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RI Gen L § 23-24-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24 - Hazardous Substances|Section 23-24-11 - Examinations and investigations.

§ 23-24-11. Examinations and investigations.(a) The consumer protection unit is authorized to conduct examinations, inspections, and investigations for the purposes of this chapter through its officers and employees or through any health officer or employee of the state duly commissioned by the consumer protection unit as an officer of the consumer protection unit.(b) For purposes of enforcement of this chapter, officers or employees duly designated by the consumer protection unit, upon presenting appropriate credentials and a written notice to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, are authorized:(1) To enter, at reasonable times, any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which the hazardous substances are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into intrastate commerce or are held after that introduction or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold the hazardous substances in intrastate commerce;(2) To inspect, at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, the factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle, and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, and labeling; and(b) (3) (i) To obtain samples of the materials or packages, or of the labeling.(ii) A separate notice shall be given for each inspection, but a notice shall not be required for each entry made during the period covered by the inspection. Each inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness.(c) If the officer or employee obtains any sample, prior to leaving the premises, he or she shall give to the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt describing the samples obtained. If an analysis is made of that sample, a copy of the results of the analysis shall be furnished promptly to the owner, operator, or agent in charge.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.1-11; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24 - Hazardous Substances|Section 23-24-12 - Records of intrastate shipment.

§ 23-24-12. Records of intrastate shipment.For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, carriers engaged in intrastate commerce and persons receiving hazardous substances in intrastate commerce or holding hazardous substances that have been received shall, upon the request of an officer or employee duly designated by the consumer protection unit, permit that officer or employee, at reasonable times, to have access to and to copy all records showing the movement in intrastate commerce of any hazardous substance, or the holding of the substance during or after this movement, and the quantity, shipper, and consignee of the substances; and it shall be unlawful for that carrier or person to fail to permit access to and copying of any record requested when the request is accompanied by a statement in writing specifying the nature or kind of hazardous substance to which the request relates; provided, that evidence obtained under this section, or any evidence which is directly or indirectly derived from that evidence, shall not be used in a criminal prosecution of the person from whom obtained; provided, further, that carriers shall not be subject to the other provisions of this chapter by reason of their receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of hazardous substances in the usual course of business as carriers.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.1-12; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24 - Hazardous Substances|Section 23-24-13 - Publicity.

§ 23-24-13. Publicity.(a) The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing any judgments, decrees, or court orders which have been rendered under this chapter, including the nature of the charge and the its disposition.(b) The consumer protection unit may also cause to be disseminated information regarding hazardous substances in situations involving, in the opinion of the consumer protection unit, imminent danger to health. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the consumer protection unit from collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of its investigations.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.1-13; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24 - Hazardous Substances|Section 23-24-14 - Repurchase of banned hazardous substances.

§ 23-24-14. Repurchase of banned hazardous substances.(a) In the case of any article or substance sold by its manufacturer, distributor, or dealer which is a banned hazardous substance (whether or not it was a banned hazardous substance at the time of its sale), the article or substance shall, in accordance with regulations of the consumer protection unit, be repurchased as follows:(1) The manufacturer of the article or substance shall repurchase it from the person to whom he or she sold it, and shall:(i) Refund to that person the purchase price paid for the article or substance;(ii) If that person has repurchased the article or substance pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3), reimburse him or her for any amounts paid in accordance with that subdivision for the return of the article or substance in connection with its repurchase; and(iii) If the manufacturer requires the return of the article or substance in connection with his or her purchase of it in accordance with this subdivision, reimburse that person for any reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in returning it to the manufacturer.(2) The distributor of the article or substance shall repurchase it from the person to whom he or she sold it and shall:(i) Refund to that person the purchase price paid for the article or substance;(ii) If that person has repurchased the article or substance pursuant to subdivision (3), reimburse him or her for any amount paid in accordance with that subdivision for the return of the article or substance in connection with its repurchase; and(iii) If the distributor requires the return of the article or substance in connection with his or her repurchase of it in accordance with this subdivision, reimburse that person for any reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in returning it to the distributor.(3) In the case of any article or substance sold at retail by a dealer, if the person who purchased it from the dealer returns it to him or her, the dealer shall refund the purchaser the purchase price paid for it and reimburse him or her for any reasonable and necessary transportation charges incurred in its return.(b) For the purposes of this section:(1) "Manufacturer" includes an importer for resale; and(2) A dealer who sells at wholesale an article or substance shall with respect to that sale be considered the distributor of that article or substance.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.1-14; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24 - Hazardous Substances|Section 23-24-15 - Interpretation and severability.

