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Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products
Section 21-1-1. - Short title. - § 21-1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be entitled and...
Section 21-1-2. - Definitions. - § 21-1-2. Definitions. (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the...
Section 21-1-3. - Transportation and storage. - § 21-1-3. Transportation and storage. No person engaged in the...
Section 21-1-4. - Rules and regulations. - § 21-1-4. Rules and regulations. The director shall, after a...
Section 21-1-5. - Enforcement. - § 21-1-5. Enforcement. The director is authorized and directed to...
Section 21-1-6. - Complaints for violations. - § 21-1-6. Complaints for violations. Complaints for the violation of...
Section 21-1-7. - Notice and hearing on violations. - § 21-1-7. Notice and hearing on violations. Before any criminal...
Section 21-1-8. - Notice of minor violations — Warnings. - § 21-1-8. Notice of minor violations — Warnings. Nothing in...
Section 21-1-9. - Injunctions authorized. - § 21-1-9. Injunctions authorized. In addition to the remedies provided...
Section 21-1-10. - Violations of chapter — Penalty. - § 21-1-10. Violations of chapter — Penalty. Any person that...
Section 21-1-11. - Applicability to retail sales. - § 21-1-11. Applicability to retail sales. Nothing in this chapter...
Section 21-1-12 - — 21-1-15. Repealed. - § 21-1-12 — 21-1-15. Repealed.
Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code
Section 21-2-1. - Short title. - § 21-2-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...
Section 21-2-2. - Declaration of policy. - § 21-2-2. Declaration of policy. Milk is recognized to be...
Section 21-2-3. - Definitions. - § 21-2-3. Definitions. (a) “Cream” means the liquid milk product...
Section 21-2-4. - Repealed. - § 21-2-4. Repealed.
Section 21-2-5. - Analysis of raw milk by private milk laboratories. - § 21-2-5. Analysis of raw milk by private milk laboratories....
Section 21-2-6. - Grade A dairy farm permit holders. - § 21-2-6. Grade A dairy farm permit holders. (a) All...
Section 21-2-7. - Permits. - § 21-2-7. Permits. (a) It shall be unlawful for any...
Section 21-2-7.1. - Rhode Island raw milk cheese. - § 21-2-7.1. Rhode Island raw milk cheese. It shall be...
Section 21-2-8. - Issuance of permits. - § 21-2-8. Issuance of permits. (a) General Requirements. The director...
Section 21-2-9. - Duration and renewal of permits. - § 21-2-9. Duration and renewal of permits. (a) All permits...
Section 21-2-10. - Issuance of temporary permits. - § 21-2-10. Issuance of temporary permits. In any case where...
Section 21-2-11. - Emergency powers. - § 21-2-11. Emergency powers. (a) In the event of any...
Section 21-2-12. - Revocation of permits. - § 21-2-12. Revocation of permits. In the event that any...
Section 21-2-13. - Appeals. - § 21-2-13. Appeals. An appeal from any decision or order...
Section 21-2-14. - Temporary permit suspension. - § 21-2-14. Temporary permit suspension. Temporary permit suspensions shall take...
Section 21-2-15. - Repealed. - § 21-2-15. Repealed.
Section 21-2-16. - Embargo of sale or distribution of milk. - § 21-2-16. Embargo of sale or distribution of milk. In...
Section 21-2-17, 21-2-18. - Repealed. - § 21-2-17, 21-2-18. Repealed.
Section 21-2-19. - Inspections and inspectors. - § 21-2-19. Inspections and inspectors. The operations and facilities of...
Section 21-2-20. - Special inspections. - § 21-2-20. Special inspections. In the event that any operator...
Section 21-2-21. - Inspectors and assistants. - § 21-2-21. Inspectors and assistants. The director shall employ any...
Section 21-2-22. - Inspection of animals and milk. - § 21-2-22. Inspection of animals and milk. (a) Responsibility for...
Section 21-2-23. - Director empowered to make regulations. - § 21-2-23. Director empowered to make regulations. (a) The director...
Section 21-2-24 - — 21-2-28. Repealed. - § 21-2-24 — 21-2-28. Repealed.
Section 21-2-29. - Standards to be maintained. - § 21-2-29. Standards to be maintained. All milk and milk...
Section 21-2-30. - Information to be furnished to director. - § 21-2-30. Information to be furnished to director. Every person...
Section 21-2-31. - Labeling of containers of milk and milk products. - § 21-2-31. Labeling of containers of milk and milk products....
Section 21-2-32. - Labeling as to breed of cows. - § 21-2-32. Labeling as to breed of cows. (a) The...
Section 21-2-33 - — 21-2-42. Repealed. - § 21-2-33 — 21-2-42. Repealed.
Section 21-2-43. - Enforcement of chapter. - § 21-2-43. Enforcement of chapter. The director is authorized to...
Section 21-2-44. - State statutory provisions and rules paramount to local. - § 21-2-44. State statutory provisions and rules paramount to local....
Section 21-2-45. - Standardization permitted. - § 21-2-45. Standardization permitted. Milk may be standardized by the...
Section 21-2-46. - Wholesale and contract sales. - § 21-2-46. Wholesale and contract sales. Nothing contained in this...
Section 21-2-47 - — 21-2-50. Repealed. - § 21-2-47 — 21-2-50. Repealed.
Section 21-2-51. - Access of enforcement officers. - § 21-2-51. Access of enforcement officers. The director and the...
Section 21-2-52. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 21-2-52. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...
Section 21-2-53. - Powers of superior court in equity. - § 21-2-53. Powers of superior court in equity. In addition...
Section 21-2-54. - Prosecution of violations. - § 21-2-54. Prosecution of violations. The director, or any duly...
Section 21-2-55. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-2-55. Penalties for violations. Persons convicted of violating any...
Section 21-2-56. - Taking of samples in investigation of violations. - § 21-2-56. Taking of samples in investigation of violations. No...
Section 21-2-57. - Severability. - § 21-2-57. Severability. In the event that any provision of...
Chapter 21-2.1 - Farm Milk Holding Tanks
Section 21-2.1-1. - Calibration, testing, and sealing of farm milk holding tanks — Fees. - § 21-2.1-1. Calibration, testing, and sealing of farm milk holding...
Section 21-2.1-2. - Tampering with the gauging mechanism prohibited — Penalty for violation. - § 21-2.1-2. Tampering with the gauging mechanism prohibited — Penalty...
Section 21-2.1-3. - Frequency of calibration required. - § 21-2.1-3. Frequency of calibration required. Every farm milk holding...
Chapter 21-3 - Health of Cattle Producing Milk for Sale in State [Repealed.]
Section 21-3-1 - — 21-3-7. Repealed. - § 21-3-1 — 21-3-7. Repealed.
Chapter 21-4 - Emergency Milk Price Controls [Repealed.]
Section 21-4-1 - — 21-4-31. Repealed. - § 21-4-1 — 21-4-31. Repealed.
Chapter 21-4.1 - Milk Commission
Section 21-4.1-1. - Milk commission — Composition. - § 21-4.1-1. Milk commission — Composition. There shall be a...
Section 21-4.1-2. - Definitions. - § 21-4.1-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless otherwise...
Section 21-4.1-3. - Powers and duties. - § 21-4.1-3. Powers and duties. (a) The commission shall set...
Section 21-4.1-4. - Annual report. - § 21-4.1-4. Annual report. (a) On or before January 15...
