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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES

     

     

     Introduced By: Representative Linda D. Finn

     Date Introduced: March 06, 2013

     Referred To: House Corporations

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 3-7-22 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled "Retail

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Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     3-7-22. Manufacturer's or wholesaler's interest in retailer. – (a) Except as otherwise

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provided, it shall be unlawful for any holder of a manufacturer's or wholesaler's license to have

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any direct or indirect interest in any retailer's license or in the business carried on under a

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retailer's license. If by operation of law the holder of a manufacturer's or wholesaler's license

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acquires an interest in a retailer's license, or in the business carried on under a retailer's license, he

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or she shall within thirty (30) days after acquiring that interest report the interest to the

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department and shall dispose of that interest in accordance with the directions of the department.

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Any person willfully violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit his or her manufacturer's

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license and his or her interest in the retailer's license.

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     (b) Notwithstanding any rule or regulation or general law or public law to the contrary,

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the holder of a license issued pursuant to section 3-6-1.1, et seq. may have a direct or indirect

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interest in a retailer's license or in the business carried on under a retailer's license; provided, that

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the holder, when permitted by law, does not exclude any competitor's brand of alcoholic

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beverages from its retail operations.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES

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     This act would allow any license holder licensed under section 3-6-1.1 to have an interest

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in a retailer's license.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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