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RI Gen L § 21-18-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-18 - Apples|Section 21-18-1 - "Closed package" defined.

§ 21-18-1. "Closed package" defined."Closed package" when used in this chapter means a barrel, box, basket, or other container the contents of which cannot be sufficiently inspected without opening it or removing any kind of cover or lid to expose the surface contents to view.History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1701, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 21-18-1.
RI Gen L § 21-18-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-18 - Apples|Section 21-18-2 - Marking of closed packages.

§ 21-18-2. Marking of closed packages.Each closed package of apples packed or repacked within the state and intended for sale within or without the state shall be marked or branded at the time of packing, repacking, or closing with a statement of the quantity of the contents, the name and address of the person by whose authority the apples were packed, the true name of the variety, and the minimum size or numerical count of the apples contained in it, in accordance with § 21-18-6. If the true name of the variety is not known to the packer or other person by whose authority the apples are packed, the statement shall include the words "Variety Unknown." If apples are repacked, the packages shall be marked "Repacked," and shall bear the name and address of the person by whose authority it is repacked in place of that of the person by whose authority it was originally packed.History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1701, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-18-2.
RI Gen L § 21-18-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-18 - Apples|Section 21-18-3 - Marking of minimum size.

§ 21-18-3. Marking of minimum size.Unless the package is marked with the numerical count, the minimum size of all apples, as required by § 21-18-2, shall be marked upon the package, and shall be determined by taking the transverse diameter of the smallest fruit in the package at right angles to the stem and blossom ends. Minimum sizes shall be stated in variations of one-quarter of an inch (¼"), such as two inches (2"), two and one-quarter inches (2¼") and so forth, in accordance with the facts. Minimum sizes may be designated by figures instead of words. The word "minimum" may be designated by using the abbreviation "min."History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1701, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 21-18-3.
RI Gen L § 21-18-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-18 - Apples|Section 21-18-4 - Style of marking.

§ 21-18-4. Style of marking.The branding or marking of barrels, boxes, or baskets under the provisions of this chapter shall be in block letters and figures not less than one-half inch (½") in height. The director of environmental management shall prescribe rules and regulations as to the lettering to be used in branding or marking other packages.History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1701, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-18-4; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-18-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-18 - Apples|Section 21-18-5 - Misbranded packages.

§ 21-18-5. Misbranded packages.For the purposes of this chapter, apples packed in a closed package shall be deemed to be misbranded:(1) If the package fails to bear all statements required by § 21-18-2.(2) If the package bears any statement, design, or device regarding the article or its contents which shall be false or misleading in any particular, or is falsely branded in any particular.History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1701, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 21-18-5.
RI Gen L § 21-18-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-18 - Apples|Section 21-18-6 - Standard barrel and bushel.

§ 21-18-6. Standard barrel and bushel.The standard barrel for apples shall be of the following dimensions when measured without distention of its parts: length of stave, twenty-eight and one-half inches (281/2"); diameter of heads, seventeen and one-eighth inches (171/8"); distance between heads, twenty-six inches (26"); circumference of bulge, sixty-four inches (64"), outside measurements; and the thickness of staves not greater than four-tenths of an inch (4/10"); provided that any barrel of a different form having a capacity of seven thousand fifty-six cubic inches (7,056 cu. in.) shall be a standard barrel. The standard bushel box or standard bushel basket for apples shall be a container having a capacity of not less than one United States standard bushel or two thousand one hundred fifty and forty-two one-hundredths cubic inches (2,150.42 cu. in.). Containers for apples other than the standard barrel or bushel shall be marked in terms of cubical capacity or count.History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1701, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 21-18-6.
RI Gen L § 21-18-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-18 - Apples|Section 21-18-7 - Prosecution of violations.