Section 21-4.1-5. - Recordkeeping. - § 21-4.1-5. Recordkeeping. All producers and dealers shall keep records...
Section 21-4.1-6. - Prohibition on pricing. - § 21-4.1-6. Prohibition on pricing. No dealer shall purchase or...
Section 21-4.1-7. - Denial or revocation of permit. - § 21-4.1-7. Denial or revocation of permit. Violation of the...
Section 21-4.1-8. - Preference. - § 21-4.1-8. Preference. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained...
Section 21-4.1-9. - Severability. - § 21-4.1-9. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part...
Chapter 21-5 - Analysis of Milkfat Content in Milk or Milk Products
Section 21-5-1 - — 21-5-3. Repealed. - § 21-5-1 — 21-5-3. Repealed.
Section 21-5-4. - Annual inspection of testing machines. - § 21-5-4. Annual inspection of testing machines. Each Babcock or...
Section 21-5-5. - Condemnation or correction of defective machines. - § 21-5-5. Condemnation or correction of defective machines. Each Babcock...
Section 21-5-6. - Certification of testing machine operators — Fees. - § 21-5-6. Certification of testing machine operators — Fees. It...
Section 21-5-7. - Issuance and revocation of machine operator certificates. - § 21-5-7. Issuance and revocation of machine operator certificates. The...
Section 21-5-8. - Repealed. - § 21-5-8. Repealed.
Section 21-5-9. - Rules and regulations as to weighing and testing. - § 21-5-9. Rules and regulations as to weighing and testing....
Section 21-5-10. - Penalty for obstruction or violations. - § 21-5-10. Penalty for obstruction or violations. Whoever hinders or...
Section 21-5-11. - Testing for information only. - § 21-5-11. Testing for information only. This chapter shall not...
Section 21-5-12. - Inspectors and assistants. - § 21-5-12. Inspectors and assistants. The director shall employ and...
Section 21-5-13. - Enforcement. - § 21-5-13. Enforcement. When prosecuting any complaint under any provision...
Section 21-5-14. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 21-5-14. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...
Chapter 21-6 - Pasteurization Plants [Repealed.]
Section 21-6-1 - — 21-6-12. Repealed. - § 21-6-1 — 21-6-12. Repealed.
Chapter 21-7 - Town Regulation of Milk Sales [Repealed.]
Section 21-7-1 - — 21-7-14. Repealed. - § 21-7-1 — 21-7-14. Repealed.
Chapter 21-8 - Buildings and Vehicles Used for Unlawful Milk Handling [Repealed.]
Section 21-8-1 - — 21-8-3. Repealed. - § 21-8-1 — 21-8-3. Repealed.
Chapter 21-9 - Frozen Desserts
Section 21-9-1. - Definitions. - § 21-9-1. Definitions. (a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the...
Section 21-9-2. - License required. - § 21-9-2. License required. It shall be unlawful for any...
Section 21-9-3. - License fee. - § 21-9-3. License fee. (a) The annual fees for the...
Section 21-9-4. - Issuance of license. - § 21-9-4. Issuance of license. The license shall be issued...
Section 21-9-5. - Refusal, suspension, or revocation of licenses. - § 21-9-5. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of licenses. The refusal,...
Section 21-9-6. - Appeals. - § 21-9-6. Appeals. An appeal from any decision or order...
Section 21-9-7. - Records of manufacturers. - § 21-9-7. Records of manufacturers. Each manufacturer of frozen desserts...
Section 21-9-8. - Repealed. - § 21-9-8. Repealed.
Section 21-9-9. - Reports of wholesale manufacturers. - § 21-9-9. Reports of wholesale manufacturers. Each manufacturer of frozen...
Section 21-9-10. - Repealed. - § 21-9-10. Repealed.
Section 21-9-11. - Inspection and preservation of records, reports, and invoices. - § 21-9-11. Inspection and preservation of records, reports, and invoices....
Section 21-9-12. - Prohibited acts. - § 21-9-12. Prohibited acts. The following acts and the causing...
Section 21-9-13. - Regulations. - § 21-9-13. Regulations. (a) The authority to promulgate regulations for...
Section 21-9-14. - Enforcement of chapter. - § 21-9-14. Enforcement of chapter. The director of health is...
Section 21-9-15. - Violations reported to attorney general — Notice and hearing on violation. - § 21-9-15. Violations reported to attorney general — Notice and...
Section 21-9-16. - Notice of minor violations — Warnings. - § 21-9-16. Notice of minor violations — Warnings. Nothing in...
Section 21-9-17. - Injunctions authorized. - § 21-9-17. Injunctions authorized. In addition to the remedies provided...
Section 21-9-18. - Embargoed articles — Condemnation and destruction. - § 21-9-18. Embargoed articles — Condemnation and destruction. (a) Whenever...
Section 21-9-19. - Inspection of establishments. - § 21-9-19. Inspection of establishments. (a) The director of health...
Section 21-9-20. - Publication of court orders, judgments, and decrees — Dissemination of information. - § 21-9-20. Publication of court orders, judgments, and decrees —...
Section 21-9-21. - Persons exempt from licensing requirements. - § 21-9-21. Persons exempt from licensing requirements. The provisions of...
Section 21-9-22. - Violations of chapter — Penalty. - § 21-9-22. Violations of chapter — Penalty. Any person that...
Section 21-9-23. - Severability. - § 21-9-23. Severability. If any provision of this chapter is...
Chapter 21-10 - Butter and Oleomargarine [Repealed.]
Section 21-10-1 - — 21-10-8. Repealed. - § 21-10-1 — 21-10-8. Repealed.
Chapter 21-11 - Meats
Section 21-11-1. - “Animals” defined. - § 21-11-1. “Animals” defined. For the purposes of this chapter,...
Section 21-11-2. - Sale of meat not handled in compliance with provisions. - § 21-11-2. Sale of meat not handled in compliance with...
Section 21-11-3. - License required for processing and packing houses. - § 21-11-3. License required for processing and packing houses. No...
Section 21-11-4. - Issuance and term of licenses — Suspension or revocation. - § 21-11-4. Issuance and term of licenses — Suspension or...
Section 21-11-5. - Regulations concerning processing and packing plants. - § 21-11-5. Regulations concerning processing and packing plants. The director...
Section 21-11-6. - Stamping of meat — Sale of unstamped meat prohibited. - § 21-11-6. Stamping of meat — Sale of unstamped meat...
Section 21-11-6.1. - Watering of meat. - § 21-11-6.1. Watering of meat. It shall be unlawful for...
Section 21-11-7. - Processing for private use. - § 21-11-7. Processing for private use. The provisions of this...
Section 21-11-8. - Federally inspected meat exempt. - § 21-11-8. Federally inspected meat exempt. Nothing in this chapter...
Section 21-11-9. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-11-9. Penalties for violations. Any person, firm, association, or...
Section 21-11-10. - Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. - § 21-11-10. Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. It shall be...
Section 21-11-11 - — 21-11-13. Repealed. - § 21-11-11 — 21-11-13. Repealed.
Section 21-11-14. - Repealed. - § 21-11-14. Repealed.
Chapter 21-12 - Salted Meats [Repealed.]
Section 21-12-1 - — 21-12-12. Repealed. - § 21-12-1 — 21-12-12. Repealed.
