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R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-7-18 (2026)

Licensed retailers to purchase from licensed wholesalers only

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All holders of retail licenses except retail Class G licenses shall purchase beverages for sale under their licenses only from the holder or holders of wholesale licenses under this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1987–2024 · leading case: Lawrence v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 523 A.2d 864 (R.I. 1987).
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Lawrence v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 523 A.2d 864 (R.I. 1987). “1956 (1976 Reenactment) § 3-6-16, "[t]he holders of wholesale licenses in this state shall purchase beverages only from the distillery, rectifier, winery or brewery manufacturing the same * * According to § 3-7-18, as amended by P.L.1976, ch. 245, § 1, “[a] 11 holders of retail…”
Anvar v. Dwyer, 82 F.4th 1 (1st Cir. 2023). “- 11 - We first pause to note, though, that the plaintiffs do not appeal the district court's determination that Rhode Island's requirement that licensed retailers purchase alcohol only from licensed in-state wholesalers, see R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-7-18, is valid under the…”
Anvar v. Dwyer (D.R.I. 2024). · cites it 9× “Upon appealing the Court’s initial order granting Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, Plaintiffs did not timely appeal the Court’s decision that Rhode Island General Laws § 3-7-18—which requires that licensed retailers purchase alcohol only from licensed in-state…”
Anvar v. Dwyer (D.R.I. 2022). “L Gen, Laws § 3-7-18 requires that licensed Rhode Island retailers buy from licensed Rhode Island wholesalers (“in-state wholesale purchase requirement’).”
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