§ 21-18-7. Prosecution of violations.When the director of environmental management becomes cognizant of the violation of any provision of this chapter, he or she shall cause notice of the violation together with a copy of the findings to be given to the person or persons concerned. Persons notified shall be given a hearing under rules and regulations prescribed by the director. Notices of the hearing shall specify the date, hour, and place of the hearing. Whenever any prosecution takes place, the state director of environmental management shall not be required to furnish surety for costs, upon any complaint made by him or her.History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1701, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 21-18-7; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-18-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-18 - Apples|Section 21-18-8 - Penalties for violations.

§ 21-18-8. Penalties for violations.Whoever himself or herself or by servant or agent misbrands apples within the meaning of this chapter, or packs, sells, distributes, or offers or exposes for sale or distribution apples which are misbranded, or apples in closed or open packages so packed that the faced or shown surface gives a false representation of the contents of the package, or packs, sells, distributes, or offers or exposes for sale or distribution, apples in violation of any provision of this chapter, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and for a subsequent offense by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), or be imprisoned for a term of three (3) months, or both the fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1931, ch. 1701, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 21-18-8.
RI Gen L § 21-19-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-1 - Definitions.

§ 21-19-1. Definitions.(a) "Grade" or "grades" means the standards for potatoes established by the United States Department of Agriculture and promulgated by the director of environmental management as the official grades of potatoes for Rhode Island under the authority of § 21-20-5.(b) "Person" or "persons" as used in this chapter includes individuals, corporations, companies, societies, and associations. The act, omission, or failure of an officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by a corporation, company, society, or association, within the scope of that person's employment or office shall also be deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of the corporation, company, society, or association.(c) "Plainly and conspicuously" means that the lettering used to convey information required by law on containers shall be legible enough so as not to be obscured by other markings or illustrations used. Grade terms shall be in block letters three-eighths inch (⅜") or larger in height.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-1.
RI Gen L § 21-19-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-2 - Scope of chapter.

§ 21-19-2. Scope of chapter.The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all shipments, packages, containers, or displays in which potatoes are packed, distributed, sold, or offered or exposed for sale except as otherwise provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-2.
RI Gen L § 21-19-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-3 - Grades.

§ 21-19-3. Grades.The United States grades for potatoes as promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture are made the official grades for purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-3.
RI Gen L § 21-19-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-4 - Marking of containers and display racks and bins.

§ 21-19-4. Marking of containers and display racks and bins.Every shipment, package, or container, containing potatoes which are packed, sold, distributed, or offered or exposed for sale or distribution in the state by any person shall be plainly and conspicuously marked with the name and address of the packer, or the person by whose authority the potatoes are packed or distributed, the net weight, and the proper grade of the potatoes contained in it. The party possessing the potatoes at any time shall be deemed responsible for the proper marking of the potatoes. On display racks or bins from which potatoes are sold in retail quantities, the proper grade must be plainly and conspicuously shown, but the provisions as to markings of name and address of the person by whose authority the potatoes were packed shall not apply.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-4.
RI Gen L § 21-19-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-5 - Potatoes exempt from chapter.

§ 21-19-5. Potatoes exempt from chapter.All potatoes intended for sale to a processing plant or to a first receiver who normally grades them into proper grades before reselling them shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter until they are offered for resale. All ungraded potatoes shipped under this provision must be in turned sacks, in plain paper bags, or in bulk. Properly tagged certified seed potatoes are exempted from these provisions.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-5.
RI Gen L § 21-19-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-6 - Advertising.

§ 21-19-6. Advertising.All radio, newspaper, or display advertising of potatoes must state the grade or grades of potatoes being advertised.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-6.
RI Gen L § 21-19-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-7 - Enforcement - Appropriations and disbursements.

§ 21-19-7. Enforcement — Appropriations and disbursements.The director of environmental management shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall make suitable regulations to carry out the administration and enforcement. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of that sum, or so much of it as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by the controller of properly authenticated vouchers.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-7; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-19-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-8 - Hearings on violations.