Chapter 21-13 - Poultry
Section 21-13-1. - Definitions. - § 21-13-1. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the...
Section 21-13-2. - Registration of persons engaged in slaughtering and evisceration. - § 21-13-2. Registration of persons engaged in slaughtering and evisceration....
Section 21-13-3. - Premises for slaughtering or evisceration. - § 21-13-3. Premises for slaughtering or evisceration. All poultry prepared...
Section 21-13-4. - Regulations. - § 21-13-4. Regulations. (a) The director of health is authorized...
Section 21-13-5. - Hearing on regulations. - § 21-13-5. Hearing on regulations. Before establishing the regulations as...
Section 21-13-6. - Inspection powers. - § 21-13-6. Inspection powers. The director of health or any...
Section 21-13-6.1. - Watering of poultry. - § 21-13-6.1. Watering of poultry. It shall be unlawful for...
Section 21-13-7. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-13-7. Penalties for violations. Any person, firm, or corporation,...
Section 21-13-8. - Revocation or refusal of registration. - § 21-13-8. Revocation or refusal of registration. Upon determination that...
Section 21-13-9. - Scope of application. - § 21-13-9. Scope of application. The provisions of this chapter...
Section 21-13-10. - Responsibility for chapter. - § 21-13-10. Responsibility for chapter. The director of health shall...
Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses
Section 21-14-1. - Definitions. - § 21-14-1. Definitions. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the following definitions...
Section 21-14-2. - License for shellfish business. - § 21-14-2. License for shellfish business. No person shall conduct...
Section 21-14-3. - Sanitary regulations. - § 21-14-3. Sanitary regulations. The director shall adopt any regulations...
Section 21-14-4 - — 21-14-8. Repealed. - § 21-14-4 — 21-14-8. Repealed.
Section 21-14-9. - Sale of noncomplying shellfish prohibited — Confiscation — Search warrants. - § 21-14-9. Sale of noncomplying shellfish prohibited — Confiscation —...
Section 21-14-10. - Markets exempt from chapter. - § 21-14-10. Markets exempt from chapter. The provisions of this...
Section 21-14-11. - Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. - § 21-14-11. Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. It shall be...
Section 21-14-12. - Inspection of business premises — Dockside program established. - § 21-14-12. Inspection of business premises — Dockside program established....
Section 21-14-13. - Appointment of enforcement agents. - § 21-14-13. Appointment of enforcement agents. The director may appoint...
Section 21-14-14. - Powers of enforcement agents. - § 21-14-14. Powers of enforcement agents. All agents appointed pursuant...
Section 21-14-15. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-14-15. Penalties for violations. Persons convicted of violating any...
Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish
Section 21-15-1. - Duties of packers. - § 21-15-1. Duties of packers. In every city or town...
Section 21-15-2. - Packer’s bond. - § 21-15-2. Packer’s bond. Every packer shall give bond to...
Section 21-15-3. - One kind of fish in cask. - § 21-15-3. One kind of fish in cask. Pickled fish,...
Section 21-15-4. - Construction, size, and packing of casks. - § 21-15-4. Construction, size, and packing of casks. Every cask...
Section 21-15-5. - Inspection and branding of casks. - § 21-15-5. Inspection and branding of casks. Every cask before...
Section 21-15-6. - Branding of codfish casks as to quality. - § 21-15-6. Branding of codfish casks as to quality. Every...
Section 21-15-7. - Grading of mackerel — Bloaters. - § 21-15-7. Grading of mackerel — Bloaters. There shall be...
Section 21-15-8. - Number one mackerel. - § 21-15-8. Number one mackerel. Mackerel of the best quality,...
Section 21-15-9. - Number two mackerel. - § 21-15-9. Number two mackerel. Mackerel being not less than...
Section 21-15-10. - Number three mackerel. - § 21-15-10. Number three mackerel. Mackerel of the next inferior...
Section 21-15-11. - Number four mackerel. - § 21-15-11. Number four mackerel. All other mackerel, free from...
Section 21-15-12. - Stamping as to quality of mackerel. - § 21-15-12. Stamping as to quality of mackerel. No person...
Section 21-15-13. - Sales and shipments by fishermen unaffected. - § 21-15-13. Sales and shipments by fishermen unaffected. Nothing in...
Section 21-15-14. - Sale or export of pickled fish not approved and branded. - § 21-15-14. Sale or export of pickled fish not approved...
Section 21-15-15. - Transfer of fish from branded casks — Misbranding. - § 21-15-15. Transfer of fish from branded casks — Misbranding....
Section 21-15-16. - Fraud or neglect by packers. - § 21-15-16. Fraud or neglect by packers. Every packer who...
Section 21-15-17. - Packers’ fees. - § 21-15-17. Packers’ fees. The packers of fish shall be...
Chapter 21-16 - Kosher Foods
Section 21-16-1. - Violations or deception as to religious dietary laws by dealers in meats. - § 21-16-1. Violations or deception as to religious dietary laws...
Section 21-16-2. - Violations and deception by restaurants. - § 21-16-2. Violations and deception by restaurants. A person, firm,...
Section 21-16-3. - False labeling as to fitness for Passover. - § 21-16-3. False labeling as to fitness for Passover. A...
Section 21-16-4. - Penalties — Prosecution of violations. - § 21-16-4. Penalties — Prosecution of violations. A person, firm,...
Chapter 21-17 - Eggs
Section 21-17-1. - Shell eggs — Labeling as to grade and size. - § 21-17-1. Shell eggs — Labeling as to grade and...
Section 21-17-2. - Consumer grades — Regulations. - § 21-17-2. Consumer grades — Regulations. The Rhode Island consumer...
Section 21-17-3. - Establishment of size and weight classes. - § 21-17-3. Establishment of size and weight classes. The size...
Section 21-17-4. - Hearings on quality, weight, and size requirements. - § 21-17-4. Hearings on quality, weight, and size requirements. Before...
Section 21-17-5. - Advertising — Containers — Invoices. - § 21-17-5. Advertising — Containers — Invoices. All advertising of...
Section 21-17-6. - Use of terms importing freshness. - § 21-17-6. Use of terms importing freshness. The terms “fresh...
Section 21-17-7. - False representations as to grade or size — Sale of inedible eggs. - § 21-17-7. False representations as to grade or size —...
Section 21-17-8. - Exemption of sales by producers. - § 21-17-8. Exemption of sales by producers. All eggs intended...
Section 21-17-9. - Enforcement — Appropriations. - § 21-17-9. Enforcement — Appropriations. The director of environmental management...
Section 21-17-10. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-17-10. Penalties for violations. Any person, firm, or corporation,...
Section 21-17-11. - “Cold storage eggs” defined. - § 21-17-11. “Cold storage eggs” defined. “Cold storage eggs” as...
Section 21-17-12. - Labeling of cold storage eggs. - § 21-17-12. Labeling of cold storage eggs. Whenever “cold storage...
Section 21-17-13. - Penalty for violations. - § 21-17-13. Penalty for violations. Any person, firm, or corporation...
Section 21-17-14. - Rules and regulations — Enforcement. - § 21-17-14. Rules and regulations — Enforcement. The department of...
Section 21-17-15. - Complaints for violations. - § 21-17-15. Complaints for violations. Complaints for the violation of...
Chapter 21-18 - Apples
Section 21-18-1. - “Closed package” defined. - § 21-18-1. “Closed package” defined. “Closed package” when used in...
