No beverage shall be sold, offered for sale, or distributed within the state in a metal container designed and constructed so that the container is opened by detaching a metal ring or tab, except if the tab is made of tape, foil, or other soft material.
Metal beverage container rings or tabs required to be nondetachable
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-38-2.1., under Chapter 23-38 Degradable Connectors and Non-Detachable Metal Openers for Beverage Containers.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-38-2.1.