{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-23-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-23-3","heading":"Works of necessity for which license not required. [Repealed effective January 1, 2026.]","body":"A license is not required for the sale upon a holiday of gasoline, oil, grease, automotive parts, automotive servicing, or automotive accessories, or for the conducting on that day by any farmers’ cooperative association of a wholesale auction market of fruit, vegetables, and farm products, all of which are declared to be works of necessity.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 23 Holiday Business"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-23/5-23-3_5-23-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:40:14Z","sha256":"84339963f54f8c5e00d25bebaf341f057c5168b0267156d7e7da00fd88b5884f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-23-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-23-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}