(a) A manufacturer's license authorizes the holder to establish and operate a brewery,

distillery, or winery at the place described in the license for the manufacture of beverages within

this state. The license does not authorize more than one of the activities of operator of a brewery or

distillery or winery and a separate license shall be required for each plant.

     (b) The license also authorizes the sale at wholesale, at the licensed place by the

manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant, to another license holder and the transportation

and delivery from the place of sale to a licensed place or to a common carrier for that delivery. The

license does authorize the sale of beverages for consumption on premises where sold; provided that

the manufacturer does not sell an amount in excess of thirty-six forty-eight ounces (36 oz.) (48 oz.)

of malt beverage or four and one-half ounces (4.5 oz.) of distilled spirits per visitor, per day, or a

combination not greater than three (3) drinks where a drink is defined as twelve up to sixteen ounces

(12 oz.) (16 oz.) of beer or one and one-half ounces (1.5 oz.) of spirits, for consumption on the

premises. The license also authorizes the sale of beverages produced on the premises in an amount

not in excess of forty-eight (48) twelve-ounce (12 oz.) bottles or cans or forty-eight (48) sixteen-

ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans of malt beverages, or one thousand five hundred milliliters (1,500

ml) of distilled spirits per visitor, per day, to be sold in containers that may hold no more than

seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) each. These beverages may be sold to the consumers for off-premises

consumption, and shall be sold pursuant to the laws governing retail Class A establishments. The

containers for the sale of beverages for off-premises consumption shall be sealed. The license does

not authorize the sale of beverages in this state for delivery outside this state in violation of the law

of the place of delivery. The license holder may provide to visitors, in conjunction with a tour or

tasting, samples, clearly marked as samples, not to exceed three hundred seventy-five milliliters

(375 ml) per visitor for distilled spirits and seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) per visitor for malt

beverages at the licensed plant by the manufacturer of the product of the licensed plant to visitors

for off-premises consumption. The license does not authorize providing samples to a visitor of any

alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption that are not manufactured at the licensed plant.

All manufacturer licenses conducting retail sales or providing samples shall be subject to

compliance with alcohol server training and liquor liability insurance requirements set forth in §§

3-7-6.1 and 3-7-29 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

     (c) The annual fee for the license is three thousand dollars ($3,000) for a distillery

producing more than fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars ($500)

for a distillery producing less than or equal to fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year; five

hundred dollars ($500) for a brewery; and one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for a winery

producing more than fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars ($500)

per year for a winery producing less than fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year. All those

fees are prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and shall be paid to the

general treasurer for the use of the state.

    (a) A brewpub manufacturer's license shall authorize the holder to establish and operate a

brewpub within this state. The brewpub manufacturer's license shall authorize the retail sale of the

beverages manufactured on the location for consumption on the premises. The license shall not

authorize the retail sale of beverages from any location other than the location set forth in the

license. A brewpub may sell at retail alcoholic beverages produced on the premises by the half-

gallon bottle known as a "growler" to consumers for off the premises consumption to be sold

pursuant to the laws governing retail Class A establishments. The license also authorizes the sale

of beverages produced on the premises in an amount not in excess of forty-eight (48) twelve-ounce

(12 oz.) bottles or cans or forty-eight (48) sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans of malt beverages,

or one thousand five hundred milliliters (1,500 ml) of distilled spirits per visitor, per day, to be sold

in containers that may hold no more than seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) each. These beverages may

be sold to the consumers for off-premises consumption, and shall be sold pursuant to the laws

governing retail Class A establishments.

     (b) The license shall also authorize the sale at wholesale at the licensed place by the

manufacturer of the product of his or her licensed plant as well as beverages produced for the

brewpub and sold under the brewpub's name to a holder of a wholesaler's license and the

transportation and delivery from the place of sale to the licensed wholesaler or to a common carrier

for that delivery.

     (c) The brewpub manufacturer's license further authorizes the sale of beverages

manufactured on the premises to any person holding a valid wholesaler's and importer's license

under § 3-6-9 or § 3-6-11.

     (d) The annual fee for the license is one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a brewpub producing

more than fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year and five hundred dollars ($500) per year for

a brewpub producing less than fifty thousand gallons (50,000 gal.) per year. The annual fee is shall

be prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year and paid to the general treasurer

for the use of the state.

     (e) [Expires March 1, 2022]. A holder of a brewpub manufacturer's license will be

permitted to sell, with take-out food orders, up to two (2) seven hundred fifty millimeter (750 ml)

bottles of wine or the equivalent volume of wine in smaller factory sealed containers, or seventy-

two ounces (72 oz.) of mixed wine-based drinks or single-serving wine in containers sealed in such

a way as to prevent re-opening without obvious evidence that the seal was removed or broken, one

hundred forty-four ounces (144 oz.) of beer or mixed beverages in original factory sealed

containers, and one hundred forty-four ounces (144 oz.) of draft beer or seventy-two ounces (72

oz.) of mixed beverages containing not more than nine ounces (9 oz.) of distilled spirits in growlers,

bottles, or other containers sealed in such a way as to prevent re-opening without obvious evidence

that the seal was removed or broken, provided such sales shall be made in accordance with § 1.4.10

of the department of business regulation (DBR) liquor control administration regulations, 230-

RICR-30-10-1, and any other DBR regulations.

     (1) [Expires March 1, 2022]. Delivery of alcoholic beverages with food from a brewpub

licensee is prohibited.

     (2) The provisions of subsection (e) and (e)(1) of this section shall remain permanent and

any sunset provision pursuant to section 3 of chapter 129 P.L. 2021, ch. 129, § 3 or section 3 of

chapter 130 P.L. 2021, ch. 130, § 3 of the public laws of 2021 shall be void.

 (a)(1) A retailer's Class B license is issued only to a licensed bona fide tavern keeper or

victualer whose tavern or victualing house may be open for business and regularly patronized at

least from nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. to seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. provided no beverage is sold or

served after one o'clock (1:00) a.m., nor before six o'clock (6:00) a.m. Local licensing boards may

fix an earlier closing time within their jurisdiction, at their discretion. The East Greenwich town

council may, in its discretion, issue full and limited Class B licenses which may not be transferred,

but which shall revert to the town of East Greenwich if not renewed by the holder. The Cumberland

town council may, in its discretion, issue full and limited Class B licenses which may not be

transferred to another person or entity, or to another location, but which shall revert to the town of

Cumberland if not renewed by the holder.

     The Pawtucket city council may, in its discretion, issue full and limited Class B licenses

which may not be transferred to another person or entity, or to another location, but which shall

revert to the city of Pawtucket if not renewed by the holder. This legislation shall not affect any

Class B license holders whose licenses were issued by the Pawtucket city council with the right to

transfer.

     (2) The license authorizes the holder to keep for sale and sell beverages including beer in

cans, at retail at the place described and to deliver them for consumption on the premises or place

where sold, but only at tables or a lunch bar where food is served. It also authorizes the charging

of a cover, minimum, or door charge. The amount of the cover, or minimum, or door charge shall

be posted at the entrance of the establishments in a prominent place.

     (i) [Expires March 1, 2022]. A holder of a Class B license will be permitted to sell, with

take-out food orders, up to two (2) seven hundred fifty millimeter (750 ml) bottles of wine or the

equivalent volume of wine in smaller factory sealed containers, or seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) of

mixed wine-based drinks or single-serving wine in containers sealed in such a way as to prevent

re-opening without obvious evidence that the seal was removed or broken, one hundred forty-four

ounces (144 oz.) of beer or mixed beverages in original factory sealed containers, and one hundred

forty-four ounces (144 oz.) of draft beer or seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) of mixed beverages

containing not more than nine ounces (9 oz.) of distilled spirits in growlers, bottles, or other

containers sealed in such a way as to prevent re-opening without obvious evidence that the seal was

removed or broken, provided such sales shall be made in accordance with § 1.4.10 of the

department of business regulation (DBR) liquor control administration regulations, 230-RICR-30-

10-1, and any other DBR regulations. A Class B license holder shall not sell alcoholic beverages

under the provisions of this subsection for a lower price than what is charged for the same beverage

for consumption on the premises.

     (ii) [Expires March 1, 2022]. Delivery of alcoholic beverages with food from a Class B

licensee is prohibited.

     (iii) The provisions of subsection subsections (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii) of this section shall

remain permanent and any sunset provision pursuant to section 3 of chapter 129 P.L. 2021, ch.129,

§ 3 or section 3 of chapter 130 P.L. 2021, ch. 130, § 3 of the public laws of 2021 shall be void.

     (3) Holders of licenses are not permitted to hold dances within the licensed premises, unless

proper permits have been properly obtained from the local licensing authorities.

     (4) Any holder of a Class B license may, upon the approval of the local licensing board

and for the additional payment of two hundred dollars ($200) to five hundred dollars ($500), open

for business at twelve o'clock (12:00) p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays and the night before legal

state holidays may close at two o'clock (2:00) a.m. All requests for a two o'clock (2:00) a.m. license

shall be advertised by the local licensing board in a newspaper having a circulation in the county

where the establishment applying for the license is located.

