It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 5-24 of the General Laws entitled "Taverns, Cookshops, and Oyster Houses" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

{ADD 5-24-1.1. Town of Cumberland -- Limited victualing license. -- ADD} {ADD (a) The town council of the town of Cumberland shall, in addition to the licensing and regulatory powers enumerated in section 5-24-1, have the power to issue limited victualing house licenses for the purpose of permitting the operation of any agricultural or farm related business to sell for consumption on the premises certain food items which complement the principal business, serve as a convenience to the public and otherwise be in harmony with the rural atmosphere of the town.

(b) The town council shall have the power to limit the hours of operation of any such establishment as well as the types of foods which may be prepared for consumption on the premises.

(c) No limited license shall be granted if the granting of such license shall be contrary to and/or inimicable to the public health, safety or welfare.

(d) Any license pursuant to this section issued shall be subject to the provisions of section 5-24-2 relating to the term and duration of licenses. The annual fee shall be the same as that established for a full victualing license as provided in section 5-24-1. ADD}

SECTION 2. Sections 5-24-2, 5-24-4 and 5-24-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-24 entitled "Taverns, Cookshops, and Oyster Houses" are hereby amended to read as follows:

5-24-2. Terms and duration of licenses. -- Every license issued pursuant to section {ADD sections ADD} 5-24-1 {ADD and 5-24-1.1 ADD} shall specify the person licensed, the business licensed, the hours during which the premises may be opened for business, and the building or room in which the business shall be pursued, and shall continue and be in force until the first of December, unless sooner revoked for cause.

5-24-4. Maintenance of good order -- Drunkards, wastrels, and minors excluded. -- Every person licensed pursuant to section {ADD sections ADD} 5-24-1 {ADD and 5-24-1.1 ADD} shall maintain good order in the building licensed, and shall not suffer any person in that licensed building to become intoxicated, nor shall he or she take in pawn or pledge any article whatsoever; neither shall he or she suffer that licensed building to become frequented by any common drunkard or person addicted to the intemperate use of spirituous or intoxicating liquors, or by any person who is a disturber of the peace, or who is wasting his or her property or earnings and means of supporting himself and family, or by any person under lawful age. Every person licensed pursuant to section 5-24-1 violating either of the provisions of this section shall be deemed the keeper of a disorderly house and shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00), one-half thereof to the use of the town in which the offense shall have been committed and one-half thereof to the use of the state.

5-24-5. Annulment of license. -- In case any person licensed pursuant to section {ADD sections ADD} 5-24-1 {ADD and 5-24-1.1 ADD} shall be convicted of keeping a disorderly house, the town council shall forthwith withdraw and annul his or her license; and he or she shall not be licensed during the two (2) years next following his or her conviction.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.