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RI Gen L § 21-35-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-35 - Home Food Service Sales|Section 21-35-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 21-35-1. Legislative findings.It is found that the state of Rhode Island is in need of a regulatory format for the sale of home food service plans to ensure that consumers receive straightforward and informative disclosure as to the identity, quantity, weight and price of their purchase, while also assuring that those within the industry have a clear understanding of what they are required to disclose to a consumer. Disclosure by a simple one page written agreement which shows the price of the food and nonfood items, the price of the service charge and the total price of the plan, along with the document disclosing both a unit price and the item price should provide the consumer with significant and useful information. That information will permit consumers to judge whether or not the price of the food offered for sale is what they want to pay, whether the cost of the services associated with the plan is what they want to pay and whether the total price of the plan is what they want to pay, and thus allow for an informed consumer value decision to be made.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 99, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-35-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-35 - Home Food Service Sales|Section 21-35-2 - Definitions.

§ 21-35-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter the following words and phrases have the following meanings:(1) "Buyer" means both the actual and prospective purchaser, but does not include persons who purchase for resale.(2) "Contract" means all of the collective written agreements subscribed by a buyer at the time of sale relating to the purchase of a home food service plan, except promissory notes or other financing agreements.(3) "Food items" means each edible product sold as part of a home food service plan, including, but not limited to, each constituent part or kind of meat cut from a primal source, each kind of whole poultry or poultry part, seafood products, and other like products.(4) "Home food service plan" means the offering for sale to a consumer of any food item, or food item in combination with any non-food product and/or services, whether or not a membership fee or similar charge is involved, for a total price in excess of two hundred dollars ($200) if either: (i) the item or items are to be delivered to the dwelling of the household consumer, or (ii) the contract is entered into at the dwelling of the household consumer.(5) "Item price" means the price of a food or non-food item sold as part of a home food service plan computed to the nearest whole cent and exclusive of any service charge(s) and expressed in relation to the appropriate unit of weight, measure, or count of the item.(6) "Non-food item" means each inedible product sold as part of a home food service plan, including, but not limited to, paper products, health and beauty products, detergents, cleaners and disinfectants, rolls of wrapping, and like products. The term does not include food items and durable consumer goods such as appliances.(7) "Primal source" means the following cuts: (i) for beef, the primal sources are the round, flank, loin, rib, plate, brisket, chuck and shank; (ii) for veal and lamb or mutton, the primal sources are the leg, flank, loin, rack (rib) and shoulder; and (iii) for pork, the primal source as the belly, loin, ham, spareribs, shoulder, and jowl.(8) "Seller" means any person, partnership, corporation or association, however organized, engaged in the sale of a home food service plan.(9) "Service charge" means the aggregate price for any additional features, services and processing associated with the purchase of a home food service plan including, but not limited to, cutting, wrapping, freezing, delivery, and membership fees.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 99, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-35-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-35 - Home Food Service Sales|Section 21-35-3 - Contract and disclosure requirements at the time of sale.

§ 21-35-3. Contract and disclosure requirements at the time of sale.(a) The seller shall provide the buyer with a single document, referred to in this subsection as the "written agreement", which shall clearly and conspicuously disclose the following:(1) The name, address and telephone number of the seller and the name and address of the buyer;(2) The date of the contract;(3) The price of the food and non-food items of the home food service plan;(4) The price of any service charge associated with the home food service plan;(5) The total price of the home food service plan including the price of the food and non-food items, and the price of the service charge; and(6) A statement that the buyer shall have the right to cancel the home food service plan contract until midnight of the third (3rd) business day after the date on which the buyer executed the contract or after the day on which the seller provided the buyer with a fully executed copy of the contract, whichever is later, by giving written notice of cancellation to the seller. A notice in the form provided in federal or state statutes, rules or regulations governing form of notice of right of cancellation, shall be deemed satisfactory notice of the requirements of this subsection.(b) In addition to the disclosures required by this section on the written agreement, the following disclosures are required to be provided to the buyer in additional contract documents at the time of sale:(1) A written list of all food and non-food items to be sold, which shall include:(i) The identity of each item and, where applicable, the USDA quality grade; the primal source; and the brand or trade name;(ii) The quantity of each item;(iii) The estimated serving size by net weight of each price of meat, poultry and seafood item offered for sale under the home food service plan; provided, that these estimates shall not differ from the actual weight at the time of delivery by more than five percent (5%), and that the dollar value of the meat, poultry and seafood items delivered is equal to or greater than that represented to the buyer; and(iv) The net weight, measure or count of all other food and non-food items offered for sale;(2) A dated item price list stating in dollars and cents the price per kilogram or pound or other applicable unit of measure, and the total sale price of each food item to be delivered. This price list shall clearly and conspicuously make reference to whether there are additional costs disclosed in the written contract relating to any "service charges" associated with the purchase of the home food service plan;(3) If a membership is sold, a written statement of all terms, conditions, benefits and privileges applicable to the membership.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 99, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-35-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-35 - Home Food Service Sales|Section 21-35-4 - Contract and disclosure requirements at the time of delivery.

