11.1. - Liquor franchises prohibited. - § 3-5-11.1. Liquor franchises prohibited. (a) To promote the effective...

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

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

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

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

Section 3-5-15. - Local licensing authorities. - § 3-5-15. Local licensing authorities. The right, power, and jurisdiction...

Section 3-5-16. - Maximum number of licenses. - § 3-5-16. Maximum number of licenses. (a)(1) The department of...

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

Section 3-5-17. - Notice and hearing on licenses. - § 3-5-17. Notice and hearing on licenses. Before granting a...

Section 3-5-18. - Signature on licenses — Posting and exhibition. - § 3-5-18. Signature on licenses — Posting and exhibition. (a)...

Section 3-5-19. - Transfer or relocation of license. - § 3-5-19. Transfer or relocation of license. (a) The board,...

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

Section 3-5-20.1. - Manufacturer’s and wholesaler’s licenses — Notice and procedure. - § 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. - § 3-5-21. Revocation or suspension of licenses — Fines for...

Section 3-5-22. - Reissuance of license after revocation. - § 3-5-22. Reissuance of license after revocation. In case any...

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

Section 3-5-24. - Licensee becoming bail. - § 3-5-24. Licensee becoming bail. If any person holding a...

Section 3-5-25. - Antiunion discrimination. - § 3-5-25. Antiunion discrimination. If the department determines that any...

Section 3-5-26. - Records of proceedings — Admission in evidence. - § 3-5-26. Records of proceedings — Admission in evidence. (a)...

Section 3-5-27. - Annual reports. - § 3-5-27. Annual reports. (a) Boards, bodies or officials in...

Section 3-5-28. - Uniform procedures. - § 3-5-28. Uniform procedures. The department is authorized to issue...

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

Chapter 3-6 - Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses

Section 3-6-1. - Manufacturer’s license. - § 3-6-1. Manufacturer’s license. (a) A manufacturer’s license authorizes the...

Section 3-6-1.1. - Farmer-winery licenses — Fee. - § 3-6-1.1. Farmer-winery licenses — Fee. (a) For the purpose...

Section 3-6-1.2. - Brewpub manufacturer’s license. - § 3-6-1.2. Brewpub manufacturer’s license. (a) A brewpub manufacturer’s license...

Section 3-6-2. - Rectifying as manufacturing. - § 3-6-2. Rectifying as manufacturing. With a view to the...

Section 3-6-3. - Rectifier’s license. - § 3-6-3. Rectifier’s license. The department is authorized to issue...

Section 3-6-4. - Practices requiring rectifier’s license. - § 3-6-4. Practices requiring rectifier’s license. Any person who rectifies,...

Section 3-6-5. - Privileges conferred by rectifier’s license. - § 3-6-5. Privileges conferred by rectifier’s license. A rectifier’s license...

Section 3-6-6. - Bottling and sale privileges of a rectifier’s license. - § 3-6-6. Bottling and sale privileges of a rectifier’s license....

Section 3-6-7. - Annual rectifier’s license fee. - § 3-6-7. Annual rectifier’s license fee. The annual fee for...

Section 3-6-8. - Supervision of rectifying. - § 3-6-8. Supervision of rectifying. The department of business regulation...

Section 3-6-9. - Wholesaler’s license — Class A. - § 3-6-9. Wholesaler’s license — Class A. A wholesaler’s license,...

Section 3-6-10. - Wholesaler’s license — Class B. - § 3-6-10. Wholesaler’s license — Class B. (a) A wholesaler’s...

Section 3-6-11. - Wholesaler’s Class C license. - § 3-6-11. Wholesaler’s Class C license. A wholesaler’s Class C...

Section 3-6-12. - Agents’ licenses. - § 3-6-12. Agents’ licenses. Any person who represents a distillery,...

Section 3-6-13. - [Repealed.] - § 3-6-13. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, §...

