R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-7-7.1

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§ 3-7-7.1. Class B-H license.

Official statutory text

(a) A retailers Class B-H license shall be issued only to a licensed hotel. The license authorizes the holder to keep for sale and sell beverages in containers of a minimum capacity of fifty milliliters (50 ml.) or one and seven tenths ounces (1.7 oz). The beverages shall be sold and served only in the room of a registered hotel guest. The beverages may be served in the hotel room at least from nine oclock (9:00) a.m. to seven oclock (7:00) p.m. No beverages shall be served in the hotel room after one oclock (1:00) a.m., nor before six oclock (6:00) a.m. The beverages may be sold only in the room of the registered hotel guest at any time.

(b) A Class B and B-H liquor license may be issued for the same licensed hotel, notwithstanding the provisions of § 3-5-9.

(c) The annual fee for this license shall be one hundred dollars ($100) to five hundred dollars ($500.00).

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