§ 21-17-10. Penalties for violations.
Any person, firm, or corporation, which by itself, or its agents or employees, violates any provisions of §§ 21-17-1 — 21-17-10, or any regulation made pursuant to those sections, or fails to comply with any of the requirements of those sections or knowingly misrepresents the condition, size, or quality of any eggs, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and not more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each subsequent offense. Complaints for the violation of the provisions of §§ 21-17-1 — 21-17-10 may be made by any person, and if made by the director or a duly authorized agent, the director or agent shall be exempt from giving surety for costs on that complaint.
History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2354, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 211, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 211, § 10; P.L. 1947, ch. 1880, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-17-10; P.L. 1977, ch. 171, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 21-17-1. - Shell eggs — Labeling as to grade and size.
Section 21-17-2. - Consumer grades — Regulations.
Section 21-17-3. - Establishment of size and weight classes.
Section 21-17-4. - Hearings on quality, weight, and size requirements.
Section 21-17-5. - Advertising — Containers — Invoices.
Section 21-17-6. - Use of terms importing freshness.
Section 21-17-7. - False representations as to grade or size — Sale of inedible eggs.
Section 21-17-8. - Exemption of sales by producers.
Section 21-17-9. - Enforcement — Appropriations.
Section 21-17-10. - Penalties for violations.
Section 21-17-11. - “Cold storage eggs” defined.
Section 21-17-12. - Labeling of cold storage eggs.
Section 21-17-13. - Penalty for violations.