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RI Gen L § 21-31-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-12 - Contamination of food with microorganisms - Suspension of permit - Inspection.

§ 21-31-12. Contamination of food with microorganisms — Suspension of permit — Inspection.(a) Whenever the director of health finds after investigation that the distribution in Rhode Island of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms during manufacture, processing, or packing of it in any locality, be injurious to health, and that the injurious nature cannot be adequately determined after the articles have entered commerce, it then, and only in that case, shall promulgate regulations providing for the issuance, to manufacturers, processors, or packers of that class of food in the locality, of permits to which shall be attached any conditions governing the manufacture, processing, or packing of that class of food, and for any temporary period of time that may be necessary to protect the public health; and after the effective date of the regulations and during the temporary period, no person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce that food manufactured, processed, or packed by any manufacturer, processor, or packer unless the manufacturer, processor, or packer holds a permit issued by the director of health as provided by regulation.(b) The director of health is authorized to suspend immediately upon notice any permit issued under authority of this section if it is found that any of the conditions of the permit have been violated. The holder of a permit suspended shall be privileged at any time to apply for the reinstatement of the permit, and the director of health shall, immediately after a prompt hearing and inspection of the establishment, reinstate the permit if it is found that adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the conditions of the permit, as originally issued, or as amended.(c) Any officer or employee duly designated by the director of health shall have access to any factory or establishment, the operator of which holds a permit from the director of health, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the conditions of the permit are being complied with, and denial of access for the inspection shall be ground for suspension of the permit until access is freely given by the operator.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-13 - Poisonous or deleterious substance - Regulations as to use.

§ 21-31-13. Poisonous or deleterious substance — Regulations as to use.(a) Any poisonous or deleterious substance added to any food, except where the substance is required in the production of it or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice, shall be deemed to be unsafe for purposes of the application of § 21-31-10(1)(ii); but when a substance is required or cannot be avoided, the director of health shall promulgate regulations limiting the quantity in it or on it to the extent that the director of health finds necessary for the protection of public health, and any quantity exceeding the limits fixed shall also be deemed to be unsafe for purposes of the application of § 21-31-10(1)(ii). While a regulation is in effect limiting the quantity of any substance in the case of any food, that food shall not, by reason of bearing or containing any added amount of the substance, be considered to be adulterated within the meaning of § 31-21-10(1)(i). In determining the quality of the added substance to be tolerated in or on different articles of food, the director of health shall take into account the extent to which the use of the substance is required or cannot be avoided in the production of each article and the other ways in which the consumer may be affected by the same or other poisonous or deleterious substances.(b) To assist the director in carrying out his or her responsibilities under this section, the director is authorized to collect food samples and to provide laboratory analyses to further the purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 73, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 280, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-14 - Adulterated drug or device.

§ 21-31-14. Adulterated drug or device.A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated:(1) If: (i) it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance; (ii) it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions by which it may have been contaminated with filth, or by which it may have been rendered injurious to health; (iii) it is a drug and its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health; or (iv) it is a drug and it bears or contains, for purposes of coloring only, a coal-tar color other than one from a batch certified under the authority of the Federal Act.(2) If it purports to be or is represented as a drug the name of which is recognized in an official compendium, and its strength differs from, or its quality or purity falls below, the standard set forth in the compendium. A determination as to strength, quality, or purity shall be made in accordance with the tests or methods of assay set forth in the compendium, or in the absence of or inadequacy of the tests or methods of assay, those prescribed under authority of the Federal Act. No drug defined in an official compendium shall be deemed to be adulterated under this subdivision because it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity set forth in an official compendium, if its difference in strength, quality, or purity from the standard is plainly stated on its label. Whenever a drug is recognized in both the United States Pharmacopoeia and the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States it shall be subject to the requirements of the United States Pharmacopoeia unless it is labeled and offered for sale as a homeopathic drug, in which case it shall be subject to the provisions of the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States and not to those of the United States Pharmacopoeia.(3) If it is not subject to the provisions of subdivision (2) of this section and its strength differs from, or its purity or quality falls below, that which it purports or is represented to possess.(4) If it is a drug and any substance has been: (i) mixed or packed with it so as to reduce its quality or strength; or (ii) substituted wholly or in part for it.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-16 - Sale of new drugs - Regulations and procedure - Exceptions.

