Rhode Island § 41-1-3 - Division of Gaming and Athletics Licensing
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§ 41-1-3. Division of Gaming and Athletics Licensing
R.I. Gen. Laws § 41-1-3
§ 41-1-3. Construction of references — Continuity of functions.
(a) Whenever in any general or public law, and more particularly in this title, the words “commission on horse racing and athletics,” or the word “commission” in reference to the commission, shall appear, the words shall be deemed to refer to and mean the division of gaming and athletics licensing in the department of business regulation. The division shall be deemed and held to constitute a continuation of the former commission on horse racing and athletics. The governor is authorized to transfer or reallocate by executive order the whole, or any part of, the appropriation of the former commission on horse racing and athletics to the department and the division.
(b) Whenever in any general law or public law the words “division of racing and athletics” shall appear, the words shall be deemed to mean the division of gaming and athletics licensing in the department of business regulation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 25, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 81, § 1;
P.L. 2016, ch. 528, § 2.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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