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RI Gen L § 47-10-1 - 47-10-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-10 - Cotton|Section 47-10-1 - 47-10-4 - Repealed.

§ 47-10-1 — 47-10-4. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 47-11-1 - 47-11-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-11 - Neat Cattle|Section 47-11-1 - 47-11-5 - Repealed.

§ 47-11-1 — 47-11-5. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 47-12-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-1 - Standard cord.

§ 47-12-1. Standard cord.The cord shall measure in quantity equal to a cord of eight feet (8′) in length, four feet (4′) in width, and four feet (4′) in height, including one-half (½) of the kerf, and be well stowed and closely laid together.History of Section.G. L. 1896, ch. 149, § 1; G. L. 1909, ch. 175, § 1; G. L. 1923, ch. 206, § 1; G. L. 1938, ch. 411, § 1; G. L. 1956, § 47-12-1; P.L. 1980, ch. 203, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-2 - Cording fees.

§ 47-12-2. Cording fees.Every person chosen by a town to be a corder of wood shall receive for cording and measuring not exceeding twelve cents (12¢) per cord, to be paid by the purchaser of the wood.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-2.
RI Gen L § 47-12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-3 - Sale of firewood.

§ 47-12-3. Sale of firewood.(a) Cordwood sold or offered or exposed for sale shall be four feet (4′) in length. The term "firewood" shall be construed to mean and include wood cut to any lengths of less than four feet (4′) and more than eight inches (8"). Cordwood and firewood shall be advertised, offered for sale, and sold only in terms of cubic feet or cubic meters which will be construed as indicating the closely stacked cubic foot or cubic meter content to be delivered to the purchaser. The terms  "cord", "face cord", "pile", "truckload", or terms of similar import shall not be used in the advertising and sale of cordwood or firewood.(b) The term "kindling wood" shall be construed to mean and include all split wood, edgings, clippings, or other waste wood averaging eight inches (8") in length. The standard unit of measure for kindling wood shall be the bushel of two thousand, one hundred and fifty and forty-two hundredths cubic inches (2150.42 cu. in.).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-3; P.L. 1980, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 68.
RI Gen L § 47-12-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-3.1 - Repealed.

§ 47-12-3.1. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 47-12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-4 - Fraudulent sale of firewood.

§ 47-12-4. Fraudulent sale of firewood.(a) Whoever, except as otherwise provided, sells cordwood or firewood, shall cause a delivery ticket or sales invoice to be issued and delivered to the purchaser or his or her agent at the time of delivery of the wood. The delivery ticket or sales invoice shall include the name and address of the seller and the purchaser, the quantity delivered to the purchaser in terms of cubic feet or cubic meters, the date delivered, and the price of the quantity of wood delivered.(b) Whoever violates any provision of this or the preceding sections shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), for the second offense by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100), and for each subsequent offense by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200). Whoever alters or substitutes a delivery ticket or sales invoice for fraudulent or deceptive purposes shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-4; P.L. 1980, ch. 203, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 68.
RI Gen L § 47-12-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-5 - Repealed.

§ 47-12-5. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 47-12-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-6 - Standard charcoal basket.

§ 47-12-6. Standard charcoal basket.Every basket used in measuring charcoal brought into any town for sale shall be of the following dimensions: nineteen inches (19") in breadth in every part thereof, and seventeen and one-half inches (171/2") deep, measuring from the highest part of the bottom of the basket perpendicularly to a level with the top of the basket.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-6.
RI Gen L § 47-12-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-7 - Sealing of charcoal baskets.

§ 47-12-7. Sealing of charcoal baskets.Every basket shall be sealed by the sealer of weights and measures of the town where the person so using the basket shall usually reside, or of the town where the coal shall be so measured for sale, and shall also be well heaped.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-7.
RI Gen L § 47-12-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-8 - Sale of charcoal in unsealed or nonstandard basket.

§ 47-12-8. Sale of charcoal in unsealed or nonstandard basket.Every person who shall measure charcoal offered for sale in any basket of other dimensions than as aforesaid, or not sealed as aforesaid, shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-8; P.L. 1980, ch. 343, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-12-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-9 - Seizure of nonstandard charcoal baskets - Prosecution of violations.