§ 21-31-16. Sale of new drugs — Regulations and procedure — Exceptions.(a) No person shall sell, deliver, offer for sale, hold for sale, or give away any new drug unless: (1) an application with respect to the new drug has become effective under § 505 of the Federal Act, 21 U.S.C. § 355; or (2) when not subject to the Federal Act unless the drug has been tested and has not been found to be unsafe for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the labeling of it, and prior to selling or offering for sale the drug, there has been filed with the director of health an application setting forth: (i) full reports of investigations which have been made to show whether or not the drug is safe for use; (ii) a full list of the articles used as components of the drug; (iii) a full statement of the composition of the drug; (iv) a full description of the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the manufacture, processing, and packing of the drug; (v) any samples of the drug and of the articles used as components of it that the director of health may require; and (vi) specimens of the labeling proposed to be used for the drug.(b) An application provided for in subdivision (a)(2) of this section shall become effective on the sixtieth (60th) day after the filing of it, except that if the director of health finds after due notice to the applicant and giving the applicant an opportunity for a hearing that the drug is not safe for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended, or suggested in its proposed labeling, the director shall, prior to the effective date of the application, issue an order refusing to permit the application to become effective.(c) This section shall not apply:(1) To a drug intended solely for investigational use by experts qualified by scientific training and experience to investigate the safety in drugs provided the drug is plainly labeled "For investigational use only";(2) To a drug sold in this state at any time prior to the enactment of this chapter or introduced into interstate commerce at any time prior to the enactment of the Federal Act; or(3) To any drug licensed under 42 U.S.C. § 262.(d) An order refusing to permit an application under this section to become effective may be revoked by the director of health.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-17 - Adulterated cosmetics.

§ 21-31-17. Adulterated cosmetics.A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated:(1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to users under the conditions of use prescribed in its labeling or advertisement, or under any conditions of use that are customary or usual; provided, that this provision shall not apply to coal tar hair dye, the label of which bears the following legend conspicuously displayed on it: "Caution — This product contains ingredients which may cause skin irritation on certain individuals and a preliminary test according to accompanying directions should first be made. This product must not be used for dyeing the eyelashes or eyebrows; to do so may cause blindness," and the labeling of which bears adequate directions for that preliminary testing. For the purpose of this subdivision and subdivision (5) of this section the term "hair dye" does not include eyelash dyes or eyebrow dyes.(2) If it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.(3) If it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions by which it may have become contaminated with filth, or by which it may have been rendered injurious to health.(4) If its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health.(5) If it is not a hair dye and it bears or contains a coal tar color other than one from a batch that has been certified under authority of the Federal Act.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-18 - Misbranded cosmetics.

§ 21-31-18. Misbranded cosmetics.A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded:(1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any way.(2) If in package form unless it bears a label containing: (i) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and (ii) an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; provided, that under paragraph (ii) of this subdivision reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to small packages shall be established by regulations prescribed by the director of health.(3) If any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed on it with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.(4) If its container is made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.(5) If its packaging or labeling is in violation of an applicable regulation issued pursuant to § 23-24.1-3 or 23-24.1-4 of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 4.
RI Gen L § 21-31-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-19 - False advertising.

§ 21-31-19. False advertising.(a) An advertisement of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic shall be deemed to be false if it is false or misleading in any particular.(b) For the purpose of this chapter the advertisement of a drug or device representing it to have any effect in albuminuria, appendicitis, arteriosclerosis, blood poison, bone disease, Bright's disease, cancer, carbuncles, cholecystitis, diabetes, diphtheria, dropsy, erysipelas, gallstones, heart and vascular diseases, high blood pressure, mastoiditis, measles, meningitis, mumps, nephritis, otitis media, paralysis, pneumonia, poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), prostate gland disorders, pyelitis, scarlet fever, sexual impotence, sinus infection, smallpox, tuberculosis, tumors, typhoid, uremia, or venereal disease shall also be deemed to be false, except that no advertisement not in violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to be false under this subsection if it is disseminated only to members of the medical, dental, or veterinary professions, or appears only in the scientific periodicals of these professions, or is disseminated only for the purpose of public health education by persons not commercially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale of the drugs or devices; provided, that whenever the director of health determines that an advance in medical science has made any type of self-medication safe as to any of the diseases named in this subsection, the director of health shall by regulation authorize the advertisement of drugs having curative or therapeutic effect for that disease, subject to any conditions and restrictions that the director of health may deem necessary in the interests of public health; provided, that this subsection shall not be construed as indicating that self-medication for diseases other than those named in this section is safe and efficacious.History of Section.P.L. 1959, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-20 - Regulations promulgated by director - Hearing - Notice.

§ 21-31-20. Regulations promulgated by director — Hearing — Notice.(a) The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this chapter is vested in the director of health. The director of health is authorized to make the regulations promulgated under this chapter conform, insofar as practicable, with those promulgated under the federal act.(b) Hearings authorized or required by this chapter shall be conducted by the director of health or any officer, agent, or employee that the director of health may designate for the purpose.(c) Before promulgating any regulations contemplated by § 21-31-9, 21-31-11(10), 21-31-12, 21-31-15(a)(4), (6), (7), (8) and (11), or 21-31-19(b), the director of health shall give appropriate notice of the proposal and of the time and place for a hearing. The regulation promulgated shall become effective on a date fixed by the director of health (which date shall not be prior to thirty (30) days after its promulgation). The regulation may be amended or repealed in the same manner as is provided for its adoption, except that in the case of a regulation amending or repealing any regulation the director of health, to the extent that the director deems necessary in order to prevent undue hardship, may disregard the provisions regarding notice, hearing, or effective date in this subsection.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-21 - Inspection of establishments.

§ 21-31-21. Inspection of establishments.(a) The director of health or the director's duly authorized agent shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, or other establishment, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), in which foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold the foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in commerce, for the purpose:(1) Of inspecting the factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle to determine if any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated; and(2) To secure samples or specimens of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic after paying or offering to pay for the sample. It shall be the duty of the director of health to make or cause to be made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether or not any provision of this chapter is being violated.(b) The director of health, the members of the state board of pharmacy, and the pharmacy inspectors and the narcotics inspectors in the department of health shall make the inspections and secure the samples of specimens and enforce the provisions of this chapter as the chapter applies to pharmacies.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 118, § 7.
RI Gen L § 21-31-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-22 - Publication of court orders, judgments and decrees - Dissemination of information.

§ 21-31-22. Publication of court orders, judgments and decrees — Dissemination of information.(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 its disposition.(b) The director of health may also cause to be disseminated any information regarding food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics that the director of health deems necessary in the interest of public health and the protection of the consumer against fraud. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the director of health from collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of the investigations of the director of health.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-23 - Severability.

§ 21-31-23. Severability.If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional or the applicability of this chapter to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the chapter and the applicability of it to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected by that invalidity.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 56, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31 - Rhode Island Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Act|Section 21-31-24 - Drug disposal.

§ 21-31-24. Drug disposal.(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general or public laws to the contrary, any city or town may authorize the use of its police department to display a container suitable for use as a receptacle for used, expired, or unwanted drugs or drug products. The receptacle shall only permit the deposit of items, and the contents shall be locked and secured. The container shall be accessible to the public and shall have posted clearly legible signage indicating that expired or unwanted drugs or drug products may be disposed of in the receptacle.(b) The used, expired, or unwanted drugs or drug products disposed of under this section shall not include any controlled substance, as defined in § 21-28-2.08, except as permitted under federal law.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 98, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31.1 - Veterinary Drugs|Section 21-31.1-1 - Legislative findings - Intent.

§ 21-31.1-1. Legislative findings — Intent.(a) The general assembly finds and declares it is in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare that a uniform state code is needed to regulate distributors of veterinary drugs conducting business within the state of Rhode Island; to provide for registration of distributors of veterinary drugs by a system of permits; to provide for the inspection of the establishments of distributors of veterinary drugs; and to require records on prescription veterinary drug distribution.(b) The intent of this chapter is to assure proper distribution of veterinary drugs to prevent adulteration of the food supply with illegal drug residues through misuse of drugs on food producing animals, and to promote the health of treated animals.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 172, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31.1 - Veterinary Drugs|Section 21-31.1-3 - Power to make regulations.

§ 21-31.1-3. Power to make regulations.The director has the power to make reasonable rules and regulations to implement this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 172, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31.1 - Veterinary Drugs|Section 21-31.1-4 - Permits.

§ 21-31.1-4. Permits.(a) Permit required. Any person who is a distributor of veterinary drugs except licensed veterinarians within the state of Rhode Island must possess a valid permit issued annually by the director.(b) Application for permit. Any person desiring to be a distributor of veterinary drugs shall make written application for a permit on forms provided by the director. The application shall include:(1) All names used by the applicant to do business.(2) The post office address of the applicant.(3) The name of the owner or operator of the business.(4) The street address of the business.(5) In the case of a partnership, the names and address of each and every partner.(6) In the case of a corporation, the name and title of each corporation officer or director.(c) Permit fees. The fee for the annual issuance of a permit shall be established by the director.(d) Posting of permit. A valid permit shall be prominently posted in each premise where veterinary drugs are distributed; and, where distribution is allowed, in or on the vehicle of a mobile veterinary drug distributor.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 172, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-31.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-31.1 - Veterinary Drugs|Section 21-31.1-5 - Requirements for permit.

§ 21-31.1-5. Requirements for permit.Any veterinary drug distributor except licensed veterinarians intending to operate in the state of Rhode Island shall be required to have a permit before commencing operations.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 42; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 65.