§ 21-35-4. Contract and disclosure requirements at the time of delivery.The seller shall provide a receipt, for signature by the buyer, disclosing the following information:(1) The identity of the item, and the net quantity of the contents in terms of either weight, measure, or count, as required by applicable law. The net weight of each food item delivered shall be within the limit specified in § 21-35-3(b)(1)(iii); and(2) The item price and total sales price of each food and non-food item. The item price shall be the same as that specified on the item price list given to the buyer at the time of sale.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 99, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-35-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-35 - Home Food Service Sales|Section 21-35-5 - Adoption of regulations.

§ 21-35-5. Adoption of regulations.The attorney general may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 13.1 of title 6 to implement the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 99, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-36-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-36 - The Inter-Agency Food & Nutrition Policy Advisory Council|Section 21-36-1 - Short title.

§ 21-36-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "The Inter-Agency Food and Nutrition Policy Advisory Council Act."History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 37, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 38, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-36-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-36 - The Inter-Agency Food & Nutrition Policy Advisory Council|Section 21-36-2 - Definitions.

§ 21-36-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless otherwise specified, the following word has the following meaning: "Council" means the inter-agency food and nutrition policy advisory council.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 37, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 38, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-36-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-36 - The Inter-Agency Food & Nutrition Policy Advisory Council|Section 21-36-3 - Council composition.

§ 21-36-3. Council composition.There shall be an inter-agency food and nutrition policy advisory council which shall consist of seven (7) members: the director of health, or his or her designee; the director of environmental management, or his or her designee; the director of administration, or his or her designee; the director of the department of human services, or his or her designee; the director of the office of healthy aging, or his or her designee; the director of the department of corrections, or his or her designee; and the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, or his or her designee. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among themselves.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 37, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 38, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 73, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-36-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-36 - The Inter-Agency Food & Nutrition Policy Advisory Council|Section 21-36-4 - Powers and duties.

§ 21-36-4. Powers and duties.(a) The council shall examine issues regarding the identification and development of solutions to regulatory and policy barriers to developing a strong sustainable food economy and healthful nutrition practices.(b) The council shall collaborate with other task forces, committees, or organizations that are pursuing initiatives or studies similar to the purposes and duties outlined in this chapter.(c) The council shall collaborate with, serve as a resource to, and receive input from food policy councils in the state.(d) The council shall examine any other program and policy issues the council considers pertinent.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 37, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 38, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-36-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-36 - The Inter-Agency Food & Nutrition Policy Advisory Council|Section 21-36-5 - Reporting requirements.

§ 21-36-5. Reporting requirements.The council shall provide a written report to the general assembly by March 30 of each year regarding its activities for the preceding calendar year.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 37, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 38, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-36-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-36 - The Inter-Agency Food & Nutrition Policy Advisory Council|Section 21-36-6 - Severability.

§ 21-36-6. Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this chapter shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of it, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph or part directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 37, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 38, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-37-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-37 - Regulation of Powdered Caffeine|Section 21-37-1 - Legislative findings and purpose.

§ 21-37-1. Legislative findings and purpose.(a) Caffeine is a known alkaloid found in cocoa, coffee, tea, kola nuts, and is naturally present in more than sixty (60) plants. While generally used as a stimulant, it does not actually provide energy, but on the contrary, provides the illusion of energy. While caffeine can be found naturally, powdered caffeine is manufactured in a laboratory setting, and if used in small doses, can be used safely to caffeinate medicines, food, and soft drinks. When used in high doses however, caffeine can raise the user's blood pressure, cause heartburn, dehydration, and can lead to seizures, erratic heartbeats, and in some cases, death.(b) Currently, powdered caffeine is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and it is the purpose of this chapter to promote the health and safety of the consumers, particularly minors, by regulating the sale, possession, and use of powdered caffeine within the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 133, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-37-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-37 - Regulation of Powdered Caffeine|Section 21-37-2 - Definitions.

§ 21-37-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Caffeine" means that central nervous-system stimulant and known alkaloid commonly found in cocoa and coffee seeds or beans; and(2) "Powdered caffeine" means any concentrated powdered form of the stimulant caffeine, or any powder substance sold or marketed as pure or concentrated caffeine.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 133, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-37-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-37 - Regulation of Powdered Caffeine|Section 21-37-3 - Prohibited activities.

§ 21-37-3. Prohibited activities.(a) It shall be illegal for any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity to sell, give, provide, or otherwise supply powdered caffeine to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.(1) Any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity located within or without the state of Rhode Island that violates § 21-37-3(a), shall be punished upon conviction:(i) For a first offense, by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500);(ii) For a second offense, by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) and/or imprisonment of up to one year; and(iii) For a third or subsequent offense, by a fine of up to three thousand dollars ($3,000) and/or imprisonment of up to three (3) years.(b) Any person being under the age of twenty-one (21) years who possesses powdered caffeine may be punished upon conviction by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) and may be ordered to perform up to thirty (30) hours of community service, and upon a second or subsequent violation hereof, may additionally be ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment by a licensed, substance abuse professional.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 133, § 1.
RI Gen L § 22-1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-1 - Composition of Senate|Section 22-1-1 - Composition of senate.

§ 22-1-1. Composition of senate.Commencing on the first Tuesday in January, 2003, the senate shall consist of thirty-eight (38) senators, one senator being elected from each of the senatorial districts into which the state is divided in § 22-1-2.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 22-1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-1 - Composition of Senate|Section 22-1-3 - Construction of chapter - Legislative purposes.

§ 22-1-3. Construction of chapter — Legislative purposes.This chapter and chapter 2 of this title shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of them and to apportion the state into senatorial or representative districts in compliance with the requirements of the United States Constitution. It is intended that the senatorial or representative districts described in these chapters completely encompass all the area within the state and contain all the citizens resident in the state. It is further intended that the apportionment and districting provided for in this chapter and chapter 2 of this title results in the creation of districts containing substantially equal population. It is also intended that no senatorial or representative district shall include any of the area included within the description of any other senatorial or representative district. If the districts described in this chapter and chapter 2 of this title do not carry out the purposes of them because of patent unintentional omissions, duplications, overlapping area, erroneous nomenclature, faulty description of boundary lines, street closings, changes in names of streets or of public places, alteration of the courses of rivers or streams, the filling in of lands under water, or changes in shorelines due to accretion, the secretary of state is authorized and empowered to correct the omissions, overlaps, erroneous nomenclature, or other defects in the description of districts so as to accomplish the purposes and objectives of this chapter and chapter 2 of this title. In making these corrections, the secretary of state shall be guided by the following standards:(1) Gaps in the description of any district shall be completed in a manner which results in a total description of the district in manner consonant with the description of adjacent districts.(2) Areas included within the descriptions of more than one district shall be allocated to the district having the lowest population.(3) Areas not included within the descriptions of any district shall be allocated to the adjacent district having the lowest population.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 42, § 10.
RI Gen L § 22-1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-1 - Composition of Senate|Section 22-1-4 - [Repealed.]

§ 22-1-4. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 22-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-2 - Composition of House of Representatives|Section 22-2-1 - Composition of house of representatives.

§ 22-2-1. Composition of house of representatives.Commencing on the first Tuesday in January, 2003, the house of representatives shall consist of seventy-five (75) members, one representative being elected from each of the representative districts into which the state is divided in § 22-2-2.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 4, § 4.
RI Gen L § 22-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-2 - Composition of House of Representatives|Section 22-2-3 - Election duties of local officials.

§ 22-2-3. Election duties of local officials.Wherever in the general laws or in any public law a duty is imposed upon the president of a city or town council or upon the local board of any city or town or upon a city or town clerk, sergeant, or constable in connection with the election of a senator or representative, the duty in the case of a senatorial or representative district comprising parts or the whole of more than one city or town shall be deemed to be imposed upon the president of the city or town council or local board or city or town clerk, sergeant, or constable of each or all of the cities or towns in which the senatorial or representative district shall lie. Wherever in the general laws or in any public law a duty is imposed upon the city committee, town committee, or ward committee of a political party in connection with the election of a senator or representative, that duty shall be deemed to be imposed upon the senatorial or representative district committee of the party as the context shall require.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 42, § 8.
RI Gen L § 22-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-2 - Composition of House of Representatives|Section 22-2-4 - Reference to senator or representative from city or town.

§ 22-2-4. Reference to senator or representative from city or town.Wherever in the general laws or in any public law reference is made to a senator or representative from any city or town, or to the election of a senator or representative from any city or town, the reference shall mean and be deemed to refer to a senator or representative from a senatorial or representative district, or the election of a senator or representative from a senatorial or representative district, as the context may require.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 42, § 9.
RI Gen L § 22-2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-2 - Composition of House of Representatives|Section 22-2-5 - [Repealed.]

§ 22-2-5. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 22-3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-1 - Making of lists of persons elected.

§ 22-3-1. Making of lists of persons elected.The secretary of state shall receive and examine the certificates of election of senators and representatives to the general assembly returned to the secretary's office by the board of elections, and shall make separate lists of the persons named in it as elected to the offices of senators and representatives, respectively. In case at nine o'clock in the morning (9:00 a.m.) on the first Tuesday of January in each odd-numbered year, there shall be no certificates received by the secretary of state of the election of senator, senators, representative, or representatives, or either of them, from any senatorial or representative district, the secretary of state shall also place on the lists, respectively, the name of the person then holding the office for which there is no certificate returned or received of the election of any other person to that office.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 4; P.L. 1901, ch. 808, § 13; P.L. 1902, ch. 1046, § 1; P.L. 1905, ch. 1229, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 19; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; P.L. 1914, ch. 1051, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 21; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 21; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1040, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-1; P.L. 1966, ch. 116, § 24.
RI Gen L § 22-3-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-2.1 - Powers of president.

§ 22-3-2.1. Powers of president.Commencing in 2003, and after this, the powers currently held by the majority leader of the senate shall be transferred to the president of the senate. At that time, statutory references to the majority leader of the senate shall be amended and construed to mean a reference to the president of the senate.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 158.
RI Gen L § 22-3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-4 - Filling of vacancies.

§ 22-3-4. Filling of vacancies.The respective houses may fill vacancies in these offices as they occur.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 27; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 29; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-4.
RI Gen L § 22-3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 22 - General Assembly|Chapter 22-3 - Organization of General Assembly|Section 22-3-5 - Grand committee for induction and election of officers.

§ 22-3-5. Grand committee for induction and election of officers.Immediately after the organization of the senate and house of representatives and notice of it as provided in §§ 22-3-2 and 22-3-3, the senate shall join the house of representatives in grand committee, for the purpose of inducting the persons elected into their respective offices, and of electing general officers in case of a failure to elect by the electors at the general election.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 19, § 13; P.L. 1901, ch. 852, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 25, § 28; P.L. 1910, ch. 640, § 34; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 24, § 30; P.L. 1930, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 301, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 22-3-5.