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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, O`Grady, Blazejewski, Shanley, and Ranglin-
Vassell

     Date Introduced: February 07, 2018

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 3-7-14.2 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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     3-7-14.2. Class P licenses -- Caterers.

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     (a) A caterer licensed by the department of health and the division of taxation shall be

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eligible to apply for a Class P license from the department of business regulation. The department

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of business regulation is authorized to issue all caterers' licenses. The license will be valid

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throughout this state as a state license and no further license will be required or tax imposed by

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any city or town upon this alcoholic beverage privilege. Each caterer to which the license is

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issued shall pay to the department of business regulation an annual fee of five hundred dollars

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($500) for the license, and one dollar ($1.00) for each duplicate of the license, which fees are paid

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into the state treasury. The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for

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implementation of this license. In promulgating said rules, the department shall include, but is not

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limited to, the following standards:

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     (1) Proper identification will be required for individuals who look thirty (30) years old or

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younger and who are ordering alcoholic beverages;

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     (2) Only valid ID's as defined by these titles are acceptable;

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     (3) An individual may not be served more than two (2) drinks at a time;

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     (4) Licensee's, their agents, or employees will not serve visibly intoxicated individuals;

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     (5) Licensee's may only serve alcoholic beverages for no more than a five (5) hour period

 

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per event; provided that no alcoholic beverage is sold or served after one o'clock (1:00) a.m. nor

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before six o'clock (6:00) a.m.; and provided further, that a licensee may serve until two o'clock

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(2:00) a.m. upon application and approval of the appropriate licensing authority, including the

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city or town council or board or bureau of licenses, of the municipality where the event shall take

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place. The local city or town council or board or bureau of licenses shall have the sole discretion

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of whether to extend the time for sale or service of alcoholic beverages;

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     (6) Only a licensee, or its employees, may serve alcoholic beverages at the event;

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     (7) The licensee will deliver and remove alcoholic beverages to the event; and

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     (8) No shots or triple alcoholic drinks will be served.

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     (b) Any bartender employed by the licensee shall be certified by a nationally recognized

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alcohol beverage server training program.

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     (c) The licensee shall purchase at retail all alcoholic beverages from a licensed Class A

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alcohol retail establishment located in the state, provided, however, any licensee who also holds a

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Class T B license, issued pursuant to the provisions of ยง 3-7-7, shall be allowed to purchase

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alcoholic beverages at wholesale. Any person violating this section shall be fined five hundred

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dollars ($500) for this violation and shall be subject to license revocation. The provisions of this

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section shall be enforced in accordance with this title.

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     (d) Violation of subsection (a) of this section is punishable upon conviction by a fine of

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not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and/or a suspension or revocation of the Class P

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license. Fines imposed under this section shall be paid to the department of business regulation.

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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 create additional restrictions on the times for which caterers with a Class

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P license may serve alcohol and would provide for the additional penalty of possible suspension

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or revocation of the Class P license for violations of this section.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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