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RI Gen L § 23-60-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60 - Battery Deposit and Control|Section 23-60-5 - Distributor acceptance - Reimbursement by distributor.

§ 23-60-5. Distributor acceptance — Reimbursement by distributor.(a) A distributor or manufacturer shall not refuse to accept from any dealer any used vehicle battery in reasonably clean and substantially unbroken condition of the kind, size, and brand sold by the distributor or manufacturer.(b) Whenever a dealer or group of dealers receives a shipment or consignment of, or in any manner acquires, vehicle batteries outside Rhode Island for sale to consumers in Rhode Island, the dealer or dealers shall comply with this chapter as if they were distributors, as well as dealers.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 26.
RI Gen L § 23-60-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60 - Battery Deposit and Control|Section 23-60-6 - Disposal of used vehicle batteries.

§ 23-60-6. Disposal of used vehicle batteries.(a) No person shall dispose of any vehicle battery within the state except by delivery of the same to a dealer, distributor, or manufacturer or the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation, or to a privately operated recycling facility within the state licensed by the director for that purpose or by delivery for transportation to an out-of-state recycling facility.(b) When delivered to the resource recovery corporation for disposal, the corporation shall be paid a separate disposal fee at the time of delivery. This fee shall be set from time to time by the corporation to fully cover the cost of storage and transportation out of Rhode Island, or, if it is not feasible to transport out of Rhode Island, then the cost of recycling the materials of the battery and disposing of any residue.(c) The department of environmental management shall provide a notice concerning the disposal of batteries to all retailers. The notice shall be 8.5 x 11 inches and all notices shall be of the same color, typeface, and type size. The notice shall include all of the following information: (1) it is illegal to dispose of a vehicle battery in a landfill or an incinerator; (2) vehicle batteries should be recycled; and (3) retailers must accept used vehicle batteries in trade. Retailers shall post this notice in a place where it can be readily observed by consumers.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 179, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-60-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60 - Battery Deposit and Control|Section 23-60-7 - Repealed.

§ 23-60-7. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 254, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 179, § 2, effective July 13, 2000.
RI Gen L § 23-60-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60 - Battery Deposit and Control|Section 23-60-8 - Penalty.

§ 23-60-8. Penalty.Any person who violates a provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). Each day that the violation continues or exists shall constitute a separate offense.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 254, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-60-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60 - Battery Deposit and Control|Section 23-60-9 - Rules and regulations.

§ 23-60-9. Rules and regulations.The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 254, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-60-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60 - Battery Deposit and Control|Section 23-60-10 - Severability.

§ 23-60-10. Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or its application to other persons or circumstances.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 254, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-60.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60.1 - Dry Cell Battery Control|Section 23-60.1-1 - Legislative findings and policy.

§ 23-60.1-1. Legislative findings and policy.The general assembly finds and declares that certain types of dry cell batteries contain toxic heavy metals that are harmful in municipal solid waste. Batteries containing cadmium, mercury, and lead are especially harmful, and some of these types are increasing in use.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 359, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 179, § 3.
RI Gen L § 23-60.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60.1 - Dry Cell Battery Control|Section 23-60.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-60.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Alkaline-manganese battery" means any dry cell battery containing manganese dioxide and zinc electrodes and an alkaline electrolyte.(2) "Dry cell battery" means all batteries in which the electrolyte is absorbed, gelled, or solidified such that the electrolyte is not a free-standing body of liquid. Dry cell batteries do not include vehicle batteries as defined by § 23-60-2.(3) "Lead-acid dry cell battery" means a battery containing a lead-acid system, generally used in rechargeable consumer products, and weighing less than twenty-five (25) pounds.(4) "Mercuric-oxide battery" means a dry cell battery containing zinc and mercuric oxide electrodes and used both in household and non-household, often medical, applications.(5) "Nickel-cadmium battery" means any dry cell battery containing cadmium and nickel electrodes and an alkaline electrolyte.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 359, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 179, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 27.
RI Gen L § 23-60.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60.1 - Dry Cell Battery Control|Section 23-60.1-3 - Reduction of mercury content in alkaline batteries.

