Rhode Island Statutes

§ 3-7-19 — § 3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and churches.

Rhode Island § 3-7-19
JurisdictionRhode Island
Title 3Alcoholic Beverages
Ch. 3-7Retail Licenses

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-7-19 (2026).

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§ 3-7-19. Objection by adjoining property owners — Proximity to schools and churches.

(a) Retailers' Class B, C, N and I licenses, and any license provided for in § 3-7-16.8, shall not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part of the land within two hundred feet (200′) of any point of the building files with the body or official having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any building within two hundred feet (200′) of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer

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Rumford Pharmacy, Inc. v. City of East Providence
970 F.2d 996 (First Circuit, 1992)
148 case citations

Legislative History

P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 21; P.L. 1934, ch. 2088, § 5½; P.L. 1936, ch. 2338, § 4; P.L. 1937, ch. 2522, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 163, § 7; P.L. 1940, ch. 814, § 5; P.L. 1941, ch. 1038, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1708, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 3004, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 3-7-19; P.L. 1962, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 443, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 277, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 156, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 269, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 161, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 131, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 338, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 265, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 376, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 619, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 109, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 209, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 367, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 11, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 12, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 198, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 218, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 289, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 317, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 138, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 139, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 140, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 457, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 460, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 139, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 204, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 514, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 526, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 173, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 507, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 534, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 8, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 9, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 33, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 34, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 83, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 384, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 402, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 508, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 3, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 4, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 446, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 463, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 66, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 301, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 303, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 326, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 327, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 13, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 14, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 119, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 153, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 292, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 306, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 310, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 33, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 34, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 52, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 10, § 1, effective May 6, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 11, § 1, effective May 5, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 64, § 1, effective June 25, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 71, § 1, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 72, § 1, effective June 23, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 79, § 1, effective June 25, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 241, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 242, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 243, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 244, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 245, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 248, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 249, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 250, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 251, § 1, effective July 14, 2021; P.L. 2022, ch. 11, § 1, effective April 20, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 13, § 1, effective April 20, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 16, § 1, effective May 4, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 17, § 1, effective May 4, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 221, § 1, effective June 30, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 273, § 1, effective July 2, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 311, § 1, effective July 5, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 332, § 1, effective July 6, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 406, § 1, effective June 30, 2022; P.L. 2023, ch. 41, § 1, effective June 7, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 42, § 1, effective June 7, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 188, § 1, effective June 23, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 189, § 1, effective June 23, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 387, § 1, effective June 27, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 388, § 1, effective June 27, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 391, § 1, effective June 27, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 392, § 1, effective June 27, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 393, § 1, effective June 27, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 394, § 1, effective June 27, 2023; P.L. 2024, ch. 57, § 1, effective June 7, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 58, § 1, effective June 7, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 184, § 1, effective June 20, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 422, § 1, effective June 28, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 426, § 1, effective June 28, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 444, § 1, effective June 29, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 448, § 1, effective June 29, 2024; P.L. 2025, ch. 127, § 1, effective June 25, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 128, § 1, effective June 25, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 455, effective July 5, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 458, § 1, effective July 5, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 462, § 1, effective July 5, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 463, § 1, effective July 5, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 464, § 1, effective July 5, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 465, § 1, effective July 5, 2025.

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