Section 3-6-14. - Certificate of compliance. - § 3-6-14. Certificate of compliance. (a) As conditions precedent to...

Section 3-6-14.1. - Pricing restrictions — Affirmation of price compliance. - § 3-6-14.1. Pricing restrictions — Affirmation of price compliance. (a)...

Section 3-6-15. - Manufacturer’s interest in business of wholesaler prohibited. - § 3-6-15. Manufacturer’s interest in business of wholesaler prohibited. No...

Section 3-6-16. - Purchases by wholesalers from distilleries, wineries, rectifiers, breweries and certain importers only. - § 3-6-16. Purchases by wholesalers from distilleries, wineries, rectifiers, breweries...

Section 3-6-17. - Penalties for violations. - § 3-6-17. Penalties for violations. A violation of any provision...

Chapter 3-7 - Retail Licenses

Section 3-7-1. - Class A license — Towns and cities of less than 10,000. - § 3-7-1. Class A license — Towns and cities of...

Section 3-7-2. - Repealed. - § 3-7-2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, §...

Section 3-7-3. - Class A license — Towns and cities of 10,000 or more. - § 3-7-3. Class A license — Towns and cities of...

Section 3-7-3.1. - Class AT license. - § 3-7-3.1. Class AT license. One retailer’s Class AT license...

Section 3-7-4. - Proximity of Class A licenses. - § 3-7-4. Proximity of Class A licenses. (a) Retailer’s Class...

Section 3-7-4.1. - Holders of retail Class A licenses permitted to conduct wine, beer, and distilled spirit samplings inside licensed premises. - § 3-7-4.1. Holders of retail Class A licenses permitted to...

Section 3-7-5. - Class A license issued to Class E licensee. - § 3-7-5. Class A license issued to Class E licensee....

Section 3-7-6. - Renewal of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, and Class J licenses. - § 3-7-6. Renewal of Class A, Class B, Class C,...

Section 3-7-6.1. - Renewal of Class B, Class C, Class D, Class J, Class N and Class P licenses. - § 3-7-6.1. Renewal of Class B, Class C, Class D,...

Section 3-7-7. - Class B license. - § 3-7-7. Class B license. (a)(1) A retailer’s Class B...

Section 3-7-7.1. - Class B-H license. - § 3-7-7.1. Class B-H license. (a) A retailer’s Class B-H...

Section 3-7-7.2. - Manufacturer’s brewpub license — Class B-M. - § 3-7-7.2. Manufacturer’s brewpub license — Class B-M. (a) A...

Section 3-7-7.3. - Class B licenses — Restriction on entertainment. - § 3-7-7.3. Class B licenses — Restriction on entertainment. (a)...

Section 3-7-7.4. - Brew on premises license. - § 3-7-7.4. Brew on premises license. (a) A brew on...

Section 3-7-7.5. - Class B license — The Weekapaug Inn. - § 3-7-7.5. Class B license — The Weekapaug Inn. Notwithstanding...

Section 3-7-7.6. - Casino license — Class B-C. - § 3-7-7.6. Casino license — Class B-C. (a) A Class...

Section 3-7-7.7. - Class B license — Smithfield. - § 3-7-7.7. Class B license — Smithfield. Notwithstanding the provisions...

Section 3-7-8. - Class C license. - § 3-7-8. Class C license. (a) A retailer’s Class C...

Section 3-7-9. - Repealed. - § 3-7-9. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, §...

Section 3-7-10. - Doors from Class C licensed premises to other structures — Sale to unlicensed dealer or house of ill fame. - § 3-7-10. Doors from Class C licensed premises to other...

Section 3-7-11. - Class D license. - § 3-7-11. Class D license. A retailer’s Class D license...

Section 3-7-11.1. - Golf courses — Sale of alcoholic beverages. - § 3-7-11.1. Golf courses — Sale of alcoholic beverages. (a)...

Section 3-7-12. - Information as to club affairs. - § 3-7-12. Information as to club affairs. Every club on...

