Title 21, Title 21 and Drugs

The city and town councils of the several cities and towns may, appoint an inspector of saleratus, bicarbonate of soda, and cream of tartar for the cities and towns.

Every inspector shall, whenever requested, test any of the articles which shall be presented to him or her for inspection, and shall give his or her certificate to any person applying for it, whether the article is impure or adulterated, and for every certificate the inspector sh…

Every inspector shall, whenever requested, make an analysis of an article which may be presented to him or her for that purpose, and shall give his or her certificate to any person who shall apply for it, of the result of the analysis, for which certificate he or she shall be ent…

Every person who shall sell saleratus, bicarbonate of soda, or cream of tartar which has been adulterated and thereby rendered an impure article, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00), together with the cost of testing and analyzing the impure article; one-half (½) of the fine t…

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the following definitions apply to this chapter: (1) “Approved” means approved by the director. (2) “Commissary” means an operating base location to which a mobile food establishment or transportation vehicle returns regular…

(a) No person shall operate a food business as defined in § 21-27-1 unless he or she annually registers the business with the state director of health; provided, that food businesses conducted by nonprofit organizations, hospitals, public institutions, farmers markets, roadside f…

In order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public there shall be a certification procedure for managers in food safety and requiring the employment of managers certified in food safety by food establishments.

As used in §§ 21-27-11 — 21-27-11.13: (1) “Bed and breakfast” establishment means an owner-occupied residence providing accommodations for a charge to the public in operation for more than ten (10) nights in a twelve (12) month period. Breakfast may be provided only to guests. Th…

Manager certification in food safety may be suspended or revoked for repeated violations of the rules and regulations of the state pertaining to food establishments or for preventing health department personnel from performing their duty. The individual shall surrender the certif…

The division, after due notice and after opportunity for a hearing, shall have the right to levy administrative fines of up to five hundred dollars ($500) against any manager certified in food safety or food establishment who violates the provisions of the rules and regulations g…

The proceeds of any fees and administrative fines collected pursuant to the provisions of §§ 21-27-11 — 21-27-11.13 shall be deposited as general revenues.

The director of health, or the director’s authorized agents, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.

Any person who shall desire to be certified in food safety shall submit in writing, on any forms as provided by the division, an application for certification that shall be accompanied by an application fee as set forth in § 23-1-54, together with any other credentials that the r…

Qualification for certification pursuant to §§ 21-27-11 — 21-27-11.4, shall be successful completion of an examination and a training course as defined in the regulations. The regulation may include a provision for acceptance of prior training and experience in lieu of a training…

No person shall use the title “manager certified in food safety” or in any way, represent themselves as a “manager certified in food safety” unless they shall hold a current certificate as provided in § 21-27-11.2.

Every holder of a certificate issued pursuant to these sections shall, every five (5) years, present evidence to the division of continued eligibility as established by regulations. All certificates issued pursuant to these sections shall expire every five (5) years on a date as …

(a) Food establishments which prepare potentially hazardous foods shall employ at least one fulltime manager certified in food safety. Establishments who employ ten (10) or more full-time equivalent employees directly involved in food preparation shall be required to employ two (…

The division shall certify managers in food safety who have met the requirements in §§ 21-27-11 — 21-27-11.13 and in the rules and regulations.

The provisions of §§ 21-27-11 — 21-27-11.13 shall not apply to: (1) Special events sponsored by city or town or nonprofit civic organizations such as, but not limited to, school sporting events, firefighter’s picnics, little league food booths, grange and church suppers, and fair…

The director shall make all necessary rules and regulations for: (1) The filing of applications for certification; (2) The qualifications and responsibilities of applicants, training instructors, and managers certified in food safety; and (3) The administration and enforcement of…

(a) A restaurant with an outdoor dining area may allow a patron’s dog to accompany the patron in the outdoor dining area during the hours designated by the owner of the restaurant. (b) The owner of a restaurant: (1) Shall determine the location and the amount of space in the outd…

No person shall operate any food business within this state except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter.