§ 47-12-9. Seizure of nonstandard charcoal baskets — Prosecution of violations.The town councils of the several towns may appoint, as occasion may require, some suitable person or persons to seize and secure, within their respective towns, all baskets used for measuring coal that shall not be of the dimensions aforesaid, and sealed as aforesaid, and to prosecute every person who shall be guilty of any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter; but no person shall be obliged to measure charcoal, where the quantity shall be agreed on by the buyer and seller.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 7; G.L. 1938, cf. 411, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-9.
RI Gen L § 47-12-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-10 - Seizure of nonstandard baskets by town sealer - Prosecution of violations.

§ 47-12-10. Seizure of nonstandard baskets by town sealer — Prosecution of violations.The town or city sealers of the several cities and towns, and such persons as the town councils of the several towns may appoint, shall seize and secure all baskets used for measuring coal, short wood, or kindling wood, that shall not be sealed, or shall not be of the dimensions provided by law, and prosecute every person who shall be guilty of any violation of the provisions of the laws defining the size of the baskets.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-10.
RI Gen L § 47-12-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal|Section 47-12-11 - Penalty for sealing nonstandard basket.

§ 47-12-11. Penalty for sealing nonstandard basket.Every sealer of weights and measures who shall seal any basket not being of the lawful dimensions, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00).History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-11.
RI Gen L § 47-13-1 - 47-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-13 - Fish|Section 47-13-1 - 47-13-3 - Repealed.

§ 47-13-1 — 47-13-3. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 47-14-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-14 - Hay and Straw|Section 47-14-1 - Weighing and marking of bundles.

§ 47-14-1. Weighing and marking of bundles.Before any hay or straw pressed into bundles shall be delivered to any purchaser within the state, the bundles shall be weighed by some town weigher, and the tare for wood and other bindings about the bundles, as nearly as they can be ascertained without unbinding the same, shall be deducted therefrom, and the gross weight of the bundle with the tare ascertained as aforesaid, and the weight of the hay or straw therein shall, in legible figures with the initials of the weigher, be marked upon some board or wood attached to each bundle of hay or straw.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 153, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 179, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 209, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 413, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 47-14-1.
RI Gen L § 47-14-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-14 - Hay and Straw|Section 47-14-2 - Concealment of wet, damaged, or inferior hay or straw.

§ 47-14-2. Concealment of wet, damaged, or inferior hay or straw.Every person who shall put into or conceal in any bundle of hay or straw any wet or damaged hay or other material or hay of an inferior quality to that which plainly appears upon the outside of the bundle, or who knowingly offers for sale or sells any bundle as merchantable in which there is concealed any wet, damaged, or inferior hay or other materials shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 153, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 179, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 209, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 413, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 47-14-2.
RI Gen L § 47-14-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-14 - Hay and Straw|Section 47-14-3 - Penalty for violations - Sale for consumption or by weight.

§ 47-14-3. Penalty for violations — Sale for consumption or by weight.Every person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00) and forfeit one hundred dollars ($100), one-half (½) thereof to the use of the town and one-half (½) thereof to the use of the person who shall sue for the same. But nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to apply to the sale of hay and straw sold by the producer thereof for consumption and not to be resold, nor to prevent the purchase of commodities by a standard weight expressly agreed on by the parties.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 153, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 179, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 209, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 413, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 47-14-3.
RI Gen L § 47-15-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-1 - Purpose.

§ 47-15-1. Purpose.This chapter is designed to protect purchasers of any commodity within its provisions against deception or misrepresentation as to the quantity or amount of the commodity purchased, and, as against the seller, shall be strictly construed with a view to effect its object.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-2 - Applicability.

§ 47-15-2. Applicability.Except as provided in the following section, the provisions of this chapter apply to any commodity when sold, offered, or exposed for sale in containers.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-3 - Exemptions.