Section 3-7-13. - Class E license. - § 3-7-13. Class E license. A retailer’s Class E license...

Section 3-7-14. - Class F license. - § 3-7-14. Class F license. (a) A retailer’s Class F...

Section 3-7-14.1. - Class F-1 license. - § 3-7-14.1. Class F-1 license. (a) A retailer’s Class F-1...

Section 3-7-14.2. - Class P licenses — Caterers. - § 3-7-14.2. Class P licenses — Caterers. (a) A caterer...

Section 3-7-14.3. - Class F-2 license. - § 3-7-14.3. Class F-2 license. (a) A retailer’s license, class...

Section 3-7-15. - Class G license. - § 3-7-15. Class G license. (a) A Class G retailer’s...

Section 3-7-15.1. - Class GD license. - § 3-7-15.1. Class GD license. (a) A retailer’s Class GD...

Section 3-7-16. - Class J convention hall license. - § 3-7-16. Class J convention hall license. (a) A retailer’s...

Section 3-7-16.1. - Class L ancient underground comfort station license. - § 3-7-16.1. Class L ancient underground comfort station license. Notwithstanding...

Section 3-7-16.2. - Class K ancient tavern license. - § 3-7-16.2. Class K ancient tavern license. (a) The local...

Section 3-7-16.3. - Class T legitimate theater license. - § 3-7-16.3. Class T legitimate theater license. (a) Legitimate theaters...

Section 3-7-16.4. - Class ED license. - § 3-7-16.4. Class ED license. (a) The holder of a...

Section 3-7-16.5. - Class M License. - § 3-7-16.5. Class M License. Notwithstanding any provision of this...

Section 3-7-16.6. - Class N nightclub license. - § 3-7-16.6. Class N nightclub license. (a) Notwithstanding any provision...

Section 3-7-16.7. - Class AS license. - § 3-7-16.7. Class AS license. A retailer’s Class AS license...

Section 3-7-16.8. - Additional license — City of Providence. - § 3-7-16.8. Additional license — City of Providence. In addition...

Section 3-7-16.9. - Class WB license. - § 3-7-16.9. Class WB license. (a) A retailer’s Class WB...

Section 3-7-16.10. - Class SE license. - § 3-7-16.10. Class SE license. A city or town may...

Section 3-7-17. - Discretionary fees. - § 3-7-17. Discretionary fees. Where it is provided that a...

Section 3-7-18. - Licensed retailers to purchase from licensed wholesalers only. - § 3-7-18. Licensed retailers to purchase from licensed wholesalers only....

Section 3-7-19. - Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and churches. - § 3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to...

Section 3-7-20. - Repealed. - § 3-7-20. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, §...

Section 3-7-21. - Appeals from the local boards to director. - § 3-7-21. Appeals from the local boards to director. (a)...

Section 3-7-22. - Manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s interest in retailer. - § 3-7-22. Manufacturer’s or wholesaler’s interest in retailer. (a) Except...

Section 3-7-23. - Closing hours for Class A licenses. - § 3-7-23. Closing hours for Class A licenses. The following...

Section 3-7-24. - Certificate of payment of state taxes. - § 3-7-24. Certificate of payment of state taxes. Every licensee...

Section 3-7-25. - Sanitary conditions for dispensing of malt beverages or wine. - § 3-7-25. Sanitary conditions for dispensing of malt beverages or...

Section 3-7-26. - Certain practices prohibited. - § 3-7-26. Certain practices prohibited. (a) No licensee, employee or...

Section 3-7-27. - Insurance requirements. - § 3-7-27. Insurance requirements. (a) In the town of Burrillville,...

Section 3-7-28. - Time for licensee to produce receipts and invoices to inspector. - § 3-7-28. Time for licensee to produce receipts and invoices...

Section 3-7-29. - Liquor liability insurance. - § 3-7-29. Liquor liability insurance. Any applicant or holder of...

