It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 3-8-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 3-8 entitled "Regulation of Sales" is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-8-1. Sales on Sundays and holidays -- Sales to underage persons, intoxicated persons, and persons of intemperate habits. -- Licenses issued under the provisions of this title shall not authorize the sale or service of beverages on Sunday, provided, however, that on December 24, 1995 and December 31, 1995, a Class A retail license holder may open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., {ADD and provided further, however, March 17, 1996, any Class C retail license holder in the City of Providence may open from 11:00 A.M. until 12:00 midnight, ADD} nor on Christmas day excepting licensed taverns, clubs, victualing houses and retail Class F licensed places when served with food to guests, and except in places operated under a retail Class E license described above, and excepting the sale of wine or winery products at retail pursuant to section 3-6-1.1(d)(4) by holders of farmer-winery licenses and the serving of complimentary samples pursuant to section 3-6-1.1(f) by holders of farmer-winery licenses, and except in cars or on passenger-carrying marine vessels operated by holders of Class G licenses; provided that the department may limit the sale of beverages on passenger-carrying marine vessels to the hours from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 o'clock a.m. on those days; nor shall they authorize the sale or delivery to any underaged person as defined in this title for purposes of sale, possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages, either for his own use or for the use of his parents, or of any other person; or the sale of beverages to any intoxicated persons or to any person of notoriously intemperate habits; and, provided further, places operating under a retail Class C license shall be authorized to be open for the sale of alcoholic beverages upon Columbus day, Armistice day, Victory day, provided however, that local board of license may authorize places operating under a Class C license to be open on New Year's day; and provided further, places operating under a retail Class A license shall not be authorized to be open for the sale of alcoholic beverages upon Thanksgiving day and New Year's day.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.