§ 23-24-15. Interpretation and severability.The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be in addition to, and not in substitution for a limitation of, the provisions of any other law. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of those provisions to any other person or circumstances shall not be affected by this invalidity.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.1-15; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.1 - Poison Prevention Packaging|Section 23-24.1-1 - Short title.

§ 23-24.1-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Poison Prevention Packaging Act".History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.2-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.1 - Poison Prevention Packaging|Section 23-24.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-24.1-2. Definitions.For the purpose of this chapter:(1) "Director" means the director of health.(2) "Federal act" means the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970, 15 U.S.C. § 1471 et seq., and its subsequent amendments.(3) "Household substance" means any substance which is customarily produced or distributed for sale for consumption or use, or customarily stored, by individuals in or about the household and which is:(i) A hazardous substance as that term is defined in § 23-24-2(6);(ii) A pesticide as that term is defined in § 23-25-4(29);(iii) A food, drug, device or cosmetic as those terms are defined in § 21-31-2;(iv) A substance intended for use as fuel when stored in a portable container and used in the heating, cooking, or refrigeration system of a house.(4) "Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter:(i) Upon any household substance or its package; or(ii) Accompanying such substance.(5) "Package" means the immediate container or wrapping in which any household substance is contained for consumption, use, or storage by individuals in or about the household, and, for purposes of § 23-24.1-4(a)(2), also means any outer container or wrapping used in the retail display of that substance to consumers. The term does not include:(i) Any shipping container or wrapping used solely for the transportation of any household substance in bulk or in quantity to manufacturers, packers, or processors, or to wholesale or retail distributors of this household substance; or(ii) Any shipping container or outer wrapping used by retailers to ship or deliver any household substance to consumers unless it is the only container or wrapping.(6) "Special packaging" means packaging that is designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five (5) years of age to open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance contained in it within a reasonable time and not difficult for normal adults to use properly, but does not mean packaging which these children cannot open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount within a reasonable time.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.2-2; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 53.
RI Gen L § 23-24.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.1 - Poison Prevention Packaging|Section 23-24.1-4 - Exceptions.

§ 23-24.1-4. Exceptions.(a) For the purpose of making any household substance which is subject to a standard established under § 23-24.1-3 readily available to persons who are elderly or disabled who are unable to use the substance when packaged in compliance with the standard, the manufacturer or packer may package any household substance, subject to a standard, in packaging of a single size which does not comply with the standard if:(1) The manufacturer or packer also supplies the substances in packages which comply with the standard; and(2) The packages of the substance which do not meet the standard bear conspicuous labeling stating: "This package for households without young children"; except that the director may by regulation prescribe a substitute statement to the same effect for packaging too small to accommodate that labeling.(b) In the case of a household substance which is subject to a standard and which is dispensed pursuant to an order of a physician, dentist, or other licensed medical practitioner authorized to prescribe, that substance may be dispensed in non-complying packages only when directed in that order or when requested by the purchaser.(c) In the case of a household substance subject to a standard which is packaged under subsection (a) in a non-complying package, if the director determines that the substance is not also being supplied by a manufacturer or packer in popular size packages which comply with that standard, he or she may, after giving the manufacturer or packer an opportunity to comply with the purposes of this chapter, by order require the substance to be packaged by the manufacturer or packer exclusively in special packaging complying with the standard if he or she finds, after opportunity for hearing, that exclusive use of special packaging is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.2-4; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 52; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 52.
RI Gen L § 23-24.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.1 - Poison Prevention Packaging|Section 23-24.1-5 - Inspection, enforcement, and penalties.

§ 23-24.1-5. Inspection, enforcement, and penalties.The inspection, enforcement, and penalties for violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be in accordance with the provisions and procedures provided by §§ 23-1-19 — 23-1-25.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 72, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.1 - Poison Prevention Packaging|Section 23-24.1-6 - Compliance required.

§ 23-24.1-6. Compliance required.Whenever a standard established by the director under this chapter applicable to a household substance is in effect, it shall be in compliance with any federal regulation of it, and no political subdivision of the state shall have any authority either to establish or continue in effect, concerning that household substance, any standard for special packaging (and any exemption from it and requirement related to it) which is not identical to the standard established under § 23-24-3 (and any exemptions from it and requirement related to it).History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.2-7; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-24.1-7; P.L. 1981, ch. 72, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.1 - Poison Prevention Packaging|Section 23-24.1-7 - Effective dates of regulations.