     (5) A holder of a retailer's Class B license is allowed to erect signs advertising his or her

business and products sold on the premises, including neon signs, and is allowed to light those signs

during all lawful business hours, including Sundays and holidays.

     (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) and/or § 3-7-16.4, a holder of a retail

class B and/or class ED license may apply to the municipality in which the licensee is located for

a permit to conduct a so-called "Lock-In Event", under the following conditions:

     (i) A "Lock-In Event" is defined as an event where a specified group of individuals are

permitted to remain in a licensed premises after closing hours including, but not limited to, the

hours of 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.

     (ii) A Lock-In Event must have the approval of the municipal licensing authority pursuant

to a permit issued for each such event, subject to such conditions as may attach to the permit. The

fee for the permit shall be not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars

($100). The granting or denial of a Lock-In Event permit shall be in the sole discretion of the

municipal licensing authority and there shall be no appeal from the denial of such a permit.

     (iii) During the entire period of any Lock-In Event, all alcoholic beverages must be secured

in place or removed from the public portion of the premises and secured to the satisfaction of the

municipality issuing the Lock-In Event permit.

     (iv) During the Lock-In Event, the establishment shall be exclusively occupied by the

Lock-In Event participants and no other patrons shall be admitted to the premises who are not

participants. It shall be a condition of the permit that participants shall not be admitted more than

thirty (30) minutes after the permitted start time of the Lock-In Event, except in the event of

unforeseen travel delays, nor permitted to re-enter the event if they leave the licensed premises.

     (v) As part of the Lock-In Event, food shall be served.

     (vi) The municipal licensing authority may, in its sole discretion, require the presence of a

police detail, for some or all of the event, and the number of officers required, if any, shall be

determined by the municipality as part of the process of issuing the Lock-In Event permit. The

licensee shall be solely responsible for the cost of any such required police detail.

     (b) The annual license fee for a tavern keeper shall be four hundred dollars ($400) to two

thousand dollars ($2,000), and for a victualer the license fee shall be four hundred dollars ($400)

to two thousand dollars ($2,000). In towns with a population of less than two thousand five hundred

(2,500) inhabitants, as determined by the last census taken under the authority of the United States

or the state, the fee for each retailer's Class B license shall be determined by the town council, but

shall in no case be less than three hundred dollars ($300) annually. If the applicant requests it in his

or her application, any retailer's Class B license may be issued limiting the sale of beverages on the

licensed premises to malt and vinous beverages containing not more than twenty percent (20%)

alcohol by volume, and the fee for that limited Class B license shall be two hundred dollars ($200)

to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) annually. The fee for any Class B license shall in

each case be prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year.

     (1) Upon the approval and designation of a district or districts within its city or town by

the local licensing board, the local licensing board may issue to any holder of a Class B license or

a Class ED license, an extended hours permit to extend closing hours on Thursdays, Fridays and

Saturdays, the night before a legal state holiday or such other days as determined by the local board,

for one hour past such license holder's legal closing time as established by the license holder's

license or licenses including, but not limited to, those issued pursuant to subsection (a)(4) of this

section. The extended hours permit shall not permit the sale of alcohol during the extended one-

hour period and shall prohibit the admittance of new patrons in the establishment during the

extended one-hour period. The designation of such district(s) shall be for a duration of not less than

six (6) months. Prior to designating any such district, the local licensing authority shall hold a

hearing on the proposed designation. The proposed designation shall include the boundaries of the

proposed district, the applicable days for the extended hours, and the duration of the designation

and the conditions imposed. The proposed designation shall be advertised at least once per week

for three (3) weeks prior to the hearing in a newspaper in general circulation in the city or town.

The city or town will establish an application process for an extended hours permit for such license

holder and may adopt rules and regulations to administer the permit.

   (a)(1) A retailer's Class B license is issued only to a licensed bona fide tavern keeper or

victualer whose tavern or victualing house may be open for business and regularly patronized at

least from nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. to seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. provided no beverage is sold or

served after one o'clock (1:00) a.m., nor before six o'clock (6:00) a.m. Local licensing boards may

fix an earlier closing time within their jurisdiction, at their discretion. The East Greenwich town

council may, in its discretion, issue full and limited Class B licenses which may not be transferred,

but which shall revert to the town of East Greenwich if not renewed by the holder. The Cumberland

town council may, in its discretion, issue full and limited Class B licenses which may not be

transferred to another person or entity, or to another location, but which shall revert to the town of

Cumberland if not renewed by the holder.

     The Pawtucket city council may, in its discretion, issue full and limited Class B licenses

which may not be transferred to another person or entity, or to another location, but which shall

revert to the city of Pawtucket if not renewed by the holder. This legislation shall not affect any

Class B license holders whose licenses were issued by the Pawtucket city council with the right to

transfer.

     (2) The license authorizes the holder to keep for sale and sell beverages including beer in

cans, at retail at the place described and to deliver them for consumption on the premises or place

where sold, but only at tables or a lunch bar where food is served. It also authorizes the charging

of a cover, minimum, or door charge. The amount of the cover, or minimum, or door charge shall

be posted at the entrance of the establishments in a prominent place.

     (i) [Expires March 1, 2022]. A holder of a Class B license will be permitted to sell, with

take-out food orders, up to two (2) seven hundred fifty millimeter (750 ml) bottles of wine or the

equivalent volume of wine in smaller factory sealed containers, or seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) of

mixed wine-based drinks or single-serving wine in containers sealed in such a way as to prevent

re-opening without obvious evidence that the seal was removed or broken, one hundred forty-four

ounces (144 oz.) of beer or mixed beverages in original factory sealed containers, and one hundred

forty-four ounces (144 oz.) of draft beer or seventy-two ounces (72 oz.) of mixed beverages

containing not more than nine ounces (9 oz.) of distilled spirits in growlers, bottles, or other

containers sealed in such a way as to prevent re-opening without obvious evidence that the seal was

removed or broken, provided such sales shall be made in accordance with § 1.4.10 of the

department of business regulation (DBR) liquor control administration regulations, 230-RICR-30-

10-1, and any other DBR regulations.

     (ii) [Expires March 1, 2022]. Delivery of alcoholic beverages with food from a Class B

licensee is prohibited.

     (3) Holders of licenses are not permitted to hold dances within the licensed premises, unless

proper permits have been properly obtained from the local licensing authorities.

     (4) Any holder of a Class B license may, upon the approval of the local licensing board

and for the additional payment of two hundred dollars ($200) to five hundred dollars ($500), open

for business at twelve o'clock (12:00) p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays and the night before legal

state holidays may close at two o'clock (2:00) a.m. All requests for a two o'clock (2:00) a.m. license

shall be advertised by the local licensing board in a newspaper having a circulation in the county

where the establishment applying for the license is located.

     (5) A holder of a retailer's Class B license is allowed to erect signs advertising his or her

business and products sold on the premises, including neon signs, and is allowed to light those signs

during all lawful business hours, including Sundays and holidays.

     (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) and/or § 3-7-16.4, a holder of a retail

class B and/or class ED license may apply to the municipality in which the licensee is located for

a permit to conduct a so-called "Lock-In Event", under the following conditions:

     (i) A "Lock-In Event" is defined as an event where a specified group of individuals are

permitted to remain in a licensed premises after closing hours including, but not limited to, the

hours of 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.

     (ii) A Lock-In Event must have the approval of the municipal licensing authority pursuant

to a permit issued for each such event, subject to such conditions as may attach to the permit. The

fee for the permit shall be not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars

($100). The granting or denial of a Lock-In Event permit shall be in the sole discretion of the

municipal licensing authority and there shall be no appeal from the denial of such a permit.

     (iii) During the entire period of any Lock-In Event, all alcoholic beverages must be secured

in place or removed from the public portion of the premises and secured to the satisfaction of the

municipality issuing the Lock-In Event permit.

     (iv) During the Lock-In Event, the establishment shall be exclusively occupied by the

Lock-In Event participants and no other patrons shall be admitted to the premises who are not

participants. It shall be a condition of the permit that participants shall not be admitted more than

thirty (30) minutes after the permitted start time of the Lock-In Event, except in the event of

unforeseen travel delays, nor permitted to re-enter the event if they leave the licensed premises.

     (v) As part of the Lock-In Event, food shall be served.

     (vi) The municipal licensing authority may, in its sole discretion, require the presence of a

police detail, for some or all of the event, and the number of officers required, if any, shall be

determined by the municipality as part of the process of issuing the Lock-In Event permit. The

licensee shall be solely responsible for the cost of any such required police detail.

     (b) The annual license fee for a tavern keeper shall be four hundred dollars ($400) to two

thousand dollars ($2,000), and for a victualer the license fee shall be four hundred dollars ($400)

to two thousand dollars ($2,000). In towns with a population of less than two thousand five hundred

(2,500) inhabitants, as determined by the last census taken under the authority of the United States

or the state, the fee for each retailer's Class B license shall be determined by the town council, but

shall in no case be less than three hundred dollars ($300) annually. If the applicant requests it in his

or her application, any retailer's Class B license may be issued limiting the sale of beverages on the

licensed premises to malt and vinous beverages containing not more than twenty percent (20%)

alcohol by volume, and the fee for that limited Class B license shall be two hundred dollars ($200)

to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) annually. The fee for any Class B license shall in

each case be prorated to the year ending December 1 in every calendar year.