Chapter 3-8 - Regulation of Sales

Section 3-8-1. - Sales on Sundays and holidays — Sales to underage persons, intoxicated persons, and persons of intemperate habits. - § 3-8-1. Sales on Sundays and holidays — Sales to...

Section 3-8-1.1. - Repealed. - § 3-8-1.1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 239, §...

Section 3-8-2. - Age restriction for bartenders. - § 3-8-2. Age restriction for bartenders. No person under the...

Section 3-8-3. - Suspension of license for employment of underage bartender. - § 3-8-3. Suspension of license for employment of underage bartender....

Section 3-8-4. - Drinking by or hiring of underage persons. - § 3-8-4. Drinking by or hiring of underage persons. (a)...

Section 3-8-5. - Penalty for violations relating to underage persons. - § 3-8-5. Penalty for violations relating to underage persons. Any...

Section 3-8-5.1. - Compliance check. - § 3-8-5.1. Compliance check. (a) As used in this section...

Section 3-8-6. - Unlawful drinking and misrepresentation by underage persons — Identification cards for persons twenty-one and older. [Effective until July 1, 2023.] - § 3-8-6. Unlawful drinking and misrepresentation by underage persons —...

Section 3-8-6.1. - Identification cards for persons under the age of 21. [Effective until July 1, 2023.] - § 3-8-6.1. Identification cards for persons under the age of...

Section 3-8-6.2. - Unlawful use of identification cards. - § 3-8-6.2. Unlawful use of identification cards. (a) It shall...

Section 3-8-6.3. - Manufacture or distribution of fraudulent identification cards or licenses to operate a motor vehicle. - § 3-8-6.3. Manufacture or distribution of fraudulent identification cards or...

Section 3-8-7 - — 3-8-8.1. Repealed. - § 3-8-7 — 3-8-8.1. Repealed.

Section 3-8-9. - Transportation of alcoholic beverages by underage persons. - § 3-8-9. Transportation of alcoholic beverages by underage persons. (a)...

Section 3-8-10. - Possession of beverage by underage persons. - § 3-8-10. Possession of beverage by underage persons. Any person...

Section 3-8-11. - [Reserved.] - § 3-8-11. [Reserved.]

Section 3-8-11.1. - Furnishing or procurement of alcoholic beverages for underage persons. - § 3-8-11.1. Furnishing or procurement of alcoholic beverages for underage...

Section 3-8-11.2. - Penalty for violation of § 3-8-11.1. - § 3-8-11.2. Penalty for violation of § 3-8-11.1. (a) Any...

Section 3-8-11.3. - Agency or misrepresentation no defense. - § 3-8-11.3. Agency or misrepresentation no defense. It is no...

Section 3-8-11.4. - Report of convictions involving altered or fraudulent driver’s license. - § 3-8-11.4. Report of convictions involving altered or fraudulent driver’s...

Section 3-8-12. - Expungement of certain criminal records. - § 3-8-12. Expungement of certain criminal records. The court records...

Section 3-8-13. - Use of alcoholic beverages in a licensed curriculum. - § 3-8-13. Use of alcoholic beverages in a licensed curriculum....

Section 3-8-14. - Sale of beverages by bottle. - § 3-8-14. Sale of beverages by bottle. The department of...

Section 3-8-15. - Sales of kegs of beer — Restrictions. - § 3-8-15. Sales of kegs of beer — Restrictions. (a)...

Section 3-8-16. - Restaurants: Off premise transportation of wine. - § 3-8-16. Restaurants: Off premise transportation of wine. (1) Notwithstanding...

Section 3-8-17. - Possession or sale of powdered alcohol prohibited. - § 3-8-17. Possession or sale of powdered alcohol prohibited. (a)...

Section 3-8-18. - Possession or sale of alcohol without liquid device prohibited. - § 3-8-18. Possession or sale of alcohol without liquid device...