§ 47-15-3. Exemptions.The provisions of this chapter do not apply:(1) To a sale of a commodity when the sale is made from bulk and the quantity is weighed, measured, or counted for the immediate purpose of the sale;(2) To the sale of a commodity in any container of a net weight of one-half ounce (½ oz.) or less avoirdupois, or of a net measure of one-half (½) fluid ounce or less, or when the net count, other than by linear measure, is less than six (6), and the contents are readily visible;(3) (i) To a sale of medicine when prescribed by a licensed physician, veterinarian, or dentist, or to a sale of medicinal or pharmaceutical preparations of mixtures of two (2) or more medicinal substances.(ii) This subdivision shall not be construed as exempting products from the requirements of accuracy in statements of total physical weight, counts, and measures.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-4 - "Container" defined.

§ 47-15-4. "Container" defined."Container" as used in this chapter means any receptacle or carton, whether lidded or unlidded, into which a commodity is packed or placed, or any wrappings with or into which any commodity is wrapped or put for sale.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 47-15-4; P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-5 - "Lidded container" and "closed container" defined.

§ 47-15-5. "Lidded container" and "closed container" defined.As used in this chapter, "lidded container" and "closed container" are synonymous and, unless otherwise specifically defined in this chapter, mean any container of which forty percent (40%) or more of the opening is covered by any material in the form of a lid, cover, or wrapping of any kind.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-6 - False construction.

§ 47-15-6. False construction.(a) No container wherein commodities are packed shall have a false bottom, false side walls, false lid or covering, or be otherwise so constructed or filled, wholly or partially, as to facilitate the perpetration of deception or fraud.(b) Any sealer may seize any container which facilitates the perpetration of deception or fraud, and the contents of the container. By order of the superior court of the county within which a violation of this section occurs, the containers seized shall be condemned and destroyed or released upon such conditions as the court may impose to insure against their use in violation of this chapter. The contents of any condemned container shall be returned to the owner thereof if the owner furnishes proper facilities for its return.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-7 - Net quantity labels.

§ 47-15-7. Net quantity labels.(a) Whenever any commodities are sold in containers, the net quantity of the contents of the container shall be plainly and conspicuously marked, branded, or otherwise indicated on the principal display panel of the container or on a label or tag attached thereto; provided, that containers, circular in cross-sectional area, may contain the statement of net quantity on either the principal display panel or on an area immediately adjacent thereto, which area shall be equivalent to not less than twenty percent (20%) of the entire label, or on the top of the container if the cross-sectional area is not less than the cross-sectional area of the bottom of the container. The size of the markings shall be governed by the area of the display panel, or the area of the label or tag attached.(b) The state sealer shall establish necessary rules and regulations to carry out the design of this chapter.(c) The provisions of this section do not apply:(1) To containers while being used for the delivery of a food which, in accordance with the practice of the trade, is to be processed, labeled, packed, or repacked on premises other than where originally placed in those containers.(2) To transparent wrappings, devoid of any words, letters, or numerals, used as a means of protecting the commodity, when the weight or count of the contents, or any portion thereof, is accurately determined at the time of, and for the immediate purpose of, sale.(3) To an unlidded container when the weight of the contents, or any portion thereof, can be accurately determined at the time of, and for the immediate purpose of, sale, by the seller at the request of the buyer, on a weighing device installed for the purpose on the premises of the seller and sealed in accordance with the provisions of this division.(4) To an unlidded container when the count of the contents, or any portion thereof, is accurately determined at the time of, and for the immediate purpose of, sale.(5) To containers of fruits and vegetables, when the quantity is expressed in terms of count.(6) To containers of petroleum products where the net quantity of the contents of the containers is plainly and conspicuously marked, branded, or otherwise indicated on the side or top thereof.(7) When bottles containing beverages which conform to this chapter are placed in a carrying case of six (6) or more, the carrying case shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter.(d) Whenever a commodity in a container is offered for sale, exposed for sale, or sold without a statement of net quantity appearing thereon as required by this section, the sealer shall, in writing, order the container and its contents off sale, and require that an accurate statement of net quantity be placed on the container before it may be released by the sealer.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-8 - Designation to be net - Non-rigid containers.

