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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Ciccone, Raptakis, and Ottiano | |
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Date Introduced: February 28, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
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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 | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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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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