Chapter 3-9 - Adulterated Liquors

Section 3-9-1. - Appointment of assayer. - § 3-9-1. Appointment of assayer. The director of business regulation...

Section 3-9-2. - Analysis of liquors on request. - § 3-9-2. Analysis of liquors on request. The assayer shall...

Section 3-9-3. - Analysis fee. - § 3-9-3. Analysis fee. For each analysis and certificate the...

Section 3-9-4. - Sale of impure or adulterated liquors — Misrepresentation of quality. - § 3-9-4. Sale of impure or adulterated liquors — Misrepresentation...

Section 3-9-5. - Penalty for violations of § 3-9-4. - § 3-9-5. Penalty for violations of § 3-9-4. Any person...

Section 3-9-6. - Sale of liquor with injurious ingredients. - § 3-9-6. Sale of liquor with injurious ingredients. Any person...

Section 3-9-7. - Forfeiture of impure or adulterated liquors. - § 3-9-7. Forfeiture of impure or adulterated liquors. In addition...

Section 3-9-8. - Possession of impure or adulterated liquors as evidence of keeping for sale. - § 3-9-8. Possession of impure or adulterated liquors as evidence...

Section 3-9-9. - False assays. - § 3-9-9. False assays. Every assayer who gives any false...

Section 3-9-10. - Acceptance of gifts by assayers. - § 3-9-10. Acceptance of gifts by assayers. No assayer appointed...

Section 3-9-11. - Civil liability for adulteration — Unlawful homicide. - § 3-9-11. Civil liability for adulteration — Unlawful homicide. Any...

Chapter 3-10 - Taxation of Beverages

Section 3-10-1. - Manufacturing tax rates — Exemption of religious uses. - § 3-10-1. Manufacturing tax rates — Exemption of religious uses....

Section 3-10-1.1. - Alcoholic beverage floor stock tax. - § 3-10-1.1. Alcoholic beverage floor stock tax. (a) Each person,...

Section 3-10-2. - Export permits — Tax exemption. - § 3-10-2. Export permits — Tax exemption. Whenever a manufacturer...

Section 3-10-3. - Reports and information required of manufacturers. - § 3-10-3. Reports and information required of manufacturers. In order...

Section 3-10-4. - Monthly returns by manufacturers — Payment of tax. - § 3-10-4. Monthly returns by manufacturers — Payment of tax....

Section 3-10-5. - Information supplemental to returns — Audit of books. - § 3-10-5. Information supplemental to returns — Audit of books....

Section 3-10-6. - Orders to produce evidence or permit examination. - § 3-10-6. Orders to produce evidence or permit examination. If...

Section 3-10-7. - Assessment in absence of return — Interest. - § 3-10-7. Assessment in absence of return — Interest. Whenever...

Section 3-10-8. - Collection of delinquent taxes — Suspension of license. - § 3-10-8. Collection of delinquent taxes — Suspension of license....

Section 3-10-9. - Information confidential — Appeal of assessments. - § 3-10-9. Information confidential — Appeal of assessments. The provisions...

Section 3-10-10. - Repealed. - § 3-10-10. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, §...

Section 3-10-11. - Limit on wholesaler’s profits — Payment of excess to state. - § 3-10-11. Limit on wholesaler’s profits — Payment of excess...

Section 3-10-12. - Sale of distillery and winery products — Records of wholesalers. - § 3-10-12. Sale of distillery and winery products — Records...

Section 3-10-13. - Rules and regulations. - § 3-10-13. Rules and regulations. The department has the power...

Section 3-10-14. - Brewers exempt from §§ 3-10-11 — 3-10-13. - § 3-10-14. Brewers exempt from §§ 3-10-11 — 3-10-13. The...

Section 3-10-15. - Retaliatory service charge on imported beverages. - § 3-10-15. Retaliatory service charge on imported beverages. Whenever the...

