| Chapter 102 |
| 2019 -- H 5455 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/08/2019 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES |
| Introduced By: Representatives Serodio, Amore, and Noret |
| Date Introduced: February 14, 2019 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Sections 3-7-14 and 3-7-14.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-7 entitled |
| "Retail Licenses" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 3-7-14. Class F license. |
| (a) A retailer's Class F license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and to |
| sell malt and vinous beverages on the premises, described in the license, at retail for consumption |
| on the premises where sold for a period of nineteen (19) hours, including Sunday. The license |
| may be issued to religious organizations, state non-business corporations, limited-liability |
| companies (LLCs), sole proprietorships, and political organizations only and the sale of malt and |
| vinous beverages may take place between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) a.m. and one o'clock |
| (1:00) a.m. on the following day, provided that no more than twelve (12) licenses shall be issued |
| to any organization, corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, or political organization in any one |
| calendar year; and provided further that, as to each such entity, this limit of twelve (12) licenses |
| per calendar year shall apply collectively to such the entity and its officers, directors, principals, |
| affiliates, employees, and agents. Class F licenses shall not be granted to any person or entity |
| holding any other liquor license. The fee for each retailer's Class F license is fifteen dollars |
| ($15.00). |
| (b) The issuing authority may, in its discretion, permit applicants to file a single annual |
| application for issuance of up to twelve (12) event licenses for a calendar year and the authority |
| may issue such the licenses concurrently; provided that, each event license shall state the specific |
| event date with which it is associated; and provided further that, the applicant shall pay the |
| collective amount of the event license fees, fifteen dollars ($15.00) multiplied by the number of |
| licenses issued, at the time of issuance. |
| 3-7-14.1. Class F-1 license. |
| (a) A retailer's Class F-1 license authorizes the holder of the license to keep for sale and |
| to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises, described in the license, at retail for consumption on |
| the premises where sold for a period of nineteen (19) hours, including Sunday. The license may |
| be issued to religious organizations, state non-business corporations, limited-liability companies |
| (LLCs), sole proprietorships, and political organizations only and the sale of beverages may take |
| place between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) a.m. and one o'clock (1:00) a.m. on the following |
| day; provided that, no more than twelve (12) licenses shall be issued to any organization, |
| corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, or political organization in any one calendar year; and |
| provided further, that as to each such entity, this limit of twelve (12) licenses per calendar year |
| shall apply collectively to such the entity and its officers, directors, principals, affiliates, |
| employees, and agents. Class F-1 licenses shall not be granted to any person or entity holding any |
| other liquor license. |
| (b) The fee for the license is thirty-five dollars ($35.00.) |
| (c) The issuing authority may, in its discretion, permit applicants to file a single annual |
| application for issuance of up to twelve (12) event licenses for a calendar year and the authority |
| may issue such the licenses concurrently; provided that, each event license shall state the specific |
| event date with which it is associated; and provided further that, the applicant shall pay the |
| collective amount of the event license fees, thirty-five dollars ($35.00) multiplied by the number |
| of licenses issued, at the time of issuance. |
| (d) Class F and F-1 license holders shall purchase alcohol for resale from Class A license |
| holders only. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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