§ 21-17-2. Consumer grades — Regulations.
The Rhode Island consumer grades for shell eggs shall be designated AA-A-B-C. The standards for quality of individual eggs shall be established by the director of environmental management under the provisions of § 21-20-5 and shall apply to all shell eggs sold or offered for sale. The means used in determining these grades and standards shall be specified by regulation issued by the director of environmental management.
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 211, § 2; P.L. 1947, ch. 1880, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-17-2; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1; 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.