R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-12-12: Destruction of forfeited beverages.

Upon entry of sentence of forfeiture, if no appeal is then taken and no recognizance given as prescribed in other criminal cases, the court shall forthwith issue a warrant to the officer, commanding the officer forthwith to destroy the beverages; and the officer shall execute the warrant and return it, having signed it, to the court, within any time as the court shall direct. In case of final judgment for the state on appeal, the court entering the final judgment shall issue the warrant for the destruction of the beverages seized.