     (1) Upon the approval and designation of a district or districts within its city or town by

the local licensing board, the local licensing board may issue to any holder of a Class B license or

a Class ED license, an extended hours permit to extend closing hours on Thursdays, Fridays and

Saturdays, the night before a legal state holiday or such other days as determined by the local board,

for one hour past such license holder's legal closing time as established by the license holder's

license or licenses including, but not limited to, those issued pursuant to subsection (a)(4) of this

section. The extended hours permit shall not permit the sale of alcohol during the extended one-

hour period and shall prohibit the admittance of new patrons in the establishment during the

extended one-hour period. The designation of such district(s) shall be for a duration of not less than

six (6) months. Prior to designating any such district, the local licensing authority shall hold a

hearing on the proposed designation. The proposed designation shall include the boundaries of the

proposed district, the applicable days for the extended hours, and the duration of the designation

and the conditions imposed. The proposed designation shall be advertised at least once per week

for three (3) weeks prior to the hearing in a newspaper in general circulation in the city or town.

The city or town will establish an application process for an extended hours permit for such license

holder and may adopt rules and regulations to administer the permit.

     (c) The licensee shall offer to the public, in conjunction with the sale of alcoholic

beverages, the opportunity to purchase and consume food to be served on the premises in the same

area designated for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. These foods shall be offered

for sale during all times that alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed on the licensed premises,

unless the local licensing board grants permission to the licensee to stop the sale of food after ten

o'clock (10:00) p.m., with such permission subject to revocation by the local licensing board at any

time for any cause.

 (a) Retailers' Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8 of

this chapter, shall not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner

of the greater part of the land within two hundred feet (200') of any point of the building files with

the body or official having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the

license, nor in any building within two hundred feet (200') of the premises of any public, private,

or parochial school or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer's Class A

licenses shall not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred

feet (500') of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school, or a place of public worship.

     (b) As used in this section, "private school" means any nonpublic institution of elementary

or secondary (K-12th grade) education, accredited or recognized as a private school by the

department of elementary and secondary education or the school committee of the city or town

having jurisdiction over private schools.

     (c) This section shall not apply to any Class B or C license holder whose license was issued

prior to January 1, 1978, nor shall this section apply to, or constitute the basis of, an objection to,

or disapproval of, the transfer of a Class B or C license where the location of the licensed

establishment predates the location of the public, private, or parochial school, or place of public

worship.

     (d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area(s) in the city of Providence:

     (A) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Smith

Street and the easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence running in a general southwesterly direction along the easterly taking line of

Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Kingsley Avenue;

     Thence turning and running northwesterly in part along the southerly line of Kingsley

Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Harris Avenue;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Harris Avenue to its

intersection with the southerly line of Atwells Avenue;

     Thence turning and running easterly along the southerly line of Atwells Avenue to the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along the

easterly taking line of Interstate Route 95 to the center line of Pine Street;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the northerly taking line of I-195;

     Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-195 to its

intersection with the westerly shore line of the Providence River;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly shore line of the Providence River

to its intersection with the southerly line of Crawford Street;

     Thence running northwesterly across Dyer Street to the intersection of the westerly line of

Dyer Street to the southerly line of Custom House Street;

     Thence running northerly in part along the southerly line of Dyer Street and in part along

the westerly line of Market Square to its intersection with the westerly line of Canal Street;

     Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly line of Canal Street to its

intersection with the southerly line of Smith Street;

     Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Smith Street to the point

and place of beginning.

     (B) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the westerly line of Brook

Street and the northerly line of Wickenden Street;

     Thence running in a general westerly direction along the northerly line of Wickenden Street

to the intersection of Wickenden Street and Benefit Street;

     Thence running in a general northerly direction along the easterly line of Benefit Street to

the intersection of Benefit Street and Sheldon Street;

     Thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Sheldon

Street to the intersection of Sheldon Street and Brook Street;

     Thence turning and running in a general southerly line to the intersection of Brook Street

and Wickenden Street that being the point of beginning.

     (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Newport shall, after application, have authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located within the following described area in the

city of Newport:

     Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Broadway

and the easterly line of Courthouse Square;

     Thence running in a general northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Broadway

a distance of one hundred and two feet (102') to a point at the southeasterly corner of land now or

formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet

(98.9') along the southwesterly border of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical

Society;

     Thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction one hundred and twelve feet (112')

to Courthouse Street; and

     Thence turning and running in a generally northwesterly direction along Courthouse Street

for a distance of ninety feet (90') to the point and place of beginning.

     (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within any zoning district in the

town of Warren which is designated as a limited business district or as a general business district

pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town of Warren.

     (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 34 of tax assessors plat 10 of the

Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999, including that portion of the public sidewalk

contiguous to said lot.

     (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses for the city of

Newport shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section as

to places of public worship any proposed sidewalk cafe as defined in the Codified Ordinance of the

city of Newport, provided that the applicant be an existing holder of a Retailers' Class B license.

     (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 131 of tax assessors plat 68 of

the Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 1999 and any proposed retailer Class B

license intended to be located on lot 21 of the tax assessors map plat 49 and any proposed retailer

class BV license intended to be located on lots 3 and 5 of tax assessors map plat 35 of the

Providence tax assessors map as of December 31, 2003.

     (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on either lot 160 of tax assessor's plat

9, and/or on lot 152 of tax assessor's plat 9, of the Cranston tax assessor's map as of December 31,

2002; provided, however, as to the subsequent transfer of said Class B license issued by the city of

Cranston under this exemption, whether said transfer is attributable to the holder's death or

otherwise, any person desiring to become the potential transferee of said Class B license shall

comply with those restrictions as to its use (and shall refrain from those activities which result in

its reversion) set forth in the city of Cranston Memorandum of Understanding dated May 13, 2003

and, in addition, those requirements applicable to anyone who desires to become a transferee of a

validly issued and outstanding Class B license designated for use in any location in the state of

Rhode Island. Neither the exemption granted herein nor any future exemption granted hereafter

shall be effective until the proposed Class B license and the underlying property owner is certified

to be current in the payment of any and all local and state taxes.

     (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described

area in the city of Pawtucket:

     Beginning at the point of intersection of Dexter Street and the Central Falls line, then east

along the Central Falls line to the Blackstone River, then north along the city boundary on the

Blackstone River to the Cumberland line, then west along the Pawtucket city boundary line to I-

95, then south along I-95 to Pine Street, then north on Pine Street to AMTRAK Right of Way, then

northwest along the AMTRAK Right of Way to Dexter Street, then north on Dexter Street to the

Central Falls line.

     (9) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section the town council of the town of Little

Compton, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section relating to

places of worship any class B license limited to malt and vinous beverages intended to be located

on Plat 30, Lot 33 of the town of Little Compton tax assessment map existing as of December 31,

2004.

     (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located on lots 3, 18, and 19 of tax assessors plat

10 of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 31, 2007.

     (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any class

B, C, or I license intended to be located on Plat 45, Lot 042 of the town of Smithfield, tax

assessment map existing as of December 31, 2007; provided, however, said exemption shall apply

only to any renewal of any class B, C, or I license issued for use at the said premises located on

plat 45, lot 042 as of December 31, 2011. In the event said license is not renewed, then this

exemption is hereby repealed in its entirety.

     (12) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on plat 13, lots 31 and 32 of the

applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Tiverton shall, after the application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

a proposed retailer's Class BV license for a restaurant located on tax assessor's plat 181, lot 1A.

     (14) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor's plat 68, lot 732.

     (15) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat 105, lot 489, plat 105, lot 12

and plat 32, lot 232 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (16) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section the city council of the city of Central

Falls, shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat 5, lot 188 of the applicable city of

Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (17) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Portsmouth shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat 37, lot 69 of the applicable

town of Portsmouth tax assessment map.

     (18) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat 23A, lot 98 of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (19) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on Plat 11, lot 3558 of the applicable

city of Cranston tax assessment map.

     (20) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any Class

B or C license intended to be located on Plat 6, Lot 54 of the town of Smithfield tax assessors map

as of December 31, 2012.

     (21) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers class B license intended to be located on tax assessors plat 1, lot 2170 of the

applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map as of December 31, 2012.

     (22) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor's plat 43, lot 211.

     (23) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

North Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on Plat 22A, Lot 336, of the

applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map.

     (24) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat 1, lot 164 of the applicable city of

Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (25) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 1948-1950 Westminster Street on

plat 35, lot 359 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (26) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Middletown, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailer's Class BV license intended to be located on Plat 107 NW, Lot 55 of the town of

Middletown's tax assessor's maps as of December 31, 2014.

     (27) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any retailer Class B, C or I license intended to be located on Plat 109, Lot 289, of the applicable

city of Providence tax assessor's map.