Section 21-18-2. - Marking of closed packages. - § 21-18-2. Marking of closed packages. Each closed package of...
Section 21-18-3. - Marking of minimum size. - § 21-18-3. Marking of minimum size. Unless the package is...
Section 21-18-4. - Style of marking. - § 21-18-4. Style of marking. The branding or marking of...
Section 21-18-5. - Misbranded packages. - § 21-18-5. Misbranded packages. For the purposes of this chapter,...
Section 21-18-6. - Standard barrel and bushel. - § 21-18-6. Standard barrel and bushel. The standard barrel for...
Section 21-18-7. - Prosecution of violations. - § 21-18-7. Prosecution of violations. When the director of environmental...
Section 21-18-8. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-18-8. Penalties for violations. Whoever himself or herself or...
Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes
Section 21-19-1. - Definitions. - § 21-19-1. Definitions. (a) “Grade” or “grades” means the standards...
Section 21-19-2. - Scope of chapter. - § 21-19-2. Scope of chapter. The provisions of this chapter...
Section 21-19-3. - Grades. - § 21-19-3. Grades. The United States grades for potatoes as...
Section 21-19-4. - Marking of containers and display racks and bins. - § 21-19-4. Marking of containers and display racks and bins....
Section 21-19-5. - Potatoes exempt from chapter. - § 21-19-5. Potatoes exempt from chapter. All potatoes intended for...
Section 21-19-6. - Advertising. - § 21-19-6. Advertising. All radio, newspaper, or display advertising of...
Section 21-19-7. - Enforcement — Appropriations and disbursements. - § 21-19-7. Enforcement — Appropriations and disbursements. The director of...
Section 21-19-8. - Hearings on violations. - § 21-19-8. Hearings on violations. When the director of environmental...
Section 21-19-9. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-19-9. Penalties for violations. Any person, firm, or corporation,...
Chapter 21-20 - Fruits and Vegetables Generally
Section 21-20-1. - Vegetables to be sold by weight. - § 21-20-1. Vegetables to be sold by weight. It shall...
Section 21-20-2. - Penalty for sales other than by weight. - § 21-20-2. Penalty for sales other than by weight. Every...
Section 21-20-3. - Enforcement of provisions. - § 21-20-3. Enforcement of provisions. The enforcement of §§ 21-20-1...
Section 21-20-4. - Sale of nuts, beans, and berries by dry measure. - § 21-20-4. Sale of nuts, beans, and berries by dry...
Section 21-20-5. - Rules as to grading, packing, and marking of farm products — False representations. - § 21-20-5. Rules as to grading, packing, and marking of...
Section 21-20-6. - Penalty for violations. - § 21-20-6. Penalty for violations. Any person, firm, or corporation...
Section 21-20-7. - Exemptions. - § 21-20-7. Exemptions. When products are grown or produced on...
Chapter 21-21 - Olive Oil
Section 21-21-1. - “Olive oil” defined. - § 21-21-1. “Olive oil” defined. “Olive oil,” means the pale...
Section 21-21-2. - Sale of mixtures as pure olive oil prohibited. - § 21-21-2. Sale of mixtures as pure olive oil prohibited....
Section 21-21-3. - Penalties for misrepresentation — Confiscation — Evidence — Action on contract. - § 21-21-3. Penalties for misrepresentation — Confiscation — Evidence —...
Section 21-21-4. - Prosecution of violations. - § 21-21-4. Prosecution of violations. It shall be the duty...
Section 21-21-5. - Access to premises — Taking and analysis of specimens. - § 21-21-5. Access to premises — Taking and analysis of...
Section 21-21-6. - Sale of mixed oils so labeled. - § 21-21-6. Sale of mixed oils so labeled. Nothing contained...
Chapter 21-22 - Vinegar
Section 21-22-1. - False representation as cider vinegar. - § 21-22-1. False representation as cider vinegar. No person shall...
Section 21-22-2. - Artificial coloring prohibited — Acetic acid and vinegar solid requirements. - § 21-22-2. Artificial coloring prohibited — Acetic acid and vinegar...
Section 21-22-3. - Metallic salts — Mineral acids. - § 21-22-3. Metallic salts — Mineral acids. All vinegars shall...
Section 21-22-4. - Complaints for violations. - § 21-22-4. Complaints for violations. It shall be the duty...
Section 21-22-5. - Access to premises — Taking and analysis of specimens. - § 21-22-5. Access to premises — Taking and analysis of...
Section 21-22-6. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-22-6. Penalties for violations. Any person violating the provisions...
Chapter 21-23 - Nonalcoholic Bottled Beverages, Drinks and Juices
Section 21-23-1. - Bottlers’ permits required for manufacture or sale. - § 21-23-1. Bottlers’ permits required for manufacture or sale. It...
Section 21-23-2. - Issuance and renewal of permits — Fee — Posting — Exempt cider. - § 21-23-2. Issuance and renewal of permits — Fee —...
Section 21-23-3. - Suspension or revocation of permits. - § 21-23-3. Suspension or revocation of permits. Permits granted under...
Section 21-23-4. - Adoption of regulations. - § 21-23-4. Adoption of regulations. All nonalcoholic beverage, drink, or...
Section 21-23-5. - Contamination of containers. - § 21-23-5. Contamination of containers. Whoever by himself or herself...
Section 21-23-6. - Retailers exempt. - § 21-23-6. Retailers exempt. The provisions of this chapter shall...
Section 21-23-7. - Inspections and reports. - § 21-23-7. Inspections and reports. It shall be the duty...
Chapter 21-24 - Flour and Bread
Section 21-24-1. - Definitions. - § 21-24-1. Definitions. (a) “Department” means the department of health....
Section 21-24-2. - Regulations. - § 21-24-2. Regulations. All bakery products, cereal flours, and related...
Section 21-24-3. - Corn and corn meal. - § 21-24-3. Corn and corn meal. Nothing in this chapter...
Section 21-24-4. - Enforcement of provisions. - § 21-24-4. Enforcement of provisions. Enforcement of this chapter shall...
Section 21-24-5. - Investigative powers. - § 21-24-5. Investigative powers. For the purpose of enforcement of...
Section 21-24-6. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-24-6. Penalties for violations. Any person who violates any...
Section 21-24-7. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 21-24-7. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...
Section 21-24-8. - Severability. - § 21-24-8. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...
Chapter 21-25 - Corn and Corn Meal
Section 21-25-1. - “Rhode Island corn” defined. - § 21-25-1. “Rhode Island corn” defined. Within the meaning of...
Section 21-25-2. - Labeling of containers of corn. - § 21-25-2. Labeling of containers of corn. The words “Rhode...
Section 21-25-3. - Labeling of corn meal. - § 21-25-3. Labeling of corn meal. The words “Rhode Island”...
Section 21-25-4. - Penalty for misbranding. - § 21-25-4. Penalty for misbranding. Every person, firm, or corporation,...
Section 21-25-5. - Prosecution of violations. - § 21-25-5. Prosecution of violations. It shall be the duty...
Chapter 21-26 - Soda and Cream of Tartar
Section 21-26-1. - Appointment of municipal inspectors. - § 21-26-1. Appointment of municipal inspectors. The city and town...
Section 21-26-2. - Testing and certification — Fee. - § 21-26-2. Testing and certification — Fee. Every inspector shall,...
