16 chapters · 69 sections in this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-2-1. Custody and maintenance of standards — Stamps and branding irons
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Every town or city sealer shall, at the expense of his or her town or city, provide therein a suitable place for the safekeeping and preservation of the weights, measures, and balances furnished by the state, which shall be used only as standards, and shall not be taken from the …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-2-10. Produce scales in markets
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Every retail food business which has a produce department and provides a scale for customers to weigh their purchases shall provide a written notice adjacent to the scale which notifies the customers that the weight registered on the scale is approximate and the scales are not ce…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-2-2. Penalty for improper care of standards
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Every town or city sealer who neglects to provide a suitable place for keeping the weights, measures, and balances, or suffers any of them through his or her neglect to be lost, damaged, or destroyed, shall be fined the sum of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than f…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 47-2-3. Periodical testing of municipal sealers’ weights and measures by state — Fee
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(a) Every town and city sealer shall, at least once in every two (2) year period, have the field weights, measures, and balances in his or her custody: tolerance tested for class F use, in accordance with current year national institute of standards and technology (NIST) handbook…