     (28) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class BV license intended to be located at 226 and 230 Dean Street on plat

25, lot 44 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (29) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 219 Main Street on map/lot

085 001 212 0000 of the applicable town of East Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (30) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

East Greenwich shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this

section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 137 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-412; 59 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-236; 555 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-084;

74 Cliff Street on map/lot 075-003-040; 609 Main Street on map/lot 075-003-080; 241 Main Street

on map/lot 085-001-208; 155 Main Street on map/lot 085-001-222; 149 Main Street on map/lot

085-001-223; and 2 Academy Court on map/lot 085-001-211 of the applicable Town of East

Greenwich tax assessment map.

     (31) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Lincoln shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor's plat 10, lot 108, of the

Lincoln tax assessor's map as of December 31, 2015.

     (32) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class C license intended to be located at 215 Dean Street on plat 28, lot 961

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (33) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 100-102 Hope Street on plat 16,

lot 263 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (34) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Cumberland shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 88 Broad Street on Lots 32, 51,

and 52 of Plat 2 Cumberland tax assessor's map as of December 31, 2016.

     (35) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 11 Lowell Avenue, 191 Pocasset

Avenue and 187 Pocasset Avenue on Lots 22, 23, and 24 of Plat 108 Providence tax assessor's map

as of December 31, 2017.

     (36) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of Central

Falls shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on Plat 1, of Lot 171 of the applicable

city of Central Falls tax assessment map.

     (37) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class BV and Class BX license intended to be located at 161 Douglas

Avenue on plat 68, lot 201 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (38) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 1007 Broad Street, Plat 53, Lot 192

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map and 1017 Broad Street Plat 53, Lot 582 of

the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (39) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 122 North Main Street, Map/Lot

130-125-005 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (40) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of

Woonsocket, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any

proposed retailers' class BV and class BM license intended to be located between 2 Main Street

(tax assessor's plat 14, lot 284) and 194 Main Street (tax assessor's plat 14, lot 139).

     (41) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 375 Smith Street, Plat 68, Lot 132

of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (42) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 671 Broadway Street, Plat 35, Lot

566 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (43) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 464-468 Wickenden Street, also

identified as 8 Governor Street, Plat 17, Lot 179 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment

map.

     (44) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 114 Granite Street, Westerly, RI

02891, Plat 67, Lot 278 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (45) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of

Woonsocket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 43 Railroad Street, Plat 14R, Lot

205 of the applicable city of Woonsocket tax assessment map.

     (46) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BL license or Class BV license intended to be located at 601 Hartford

Avenue, Plat 113, Lot 50 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (47) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Westerly shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 169 and 177 Main Street, Westerly,

RI 02891, Map 66, Lots 8 and 9 of the applicable town of Westerly tax assessment map.

     (48) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the city council of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 332 Bullock Point Avenue, East

Providence, RI 02915, Map 312, Block 12, Parcel 018.00 of the applicable city of East Providence

tax assessment map.

     (49) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of license commissioners of

the city of Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of

this section any proposed retailers Class B, C, or N license intended to be located on Plat 54B, Lots

826 and 827; Plat 65B, Lot 662; and Plat 23A, Lots 599, 672, and 673 of the city of Pawtucket tax

assessment map existing as of March 1, 2021.

     (50) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the town of

Jamestown, after application, has the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class BVL license intended to be located at 53 Narragansett Avenue, Plat 9, Lot

207 of the applicable town of Jamestown tax assessment map.

     (51) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence, shall after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class BV and Class P license intended to be located at 203-209 Douglas

Avenue, Plat 68, Lots 83 and 646 of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (52) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of East

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located at 130 Taunton Avenue, Map 106,

Block 6, Parcel 15 of the applicable city of East Providence tax assessment map.

     (53) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of

Barrington shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located at 305 Sowams Road, Barrington,

R.I. 02806, Plat 30, Lot 141 of the applicable town of Barrington tax assessment map.

     (54) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of

Providence shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section

any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 737 Hope Street, Plat 6, Lot 595 of

the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map.

     (55) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of

Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any

proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located at 4 Market Street, Plat 3, Lot 74 of the

applicable town of Warren tax assessment map.

PL16 and PL17

  The following closing hours shall be observed by all Class A license holders:

     (1) November 1 to May 31. No holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverage

under that license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. (local

time), except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o'clock (11:00)

p.m. In the city of Providence, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under

that license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. (local time),

except on legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o'clock (11:00) p.m. In

the city of Central Falls, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under that

license between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. local time. In the

city of Pawtucket, no holder of a Class A license shall sell or deliver beverages under that license

between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. (local time), except on

legal holiday eves at which time the closing hour shall be eleven o'clock (11:00) p.m. When a legal

holiday is celebrated on a Monday, the preceding Saturday shall be considered the holiday eve.

     (2) June 1 to October 31. No holder of a class A license shall sell or deliver beverages

under this license between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00) p.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) a.m.

(local time). In the cities of Providence, and Central Falls, and Pawtucket, no holder of a Class A

license shall sell or deliver beverages under that license between the hours of eleven o'clock (11:00)

p.m. and nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. (local time).

3-8-6. Unlawful drinking and misrepresentation by underage persons -- Identification

cards for persons twenty-one and older.

3-8-6.1. Identification cards for persons under the age of 21.

     (a)(1) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall issue to any person upon

request, who is under twenty-one (21) years of age, an identification card upon payment of a fee of

twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and, upon presentation of a certified birth or baptismal certificate, or

U.S. or foreign passport, or U.S. naturalization certificate, or a valid immigrant or refugee

document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services including, but not

limited to, any one of the following: Form I-551, Form I-94, Form I-688A, Form I-688, and a form

evidencing that the applicant is a current or past recipient of a grant of deferred action under the

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, together with a document bearing the applicant's

signature. No person who holds an operator's license or a driving driver privilege card, issued by

this state or any other state, shall be issued an identification card.

     (2) The identification card shall be subject to renewal every five (5) years upon the payment

of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

     (3) The identification card shall be signed by the administrator of the division of motor

vehicles and also by the applicant, and his or her picture shall appear on the card along with the

required information and the card shall be encased in laminated plastic. The card shall be two inches

(2") in height and four inches (4") in length and shall be printed in the following form:

IDENTIFICATION CARD

Date Issued No.

First Name Middle Name Last Name

Address

BIRTH RECORD

Month Day Year

Secure Photo by Pasting here Color of hair Color of eyes Sex Ht Wt.

………… ………… …… …… ……

Issued by

Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles

Administrator

     (4) The identification cards shall be produced at the adult correctional institution if they

have facilities to do so; if the adult correctional institutions have no facilities to do so, then all cards

shall be manufactured by the lowest responsible bidder following advertisement for the solicitation

of bids.

     (5) The identification cards shall be clearly distinguishable from those issued pursuant to

§ 3-8-6 and operators' and chauffeurs' licenses issued pursuant to title 31.

     (b) The identification card may be withdrawn at any time for just cause, at the discretion

of the administrator of the division of motor vehicles. The administrator of the division of motor

vehicles shall keep a record of the cards issued and each card shall contain an identification number

specifically assigned to the person to whom the card was issued.

     (c) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall, upon presentation of a United

States Department of Defense (DD) FORM 214 or other acceptable documentation of military

service and verification of an honorable discharge, issue an identification card to the presenter that

is clearly marked "veteran," at no additional cost.

     (d) Issuance of a Rhode Island identification card under this section to a current or past

recipient of a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

program shall not confer the right to vote in the state of Rhode Island.

4-1-22. Care of neglected animals by society -- Forfeiture of owner's rights --

Expenses.

     (a) An officer or agent of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

may lawfully take charge of and shall provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or

neglected or hazardously accumulated as defined in § 4-1-1, or that in the opinion of that officer or

agent, is aged, maimed, disabled, lame, sick, diseased, injured, unfit for the labor it is performing,

or cruelly treated, and shall give notice to the owner or guardian, if known, or his or her agents, and

may provide suitable care.

     (b) Every owner or guardian or agent, upon conviction, plea of guilty, or plea of nolo

contendere, of abandonment, neglect, hazardous accumulation as defined in § 4-1-1, or otherwise

cruel treatment of any animal taken charge of by the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals under this section, forfeits the rights to ownership or control of that animal to

the Society for disposition in any manner deemed suitable for that animal.

     (c) Whenever any officer or agent of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty

to Animals lawfully takes charge of any animal under this section, all reasonable expenses for the

care and treatment of the animal(s), while in the custody of the Society during this time, shall be

paid for by the owner, or guardian, or his or her agent upon conviction, plea of guilty, or plea of

nolo contendere. The Society has the authority to commence a civil action for damages against the

owner or his or her agent guardian thirty (30) days after a written demand for payment of the

expense of the suitable care of that animal has been sent and no payment has been received. The

written demand shall state that the failure to pay or make arrangements to pay for the care of that

animal may result in forfeiture of ownership of the animal. The cost of such the care and treatment

that is billed to the owner or guardian shall be reasonable and related to equivalent services provided

by veterinary care and animal sheltering, feeding, and boarding services in this state.

     (d) The owner or guardian of any animal that is in the charge of the Rhode Island Society

for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals pursuant to the authority granted in this section may,

within sixty (60) days following the date that the society gives notice of the taking of possession of

the animal, petition the district court for an order to return custody of the animal to the owner or

guardian.

     (e) Upon the filing of such the petition, the court shall cause a summons to be issued

requiring an authorized representative of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to

appear in court at the time and place named, which summons shall be served not less than fourteen

(14) days before the date of the hearing.

     (f) At the hearing on the petition, the court shall consider:

     (1) The animal’s condition;

     (2) The care required to maintain the animal safely and in an appropriate environment; and

     (3) The ability of the petitioner to provide or arrange for the adequate care of the animal,

including during the time any criminal charges related to or arising from the seizure are pending.

     (g) If, after hearing, the court finds that the owner or guardian of the animal has the ability

to properly care for or arrange for the adequate care of the animal during the pendency of the

criminal charges, the court may allow the owner or guardian of the animal to have or arrange for

the adequate care, custody, and control of the animal pending the final determination of the related

criminal charges subject to such restrictions and conditions as the court determines to be reasonable

or necessary.

     (h) All issues will be decided upon a preponderance of the evidence.

     (i) In the event that the court orders an animal returned to the owner or guardian following

the hearing, the owner or guardian will not be required to pay for the cost of care incurred prior to

the date of the hearing unless and until such time as there has been a conviction, plea of guilty, or

plea of nolo contendere, of abandonment, neglect, hazardous accumulation as defined in § 4-1-1,

or otherwise cruel treatment in the related criminal proceeding.

     (j) In the event that the owner or guardian fails to petition for custody of the animal within

sixty (60) days of notice of the taking or fails to pay within sixty (60) days of the written demand

for payment, the Rhode Island Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals may petition the court

for transfer of ownership of the animal to the Rhode Island Society for Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals. If the owner or guardian fails to respond to the petition for transfer of ownership the court

shall transfer ownership to the society.

4-4-1. Appointment of inspectors to inspect diseased animals -- Quarantine --

Veterinarians.

     (a) The director of environmental management may appoint one or more inspectors in the

state, whose duty it is to visit and inquire into the condition of any domestic animal in the state

whenever there is reason to suspect that any domestic animal, the carcass of any domestic animal

or tissues or products, is affected with tuberculosis, or other a contagious, infectious, zoonotic, or

communicable disease; and the inspectors are authorized to quarantine any diseased domestic

animal, the carcass of any diseased domestic animal, or restrict the movement of any tissues or

products produced by any domestic animal suspected of being affected with a contagious,

infectious, zoonotic, or communicable disease until such quarantine or movement restriction is

released by a veterinarian employed by the director. The director may also employ, from time to

time, any number of veterinary surgeons that he or she may find necessary to carry out the purposes

of this chapter.

     (b) The director of the department of environmental management may establish quarantine

or control zones consistent with state and United States Department of Agriculture emergency plans

to restrict the movement of animals, animal carcasses, animal tissues, and animal products

suspected of being affected with a contagious, infectious, zoonotic, or communicable disease. Any

control or quarantine zone established under this authority will remain in effect until the chief of

agriculture and/or the state veterinarian determine that the zone is no longer necessary to mitigate

the threat of disease.

     (c) The director of the department of environmental management may order examination

or testing of any quarantined animal or animal in a quarantine or control zone for disease

surveillance purposes or as a term of the order of quarantine. The director may authorize qualified

department personnel to carry out any examination or testing or may order the testing to be

performed by a licensed veterinarian qualified to perform the testing.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

4-19-23. Pets for veterans.

     (a) A public animal shelter shall not charge an adoption fee for a dog or cat if the person

adopting the dog or cat presents to the public animal shelter a current and valid driver’s license or

identification card with the word "veteran" printed on its face pursuant to § 31-10-48.

     (b) A public animal shelter may limit the number of dogs or cats adopted from that public

animal shelter pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to one dog or cat during a period of every

six (6) months.

4-19-24. Humane transportation of K-9 partners.

     (a) For this the purposes of this section, "police dog" means: a dog owned by a police

department or police agency of the State state of Rhode Island or any political subdivision thereof,

that is used by the department or agency for official duties.

     (b) EMS personnel may provide emergency treatment to a police dog injured in the line of

duty and transport such the police dog by ambulance to a veterinary care facility equipped to

provide emergency treatment to dogs; provided, however, that EMS personnel shall not transport

an injured police dog if providing such transport would inhibit their ability to provide emergency

medical attention or transport to a person requiring such services.

     (c) The department of health, in consultation with the Rhode Island veterinary medical

association, the Rhode Island association of fire chiefs, the Rhode Island state association of

firefighters, at least two (2) practicing, licensed emergency medical technicians, the international

brotherhood of police officers' K-9 officer, the fraternal order of police's K-9 officer, and the

department of state police's K-9 unit, shall develop policies and procedures that include, but are not

limited to:

     (1) Appropriate training of EMS personnel to provide police dogs basic level first aid,

cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and life-saving interventions, including, but not limited to,

administering naloxone; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall authorize the

provision of advanced life support care to a police dog;

     (2) Safe handling procedures for injured police dogs, including, but not limited to, the use

of a box muzzle and response coordination with a law enforcement official trained in handling

police dogs;

     (3) Identification of veterinary facilities that provide emergency treatment for injured

police dogs;

     (4) Decontamination of stretchers, the patient compartment, and any contaminated medical

equipment after a police dog has been transported by ambulance or EMS vehicle; and

     (5) Sterilization of the interior of an ambulance or EMS vehicle before being returned to

human service, including, but not limited to, sanitizing all allergens and disinfection to a standard

safe for human transport.

     (d) The department of health may grant a waiver from this section if the department

determines that compliance poses a safety risk to the public. The department shall develop

regulations regarding applications and issuance of such a waiver.

5-6-2.1. Inspection and right of entry.

     (a) The division of professional regulation by and through its electrical investigators or

designees has the right and authority to enter, during times at which electrical work is actually being

performed on any commercial building, structure, or premises where electrical work is being done,

except any building, structure, or premises exempt by law, for the purpose of ascertaining

compliance with this chapter.

     (b) If any owner, occupant, or other person refuses, impedes, inhibits, interferes with,

restricts, or otherwise obstructs entry and free access to any part of the building, structure, or

premises by an authorized investigating official of the division of professional regulation,

department of labor and training/board of examiners, the chief administrator of the division may:

     (1) Revoke or suspend any license, permit, or other permission regulated by local and state

codes, and applicable to this chapter; notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter; and

     (2) Seek any other remedy as provided by this chapter.

5-14-4. Innkeeper's right to eject.

     (a) An innkeeper may remove or cause to be removed from a hotel a guest or other person

who:

     (1) Refuses or is unable to pay for accommodations or services;

     (2) While on the premises of the hotel, acts in an obviously intoxicated manner, destroys

or threatens to destroy hotel property, verbally or physically threatens employees or guests, or

causes or threatens to cause a public disturbance;

     (3) The innkeeper has direct knowledge a person is using the premises for the unlawful

possession or use of controlled substances by the person in violation of chapter 28 of title 21, or

using the premises for the consumption of alcohol by a person under the age of twenty-one (21)

years of age in violation of chapter 8 of title 3;

     (4) The innkeeper has direct knowledge a person has brought property into the hotel that

may be dangerous to other persons, such as firearms or explosives;

     (5) A person violates any federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, or rules relating to the

hotel; or

     (6) Violates a rule of the hotel that is clearly and conspicuously posted at or near the front

desk and on the inside of the entrance door of every guest room. and posted online where the guest

can view it before making a reservation at the hotel; or

     (7) Uses verbally abusive language towards the hotel's employees or guests. For the

purposes of this chapter, verbally abusive language shall mean any language which that would

reasonably be found to be offensive, threatening, or demeaning.

     (b) If the guest has paid in advance, the innkeeper shall tender to the guest any unused

portion of the advance payment at the time of removal.

     (c) Nothing in this section shall be used as a pretext to discriminate against a guest on the

basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age,

or country of ancestral origin.

5-14-5. Refusal of admission.

     An innkeeper may refuse to admit or refuse service or accommodations to a person who:

     (1) While on the premises of the hotel, acts in an obviously intoxicated manner, destroys

or threatens to destroy hotel property, or causes or threatens to cause a public disturbance.

     (2) The innkeeper has direct knowledge a person is seeking accommodations for the

unlawful possession or use of controlled substances in violation of chapter 28 of title 21 or the use

of the premises for the consumption of intoxicating liquor by a person.

     (3) A person under the age of eighteen (18) years who is not accompanied by an adult if

they are not in proper condition or are unable to pay for their charges.

5-33.2-25. Mandatory continuing education training.

     Every funeral director/embalmer shall be required to participate in a total of five (5) hours

annually of continuing education training of which three (3) hours are one hour is mandated by

annual OSHA training; provided, however, those funeral directors or embalmers who are sixty-five

(65) years of age or older and have forty (40) years of experience are exempt from this requirement.

The five (5) hours of annual training shall be required for renewals issued as of January 1, 2008.

5-34-31.1. Practices and persons exempt - COVID-19.

     (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 5-34-31, or any general law, rule, or regulation to

the contrary, upon the effective date of this section, due to the public health crisis caused by

COVID-19, the exemption in § 5-34-31(2) relating to the practice of nursing "pending the results

of the licensing examinations following that graduation" is hereby suspended for registered nurse

graduates; provided that, the registered nurse graduates shall:

     (1) Apply and receive a temporary graduate nursing license that is valid for a period not

exceeding ninety (90) days;

     (2) Work under the supervision of licensed registered nurses; and

     (3) Comply with other applicable requirements.

     (b) The Rhode Island department of health shall promulgate and enforce any rules and

regulations necessary to implement this section.

     (c) Unless extended by the general assembly, this section shall sunset on June 30, 2022.

5-37-8. Grounds for discipline without hearing.

     The director may temporarily suspend the license of a physician or limited registrant

without a hearing if the director finds that evidence in his or her possession indicates that a

physician's or limited registrant's continuation in practice would constitute an immediate danger to

the public. In the event that the director temporarily suspends the license of a physician or limited

registrant without a hearing, a hearing by the board must be held within ten (10) days after the day

the suspension has occurred. In the event the tenth day occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state

holiday, the hearing by the board shall be held on the first business day following the Saturday,

Sunday, or legal state holiday.

5-39.1-4. Social worker privilege.

     (a) No licensee under this chapter or an employee of a licensee may disclose any

information acquired from clients or persons consulting with the licensee to render professional

services except:

     (1) With the written consent of the person(s) or, in the case of death or disability, of the

individual's personal representative, or person authorized to sue, or the beneficiary of an insurance

policy on an individual's life, health, or physical conditions;

     (2) When there is a clear and present danger to the safety of the patient or client or to other

individuals;

     (3) When a person is a minor under the laws of this state and the information acquired by

the licensee involves abuse of the minor, the licensee is required to report this pursuant to § 40-11-

3 and may be required to testify fully in an examination, trial, or other proceeding in which the

commission of this crime is the subject of inquiry;

     (4) When the person licensed or certified under this chapter is a party defendant to a civil,

criminal, or disciplinary action arising from a complaint filed by the patient or client, in which case

the waiver shall be limited to that action;

     (5) When the licensee is called upon to testify in court or administrative hearings

concerning the potential for abuse or neglect in foster and adoptive placements; or

     (6) When the licensee is collaborating or consulting with an administrative superior on

behalf of the client.

     (b) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following individuals:

     (1) Qualified members of other professions or occupations engaging in practices similar in

nature to clinical social work; provided, that they are authorized by the laws of this state to engage

in similar practices, do not represent themselves as a "licensed clinical social worker" or "licensed

independent clinical social worker,", and do not characterize their practices as clinical social work;

     (2) Students engaged in doctorate- or master's-level study in a school of social work

accredited by the council on social work education; provided, that the students are practicing as

part of a supervised course of study and designated by such titles as "social-work intern,", "social-

work trainee,", "social-work student,", or others clearly indicating training status; or

     (3) State employees.; or

     (4) Individuals who have attained a masters of social work from an accredited college or

university within the last eighteen (18) months as long as that individual meets all of the following

conditions:

     (i) The individual is authorized to take the examination required pursuant to regulations

promulgated by the department, and has not previously failed that examination more than once;

     (ii) The individual performs all such social work services under the direct personal

supervision of a person who holds a valid Rhode Island license as a licensed independent clinical

social worker pursuant to § 5-39.1-8;

     (iii) The individual is designated or identified as “social-work intern”, “social-work

trainee”, or other clearly indicating training status; and

     (iv) The individual does not hold themselves out to the public as any title or description

which that states or implies that the individual is licensed to practice social work in Rhode Island.

5-39.1-8. Licenses.

     (a) The department shall issue the appropriate license to applicants who meet the

qualifications of this section.

     (b) Prerequisites: "Licensed clinical social worker." A license as a "licensed clinical social

worker" shall be issued to an applicant who meets the following qualifications:

     (1) Has a doctorate in clinical social work from a duly accredited college or university or

master's degree from a school of social work accredited by the council on social work education;

and

     (2) Has After August 15, 2025, has satisfactorily completed an examination for this license;

or

     (3) Has a comparable license, certification, or registration from the state, or another state

or territory of the United States that imposes qualifications substantially similar to those of this

chapter, as determined by the board.

     (c) Prerequisites: "Licensed independent clinical social worker." A license for a "licensed

independent clinical social worker" shall be issued to an applicant who meets the following

qualifications:

     (1) Is licensed under this chapter as a "licensed clinical social worker"; and

     (2) Has twenty-four (24) months of experience acceptable to the board, under appropriate

supervision; and

     (3) Has fulfilled the continuing education requirements for this license; and

     (4) Has satisfactorily completed an examination for this license; or

     (5) Has a comparable license, certification, or registration from the state, or another state

or territory of the United States that imposes qualifications substantially similar to those of this

chapter.

     (d) In addition to these qualifications, an applicant for any of these titles must prove to the

board's satisfaction:

     (1) An age of at least twenty-one (21) years;

     (2) That he or she merits the public trust;

     (3) A United States citizenship or proof of other legal resident status;

     (4) An absence of conviction of a felony, which is subject to waiver by the board upon

presentation of satisfactory evidence that this conviction does not impair the ability of the person

to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this license. The applicant shall bear

the burden of proving that his or her conviction does not impair his or her ability to conduct with

safety to the public the practice authorized by this license;

     (5) An absence of NASW sanction for violation of code of ethics, or other state-board

sanction which is subject to waiver by the board upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that this

sanction does not impair the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public the practice

authorized by this license. The applicant bears the burden of proving that his or her sanction does

not impair his or her ability to conduct with safety to the public the practice authorized by this

license;

     (6) That the applicant has not been declared mentally incompetent by any court, and if any

decree has ever been rendered, that there has been a subsequent court determination that the

applicant is competent; and

     (7) Freedom from use of any controlled substance or any alcoholic beverages to the extent

that the use impairs the ability of the person to conduct with safety to the public the practice

authorized by this license. The applicant bears the burden of proving that he or she is free from use

of any controlled substance or any alcoholic beverages that impair his or her ability to conduct with

safety to the public the practice authorized by this license.

     (e) No applicant for a license as a "licensed clinical social worker" shall be required to take

or pass a standardized written examination in order to qualify for the license prior to August 15,

2025. This subsection shall sunset and expire on August 15, 2025.

     (f) For the purpose of increasing access for more individuals to attain licensure as a

"licensed clinical social worker" or "licensed independent clinical social worker" to meet the

language and cultural needs of Rhode Island's diverse communities, the board of social work

examiners shall consider and may promulgate any rules and regulations necessary:

     (1) To make accommodations for individuals whose first language is not English;

     (2) To offer licensing exams in languages other than English; and

     (3) To develop alternative qualifications for licensure that may not include either or both

of the examinations pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.

5-39.1-4. Social worker privilege.

     A physical therapist licensed under this chapter may perform physical therapy services

without a prescription or referral, when providing physical therapy services in a school setting to a

student in accordance with the provisions of the student's individualized education plan (IEP) or

individualized family service plan (IFSP).

CHAPTER 44.1

THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT

5-44.1-1. Short title.

     This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "The Psychology Interjurisdictional

Compact" (the "compact")(“the compact”).

5-44.1-2. Execution of the compact.

     The governor on behalf of the State of Rhode Island is authorized to execute a compact, in

substantially the following form, with any state, territory or possession of the United States, the

District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the general assembly signifies

in advance its approval and ratification of this compact: "The Psychology Interjurisdictional

Compact". The contracting states solemnly agree:

PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT (PSYPACT)

ARTICLE I

PURPOSE

     Whereas, states license psychologists, in order to protect the public through verification of

education, training and experience and ensure accountability for professional practice; and

     Whereas, this Compact is intended to regulate the day to day practice of telepsychology

(i.e. the provision of psychological services using telecommunication technologies) by

psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice as assigned

by an appropriate authority; and

     Whereas, this Compact is intended to regulate the temporary in-person, face-to-face

practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries for thirty (30) days within a

calendar year in the performance of their psychological practice as assigned by an appropriate

authority; and

     Whereas, this Compact is intended to authorize State Psychology Regulatory Authorities

to afford legal recognition, in a manner consistent with the terms of the Compact, to psychologists

licensed in another state; and

     Whereas, this Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in protecting the

public's health and safety through their licensing and regulation of psychologists and that such state

regulation will best protect public health and safety; and

     Whereas, this Compact does not apply when a psychologist is licensed in both the Home

and Receiving States; and

     Whereas, this Compact does not apply to permanent in-person, face-to-face practice, it

does allow for authorization of temporary psychological practice.

     Consistent with these principles, this Compact is designed to achieve the following

purposes and objectives:

     (1) Increase public access to professional psychological services by allowing for

telepsychological practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person, face-to-face services

into a state which the psychologist is not licensed to practice psychology;

     (2) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety, especially

client/patient safety;

     (3) Encourage the cooperation of Compact States in the areas of psychology licensure and

regulation;

     (4) Facilitate the exchange of information between Compact States regarding psychologist

licensure, adverse actions and disciplinary history;

     (5) Promote compliance with the laws governing psychological practice in each Compact

State; and

     (6) Invest all Compact States with the authority to hold licensed psychologists accountable

through the mutual recognition of Compact State licenses.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

     (A) "Adverse Action" means any action taken by a State Psychology Regulatory Authority

which finds a violation of a statute or regulation that is identified by the State Psychology

Regulatory Authority as discipline and is a matter of public record.

     (B) "Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)" means the

recognized membership organization composed of State and Provincial Psychology Regulatory

Authorities responsible for the licensure and registration of psychologists throughout the United

States and Canada.

     (C) "Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology" means a licensed

psychologist's authority to practice telepsychology, within the limits authorized under this

Compact, in another Compact State.

     (D) "Bylaws" means those Bylaws established by the Psychology Interjurisdictional

Compact Commission pursuant to Article X for its governance, or for directing and controlling its

actions and conduct.

     (E) "Client/Patient" means the recipient of psychological services, whether psychological

services are delivered in the context of healthcare, corporate, supervision, and/or consulting

services.

     (F) "Commissioner" means the voting representative appointed by each State Psychology

Regulatory Authority pursuant to Article X.

     (G) "Compact State" means a state, the District of Columbia, or United States territory that

has enacted this Compact legislation and which has not withdrawn pursuant to Article XIII, Section

C or been terminated pursuant to Article XII, Section B.

     (H) "Coordinated Licensure Information System" also referred to as "Coordinated

Database" means an integrated process for collecting, storing, and sharing information on

psychologists' licensure and enforcement activities related to psychology licensure laws,

Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) which is administered by the recognized

membership organization composed of State and Provincial Psychology Regulatory Authorities.

     (I) "Confidentiality" means the principle that data or information is not made available or

disclosed to unauthorized persons and/or processes.

     (J) "Day" means any part of a day in which psychological work is performed.

     (K) "Distant State" means the Compact State where a psychologist is physically present

(not through the use of telecommunications technologies), to provide temporary in-person, face-to-

face psychological services.

     (L) "e-Passport" means a certificate issued by the Association of State and Provincial

Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that promotes the standardization in the criteria of interjurisdictional

telepsychology practice and facilitates the process for licensed psychologists to provide

telepsychological services across state lines.

     (M) "Executive Board" means a group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of,

and within the powers granted to them by, the Commission.

     (N) "Home State" means a Compact State where a psychologist is licensed to practice

psychology. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one Compact State and is practicing under

the Authorization to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology, the Home State is the Compact

State where the psychologist is physically present when the telepsychological services are

delivered. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one Compact State and is practicing under

the Temporary Authorization to Practice, the Home State is any Compact State where the

psychologist is licensed.

     (O) "Identity History Summary" means a summary of information retained by the FBI, or

other designee with similar authority, in connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal

employment, naturalization, or military service.

     (P) "In-Person, Face-to-Face" means interactions in which the psychologist and the

client/patient are in the same physical space and which does not include interactions that may occur

through the use of telecommunication technologies.

     (Q) "Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate" (IPC) means a certificate issued by the

Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) that grants temporary authority

to practice based on notification to the State Psychology Regulatory Authority of intention to

practice temporarily, and verification of one's qualifications for such practice.

     (R) "License" means authorization by a State Psychology Regulatory Authority to engage

in the independent practice of psychology, which would be unlawful without the authorization.

     (S) "Non-Compact State" means any State which is not at the time a Compact State.

     (T) "Psychologist" means an individual licensed for the independent practice of

psychology.

     (U) "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission" also referred to as

"Commission" means the national administration of which all Compact States are members.

     (V) "Receiving State" means a Compact State where the client/patient is physically located

when the telepsychological services are delivered.

     (W) "Rule" means a written statement by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Commission promulgated pursuant to Article XI of the Compact that is of general applicability,

implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the Compact, or an organizational,

procedural, or practice requirement of the Commission and has the force and effect of statutory law

in a Compact State, and includes the amendment, repeal or suspension of an existing rule.

     (X) "Significant Investigatory Information" means:

     (1) Investigative information that a State Psychology Regulatory Authority, after a

preliminary inquiry that includes notification and an opportunity to respond if required by state

law, has reason to believe, if proven true, would indicate more than a violation of state statute or

ethics code that would be considered more substantial than minor infraction; or

     (2) Investigative information that indicates that the psychologist represents an immediate

threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the psychologist has been notified and/or

had an opportunity to respond.

     (Y) "State" means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, or

the District of Columbia.

     (Z) "State Psychology Regulatory Authority" means the Board, office or other agency with

the legislative mandate to license and regulate the practice of psychology.

     (AA) "Telepsychology" means the provision of psychological services using

telecommunication technologies.

     (BB) "Temporary Authorization to Practice" means a licensed psychologist's authority to

conduct temporary in-person, face-to-face practice, within the limits authorized under this

Compact, in another Compact State.

     (CC) "Temporary In-Person, Face-to-Face Practice" means where a psychologist is

physically present (not through the use of telecommunications technologies), in the Distant State

to provide for the practice of psychology for thirty (30) days within a calendar year and based on

notification to the Distant State.

ARTICLE III

HOME STATE LICENSURE

     (A) The Home State shall be a Compact State where a psychologist is licensed to practice

psychology.

     (B) A psychologist may hold one or more Compact State licenses at a time. If the

psychologist is licensed in more than one Compact State, the Home State is the Compact State

where the psychologist is physically present when the services are delivered as authorized by the

Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under the terms of this Compact.

     (C) Any Compact State may require a psychologist not previously licensed in a Compact

State to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the Compact State under

circumstances not authorized by the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under

the terms of this Compact.

     (D) Any Compact State may require a psychologist to obtain and retain a license to be

authorized to practice in a Compact State under circumstances not authorized by Temporary

Authorization to Practice under the terms of this Compact.

     (E) A Home State's license authorizes a psychologist to practice in a Receiving State under

the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only if the Compact State:

     (1) Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active e-Passport;

     (2) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed

individuals;

     (3) Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse action

or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;

     (4) Requires an Identity History Summary of all applicants at initial licensure, including

the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), or other designee with similar authority, no later than

ten (10) years after activation of the Compact; and

     (5) Complies with the Bylaws and Rules of the Commission.

     (F) A Home State's license grants Temporary Authorization to Practice to a psychologist

in a Distant State only if the Compact State:

     (1) Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active IPC;

     (2) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed

individuals;

     (3) Notifies the Commission, in compliance with the terms herein, of any adverse action

or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual;

     (4) Requires an Identity History Summary of all applicants at initial licensure, including

the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, or other designee with similar authority, no later than

ten (10) years after activation of the Compact; and

     (5) Complies with the Bylaws and Rules of the Commission.

ARTICLE IV

COMPACT PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE TELEPSYCHOLOGY

     (A) Compact States shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact State

in conformance with Article III, to practice telepsychology in other Compact States (Receiving

States) in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional

Telepsychology as provided in the Compact.

     (B) To exercise the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology under the

terms and provisions of this Compact, a psychologist licensed to practice in a Compact State must:

     (1) Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an institute of higher education that was, at

the time the degree was awarded:

     (a) Regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of

Education to grant graduate degrees, or authorized by Provincial Statute or Royal Charter to grant

doctoral degrees; or

     (b) A foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent to subsection 1(a) above by a

foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential

Evaluation Services (NACES) or by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service; and

     (2) Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the following criteria:

     (a) The program, wherever it may be administratively housed, must be clearly identified

and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in pertinent institutional

catalogues and brochures its intent to educate and train professional psychologists;

     (b) The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent, organizational entity

within the institution;

     (c) There must be a clear authority and primary responsibility for the core and specialty

areas whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;

     (d) The program must consist of an integrated, organized sequence of study;

     (e) There must be an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry

out its responsibilities;

     (f) The designated director of the program must be a psychologist and a member of the

core faculty;

     (g) The program must have an identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that

program for a degree;

     (h) The program must include supervised practicum, internship, or field training

appropriate to the practice of psychology;

     (i) The curriculum shall encompass a minimum of three (3) academic years of full-time

graduate study for doctoral degree and a minimum of one academic year of full-time graduate study

for master's degree; and

     (j) The program includes an acceptable residency as defined by the Rules of the

Commission.

     (3) Possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice psychology in a Home State

which is a Compact State;

     (4) Have no history of adverse action that violate the Rules of the Commission;

     (5) Have no criminal record history reported on an Identity History Summary that violates

the Rules of the Commission;

     (6) Possess a current, active e-Passport;

     (7) Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice, conformity with standards

of practice, competence in telepsychology technology; criminal background; and knowledge and

adherence to legal requirements in the home and receiving states, and provide a release of

information to allow for primary source verification in a manner specified by the Commission; and

     (8) Meet other criteria as defined by the Rules of the Commission.

     (C) A psychologist practicing into a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice

Interjurisdictional Telepsychology shall practice within areas of competencies and the scope of

practice authorized by the Home State.

     (D) A psychologist practicing into a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice

Interjurisdictional Telepsychology will be subject to the Home State's authority and laws. A

Receiving State may, in accordance with that state's due process law, limit or revoke a

psychologist's Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in the Receiving State and

may take any other necessary actions under the Receiving State's applicable law to protect the

health and safety of the Receiving State's citizens. If a Receiving State takes action, the state shall

promptly notify the Home State and the Commission.

     (E) If a psychologist's license in any Home State, another Compact State, or any Authority

to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology in any Receiving State, is restricted, suspended or

otherwise limited, the e-Passport shall be revoked and therefore the psychologist shall not be

eligible to practice telepsychology in a Compact State under the Authority to Practice

Interjurisdictional Telepsychology.

ARTICLE V

COMPACT TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE

     (A) Compact States shall also recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact

State in conformance with Article III, to practice temporarily in other Compact States (Distant

States) in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the Compact.

     (B) To exercise the Temporary Authorization to Practice under the terms and provisions of

this Compact, a psychologist licensed to practice in a Compact State must:

     (1) Hold a graduate degree in psychology from an institute of higher education that was, at

the time the degree was awarded:

     (a) Regionally accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of

Education to grant graduate degrees, or authorized by Provincial Statute or Royal Charter to grant

doctoral degrees; or

     (b) A foreign college or university deemed to be equivalent to subsection 1(a) above by a

foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential

Evaluation Services (NACES) or by a recognized foreign credential evaluation service; and

     (2) Hold a graduate degree in psychology that meets the following criteria:

     (a) The program, wherever it may be administratively housed, must be clearly identified

and labeled as a psychology program. Such a program must specify in pertinent institutional

catalogues and brochures its intent to educate and train professional psychologists;

     (b) The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent, organizational entity

within the institution;

     (c) There must be a clear authority and primary responsibility for the core and specialty

areas whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines;

     (d) The program must consist of an integrated, organized sequence of study;

     (e) There must be an identifiable psychology faculty sufficient in size and breadth to carry

out its responsibilities;

     (f) The designated director of the program must be a psychologist and a member of the

core faculty;

     (g) The program must have an identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that

program for a degree;

     (h) The program must include supervised practicum, internship, or field training

appropriate to the practice of psychology;

     (i) The curriculum shall encompass a minimum of three (3) academic years of full-time

graduate study for doctoral degrees and a minimum of one academic year of full-time graduate

study for master's degree;

     (j) The program includes an acceptable residency as defined by the Rules of the

Commission;

     (3) Possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice psychology in a Home State

which is a Compact State;

     (4) No history of adverse action that violate the Rules of the Commission;

     (5) No criminal record history that violates the Rules of the Commission;

     (6) Possess a current, active IPC;

     (7) Provide attestations in regard to areas of intended practice and work experience and

provide a release of information to allow for primary source verification in a manner specified by

the Commission; and

     (8) Meet other criteria as defined by the Rules of the Commission.

     (C) A psychologist practicing into a Distant State under the Temporary Authorization to

Practice shall practice within the scope of practice authorized by the Distant State.

     (D) A psychologist practicing into a Distant State under the Temporary Authorization to

Practice will be subject to the Distant State's authority and law. A Distant State may, in accordance

with that state's due process law, limit or revoke a psychologist's Temporary Authorization to

Practice in the Distant State and may take any other necessary actions under the Distant State's

applicable law to protect the health and safety of the Distant State's citizens. If a Distant State takes

action, the state shall promptly notify the Home State and the Commission.

     (E) If a psychologist's license in any Home State, another Compact State, or any Temporary

Authorization to Practice in any Distant State, is restricted, suspended or otherwise limited, the IPC

shall be revoked and therefore the psychologist shall not be eligible to practice in a Compact State

under the Temporary Authorization to Practice.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS OF TELEPSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE IN A RECEIVING STATE

     (A) A psychologist may practice in a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice

Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology

as assigned by an appropriate State Psychology Regulatory Authority, as defined in the Rules of

the Commission, and under the following circumstances:

     (1) The psychologist initiates a client/patient contact in a Home State via

telecommunications technologies with a client/patient in a Receiving State;

     (2) Other conditions regarding telepsychology as determined by Rules promulgated by the

Commission.

ARTICLE VII

ADVERSE ACTIONS

     (A) A Home State shall have the power to impose adverse action against a psychologist's

license issued by the Home State. A Distant State shall have the power to take adverse action on a

psychologist's Temporary Authorization to Practice within that Distant State.

     (B) A Receiving State may take adverse action on a psychologist's Authority to Practice

Interjurisdictional Telepsychology within that Receiving State. A Home State may take adverse

action against a psychologist based on an adverse action taken by a Distant State regarding

temporary in-person, face-to-face practice.

     (C) If a Home State takes adverse action against a psychologist's license, that psychologist's

Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology is terminated and the e-Passport is

revoked. Furthermore, that psychologist's Temporary Authorization to Practice is terminated and

the IPC is revoked.

     (1) All Home State disciplinary orders which impose adverse action shall be reported to

the Commission in accordance with the Rules promulgated by the Commission. A Compact State

shall report adverse actions in accordance with the Rules of the Commission.

     (2) In the event discipline is reported on a psychologist, the psychologist will not be eligible

for telepsychology or temporary in-person, face-to-face practice in accordance with the Rules of

the Commission.

     (3) Other actions may be imposed as determined by the Rules promulgated by the

Commission.

     (D) A Home State's Psychology Regulatory Authority shall investigate and take

appropriate action with respect to reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a licensee which

occurred in a Receiving State as it would if such conduct had occurred by a licensee within the

Home State. In such cases, the Home State's law shall control in determining any adverse action

against a psychologist's license.

     (E) A Distant State's Psychology Regulatory Authority shall investigate and take

appropriate action with respect to reported inappropriate conduct engaged in by a psychologist

practicing under Temporary Authorization Practice which occurred in that Distant State as it would

if such conduct had occurred by a licensee within the Home State. In such cases, Distant State's

law shall control in determining any adverse action against a psychologist's Temporary

Authorization to Practice.

     (F) Nothing in this Compact shall override a Compact State's decision that a psychologist's

participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that such

participation shall remain non-public if required by the Compact State's law. Compact States must

require psychologists who enter any alternative programs to not provide telepsychology services

under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology or provide temporary

psychological services under the Temporary Authorization to Practice in any other Compact State

during the term of the alternative program.

     (G) No other judicial or administrative remedies shall be available to a psychologist in the

event a Compact State imposes an adverse action pursuant to subsection (C), above.

ARTICLE VIII

ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES INVESTED IN A COMPACT STATE'S PSYCHOLOGY

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

     (A) In addition to any other powers granted under state law, a Compact State's Psychology

Regulatory Authority shall have the authority under this Compact to:

     (1) Issue subpoenas, for both hearings and investigations, which require the attendance and

testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a Compact State's

Psychology Regulatory Authority for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and/or the

production of evidence from another Compact State shall be enforced in the latter state by any court

of competent jurisdiction, according to that court's practice and procedure in considering subpoenas

issued in its own proceedings. The issuing State Psychology Regulatory Authority shall pay any

witness fees, travel expenses, mileage and other fees required by the service statutes of the state

where the witnesses and/or evidence are located; and

     (2) Issue cease and desist and/or injunctive relief orders to revoke a psychologist's

Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology and/or Temporary Authorization to

Practice; and

     (3) During the course of any investigation, a psychologist may not change their Home State

licensure. A Home State Psychology Regulatory Authority is authorized to complete any pending

investigations of a psychologist and to take any actions appropriate under its law. The Home State

Psychology Regulatory Authority shall promptly report the conclusions of such investigations to

the Commission. Once an investigation has been completed, and pending the outcome of said

investigation, the psychologist may change their Home State licensure. The Commission shall

promptly notify the new Home State of any such decisions as provided in the Rules of the

Commission. All information provided to the Commission or distributed by Compact States

pursuant to the psychologist shall be confidential, filed under seal and used for investigatory or

disciplinary matters. The Commission may create additional rules for mandated or discretionary

sharing of information by Compact States.

ARTICLE IX

COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM

     (A) The Commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of a Coordinated

Licensure Information System (Coordinated Database) and reporting system containing licensure

and disciplinary action information on all psychologists individuals to whom this Compact is

applicable in all Compact States as defined by the Rules of the Commission.

     (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a Compact State shall

submit a uniform data set to the Coordinated Database on all licensees as required by the Rules of

the Commission, including:

     (1) Identifying information;

     (2) Licensure data;

     (3) Significant investigatory information;

     (4) Adverse actions against a psychologist's license;

     (5) An indicator that a psychologist's Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional

Telepsychology and/or Temporary Authorization to Practice is revoked;

     (6) Non-confidential information related to alternative program participation information;

     (7) Any denial of application for licensure, and the reasons for such denial; and

     (8) Other information which may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as

determined by the Rules of the Commission.

     (C) The Coordinated Database administrator shall promptly notify all Compact States of

any adverse action taken against, or significant investigative information on, any licensee in a

Compact State.

     (D) Compact States reporting information to the Coordinated Database may designate

information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the Compact

State reporting the information.