{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-5-14","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-5-14","heading":"Licenses issued by department of business regulation.","body":"The right, power, and jurisdiction to issue manufacturer’s, wholesaler’s, or retailer’s Class G and Class I licenses are solely in the department of business regulation; provided, that before the department issues any Class I license it shall first receive the approval of the licensing authority of the town or city in which the premises covered by the Class I license are located; and provided, that the number of Class I licenses in the state shall be limited to one to each twenty-five thousand (25,000) of its inhabitants as determined by the latest census taken under the authority of the United States or of this state.","path":["Title 3 Alcoholic Beverages","Chapter 5 Licenses Generally"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE3/3-5/3-5-14.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:01Z","sha256":"fb4414301d06941d2e2c07bf3d5ee0cadaa581bb87c3ea9393bce2c184b7ec29","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-5-13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-5-14.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}