§ 21-19-8. Hearings on violations.When the director of environmental management learns of any violation of any provisions of this chapter, he or she may cause notice of the violation, together with the copy of his or her findings, to be given to the person or persons concerned. Persons notified may be given a hearing under rules and regulations prescribed by the director. Notice of the hearings shall declare the date, hour, and place of the hearing.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-8; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-19-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-19 - Potatoes|Section 21-19-9 - Penalties for violations.

§ 21-19-9. Penalties for violations.Any person, firm, or corporation, which by itself or its agents or employees, violates any provisions of this chapter, or any regulation made under this chapter, or fails to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter or knowingly misrepresents the grade of any potatoes, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense and not more than two hundred dollars ($200) nor less than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each subsequent offense.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2552, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 21-19-9.
RI Gen L § 21-20-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-20 - Fruits and Vegetables Generally|Section 21-20-1 - Vegetables to be sold by weight.

§ 21-20-1. Vegetables to be sold by weight.It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to sell at retail or offer to sell at retail any lima, fava, shell, wax, or green snap beans, peas, spinach, kale, dandelions, and potatoes, and any other vegetables of the commonly accepted staple classes as may be determined by the director of environmental management, in any other manner or measure other than by weight.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1202, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-20-1.
RI Gen L § 21-20-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-20 - Fruits and Vegetables Generally|Section 21-20-2 - Penalty for sales other than by weight.

§ 21-20-2. Penalty for sales other than by weight.Every person, firm, partnership, or corporation violating § 21-20-1 shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) and not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), one-half (½) of the fine to the use of the city or town where the offense was committed and one-half (½) of the fine to the use of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1202, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-20-2.
RI Gen L § 21-20-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-20 - Fruits and Vegetables Generally|Section 21-20-3 - Enforcement of provisions.

§ 21-20-3. Enforcement of provisions.The enforcement of §§ 21-20-1 and 21-20-2 shall be under the jurisdiction of the director of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1942, ch. 1202, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 21-20-3; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-20-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-20 - Fruits and Vegetables Generally|Section 21-20-4 - Sale of nuts, beans, and berries by dry measure.

§ 21-20-4. Sale of nuts, beans, and berries by dry measure.Nuts and shelled beans and all kinds of berries, whenever sold by measure, shall be sold by dry measure. And any person who shall sell any nuts or shelled beans or any kind of berries by any measure other than dry measure shall be fined not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00), one-half (½) of the fine to the use of the town or city in which the offense shall have been committed and one-half (½) of the fine to the complainant.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 146, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 172, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 202, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 383, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 21-20-4.
RI Gen L § 21-20-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-20 - Fruits and Vegetables Generally|Section 21-20-5 - Rules as to grading, packing, and marking of farm products - False representations.

§ 21-20-5. Rules as to grading, packing, and marking of farm products — False representations.The director of environmental management is authorized and instructed to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations relative to grading, marking, labeling, packing, and branding of products of the farm. Any fruit or vegetable offered or exposed for sale or distribution in a closed or open package so packed that the faced or shown surface gives a false representation of the contents of the package shall be construed to be misbranded under the terms of this section. Products of the farm sold or offered for sale as graded, marked, labeled, packed, or branded as conforming to those rules and regulations must conform.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 33; P.L. 1926, ch. 789, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1602, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 21-20-5; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-20-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-20 - Fruits and Vegetables Generally|Section 21-20-6 - Penalty for violations.

§ 21-20-6. Penalty for violations.Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any provision of § 21-20-5 or any rule or regulation of the director of environmental management made pursuant to that section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or be imprisoned for a term of three (3) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 241, § 35; P.L. 1926, ch. 789, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1602, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 212, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 21-20-6; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-20-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-20 - Fruits and Vegetables Generally|Section 21-20-7 - Exemptions.

§ 21-20-7. Exemptions.When products are grown or produced on a Rhode Island farm and sold or offered for sale at the farm, roadside stands, farmers markets or pick-your-own operations located in Rhode Island, the products may be sold or offered for sale by weight, dry measure or count, provided, that they are clearly marked as to the method of sale being used.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 188, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-21-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-21 - Olive Oil|Section 21-21-1 - "Olive oil" defined.

