Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 11-9 - Children
Section 11-9-21. - Prohibition of sale of certain dietary supplements to minors.

§ 11-9-21. Prohibition of sale of certain dietary supplements to minors.
(a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person, to sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish any of the following to a person under 18 years of age:
(1) A dietary supplement containing an ephedrine group alkaloid.
(2) A dietary supplement containing any of the following:
(A) Androstanedoil.
(B) Androstanedione.
(C) Androstenedione.
(D) Noradrostenediol.
(E) Norandrostenedione.
(F) Dehydroepiandrosterone.
(b) The seller shall request valid identification from any individual who attempts to purchase a dietary supplement set forth in subsection (a) if that individual reasonably appears to the seller to be under 18 years of age.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a retail clerk who fails to request identification pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not be guilty of a misdemeanor, subject to any civil penalties, or subject to any disciplinary action or discharge by his or her employer.
History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 244, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 246, § 2.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 11 - Criminal Offenses

Chapter 11-9 - Children

Section 11-9-1. - Exploitation for commercial or immoral purposes.

Section 11-9-1.1. - Child nudity prohibited in publications.

Section 11-9-1.2. - Rebuttable presumption of minority upon testimony of physician.

Section 11-9-1.3. - Child pornography prohibited.

Section 11-9-1.4. - Minor electronically disseminating indecent material to another person — “Sexting” prohibited.

Section 11-9-1.5. - Electronically disseminating indecent material to minors prohibited.

Section 11-9-1.6. - Child erotica prohibited.

Section 11-9-2. - Employment of children for unlawful purposes.

Section 11-9-3. - Seizure and custody of exploited child — Proceedings as against neglected child.

Section 11-9-4. - Contributing to delinquency.

Section 11-9-5. - Cruelty to or neglect of child.

Section 11-9-5.1. - Investigation upon report of cruelty or neglect.

Section 11-9-5.2. - Immunity from liability.

Section 11-9-5.3. - Child abuse — Brendan’s Law.

Section 11-9-5.4. - Child endangerment.

Section 11-9-6. - Proceedings against parents of delinquent children unaffected.

Section 11-9-7. - Children’s Friend and Service excused from costs.

Section 11-9-8. - Appropriations for prevention of cruelty to children.

Section 11-9-9. - Powers of family court.

Section 11-9-10. - Abandonment of refrigerator in place accessible to children.

Section 11-9-11. - Designation of curfew streets.

Section 11-9-12. - Penalty for loitering on curfew street.

Section 11-9-13. - Sale or delivery of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products to individuals under twenty-one (21) — Posting notice of law.

Section 11-9-13.1. - Cigarette and tobacco vending machines.

Section 11-9-13.2. - Short title.

Section 11-9-13.3. - Legislative intent — Purpose.

Section 11-9-13.4. - Definitions.

Section 11-9-13.5. - Responsibility for tobacco or health issues.

Section 11-9-13.6. - Duties of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.

Section 11-9-13.7. - Signs concerning sales to individuals under age twenty-one (21).

Section 11-9-13.8. - Prohibitions applicable to license holders and their employees and agents.

Section 11-9-13.8.1. - Signs concerning the health effects of tobacco.

Section 11-9-13.9. - Multiple citations prohibited.

Section 11-9-13.10. - Prohibition on the distribution of free tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products.

Section 11-9-13.11. - Prohibition on the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, through the mail — Conveyance of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine-delivery system products, thro...

Section 11-9-13.12. - Enforcement and penalties — Citation for violation.

Section 11-9-13.13. - Nature and size of penalties.

Section 11-9-13.14. - Notification to the Department of Taxation of fines imposed.

Section 11-9-13.15. - Penalty for operating without a dealer license.

Section 11-9-13.16. - Rules and regulations.

Section 11-9-13.17. - Fines collected.

Section 11-9-13.18. - Prohibition on the sale or distribution of certain excise tax stamps.

Section 11-9-13.19. - Severability.

Section 11-9-13.20. - Packaging of electronic nicotine-delivery system liquid.

Section 11-9-14. - [Repealed.]

Section 11-9-14.1. - Compliance with federal statutes and regulations.

Section 11-9-15. - Tattooing of minors.

Section 11-9-16. - Plastic bags — Labeling.

Section 11-9-17. - Sterilization.

Section 11-9-18. - Care of babies born alive during attempted abortions.

Section 11-9-19. - Sale of spray paint to minors.

Section 11-9-19.1. - Possession of spray paint by a minor.

Section 11-9-20. - Sale of matches.

Section 11-9-21. - Prohibition of sale of certain dietary supplements to minors.