§ 23-60.1-3. Reduction of mercury content in alkaline batteries.No alkaline-manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1992, shall be distributed, offered for sale, or sold, if it contains more than 0.025 percent (.025%) mercury by weight; provided, however, that for any alkaline-manganese battery resembling a button or coin in size and shape, the limitation shall be twenty-five (25) milligrams of mercury.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 359, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-60.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60.1 - Dry Cell Battery Control|Section 23-60.1-4 - Prohibition on sale of mercuric-oxide batteries.

§ 23-60.1-4. Prohibition on sale of mercuric-oxide batteries.No mercuric-oxide button cell battery may be distributed, sold or offered for sale in this state after January 1, 1993.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 359, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-60.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60.1 - Dry Cell Battery Control|Section 23-60.1-5 - Prohibition on the disposal of nickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, and lead-acid batteries.

§ 23-60.1-5. Prohibition on the disposal of nickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, and lead-acid batteries.Effective January 1, 1994, no person shall knowingly place in municipal or commercial solid waste a nickel-cadmium, mercuric-oxide, or lead-acid dry cell battery or a rechargeable consumer product containing a nickel-cadmium or lead-acid dry cell battery.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 359, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-60.1-6 - 23-60.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-60.1 - Dry Cell Battery Control|Section 23-60.1-6 - 23-60.1-13 - Repealed.

§ 23-60.1-6 — 23-60.1-13. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 359, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 460, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 83; Repealed by P.L. 2000, ch. 179, § 4, effective July 13, 2000.
RI Gen L § 23-61-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-1 - Legislative intent.

§ 23-61-1. Legislative intent.The general assembly recognizes that radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless, and radioactive gas that occurs naturally in soil and groundwater; that radon enters homes and buildings through openings in foundations, decays to form radon progeny, and unless vented to the atmosphere, accumulates in buildings and becomes hazardous to human health, and prolonged exposure to elevated concentrations of radon decay products has been associated with increases in the risk of lung cancer. The general assembly recognizes that there is a need to protect human health and prevent exposure to elevated concentrations of radon.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-61-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-2 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 23-61-2. Declaration of purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health and public interest by establishing a comprehensive program to reduce exposure to radon/radon progeny levels in public and high priority buildings and to ensure that all radon/radon progeny mitigation activity in these buildings is conducted only by appropriately trained and licensed/certified personnel. The goal of this chapter is to reduce the incidence of lung cancer due to radon/radon progeny exposure in Rhode Island to the greatest extent feasible.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-61-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-5 - Licensing and certification.

§ 23-61-5. Licensing and certification.(a) All persons providing or offering to provide the following services must be certified or licensed in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter:(1) Screening sampling/testing of air for radon/radon progeny;(2) Diagnostic sampling/testing of air for radon/radon progeny;(3) Mitigation planning services for radon/radon progeny;(4) Training courses offered for the purpose of meeting any of the licensing and/or certification requirements mandated by this chapter.(b) The director may assess fees for licenses and certifications issued in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred by this section, provided that those fees are assessed only after procedures in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42 have been followed. The fees collected shall be deposited in a restricted receipt account as provided for under § 23-61-8 of this chapter.(c) Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity who shall perform or otherwise engage in:(1) Screening sampling/testing of air for radon/radon progeny;(2) Diagnostic sampling testing of air for radon/radon progeny;(3) Mitigation planning services for radon/radon progeny; or(4) Training courses offered for the purpose of meeting any of the licensing and/or certification requirements mandated by this chapter:(i) Without a license shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense and shall be ordered to forfeit all fees derived from such activity for the first offense and shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the second and each subsequent offense and shall be ordered to forfeit all fees derived from such activity on the second and subsequent offenses. The attorney general is authorized to pursue forfeiture actions against all violators and also to apply for and obtain injunctive relief against continuing violations of this section.(d) All fines and all fees that have been forfeited under this section shall be placed in the state general fund.(e) The requirements of this section shall not apply to: (a) those individuals testing or mitigating a private residence owned or leased by the individual who is performing the testing or mitigation; or (b) any individual testing their own living area.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 59, § 4; P.L. 2003, ch. 72, § 4; P.L. 2007, ch. 142, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-61-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-6 - Notification to the department.