Section 21-26-3. - Analysis — Fee. - § 21-26-3. Analysis — Fee. Every inspector shall, whenever requested,...
Section 21-26-4. - Sale of adulterated articles. - § 21-26-4. Sale of adulterated articles. Every person who shall...
Chapter 21-27 - Sanitation in Food Establishments
Section 21-27-1. - Definitions. - § 21-27-1. Definitions. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter,...
Section 21-27-2. - Food businesses required to comply. - § 21-27-2. Food businesses required to comply. No person shall...
Section 21-27-3. - Sanitary regulations. - § 21-27-3. Sanitary regulations. The director shall adopt any regulations...
Section 21-27-4. - Sale of food not handled in compliance with chapter prohibited — Confiscation. - § 21-27-4. Sale of food not handled in compliance with...
Section 21-27-5. - Notice to cease business. - § 21-27-5. Notice to cease business. Whenever the director deems...
Section 21-27-6. - Businesses exempt. - § 21-27-6. Businesses exempt. The provisions of this chapter shall...
Section 21-27-6.1. - Farm home food manufacture. - § 21-27-6.1. Farm home food manufacture. Notwithstanding the other provisions...
Section 21-27-6.2. - Cottage food manufacture. - § 21-27-6.2. Cottage food manufacture. Notwithstanding the other provisions of...
Section 21-27-7. - Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. - § 21-27-7. Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. It shall be...
Section 21-27-8. - Obstruction of entry to premises in enforcement of chapter. - § 21-27-8. Obstruction of entry to premises in enforcement of...
Section 21-27-9. - Penalties for violations. - § 21-27-9. Penalties for violations. Persons convicted of violating any...
Section 21-27-10. - Registration of food businesses. - § 21-27-10. Registration of food businesses. (a) No person shall...
Section 21-27-11. - Certification of managers in food safety. - § 21-27-11. Certification of managers in food safety. In order...
Section 21-27-11.1. - Definitions applicable to §§ 21-27-11 — 21-27-11.13. - § 21-27-11.1. Definitions applicable to §§ 21-27-11 — 21-27-11.13. As...
Section 21-27-11.2. - Application for certification. - § 21-27-11.2. Application for certification. Any person who shall desire...
Section 21-27-11.3. - Qualifications for certification. - § 21-27-11.3. Qualifications for certification. Qualification for certification pursuant to...
Section 21-27-11.4. - Use of “manager certified in food safety”. - § 21-27-11.4. Use of “manager certified in food safety”. No...
Section 21-27-11.5. - Recertification — Renewal. - § 21-27-11.5. Recertification — Renewal. Every holder of a certificate...
Section 21-27-11.6. - Requirements of food establishments. - § 21-27-11.6. Requirements of food establishments. (a) Food establishments which...
Section 21-27-11.7. - Issuance of certification. - § 21-27-11.7. Issuance of certification. The division shall certify managers...
Section 21-27-11.8. - Exemptions. - § 21-27-11.8. Exemptions. The provisions of §§ 21-27-11 — 21-27-11.13...
Section 21-27-11.9. - Rules and regulations. - § 21-27-11.9. Rules and regulations. The director shall make all...
Section 21-27-11.10. - Suspension or revocation of certification/training required. - § 21-27-11.10. Suspension or revocation of certification/training required. Manager certification...
Section 21-27-11.11. - Administrative fines. - § 21-27-11.11. Administrative fines. The division, after due notice and...
Section 21-27-11.12. - Receipts. - § 21-27-11.12. Receipts. The proceeds of any fees and administrative...
Section 21-27-11.13. - Enforcement. - § 21-27-11.13. Enforcement. The director of health, or the director’s...
Section 21-27-12. - Outdoor dining — Dogs permitted. - § 21-27-12. Outdoor dining — Dogs permitted. (a) A restaurant...
Chapter 21-27.1 - Plastic Recycling and Litter Act
Section 21-27.1-1. - Short title. - § 21-27.1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as...
Section 21-27.1-2. - Products produced with chlorofluorocarbons prohibited. - § 21-27.1-2. Products produced with chlorofluorocarbons prohibited. No disposable prepared...
Section 21-27.1-3. - Plastic recycling and litter commission. - § 21-27.1-3. Plastic recycling and litter commission. (a) There is...
Chapter 21-27.2 - Single-Use Plastic Straws
Section 21-27.2-1. - Definitions. - § 21-27.2-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Food...
Section 21-27.2-2. - Prohibited practices exception. - § 21-27.2-2. Prohibited practices exception. A food service establishment shall...
Section 21-27.2-3. - Penalties. - § 21-27.2-3. Penalties. The first and second violations of this...
Section 21-27.2-4. - Enforcement. - § 21-27.2-4. Enforcement. The director of health shall promulgate and...
Chapter 21-28 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act
Section 21-28-1 - — 21-28-68. Repealed. - § 21-28-1 — 21-28-68. Repealed.
Article I - Short Title and Definitions
Section 21-28-1.01. - Short title and declaration. - § 21-28-1.01. Short title and declaration. (a) This chapter may...
Section 21-28-1.02. - Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2023.] - § 21-28-1.02. Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2023.] Unless the...
Article II - Standards and Schedules
Section 21-28-2.01. - Authority to control — Registration requirements and procedures. - § 21-28-2.01. Authority to control — Registration requirements and procedures....
Section 21-28-2.02. - Schedules of controlled substances — Establishment. - § 21-28-2.02. Schedules of controlled substances — Establishment. (a) There...
Section 21-28-2.03. - Schedule I tests. - § 21-28-2.03. Schedule I tests. The director of health shall...
Section 21-28-2.04. - Schedule II tests. - § 21-28-2.04. Schedule II tests. The director of health shall...
Section 21-28-2.05. - Schedule III tests. - § 21-28-2.05. Schedule III tests. The director of health shall...
Section 21-28-2.06. - Schedule IV tests. - § 21-28-2.06. Schedule IV tests. The director of health shall...
Section 21-28-2.07. - Schedule V tests. - § 21-28-2.07. Schedule V tests. The director of health shall...
Section 21-28-2.08. - Contents of schedules. - § 21-28-2.08. Contents of schedules. Schedule I (a) Schedule I...
Section 21-28-2.09. - Exemption of compounds containing counteragents. - § 21-28-2.09. Exemption of compounds containing counteragents. Nothing in this...
Section 21-28-2.10. - Exemption of dextromethorphan. - § 21-28-2.10. Exemption of dextromethorphan. Dextromethorphan shall not be deemed...
Article III - Regulation of Manufacturing, Distributing, Prescribing, Administering, and Dispensing Controlled Substances
Section 21-28-3.01. - Rules and regulations — Fees. - § 21-28-3.01. Rules and regulations — Fees. The director of...
Section 21-28-3.02. - Registration requirements. - § 21-28-3.02. Registration requirements. (a) Every person who manufactures, distributes,...
Section 21-28-3.03. - Registration. - § 21-28-3.03. Registration. (a) The director of health shall register...
Section 21-28-3.04. - Suspension or revocation of registration. - § 21-28-3.04. Suspension or revocation of registration. (a) A registration...
Section 21-28-3.05. - Order to show cause. - § 21-28-3.05. Order to show cause. (a) Before denying, suspending,...
Section 21-28-3.06. - License required for manufacture. - § 21-28-3.06. License required for manufacture. No person shall manufacture,...
