Title 21, Title 21 and Drugs

The director may issue certificates of competency to persons desiring to manipulate the Babcock or other centrifugal machine who, in his or her opinion, are competent. The director may make and enforce rules governing applications for the certificates and the granting of them, an…

The director may make any rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, that in his or her judgment may be helpful in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and for the purpose of insuring accuracy in the weighing, sampling, and testing of milk, cream, and milk products …

(a) Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and phrases defined in this section are used in this chapter in the sense given them in the following definitions: (1) “Advertise” means all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, fo…

The records, reports, and invoices required by this chapter shall be written in legible English. The original records required by § 21-9-7 and a legible copy of the reports required by § 21-9-9 shall be preserved and kept at the frozen dessert plant to which they apply for a peri…

The following acts and the causing of them shall be unlawful: (1) To advertise, sell or exchange, deliver, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, or to attempt to deliver, or have in actual or constructive possession with intent to do so any frozen dessert and/or frozen dessert…

(a) The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this chapter is vested in the director of health, and he or she is authorized to promulgate, among others, regulations, definitions, and standards which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this c…

The director of health is authorized and directed to: (1) Administer and supervise the enforcement of this chapter; (2) Provide for any inspections and investigations that may be necessary to disclose violation; (3) Receive and provide for the investigation of complaints; and (4)…

(a) It shall be the duty of the attorney general, to whom the director of health reports any violation of this chapter, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. (b) Before any violatio…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the director of health to report for the institution of proceedings under this chapter minor violations of this chapter, whenever the director of health believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circ…

In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter the director of health is authorized to apply to the superior court for, and the court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating…

(a) Whenever the director of health or any of the director’s duly authorized agents finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix is adulterated or misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent within the meaning of this chapter, or involved…

(a) The director of health or any of the director’s duly authorized agents shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any frozen dessert plant in which frozen desserts and/or frozen dessert mixes are manufactured or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehi…

It shall be unlawful for any person to directly or indirectly manufacture, sell, distribute, receive for distribution, or hold in his or her possession or control any frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix for distribution, sale, or resale without first obtaining a license to do so…

(a) The director of health may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing all judgments, decrees, and court orders which have been rendered under this chapter, including the nature of the charge and the disposition of it. (b) The director of health may also cause…

The provisions of §§ 21-9-2 and 21-9-12(1)(i) restricting the sale, possession, or control of any frozen dessert or frozen dessert mix to licensed persons shall not apply to the transfer of a frozen dessert or milk shake by a retailer to a purchaser, or to common carriers or to w…

Any person that violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or of the regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and any principal, proprietor, agent, servant, or employee, who directs or knowingly permits a violation or who aids or assists a violation, shall upon conv…

If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional or the applicability of any provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the chapter and the applicability of it to other persons and circumstances shall not be aff…

(a) The annual fees for the following licenses shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54: (1) Instate wholesale frozen dessert processors; (2) Out of state wholesale frozen dessert processors; and (3) Retail frozen dessert processors. (b) Where a retail frozen dessert processor is also …

The license shall be issued in the form and under any terms and conditions consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter that shall be prescribed by regulations promulgated by the director of health under the authority of § 21-9-13. The license shall be prominently poste…

The refusal, suspension, or revocation of any license shall be made in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42.

An appeal from any decision or order of the director may be taken by any aggrieved party to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of title 42.

Each manufacturer of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes shall keep for each frozen dessert plant operated by that manufacturer a true and complete record of milk and milk products received and frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes manufactured there.

Each manufacturer of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes shall report to the director of health on forms prescribed by the director any information and at any times that the director may require.

For the purposes of this chapter, “animal” is construed to mean any cattle, swine, sheep, goat, or equine.

It shall be the duty of the director of health or the director’s duly appointed agents 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 it. In all prosecutions the director, …

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to handle, sell, or possess with intent to sell within this state the carcass of any animal or part of the carcass, any meat, meat product, or meat food product capable of use as human food which has not been …

No person, firm, association, or corporation shall operate within this state any establishment for the purpose of slaughtering any animal for human consumption, or for canning, curing, smoking, salting, packing, rendering, or handling the carcass of any animal or part of the carc…

The director of health shall, upon receipt of application for a license to operate an establishment for any or all of the purposes mentioned in § 21-11-3, cause that establishment to be inspected and, if it is found to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations…

The director of health may adopt regulations governing the plant, equipment, operation, and maintenance of establishments defined in § 21-11-3, the methods and materials used, the source and quality of water, sewage and waste disposal, the approval or condemnation and disposal of…

The director of health shall cause to be prepared a suitable stamp for impression upon the carcass of any animal or part of the carcass or any meat, meat product, or meat food product which has been examined and found to be sound, healthful, wholesome, and fit for human consumpti…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to sell or possess with intent to sell within this state any meat the moisture content of which exceeds the maximum permitted under federal rules or regulations for meat shipped in interstate commerce.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to slaughtering of animals, or the canning, curing, smoking, packing, or rendering of the carcass of any animal or part of the carcass, where the animal is slaughtered by the owner of the animal and where the meat, meat product, or m…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the sale or possession of the carcass of any animal or part of the carcass or any meat, meat product, or meat food product which has been inspected and passed by the agricultural research service of the United States Departmen…

Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations authorized by 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 th…

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: (1) “Director” means the director of health or his or her duly authorized agent. (2) “Person” means the state, any municipality, political subdivision, institution, public or …

The director of health shall carry out the provisions of this chapter.

All persons engaged in slaughtering and/or eviscerating of poultry for human consumption shall register annually with the director of the department of health during the month of January. Registrations issued will expire on December 31 and must be renewed annually.

All poultry prepared for human consumption in Rhode Island shall be slaughtered and/or eviscerated on premises approved by the director of health.

(a) The director of health is authorized to adopt regulations relating to the premises, facilities, materials used, and procedures followed at places where poultry for human consumption is slaughtered, eviscerated, or processed or where poultry products for human consumption are …

Before establishing the regulations as provided for in § 21-13-4, the director shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be given in a newspaper of statewide circulation.

The director of health or any of the director’s subordinates may enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purposes of inspection and investigating conditions relating to the slaughtering, eviscerating, and processing of poultry or poultry products to …

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to sell or possess with intent to sell within this state any poultry or poultry product the moisture content of which exceeds the maximum permitted under federal rules or regulations of poultry or poultry prod…

Any person, firm, or corporation, which, by itself or its agents or employees, violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation made pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first of…

Upon determination that any person having a registration issued under this chapter, or who has applied for a registration, has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or any of the rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the dir…

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to every person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in slaughtering or eviscerating poultry, or in the preparation of poultry products for human consumption.

Unless otherwise specifically provided, the following definitions apply to this chapter: (1) “Approved” means approved by the director. (2) “Department” means the department of health. (3) “Director” means the director of health or the director’s duly appointed agents. (4) “Perso…