{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-7-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-7-5","heading":"Class A license issued to Class E licensee.","body":"It is permissible for the holder of a retailer’s Class E license to hold a retailer’s Class A license. No Class A license shall be granted to a holder of a Class E license unless the holder of a Class E license maintains, operates, manages, or conducts a drugstore. The drugstore shall be operated as a self-contained and independent establishment and shall not be located in, or be operated as, a part of any market, department store, or hardware store. For a Class A license as described, the holder of a Class E license shall pay the regular annual license fee and have the full privilege of a Class A license. Provided, however, the licensing authority for the city of Providence may relieve the holder of a Class E license from the requirement to maintain, operate, manage, or conduct a drugstore as a condition of the continued holding of a Class A license, issued to or renewed by said licensee.","path":["Title 3 Alcoholic Beverages","Chapter 7 Retail Licenses"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE3/3-7/3-7-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:01Z","sha256":"f140e1f002a6113761bc18bd7d25332da53ed3c4f9ef87a564c335809e0d5126","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-7-4.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-3-7-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}