§ 5-4-7. Sale in units of less than 100 pounds.
Coal and coke of one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) or less per unit shall be sold in bags, baskets, or other vessels or receptacles; provided, that coal or coke shall not be sold or offered for sale in bags, baskets, vessels, or receptacles in units of less than eighteen pounds (18 lbs.). Those bags, baskets, vessels, or receptacles must be plainly marked in solid letters of not less than three-fourths (¾) of one inch in height, stating on them the weight of coal or coke that they contain and the name and address of the dealer putting up the coal or coke, together with the size and kind.
History of Section.P.L. 1923, ch. 483, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 367, §§ 1, 6; P.L. 1939, ch. 733, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-4-7.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-4 - Coal and Coke Dealers
Section 5-4-1. - License required.
Section 5-4-2. - Coal and coke license.
Section 5-4-3. - Issuance date and duration of licenses.
Section 5-4-4. - Disposition of licensing fees.
Section 5-4-5. - Records of licenses.
Section 5-4-6. - Sale by weight — Standards for ton.
Section 5-4-7. - Sale in units of less than 100 pounds.
Section 5-4-8. - Statement accompanying deliveries of more than 100 pounds.
Section 5-4-9. - Marking of vehicles — Display of license.
Section 5-4-10. - Director’s power to check weight of deliveries.
Section 5-4-11 - — 5-4-17. [Repealed.]
Section 5-4-18. - Suspension or revocation of license.
Section 5-4-19. - Judicial review of decisions.
Section 5-4-20. - Penalty for violations — Prosecution.
Section 5-4-21. - Fuels to which chapter applicable.