§ 23-24.1-7. Effective dates of regulations.Except for the standards under the federal act which come in effect under the provisions of § 23-24.1-3, each regulation establishing a special packaging standard shall specify the date the standard is to take effect, which date shall not be sooner than one hundred and eighty (180) days or later than one year from the date the regulation is final, unless the director, for good cause found, determines that an earlier effective date is in the public interest and publishes in a publication with statewide circulation his or her reason for that finding, in which case the earlier date shall apply. No standard shall be effective as to household substances subject to this chapter packaged prior to the effective date of the final regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.2-8; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-24.1-8; P.L. 1981, ch. 72, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.1 - Poison Prevention Packaging|Section 23-24.1-8 - [Transferred.]

§ 23-24.1-8. [Transferred.]
RI Gen L § 23-24.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.2 - Flammable Fabrics|Section 23-24.2-1 - Short title.

§ 23-24.2-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Flammable Fabrics Act".History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.3-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.2 - Flammable Fabrics|Section 23-24.2-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-24.2-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Article of wearing apparel" means any costume or article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals.(2) "Attorney general" means the attorney general of the state.(3) "Commerce" means the advertising, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of any services and any property, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, and any other article, commodity, or thing of value wherever situate, and shall include any trade or commerce directly or indirectly affecting the people of the state.(4) "Deceptive Trade Practices Act" means chapter 13.1 of title 6.(5) "Fabric" means any material (except fiber, filament, or yarn from other than retail sale) woven, knitted, felted, or produced from or in combination with any natural or synthetic fiber, film, or substitute for it which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as defined in subdivision (8).(6) "Interior furnishing" means any type of furnishing made in whole or in part of fabric or related material and intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in homes, offices, or other places of assembly or accommodation.(7) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other form of business enterprise.(8) "Product" means any article of wearing apparel or interior furnishing.(9) "Related material" means paper, plastic, rubber, synthetic film, or synthetic foam which is intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used in any product as defined in subdivision (8).History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.3-2; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.2 - Flammable Fabrics|Section 23-24.2-3 - Prohibited transactions.

§ 23-24.2-3. Prohibited transactions.(a) The manufacture for sale, the sale, or the offering for sale, in commerce, or the introduction, delivery for introduction, transportation or causing to be transported, in commerce, or the sale or delivery after a sale or shipment, of any product, fabric, or related material which fails to conform to an applicable standard or regulation issued or amended under the provisions of § 23-24.2-4, shall be unlawful and shall be an unfair method of competition and unfair and deceptive act or practice in commerce under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, chapter 13.1 of title 6.(b) The manufacture for sale, the sale, or the offering for sale of any product made of fabric or related material which fails to conform to an applicable standard or regulation issued or amended under § 23-24.2-4 and which has been shipped or received in commerce shall be unlawful and shall be an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice in commerce under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, chapter 13.1 of title 6.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.3-3; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.2 - Flammable Fabrics|Section 23-24.2-5 - Administration and enforcement.

§ 23-24.2-5. Administration and enforcement.(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, §§ 23-24.2-3, 23-24.2-6, 23-24.2-8(b) and this section shall be enforced by the attorney general of Rhode Island under rules, regulations, and procedures provided for in the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, chapter 13.1 of title 6.(b) The attorney general is authorized and directed to prevent any person from violating the provisions of § 23-24.2-3, in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act were incorporated into and made a part of this chapter; and any person violating any provision of § 23-24.2-3 shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Deceptive Trade Practices Act as though the applicable terms and provisions of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act were incorporated into and made a part of this chapter.(c) The director is authorized and directed to prescribe any rules and regulations, including provisions for maintenance of records relating to fabrics, related materials, and products, that may be necessary and proper for administration and enforcement of this chapter. The violation of those rules and regulations shall be unlawful and shall be an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice in commerce under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.(d) The director is authorized to:(1) Cause inspections, analyses, tests, and examinations to be made of any product, fabric, or related material which the director has reason to believe falls within the prohibitions of this chapter; and(2) Cooperate on matters related to the purposes of this chapter with any department or agency of federal and Rhode Island state government, or with any department, agency, or political subdivision of these, or with any person.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.3-5; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-24.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-24.2 - Flammable Fabrics|Section 23-24.2-7 - Penalties.

§ 23-24.2-7. Penalties.Any person who violates § 23-24.2-3 or 23-24.2-8(b) of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or be imprisoned not more than one year or both in the discretion of the court; provided, that nothing in this section shall limit other provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 23-38.3-7; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.