§ 21-9-19. Inspection of establishments.
(a) The director of health or any of the director’s duly authorized agents shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any frozen dessert plant in which frozen desserts and/or frozen dessert mixes are manufactured or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to manufacture, transport, or hold frozen desserts and/or frozen dessert mixes in commerce, for the purpose:
(1) Of inspecting the frozen dessert plant or vehicle to determine if any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated, and
(2) To secure samples or specimens of any frozen dessert and/or frozen dessert mix after paying or offering to pay for the sample. It shall be the duty of the director of health to make or cause to be made examination of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether or not any provision of this chapter is being violated.
(b) The director of health or any of the director’s duly authorized agents shall make the inspections and secure the samples or specimens at least once during each license year.
History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 129, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 21-9 - Frozen Desserts
Section 21-9-1. - Definitions.
Section 21-9-2. - License required.
Section 21-9-3. - License fee.
Section 21-9-4. - Issuance of license.
Section 21-9-5. - Refusal, suspension, or revocation of licenses.
Section 21-9-7. - Records of manufacturers.
Section 21-9-9. - Reports of wholesale manufacturers.
Section 21-9-11. - Inspection and preservation of records, reports, and invoices.
Section 21-9-12. - Prohibited acts.
Section 21-9-13. - Regulations.
Section 21-9-14. - Enforcement of chapter.
Section 21-9-15. - Violations reported to attorney general — Notice and hearing on violation.
Section 21-9-16. - Notice of minor violations — Warnings.
Section 21-9-17. - Injunctions authorized.
Section 21-9-18. - Embargoed articles — Condemnation and destruction.
Section 21-9-19. - Inspection of establishments.
Section 21-9-21. - Persons exempt from licensing requirements.