§ 21-17-12. Labeling of cold storage eggs.
Whenever “cold storage eggs” are sold at wholesale or retail, or offered or exposed for sale, the case, package, box, or other container in which the eggs are placed or delivered shall be marked plainly and conspicuously with the words “cold storage eggs,” or there shall be attached to the container a placard or sign having on it those words. If “cold storage eggs” are sold at retail or offered or exposed for sale without a container or placed upon a counter or elsewhere, a sign or placard having the words “cold storage eggs” plainly and conspicuously marked upon it shall be displayed in, upon, or immediately above the eggs; the display of the words “cold storage eggs” as required by this chapter shall be in letters not less than one inch (1") in height and shall be done in the manner that is approved by the department of health.
History of Section.P.L. 1915, ch. 1190, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 168, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 269, § 24; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 21-17-12.
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.