It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3-7 of the General Laws entitled "Retail Licenses" is hereby amended by adding the following section:
{ADD 3-7-14.2. Class F licenses -- Class F-1 licenses -- Caterers. -- ADD} {ADD (a) A caterer duly licensed by the Department of Health and the Division of Taxation shall be eligible to apply for a Class F and/or a Class F-1 license. The city or town clerk of a municipality in which a full time licensing board does not exist shall be authorized to issue the caterer's license.
(b) Any bartender employed by the licensee shall be certified by a nationally recognized alcohol beverage server training program.
(c) The licensee shall purchase at retail all alcoholic beverages from a licensed Class A alcohol retail establishment located in the State of Rhode Island. Any person violating this section shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500) for such violation and shall be subject to license revocation. The provisions of this section shall be enforced in accordance with Title 3 of the General Laws.
(d) Violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). Fines imposed under this section shall be paid to the municipality in which the caterer illegally dispensed alcoholic beverages. ADD}
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
