ARTICLE III. - ONE-DAY (CLASS F AND F1) LIQUOR LICENSES

Sec. 6-51. - One-day licenses (class F and F1).#

The town council has the authority to issue one-day liquor licenses. Applications for such licenses must be filed with the town clerk no less than 30 days prior to the proposed event, however a two-thirds majority of the town council may waive the application deadline upon request. The petitioner will complete an application which shall state the name of the responsible party, the time and location of the event, the expected number of attendees, the name of the owner of the property where the event will take place and an affirmation that the individuals who will be serving liquor shall have any state required alcohol server training. Application fees required by law will accompany the application.

(Ord. of 1-13-03; Ord. of 2-24-03; Ord. of 2-23-04; Ord. of 8-13-19(1))

Sec. 6-52. - Conditions for issuance.#

The use of one-day liquor licenses on town-owned property is prohibited and licenses will otherwise be issued subject to the following conditions: (1)

Petitioners will provide a $2,000,000.00 general liability and liquor liability insurance policy for the event with the town named as additional loss insured.

(2)

Applicant, if an individual, or the responsible party if an organization shall have no criminal convictions or alcohol related dispositions at Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal.

(3)

If the applicant is not the owner of the premises where the event will be held, the property owner must provide to the town with written permission for the event to be held and permission for the issuance of the one-day liquor license.

(4)

Applicants must provide proof that the individuals serving alcohol at the event have been TIP trained.

(5)

Applicants must receive approval for the event from the chief of the town police department. The chief of police will assign one police officer to the event for each 100 people expected to attend. Applicants will pay the expense of the police attendance.

(Ord. of 1-13-03; Ord. of 2-24-03; Ord. of 2-23-04)

Sec. 6-53. - Limitations of events.#

One-day liquor licenses are exceptions to the established rule that liquor should be sold in duly licensed premises. These licenses should be issued only in exceptional circumstances and should not be used to circumvent the sale of liquor in licensed establishments. Due to the time and effort required to issue such licenses and the public policy that such licenses should not generally be issued, the town limits the number of such licenses to 12 per year and to no more than three per applicant and three per location.

Applicants are bound by the provisions of G.L. tit. 3, ch. 7, § 3-7-14 et seq. which are related to licensee operations under class F or F1 (one-day) liquor licenses.

(Ord. of 1-13-03; Ord. of 2-24-03; Ord. of 2-23-04)