§ 23-61-6. Notification to the department.The owner of any public and high priority building who intends to take measures, including but not limited to renovation of the building for the purpose of reducing radon/radon progeny levels and/or installation of recognized radon mitigation systems, must submit formal notification to the department prior to commencing the radon/radon progeny mitigation activities.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-61-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-7 - Radon inspections.

§ 23-61-7. Radon inspections.(a) The director, or his or her designee, is authorized to inspect any public or high priority building, during business hours, or by appointment at another time agreed to by the inspector and the owner, occupant or other person in charge of the building. The owner, occupant or other person in charge of the building shall, upon presentation of proper identification by the state inspector, for the limited purpose of inspection for elevated radon/radon progeny levels, grant the inspector entry and free access to every part of the building where elevated radon/radon progeny levels may pose a hazard. If any owner, occupant or other person in charge of the building fails or refuses to permit such access and entry to the building under his or her control, or any part thereof, the state inspector may, upon showing that probable cause exists for the inspection and for the issuance of a court order directing compliance with the inspection requirements of this section, petition and obtain an order from a court of competent jurisdiction. Any person refusing to comply with an order issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to such penalties as may be authorized by law for violation of a court order.(b) The director shall establish regulations requiring the evaluation of all public and high priority buildings for elevated levels of radon/radon progeny and/or adequacy of any radon/radon progeny mitigation activities. The regulations shall require that:(1) Evaluations be performed by a person licensed or certified in accordance with this chapter;(2) Results of the evaluations be submitted promptly to the director;(3) The director shall provide written notice to the building owner when an evaluation indicates that indoor radon or radon progeny levels exceed a standard or guideline established by the director and/or any radon/radon progeny mitigation activities appear to be inadequate. The notice shall include the results of the evaluation and shall require that appropriate mitigation measures be taken to reduce radon/radon progeny levels to meet the standard or guideline within a time frame established by the director.(4) Once written notice has been provided to the building owner, the director or his or her designee shall inspect the building at any reasonable time for the purpose of reviewing the implementation of a radon/radon progeny mitigation activity subject to § 23-61-5.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-61-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-8 - Establishment of fees.

§ 23-61-8. Establishment of fees.A one-time surcharge shall be assessed on new residential construction, excluding renovations, at the rate of two cents ($0.02) per square foot under roof floor space. This surcharge shall be collected by the local building official at the time an application for a building permit is submitted. The local building official shall collect the surcharge and remit the funds collected to the department on a quarterly calendar basis beginning no later than October 31, 2007 for the preceding quarter, and continuing each third month thereafter. The local building official shall also submit, on the same calendar basis, documentation of all building permits for new residential construction issued during the previous calendar quarter. The unit of municipal government issuing the new residential construction building permits may retain five percent (5%) of the surcharge collected to cover costs associated with the collection and remittance of the surcharge. All funds remitted to the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 84; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 35.
RI Gen L § 23-61-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-9 - Use of the radon control appropriations.

§ 23-61-9. Use of the radon control appropriations.Funds appropriated shall be used to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to, personnel costs, operating costs, and capital expenditures associated with the regulatory and public education mandates placed on the department by this chapter, as well as the development and implementation of the building codes for radon resistant construction. The department is further authorized to enter into contracts for the purpose of: developing building codes for radon resistant buildings; developing construction techniques for mitigation of radon in existing buildings; conducting training relevant to all changes in building codes adopted pursuant to authority conferred by this chapter; and to otherwise carry out the mandates of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 84.
RI Gen L § 23-61-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-10 - Applicability of §§ 45-13-7 - 45-13-10.