Section 3-10-16. - Reciprocal license and requirements for importation of malt beverages. - § 3-10-16. Reciprocal license and requirements for importation of malt...

Section 3-10-17. - Tax on imported malt beverages. - § 3-10-17. Tax on imported malt beverages. There is imposed...

Section 3-10-18. - Payment of malt beverage tax. - § 3-10-18. Payment of malt beverage tax. A person who...

Section 3-10-19. - Refunds on import orders not filled. - § 3-10-19. Refunds on import orders not filled. Whenever these...

Section 3-10-20. - Appeals. - § 3-10-20. Appeals. Appeals from administrative orders or decisions made...

Section 3-10-21. - Refund of taxes and service fees on lost, unmarketable, or condemned beverages. - § 3-10-21. Refund of taxes and service fees on lost,...

Section 3-10-22 - — 3-10-25. Repealed. - § 3-10-22 — 3-10-25. Repealed.

Chapter 3-11 - Penalties and Liabilities

Section 3-11-1. - Repealed. - § 3-11-1. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, §...

Section 3-11-2. - Habitually intemperate persons — Notice by family or employer — Liability of notified persons. - § 3-11-2. Habitually intemperate persons — Notice by family or...

Section 3-11-3. - Actions for beverages unlawfully sold. - § 3-11-3. Actions for beverages unlawfully sold. No action of...

Section 3-11-4. - Unlawful possession of corks, seals, and labels. - § 3-11-4. Unlawful possession of corks, seals, and labels. (a)...

Section 3-11-5. - Penalties for violations. - § 3-11-5. Penalties for violations. Except as otherwise expressly provided,...

Chapter 3-12 - Enforcement of Title

Section 3-12-1. - Duty of deputy sheriffs, town constables, and police officers — Action on taxpayer’s demand. - § 3-12-1. Duty of deputy sheriffs, town constables, and police...

Section 3-12-2. - Special constables not authorized to serve civil process. - § 3-12-2. Special constables not authorized to serve civil process....

Section 3-12-3. - Entry on licensed premises — Arrest without warrant — Evidence of unlawful sales. - § 3-12-3. Entry on licensed premises — Arrest without warrant...

Section 3-12-4. - Search warrants. - § 3-12-4. Search warrants. Search warrants to search for and...

Section 3-12-5 - — 3-12-8. Repealed. - § 3-12-5 — 3-12-8. Repealed.

Section 3-12-9. - Forfeiture of goods held for unlawful sale. - § 3-12-9. Forfeiture of goods held for unlawful sale. All...

Section 3-12-10. - Return of goods when forfeiture not adjudged. - § 3-12-10. Return of goods when forfeiture not adjudged. If...

Section 3-12-11. - Sentence of forfeiture — Appeal. - § 3-12-11. Sentence of forfeiture — Appeal. If the cause...

Section 3-12-12. - Destruction of forfeited beverages. - § 3-12-12. Destruction of forfeited beverages. Upon entry of sentence...

Section 3-12-13. - Disposition of forfeited beverages to institutions. - § 3-12-13. Disposition of forfeited beverages to institutions. In lieu...

Section 3-12-14. - Disposition of forfeited vessels. - § 3-12-14. Disposition of forfeited vessels. The officers having in...

Section 3-12-15. - Fees in forfeiture proceedings. - § 3-12-15. Fees in forfeiture proceedings. There shall be allowed...

Section 3-12-16. - Allegations in criminal proceedings. - § 3-12-16. Allegations in criminal proceedings. In any action, complaint...

Section 3-12-17. - Correction of defects in proceedings. - § 3-12-17. Correction of defects in proceedings. Any defects of...

Section 3-12-18. - Negative allegations — Lawful sale as defense. - § 3-12-18. Negative allegations — Lawful sale as defense. Negative...

Section 3-12-19. - Officers not liable for costs. - § 3-12-19. Officers not liable for costs. An officer of...