§ 21-21-1. "Olive oil" defined."Olive oil," means the pale yellowish or yellowish green nondrying oil expressed from ripe olives and used or sold or offered for sale as a salad oil, in cooking, or as a lubricant or in illumination.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1016, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-21-1.
RI Gen L § 21-21-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-21 - Olive Oil|Section 21-21-2 - Sale of mixtures as pure olive oil prohibited.

§ 21-21-2. Sale of mixtures as pure olive oil prohibited.Olive oil, when it has been mixed or packed with cotton seed oil or other substance, shall not be sold or offered for sale under the name of "Pure olive oil."History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1016, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-21-2.
RI Gen L § 21-21-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-21 - Olive Oil|Section 21-21-3 - Penalties for misrepresentation - Confiscation - Evidence - Action on contract.

§ 21-21-3. Penalties for misrepresentation — Confiscation — Evidence — Action on contract.Every person, firm, or corporation who as principal or by servant or agent shall have in his or her or its possession or who shall pack, label, and distribute to be sold or shall offer for sale any can, jar, package, or other container which is stamped or labeled or which is caused to be stamped or labeled as containing pure olive oil, which stamp or label falsely represents the olive oil to be pure when it has been mixed or packed with cotton seed oil or other substance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for the first and second offense shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200), and for the third and each subsequent offense shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment for thirty (30) days or by both fine and imprisonment, and the olive oil shall be confiscated and shall become the property of the state for final distribution; and on trial of the offense proof of the possession, packing, labeling, or distributing to be sold or offering for sale, shall be evidence of knowledge of the character of the article possessed, packed, labeled, and distributed for sale or offered for sale and of knowledge that it was not pure olive oil as required by § 21-21-2. No action shall be maintained in any court of this state to recover on any contract for packing, labeling, and distributing for sale of olive oil so misrepresented as being pure olive oil as required by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1016, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 21-21-3.
RI Gen L § 21-21-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-21 - Olive Oil|Section 21-21-4 - Prosecution of violations.

§ 21-21-4. Prosecution of violations.It shall be the duty of the department of health to prosecute any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1016, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 21-21-4.
RI Gen L § 21-21-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-21 - Olive Oil|Section 21-21-5 - Access to premises - Taking and analysis of specimens.

§ 21-21-5. Access to premises — Taking and analysis of specimens.The director of health or the director's officer or agent may enter any place where olive oil is packed, labeled, distributed, or offered for sale for the purpose of examining into any suspected violation of §§ 21-21-2 and 21-21-3; and whenever the director has reason to believe that any olive oil is being packed, labeled, distributed, or offered for sale in violation of §§ 21-21-2 and 21-21-3, he or she shall take specimens of the oil and cause the specimens to be analyzed or satisfactorily tested, the result of which he or she shall record and preserve as evidence, and a certificate of the result, sworn to by the analyzer, shall be admissible in evidence in all prosecutions under this chapter. Every person refusing the director or other officer or agent responsible entry for the purpose of examination, or refusing to allow him or her to take specimens, shall, upon conviction, be fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00).History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1016, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 21-21-5.
RI Gen L § 21-21-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-21 - Olive Oil|Section 21-21-6 - Sale of mixed oils so labeled.

§ 21-21-6. Sale of mixed oils so labeled.Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the sale of olive oil, which has been mixed with cotton seed oil or other substance when the can, jar, package, or container in which the mixed olive oil is so stamped or labeled.History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1016, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 21-21-6.
RI Gen L § 21-22-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-22 - Vinegar|Section 21-22-1 - False representation as cider vinegar.

§ 21-22-1. False representation as cider vinegar.No person shall by himself or herself, his or her servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, sell, exchange, or have in his or her custody or possession, with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or offer for sale or exchange, any adulterated vinegar, or label, brand, or sell as cider vinegar any vinegar not made exclusively from apple cider.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1903, ch. 1107, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 174, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 205, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 270, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-22-1.