Rhode Island General Laws Title 3. Alcoholic Beverages § 3-13-2. Purposes--Construction--Variation by contract prohibited

(1) To regulate agreements between suppliers and their wholesalers to benefit the economy and enhance competition in this state and to promote moderation and obedience to the laws of this state and the United States controlling the distribution and sale of malt beverages;

(2) To protect wholesalers substantial initial and continuing investments of money, time and effort in their distributorships and to stimulate greater investment of those resources in these small businesses by assuring their continuation on a fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory basis;

(3) To enhance competition in the malt beverage industry by:

(4) To govern all relations between suppliers and their wholesalers, including any renewals to agreements between them, to the full extent consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States.