Section 3-12-20. - Appeal from convictions. - § 3-12-20. Appeal from convictions. Any person convicted before a...

Section 3-12-21. - Recognizance of witnesses on appeal. - § 3-12-21. Recognizance of witnesses on appeal. In case of...

Section 3-12-22. - Complainant’s attorney — Prosecution by attorney general. - § 3-12-22. Complainant’s attorney — Prosecution by attorney general. (a)...

Section 3-12-23. - Notice of conviction to department and local authorities. - § 3-12-23. Notice of conviction to department and local authorities....

Section 3-12-24. - Disposition of fines. - § 3-12-24. Disposition of fines. All fines recovered under this...

Chapter 3-13 - Malt Beverage Supplier-Wholesaler Agreements

Section 3-13-1. - Definitions. - § 3-13-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Agreement”...

Section 3-13-2. - Purposes — Construction — Variation by contract prohibited. - § 3-13-2. Purposes — Construction — Variation by contract prohibited....

Section 3-13-3. - Prior notification of cancellation. - § 3-13-3. Prior notification of cancellation. (a) Except as provided...

Section 3-13-4. - Cancellation of agreements — Good cause required. - § 3-13-4. Cancellation of agreements — Good cause required. No...

Section 3-13-5. - Prohibited conduct. - § 3-13-5. Prohibited conduct. No supplier shall: (1) Induce or...

Section 3-13-6. - Transfer of business assets of stock. - § 3-13-6. Transfer of business assets of stock. (a) No...

Section 3-13-7. - Damages for improper cancellation, termination, or failure to renew — Arbitration. - § 3-13-7. Damages for improper cancellation, termination, or failure to...

Section 3-13-8. - Sale of supplier. - § 3-13-8. Sale of supplier. Except for discontinuance of all...

Section 3-13-9. - Sales territories exclusive. - § 3-13-9. Sales territories exclusive. No supplier who, pursuant to...

Section 3-13-10. - Right of free association. - § 3-13-10. Right of free association. No supplier or wholesaler...

Section 3-13-11. - Civil actions. - § 3-13-11. Civil actions. (a) If a supplier or wholesaler...

Section 3-13-12. - Severability. - § 3-13-12. Severability. If any provision of this chapter is...

Chapter 3-14 - Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act

Section 3-14-1. - Short title. - § 3-14-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...

Section 3-14-2. - Purposes. - § 3-14-2. Purposes. (a) Primary legislative purpose. The primary legislative...

Section 3-14-3. - Definitions. - § 3-14-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the...

Section 3-14-4. - Plaintiffs. - § 3-14-4. Plaintiffs. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),...

Section 3-14-5. - Defendants. - § 3-14-5. Defendants. The following persons who commit an act...

Section 3-14-6. - Liability for negligent service of liquor. - § 3-14-6. Liability for negligent service of liquor. (a) A...

Section 3-14-7. - Liability for reckless service of liquor. - § 3-14-7. Liability for reckless service of liquor. (a) A...

Section 3-14-8. - Damages. - § 3-14-8. Damages. (a) Damages may be awarded for all...

Section 3-14-9. - Common law claims and defenses. - § 3-14-9. Common law claims and defenses. Common law claims...

Section 3-14-10. - Settlement — Release — Contributions — Indemnity. - § 3-14-10. Settlement — Release — Contributions — Indemnity. (a)...

Section 3-14-11. - Statute of limitations. - § 3-14-11. Statute of limitations. Any action under this chapter...

Section 3-14-12. - Evidence of responsible serving practices. - § 3-14-12. Evidence of responsible serving practices. (a) Proof of...

Section 3-14-13. - Privileges. - § 3-14-13. Privileges. (a) No licensee is liable for damages...

Section 3-14-14. - Repealed. - § 3-14-14. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, §...

Section 3-14-15. - Repealed. - § 3-14-15. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 537, §...

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Rhode Island General Laws Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages

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Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages