§ 3-11-4 - Unlawful possession of corks, seals, and labels. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 3-11-4

   § 3-11-4  Unlawful possession of corks,seals, and labels. – (a) The possession of crowns, corks, seals, wrappers, containers, or labels of,on or for beverages, whether those crowns, corks, seals, wrappers, containers,or labels are real or imitation, by a person not the proprietor or theauthorized agent of the proprietor of the beverage represented by those crowns,corks, seals, or labels, or said to be contained in those wrappers orcontainers, is declared to be unlawful and every person in possession of thosecrowns, corks, seals, wrappers, containers, or labels shall be fined orimprisoned, or both, as provided in § 3-11-5.

   (b) This section shall not apply to crowns, corks, seals,wrappers, or labels on or to containers of beverages which were marketed by theproprietor, if the person in possession of those crowns, corks, seals,wrappers, or labels does not intend to use them or to abet another in usingthem in connection with the sale of beverages. The provisions of §§3-12-9 – 3-12-15 are made applicable so as to authorize forfeitures ofcrowns, corks, seals, wrappers, labels, and containers unlawfully possessed inthe same manner as if those crowns, corks, seals, wrappers, labels, andcontainers were mentioned in those sections.