Section 21-28-3.07. - Qualifications for licensees. - § 21-28-3.07. Qualifications for licensees. (a) No license shall be...
Section 21-28-3.08. - Disposition of license fees. - § 21-28-3.08. Disposition of license fees. All fees for licenses...
Section 21-28-3.09. - Denial, revocation, or suspension of licenses. - § 21-28-3.09. Denial, revocation, or suspension of licenses. (a) A...
Section 21-28-3.10. - Authorized sales by manufacturers and wholesalers on official written orders. - § 21-28-3.10. Authorized sales by manufacturers and wholesalers on official...
Section 21-28-3.11. - Form, delivery, and preservation of official written orders. - § 21-28-3.11. Form, delivery, and preservation of official written orders....
Section 21-28-3.12. - Records of controlled substances used in professional practice. - § 21-28-3.12. Records of controlled substances used in professional practice....
Section 21-28-3.13. - Records of manufacturers and wholesalers. - § 21-28-3.13. Records of manufacturers and wholesalers. Manufacturers and wholesalers...
Section 21-28-3.14. - Records of apothecaries. - § 21-28-3.14. Records of apothecaries. Apothecaries shall keep records of...
Section 21-28-3.15. - Records of vendors of schedule V substances. - § 21-28-3.15. Records of vendors of schedule V substances. Every...
Section 21-28-3.16. - Form, content, and preservation of records. - § 21-28-3.16. Form, content, and preservation of records. (a)(1) The...
Section 21-28-3.17. - Records open to inspection. - § 21-28-3.17. Records open to inspection. All records required to...
Section 21-28-3.18. - Prescriptions. - § 21-28-3.18. Prescriptions. (a) An apothecary in good faith may...
Section 21-28-3.19. - Sale of stock on discontinuance of pharmacy business. - § 21-28-3.19. Sale of stock on discontinuance of pharmacy business....
Section 21-28-3.20. - Authority of practitioner to prescribe, administer, and dispense. - § 21-28-3.20. Authority of practitioner to prescribe, administer, and dispense....
Section 21-28-3.20.1. - Authority of practitioner to prescribe, administer, and dispense — Cancer, palliative care and chronic intractable pain. - § 21-28-3.20.1. Authority of practitioner to prescribe, administer, and dispense...
Section 21-28-3.21. - Operation of treatment and rehabilitation programs for drug dependent persons. - § 21-28-3.21. Operation of treatment and rehabilitation programs for drug...
Section 21-28-3.22. - Administration, dispensation or use restricted to scope of employment or duty. - § 21-28-3.22. Administration, dispensation or use restricted to scope of...
Section 21-28-3.23. - Advertising controlled substances. - § 21-28-3.23. Advertising controlled substances. No practitioner, manufacturer, or wholesaler...
Section 21-28-3.24. - Examination before use of controlled substances. - § 21-28-3.24. Examination before use of controlled substances. No physician,...
Section 21-28-3.25. - Subpoena powers. - § 21-28-3.25. Subpoena powers. The director of health shall have...
Section 21-28-3.26. - Labeling by manufacturers and wholesalers. - § 21-28-3.26. Labeling by manufacturers and wholesalers. Whenever a manufacturer...
Section 21-28-3.27. - Labeling by dispensing apothecaries. - § 21-28-3.27. Labeling by dispensing apothecaries. Whenever an apothecary sells...
Section 21-28-3.28. - Security requirements generally. - § 21-28-3.28. Security requirements generally. Security requirements for controlled substances...
Section 21-28-3.29. - Repealed. - § 21-28-3.29. Repealed.
Section 21-28-3.30. - Persons exempt from restrictions on possession of controlled substances. - § 21-28-3.30. Persons exempt from restrictions on possession of controlled...
Section 21-28-3.31. - Use of imitation controlled substance in research — Immunity. - § 21-28-3.31. Use of imitation controlled substance in research —...
Section 21-28-3.32. - Electronic prescription database. [Effective until January 1, 2023.] - § 21-28-3.32. Electronic prescription database. [Effective until January 1, 2023.]...
Section 21-28-3.33. - Voluntary non-opiate directive form. - § 21-28-3.33. Voluntary non-opiate directive form. (a) The department shall...
Article IV - Offenses and Penalties
Section 21-28-4.01. - Prohibited acts A — Penalties. [As amended by P.L. 2021, ch. 100, § 1 and P.L. 2021, ch. 101, § 1.] - § 21-28-4.01. Prohibited acts A — Penalties. [As amended by...
Section 21-28-4.01.1. - Certain quantities of controlled substances. - § 21-28-4.01.1. Certain quantities of controlled substances. (a) Except as...
Section 21-28-4.01.2. - Certain quantities of controlled substances. - § 21-28-4.01.2. Certain quantities of controlled substances. (a) Except as...
Section 21-28-4.02. - Prohibited acts B — Penalties. - § 21-28-4.02. Prohibited acts B — Penalties. (a) It shall...
Section 21-28-4.03. - Prohibited acts C — Penalties. - § 21-28-4.03. Prohibited acts C — Penalties. (a) It is...
Section 21-28-4.04. - Sale of hypodermic syringes and needles and retractable hypodermic syringes and needles. - § 21-28-4.04. Sale of hypodermic syringes and needles and retractable...
Section 21-28-4.05. - Prohibited acts E — False representations to obtain controlled substances. - § 21-28-4.05. Prohibited acts E — False representations to obtain...
Section 21-28-4.06. - Prohibited acts F — Places used for unlawful sale, use, or keeping of controlled substances. - § 21-28-4.06. Prohibited acts F — Places used for unlawful...
Section 21-28-4.07. - Distribution to persons under age 18. - § 21-28-4.07. Distribution to persons under age 18. (a) Any...
Section 21-28-4.07.1. - Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools. - § 21-28-4.07.1. Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools. Any...
Section 21-28-4.07.2. - Distribution to individuals without knowledge — Crime of violence. - § 21-28-4.07.2. Distribution to individuals without knowledge — Crime of...
Section 21-28-4.08. - Conspiracy. - § 21-28-4.08. Conspiracy. Any person who conspires to violate any...
Section 21-28-4.09. - General penalty clause. - § 21-28-4.09. General penalty clause. Any person who violates any...
Section 21-28-4.10. - Penalties under other laws. - § 21-28-4.10. Penalties under other laws. Any penalty imposed for...
Section 21-28-4.11. - Second offenses. - § 21-28-4.11. Second offenses. (a) Any person convicted of a...
Section 21-28-4.12. - Bar to prosecution. - § 21-28-4.12. Bar to prosecution. If a violation of this...
Section 21-28-4.13. - Impersonation of health officials — Penalties. - § 21-28-4.13. Impersonation of health officials — Penalties. Every person...
Section 21-28-4.14. - Third or subsequent offenses. - § 21-28-4.14. Third or subsequent offenses. (a) Any person convicted...
Section 21-28-4.15. - Employment of person under age eighteen (18). - § 21-28-4.15. Employment of person under age eighteen (18). (a)...
Section 21-28-4.16. - Crimes against pharmacies. - § 21-28-4.16. Crimes against pharmacies. Any person who: (1) breaks...
Section 21-28-4.16.1. - Larceny of a controlled substance. - § 21-28-4.16.1. Larceny of a controlled substance. Any person who...