The director shall adopt any regulations relating to sanitation that he or she may deem advisable with reference to any food business and with reference to the premises, property, equipment, and utensils used in connection with any food business.

No person shall sell or possess with intent to sell within this state for human consumption any food which has not been processed, transported, or sold in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter. Any food which th…

Whenever the director deems it necessary in the interests of public health to cause any food business to cease operating the director may do so by serving written notice upon the owner or manager of the food business; provided, that before the notice is given the owner or manager…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to those activities of food business which are licensed and regulated in accordance with the provisions of this title; provided, that retail food businesses and food vending machines limited solely to selling or dispensing ice and/or…

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, the department of health shall permit farm home food manufacture and the sale of the products of farm home food manufacture at farmers’ markets, farmstands, and other markets and stores operated by farmers for the purpose of t…

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, the department of health shall register cottage food manufacture and the sale of the products of cottage food manufacture direct to consumers whether by pickup or delivery within the state, provided that the requirements of th…

It shall be the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter and to prosecute all persons guilty of violations of them. In these prosecutions the director shall not be required to enter into any recogni…

No person shall interfere with or obstruct the entrance of the director to any house, structure, vessel, vehicle, or other premises in the discharge of the director’s official duties in connection with the enforcement of this chapter or the regulations adopted in accordance with …

Persons convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter shall be punished: (1) By a term of imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months or by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offe…

(a) This chapter may be cited as the “Rhode Island Controlled Substances Act”, and shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose. (b) The general purposes of this chapter are as follows: (1) To establish a more rational system of regulating substances…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and phrases as defined in this section are used in this chapter in the sense given them in the following definitions: (1) “Administer” refers to the direct application of controlled substances to the body of a patient or research s…

(a)(1) The director of the department of health shall control all substances enumerated in the most current version of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) and may by motion or on the petition of any interested party pursuant to the procedures of chapter 35 of tit…

(a) There are established five (5) schedules of controlled substances, to be known as schedules I, II, III, IV, and V. (b) The schedules I, II, III, IV, and V shall, unless and until amended pursuant to this chapter, consist of: those enumerated in this article and include substa…

(a) The director of health shall place a substance in schedule I if the director finds that the substance: (1) Has high potential for abuse; and (2) Has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervisi…

The director of health shall place a substance in schedule II if he or she finds that: (1) The substance has high potential for abuse; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restriction…

The director of health shall place a substance in schedule III if he or she finds that: (1) The substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in schedules I and II; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (…

The director of health shall place a substance in schedule IV if he or she finds that: (1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in schedule III; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) Abuse of …

The director of health shall place a substance in schedule V if he or she finds that: (1) The substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances in schedule IV; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3…

The director of health is authorized, empowered, and directed to make any rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter and to provide any fees for licenses, registrations, and forms that he or she may deem proper to promote the enforcement of this chapter.

(a) Every person who manufactures, distributes, prescribes, administers, or dispenses any controlled substance within this state, or who proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, prescribing, administering, or dispensing of any controlled substance within this state, m…

(a) The director of health shall register an applicant to manufacture, distribute, prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled substances unless he or she determines that the issuance of that registration would be inconsistent with the public interest. In determining the public…

(a) A registration to manufacture, distribute, prescribe, administer, or dispense a controlled substance may be suspended or revoked by the director of health upon a finding that the continuance of that registration would be inconsistent with the public interest. In considering t…

(a) Before denying, suspending, or revoking a registration, or refusing a renewal of a registration, the director of health shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why the registration should not be denied, revoked, or suspended, or why the renewal sho…

No person shall manufacture, compound, mix, cultivate, grow, or by any other process produce or prepare controlled substances, and no person as a wholesaler shall supply controlled substances, without first having obtained a license to do so from the director of health.