§ 47-15-8. Designation to be net — Non-rigid containers.The designation of the quantity of the commodity shall be the net amount and shall be expressed in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count so that the quantity of the contents so marked shall be the net amount of the commodity in the package or container. Effective January 1, 1967, whenever the quantity is expressed in terms of measure or volume, the measure or volume declared on the label shall not be greater than the interior displacement of the container. Whenever the quantity of any commodity sold in a non-rigid container is expressed in terms of measure or volume, the measure or volume of the container for the commodity shall be determined in accordance with regulations established by the director. Whenever any commodity is sold in compressed form, the container of the commodity may carry a supplemental statement showing the measure or volume of the commodity in uncompressed form. Any letters, figures, or numerals used in the supplemental statement shall not be greater in size, or more conspicuously displayed, than the letters, figures, or numerals used in the required statement of quantity. The method of determining the measure or volume of the commodity in uncompressed form may be established by regulations of the director. No trademark, brand number, number, or numerals in combination or otherwise, shall be used on the side, top, or ends of the container which will facilitate deception or misrepresentation.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-9 - Solids and fluids - Trade custom.

§ 47-15-9. Solids and fluids — Trade custom.The statement designating the quantity of the commodity shall be expressed in the terms of weight, measure, numerical count, or combination of numerical count and weight or measure, which are generally used by consumers to express quantity of the commodity and shall give accurate information as to the quantity thereof. If no general consumer usage exists which expresses accurate information as to the quantity of the commodity, the statement shall be in terms of liquid measure if the commodity is liquid, or in terms of weight if the commodity is solid. The quantity of viscous or semisolid commodities, or of a mixture of solids and liquids, may be stated in terms of weight or measure or both. When commodities are packed in brine or other nonedible preserving fluids, the weight or measure of the brine or nonedible fluid shall not be included in the weight or measure of the edible or other commodity indicated on the container. The content declaration for commodities packed in aerosol type containers shall be in terms of net weight.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-10 - Statements of weight and measure.

§ 47-15-10. Statements of weight and measure.(a) A statement of weight shall be in terms of the avoirdupois pound and ounce. A statement of liquid measure shall be in terms of the United States gallon of 231 cubic inches, quart, pint, and fluid ounce, and, with the exception of liquid petroleum products, shall express the volume at 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Centigrade), provided, that refrigerated commodities shall express the volume at the temperature at which the product is kept or offered for sale. A statement of dry measure shall be in terms of the United States bushel of 2,150.42 cubic inches, peck, dry quart, and dry pint. A statement of linear measure shall be in terms of the standard yard, foot, and inch. In lieu thereof, a statement of weight or measure may be in terms of the metric system. A statement of numerical count shall be expressed either in English words or Arabic numerals.(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit expressing content statements in terms of the decimal system.(c) In addition to the quantity statements permitted by this section, liquid commodities may also be sold in containers marked one-half (½) gallon, one-half (½) pint, or one-quarter (¼) pint. Fluid dairy products may be tested by a weights and measures official on the basis of weight as prescribed by regulations of the director.(d) In no case shall a declaration of quantity be qualified by the addition of the words, "when packed" or any words of similar import, nor shall any unit of weight, measure, or count be qualified by any term (such as jumbo, giant, full, or the like) that tends to exaggerate the amount of the commodity in the container.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.
RI Gen L § 47-15-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 47 - Weights and Measures|Chapter 47-15 - Containers|Section 47-15-11 - Largest unit statement of quantity.

§ 47-15-11. Largest unit statement of quantity.If the quantity of the commodity in the container equals or exceeds the smallest unit of weight or measure which is specified in § 47-15-10, the statement of quantity shall be expressed in the number of the largest of the units contained therein. Where the number is a whole number and a fraction, there may be substituted for the fraction its equivalent in smaller units. The stated number of any unit which is smaller than the largest unit specified in § 47-15-10, shall not equal or exceed the number of those smaller units in the next larger unit so specified.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 165, § 1.