Section 21-28-4.16.2. - Tampering with a controlled substance. - § 21-28-4.16.2. Tampering with a controlled substance. Any person who...
Section 21-28-4.17. - Additional assessment. - § 21-28-4.17. Additional assessment. Should any person be convicted of...
Section 21-28-4.17.1. - Assessment for drug education, counseling and treatment. - § 21-28-4.17.1. Assessment for drug education, counseling and treatment. Any...
Section 21-28-4.18. - Prohibited acts by law enforcement officials — Penalties. - § 21-28-4.18. Prohibited acts by law enforcement officials — Penalties....
Section 21-28-4.19. - Reduction of sentence. - § 21-28-4.19. Reduction of sentence. (a) Any sentence of a...
Section 21-28-4.20. - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) — Testing. - § 21-28-4.20. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) — Testing. (a) Any...
Section 21-28-4.21. - Drug testing required. - § 21-28-4.21. Drug testing required. Every person who shall be...
Section 21-28-4.22. - Preparation of summons and related records — Consent and form. - § 21-28-4.22. Preparation of summons and related records — Consent...
Article V - Powers of Enforcement Personnel
Section 21-28-5.01. - Powers of enforcement personnel. - § 21-28-5.01. Powers of enforcement personnel. It is made the...
Section 21-28-5.02. - Administrative inspections. - § 21-28-5.02. Administrative inspections. The director of health may make...
Section 21-28-5.03. - [Reserved.] - § 21-28-5.03. [Reserved.]
Section 21-28-5.04. - Forfeiture of property and money. - § 21-28-5.04. Forfeiture of property and money. (a) Any property,...
Section 21-28-5.04.1. - Criminal forfeiture procedures. - § 21-28-5.04.1. Criminal forfeiture procedures. (a) Any criminal complaint, information,...
Section 21-28-5.04.2. - Civil forfeiture procedure. - § 21-28-5.04.2. Civil forfeiture procedure. (a) In addition to or...
Section 21-28-5.05. - Forfeiture of controlled substances, related materials and other property, equipment and records. - § 21-28-5.05. Forfeiture of controlled substances, related materials and other...
Section 21-28-5.06. - Seizure of contraband. - § 21-28-5.06. Seizure of contraband. All controlled substances, which may...
Section 21-28-5.07. - Disposition of controlled substances. - § 21-28-5.07. Disposition of controlled substances. (a) Any person lawfully...
Section 21-28-5.07.1. - Application for use in other cases. - § 21-28-5.07.1. Application for use in other cases. (a) Notwithstanding...
Section 21-28-5.07.2. - Issuance of orders. - § 21-28-5.07.2. Issuance of orders. Upon an application as provided...
Section 21-28-5.07.3. - Disclosure. - § 21-28-5.07.3. Disclosure. Notwithstanding the decision of the justice, any...
Section 21-28-5.07.4. - Control of controlled substance. - § 21-28-5.07.4. Control of controlled substance. (a) Any controlled substance,...
Section 21-28-5.07.5. - Rules and regulations. - § 21-28-5.07.5. Rules and regulations. The attorney general shall promulgate...
Section 21-28-5.08. - Burden of proof. - § 21-28-5.08. Burden of proof. (a) It shall not be...
Section 21-28-5.09. - Revocation of license of persons convicted. - § 21-28-5.09. Revocation of license of persons convicted. On the...
Section 21-28-5.10. - Inspection of records — Information or knowledge obtained confidential. - § 21-28-5.10. Inspection of records — Information or knowledge obtained...
Section 21-28-5.11. - Suspension of license or registration of drug dependent persons. - § 21-28-5.11. Suspension of license or registration of drug dependent...
Section 21-28-5.12. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 21-28-5.12. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...
Section 21-28-5.13. - Severability. - § 21-28-5.13. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...
Section 21-28-5.14. - Judicial review. - § 21-28-5.14. Judicial review. All final determinations, findings, and conclusions...
Article VI - Miscellaneous
Section 21-28-6.01, 21-28-6.02. - Repealed. - § 21-28-6.01, 21-28-6.02. Repealed.
Chapter 21-28.1 - Narcotic Guidance Council
Section 21-28.1-1. - Creation of narcotic guidance council. - § 21-28.1-1. Creation of narcotic guidance council. The city or...
Section 21-28.1-2. - Powers and duties. - § 21-28.1-2. Powers and duties. Narcotic guidance councils shall develop...
Section 21-28.1-3. - Composition of councils. - § 21-28.1-3. Composition of councils. (a) Narcotic guidance councils shall...
Section 21-28.1-4. - State agencies — Cooperation. - § 21-28.1-4. State agencies — Cooperation. All state departments and...
Chapter 21-28.2 - Drug Abuse Control
Section 21-28.2-1. - Definitions. - § 21-28.2-1. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following...
Section 21-28.2-2. - Rules and regulations. - § 21-28.2-2. Rules and regulations. The department shall make any...
Section 21-28.2-3. - Admission of narcotic addict on civil certification. - § 21-28.2-3. Admission of narcotic addict on civil certification. A...
Section 21-28.2-4. - Medical examination. - § 21-28.2-4. Medical examination. The department shall designate facilities and...
Section 21-28.2-5. - Determination of narcotic addiction. - § 21-28.2-5. Determination of narcotic addiction. The court shall promptly...
Section 21-28.2-6. - No application for hearing or jury trial. - § 21-28.2-6. No application for hearing or jury trial. When...
Section 21-28.2-7. - Application for hearing or jury trial. - § 21-28.2-7. Application for hearing or jury trial. Upon demand...
Section 21-28.2-8. - Period of commitment. - § 21-28.2-8. Period of commitment. (a) The period of commitment...
Section 21-28.2-9. - Private session — Records of proceedings. - § 21-28.2-9. Private session — Records of proceedings. Unless the...
Section 21-28.2-10. - Writ of habeas corpus — Discharge. - § 21-28.2-10. Writ of habeas corpus — Discharge. If a...
Section 21-28.2-11. - Detention — Pending hearings. - § 21-28.2-11. Detention — Pending hearings. The court may, in...
Section 21-28.2-12. - Retention, supervision, and transfer. - § 21-28.2-12. Retention, supervision, and transfer. The department may retain...
Section 21-28.2-13. - Preservation of rights. - § 21-28.2-13. Preservation of rights. The certification of a narcotic...
Section 21-28.2-14. - Proceedings with respect to juveniles. - § 21-28.2-14. Proceedings with respect to juveniles. Nothing in this...
Section 21-28.2-14.1. - Appeals. - § 21-28.2-14.1. Appeals. A party aggrieved by a final order...
Section 21-28.2-15. - Chapter inapplicable in criminal cases. - § 21-28.2-15. Chapter inapplicable in criminal cases. The provisions of...
Section 21-28.2-16. - Department’s consent to certification. - § 21-28.2-16. Department’s consent to certification. Notwithstanding the provisions of...
Section 21-28.2-17. - Care, custody, and supervision of narcotic addicts. - § 21-28.2-17. Care, custody, and supervision of narcotic addicts. (a)...
Section 21-28.2-18. - Discharge of certified narcotic addicts. - § 21-28.2-18. Discharge of certified narcotic addicts. Any other provisions...
Section 21-28.2-19. - Aftercare — Supervision of certain narcotic addicts. - § 21-28.2-19. Aftercare — Supervision of certain narcotic addicts. The...
Section 21-28.2-20. - Approval of rehabilitation facilities and service. - § 21-28.2-20. Approval of rehabilitation facilities and service. (a) No...
Section 21-28.2-21. - Annual appropriation. - § 21-28.2-21. Annual appropriation. The general assembly shall annually appropriate...
Section 21-28.2-22. - Severability. - § 21-28.2-22. Severability. The provisions of this chapter are severable,...
Chapter 21-28.3 - Drug Abuse Reporting System
Section 21-28.3-1. - Drug abuse reporting system established. - § 21-28.3-1. Drug abuse reporting system established. The director of...
Section 21-28.3-2. - Contents of statistics. - § 21-28.3-2. Contents of statistics. The statistics shall include, but...
Section 21-28.3-3. - Confidentiality. - § 21-28.3-3. Confidentiality. In the maintenance, compilation, and providing of...
Section 21-28.3-4. - Breach of confidentiality. - § 21-28.3-4. Breach of confidentiality. Any person who directly or...
Chapter 21-28.4 - Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act
Section 21-28.4-1. - Controlled substances therapeutic research program established — Participation. - § 21-28.4-1. Controlled substances therapeutic research program established — Participation....
Section 21-28.4-2. - Review of program applications and practitioners. - § 21-28.4-2. Review of program applications and practitioners. The director...
Section 21-28.4-3. - Acquisition of supplies. - § 21-28.4-3. Acquisition of supplies. The director of health is...
Section 21-28.4-4. - Distribution of supplies. - § 21-28.4-4. Distribution of supplies. The director of health shall...
Section 21-28.4-5. - Form of record. - § 21-28.4-5. Form of record. The form of records and...
Section 21-28.4-6. - Security. - § 21-28.4-6. Security. The security requirements for controlled substances used...
Section 21-28.4-7. - Report. - § 21-28.4-7. Report. The director of health shall report his...
Section 21-28.4-8. - Disposition of controlled substances. - § 21-28.4-8. Disposition of controlled substances. Excess or undesired controlled...
Section 21-28.4-9. - Enforcement. - § 21-28.4-9. Enforcement. It is the duty of the department...
Section 21-28.4-10. - Penalties. - § 21-28.4-10. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of...
Section 21-28.4-11. - Appropriations. - § 21-28.4-11. Appropriations. The director of health shall provide necessary...
Chapter 21-28.5 - Sale of Drug Paraphernalia
Section 21-28.5-1. - “Drug paraphernalia” defined. - § 21-28.5-1. “Drug paraphernalia” defined. (a) As used in this...
Section 21-28.5-2. - Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia — Penalty. - § 21-28.5-2. Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia — Penalty....
Section 21-28.5-3. - Delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor — Penalty. - § 21-28.5-3. Delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor —...
Section 21-28.5-4. - Severability. - § 21-28.5-4. Severability. If any provisions of this chapter or...
Chapter 21-28.6 - The Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act
Section 21-28.6-1. - Short title. - § 21-28.6-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...
Section 21-28.6-2. - Legislative findings. - § 21-28.6-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares...
Section 21-28.6-3. - Definitions. - § 21-28.6-3. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1)...
Section 21-28.6-4. - Protections for the medical use of marijuana. - § 21-28.6-4. Protections for the medical use of marijuana. (a)...
Section 21-28.6-5. - Departments of health and business regulation to issue regulations. - § 21-28.6-5. Departments of health and business regulation to issue...
Section 21-28.6-6. - Administration of departments of health and business regulation regulations. - § 21-28.6-6. Administration of departments of health and business regulation...
Section 21-28.6-6.1. - [Repealed.] - § 21-28.6-6.1. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 442, §...
Section 21-28.6-7. - Scope of chapter. - § 21-28.6-7. Scope of chapter. (a) This chapter shall not...
Section 21-28.6-8. - Affirmative defense and dismissal. - § 21-28.6-8. Affirmative defense and dismissal. (a) Except as provided...
Section 21-28.6-9. - Enforcement. - § 21-28.6-9. Enforcement. (a) If the department of health fails...
Section 21-28.6-10. - Severability. - § 21-28.6-10. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...
Section 21-28.6-11. - [Repealed.] - § 21-28.6-11. [Repealed.]
Section 21-28.6-12. - Compassion centers. - § 21-28.6-12. Compassion centers. (a) A compassion center licensed under...
Section 21-28.6-13. - Construction. - § 21-28.6-13. Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed so...
Section 21-28.6-14. - Cooperative cultivations. - § 21-28.6-14. Cooperative cultivations. (a) Two (2) or more qualifying...
Section 21-28.6-15. - Medical marijuana plant tags. - § 21-28.6-15. Medical marijuana plant tags. (a) Effective January 1,...
Section 21-28.6-16. - Licensed medical marijuana cultivators. - § 21-28.6-16. Licensed medical marijuana cultivators. (a) A licensed medical...
Section 21-28.6-16.1. - Reserved. - § 21-28.6-16.1. Reserved.
Section 21-28.6-16.2. - Cannabis testing laboratories — Immunity. - § 21-28.6-16.2. Cannabis testing laboratories — Immunity. (a) No cannabis...
Section 21-28.6-17. - Revenue. - § 21-28.6-17. Revenue. (a) Effective July 1, 2016, except for...
Section 21-28.6-18. - Activities not exempt. - § 21-28.6-18. Activities not exempt. The provisions of this chapter...
Section 21-28.6-19. - Transfer of powers. - § 21-28.6-19. Transfer of powers. Upon final issuance of rules...
Chapter 21-28.7 - Possession and Trafficking in Dextromethorphan
Section 21-28.7-1. - Possession of dextromethorphan. - § 21-28.7-1. Possession of dextromethorphan. (a) No person may possess...
Chapter 21-28.8 - The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act [Expired.]
Section 21-28.8-1. - Expired. - § 21-28.8-1. Expired. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 251, §...
Section 21-28.8-2. - Expired. - § 21-28.8-2. Expired. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 251, §...
Section 21-28.8-3. - Expired. - § 21-28.8-3. Expired. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 251, §...
Section 21-28.8-4. - Expired. - § 21-28.8-4. Expired. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 251, §...
Section 21-28.8-5. - Expired. - § 21-28.8-5. Expired. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 251, §...
Chapter 21-28.9 - The Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act of 2016
Section 21-28.9-1. - Short title. - § 21-28.9-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...
Section 21-28.9-2. - Definition. - § 21-28.9-2. Definition. “Opioid antagonist” means a drug which is...
Section 21-28.9-3. - Authority to administer opioid antagonists — Release from liability. - § 21-28.9-3. Authority to administer opioid antagonists — Release from...
Section 21-28.9-3.1. - Narcotic testing product. - § 21-28.9-3.1. Narcotic testing product. (a) Any person may provide,...
Section 21-28.9-4. - Emergency overdose care — Immunity from legal repercussions. - § 21-28.9-4. Emergency overdose care — Immunity from legal repercussions....
Section 21-28.9-5. - Law enforcement reports. - § 21-28.9-5. Law enforcement reports. In the first week of...
Chapter 21-28.10 - Opioid Stewardship Act
Section 21-28.10-1. - Definitions. - § 21-28.10-1. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following...
Section 21-28.10-2. - Opioid registration fee imposed on manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. - § 21-28.10-2. Opioid registration fee imposed on manufacturers, distributors, and...