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R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-5-20 (2026)

Rules and regulations — Notice and procedure

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All licenses issued shall be in any form prescribed by the department of business regulation and the license shall be held under any rules and regulations as the department shall impose, establish, and authorize and the department is authorized to establish rules and regulations and to authorize the making of any rules and regulations by the licensing authority of the several towns and cities as in their discretions in the public interest seem proper to be made. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this section, the adoption or authorization of rules and regulations by the department and the modification or repeal of any rules and regulations previously adopted shall be by written order of the department and adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1962–1966 · leading case: Lyons v. Liquor Control Adm'r, 218 A.2d 1 (R.I. 1966).
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Lyons v. Liquor Control Adm'r, 218 A.2d 1 (R.I. 1966). “Clearly then, on the authority of the foregoing section and the evidence before him that there had been a violation of the Warwick licensing authority’s rules and regulations, the validity of which is predicated on §3-5-20, the administrator was justified in confirming the…”
Indep. Beer Distributors Ass'n v. Liquor Control Hearing Bd., 180 A.2d 805 (R.I. 1962). · cites it 5× “1956, §3-5-20, which authorizes the department of business regulation to malee and promulgate such rules, and §3-2-2 which specifically designates the liquor control administration as the appropriate agency within the department for such purpose.”
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