§ 23-61-10. Applicability of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.The provisions of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10 shall not apply to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 47.
RI Gen L § 23-61-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-11 - Interpretation and severability.

§ 23-61-11. Interpretation and severability.The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed and shall be held to be in addition to, and not in substitution for or a limitation of, the provisions of any other law. If any provision or part thereof of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provisions to any other persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-61-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-61 - Radon Control|Section 23-61-12 - Funding and implementation.

§ 23-61-12. Funding and implementation.Implementation and enforcement of this chapter is contingent upon the availability of resources to fund necessary administrative, personnel, and other related costs.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 216, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-62-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-62 - Truth in Food Disclosure Law|Section 23-62-1 - Disclosure required.

§ 23-62-1. Disclosure required.All retail preparers of food, including but not limited to bakeries and restaurants, shall make available upon request a list of all preservatives and artificial ingredients added to food prepared on the premises. Excluded from these provisions are preservatives and artificial ingredients which are included in commercially available products such as dressings and other products used in the preparation of food.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 541, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-62-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-62 - Truth in Food Disclosure Law|Section 23-62-2 - Penalties.

§ 23-62-2. Penalties.Any individual(s), corporation, partnership, or other entity who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for each violation shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 541, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 78, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-63-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-1 - Legislative findings and policy.

§ 23-63-1. Legislative findings and policy.The general assembly finds and declares that accumulation of stored used vehicle tires and the disposal of the tires by land filling present an unacceptable risk to the public health and safety, and that it is necessary to control disposal and promote safe recycling or recovery of the tires. The general assembly also recognizes: (1) that the stockpiling of whole vehicle tires poses unacceptable risks to the environment and public health, (2) that the haphazard dumping of vehicle tires in Rhode Island is both unsightly and environmentally unsound, (3) that used vehicle tires represent a form of recyclable waste which should, for the purpose of reuse, be fully segregated from solid waste, and (4) that the state should take every reasonable step to ensure that recycling is pursued as the preferred method of handling waste tires.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 551, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-63-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-1.1 - Definitions.

§ 23-63-1.1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Consumer" means an individual who purchases a vehicle tire for use, consumption, or any use other than resale;(2) "Corporation" means the Rhode Island economic development corporation created and established pursuant to chapter 64 of title 42.(3) "Retailer" means every person in this state who is engaged in the sale of vehicle tires to consumers;(4) "Rhode Island resource recovery corporation" means the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation created and established pursuant to chapter 19 of title 23.(5) "Vehicle tire" means all tires used on motorized vehicles;History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-63-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-2 - Disposal of used vehicle rubber tires - Burning prohibited - Storage restricted.

§ 23-63-2. Disposal of used vehicle rubber tires — Burning prohibited — Storage restricted.(a) (1) No person shall dispose of any vehicle tire within the state except by delivery of the tire to a facility operated by the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation designated for that purpose, or to a privately operated tire storage or tire recycling or recovery facility licensed by the director of environmental management for that purpose or by delivery for transportation to an out-of-state recycling facility. Prior to the delivery of any vehicle tire for export to any tire-burning facility outside the state, and within thirty (30) miles of the Scituate Reservoir watershed, the department of environmental management shall consult with the appropriate state agency regulating such tire-burning facility and shall receive assurances in writing from the agency that the facility meets all applicable state and federal pollution control standards.(2) The burning of used tires within the state is prohibited.(b) No person not licensed under the provisions of § 23-63-4 shall store more than four hundred (400) used vehicle tires at any location within the state. Any person not in compliance with this section on July 11, 1989 shall have one year from that date to effectuate compliance pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a).History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 551, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 32.