{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-20-8.2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-20-8.2","heading":"Transactions only with licensed manufacturers, importers, distributors, and dealers.","body":"A manufacturer or importer may sell or distribute cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products to a person located or doing business within this state, only if such person is a licensed importer or distributor. An importer may obtain cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products only from a licensed manufacturer. A distributor may sell or distribute cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products to a person located or doing business within this state, only if such person is a licensed distributor or dealer. A distributor may obtain cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products only from a licensed manufacturer, importer, or distributor. A dealer may obtain cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products only from a licensed distributor.\nProvided, however, this section shall not apply to cigars.","path":["Title 44 Taxation","Chapter 20 Cigarette, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System Products"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-20/44-20-8.2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:29Z","sha256":"aef5d92f552e6d7450f019369dbd69be585ad56d474d24bbb009e512af639e2a","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-20-8.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-44-20-9-44-20-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}