§ 21-17-4. Hearings on quality, weight, and size requirements.
Before establishing or changing the standards of quality, weight, and size requirements for Rhode Island consumer grades for shell eggs, the director shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be given in a newspaper of statewide circulation. The specifications for consumer grades and weight classes and the standards for quality of individual eggs shall be those promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as set forth in the regulations governing the grading of shell eggs and the U.S. standards, grades, and weight classes for shell eggs (7 CFR part 56).
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 211, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1880, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-17-4; 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.