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RI Gen L § 21-13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-2 - Registration of persons engaged in slaughtering and evisceration.

§ 21-13-2. Registration of persons engaged in slaughtering and evisceration.All persons engaged in slaughtering and/or eviscerating of poultry for human consumption shall register annually with the director of the department of health during the month of January. Registrations issued will expire on December 31 and must be renewed annually.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-2; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-3 - Premises for slaughtering or evisceration.

§ 21-13-3. Premises for slaughtering or evisceration.All poultry prepared for human consumption in Rhode Island shall be slaughtered and/or eviscerated on premises approved by the director of health.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-3; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-4 - Regulations.

§ 21-13-4. Regulations.(a) The director of health is authorized to adopt regulations relating to the premises, facilities, materials used, and procedures followed at places where poultry for human consumption is slaughtered, eviscerated, or processed or where poultry products for human consumption are prepared, insofar as the regulations relate to the health and protection of the public.(b) The director, for the health and protection of the public, is authorized to make ante-mortem inspections of poultry and to quarantine, or segregate, or re-inspect poultry or poultry products at any places where poultry is slaughtered, eviscerated, or processed or poultry products are prepared. The director, for the health and protection of the public, is authorized to condemn and render inedible diseased or unwholesome poultry or poultry products and to retain poultry or poultry products pending their further examination. The director is authorized to adopt regulations dealing with the identification of poultry and the marketing and labeling of poultry products or their containers, essential to the proper administration of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-4; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 220, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-5 - Hearing on regulations.

§ 21-13-5. Hearing on regulations.Before establishing the regulations as provided for in § 21-13-4, the director shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be given in a newspaper of statewide circulation.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-5.
RI Gen L § 21-13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-6 - Inspection powers.

§ 21-13-6. Inspection powers.The director of health or any of the director's subordinates may enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purposes of inspection and investigating conditions relating to the slaughtering, eviscerating, and processing of poultry or poultry products to be used for human consumption.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-6; P.L. 1970, ch. 220, § 2.
RI Gen L § 21-13-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-6.1 - Watering of poultry.

§ 21-13-6.1. Watering of poultry.It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to sell or possess with intent to sell within this state any poultry or poultry product the moisture content of which exceeds the maximum permitted under federal rules or regulations of poultry or poultry products shipped in interstate commerce.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 5, § 2.
RI Gen L § 21-13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-7 - Penalties for violations.

§ 21-13-7. Penalties for violations.Any person, firm, or corporation, which, by itself or its agents or employees, violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation made pursuant to this chapter shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense and not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or less than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each subsequent offense. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-7; P.L. 1970, ch. 220, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-8 - Revocation or refusal of registration.

§ 21-13-8. Revocation or refusal of registration.Upon determination that any person having a registration issued under this chapter, or who has applied for a registration, has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or any of the rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the director may, after due notice to the registrant, and after affording the registrant an opportunity to be heard, revoke the registration or refuse to issue a registration to an applicant.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-8.
RI Gen L § 21-13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-9 - Scope of application.

§ 21-13-9. Scope of application.The provisions of this chapter shall apply to every person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in slaughtering or eviscerating poultry, or in the preparation of poultry products for human consumption.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-9; P.L. 1970, ch. 220, § 4.
RI Gen L § 21-13-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-13 - Poultry|Section 21-13-10 - Responsibility for chapter.

§ 21-13-10. Responsibility for chapter.The director of health shall carry out the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3804, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 21-13-10; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1.
RI Gen L § 21-14-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-1 - Definitions.

§ 21-14-1. Definitions.Unless otherwise specifically provided, the following definitions apply to this chapter:(1) "Approved" means approved by the director.(2) "Department" means the department of health.(3) "Director" means the director of health or the director's duly appointed agents.(4) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or private or municipal corporation.(5) "Polluted area" means and includes any shellfish grounds underlying waters which have been examined and found to be unfit for the production of shellfish for human consumption.(6) "Processing" means and includes cleansing, mixing, opening, or packing shellfish which are to be offered for sale or sold.(7) "Shellfish" means and includes oysters, mussels, and all varieties of clams.(8) "Shellfish business" means and includes one of the following: processing, labeling, storing except in commercial warehouses, or transporting except by common carrier shellfish which are to be offered for sale or sold.(9) "Shellfish grounds" means and includes all lands underlying waters within the rise and fall of the tide and the marine limits of the jurisdiction of the state.(10) "Taking" means and includes gathering, digging, raking, tonging, or dredging of shellfish.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 1; P.L. 1948, ch. 2039, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-1; P.L. 1980, ch. 263, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-14-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-2 - License for shellfish business.

§ 21-14-2. License for shellfish business.No person shall conduct within this state any shellfish business until that person shall have obtained a license from the department. The director shall, upon receipt of application for a license to conduct a shellfish business, cause the applicant's shellfish business facilities to be investigated and, if they are found to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter, shall issue a license upon receipt of a fee for a shipper/reshipper or for a shucker packer/repacker as set forth in § 23-1-54. Any license issued shall apply only to those phases of the shellfish business that appear on the license and are defined by the director in regulations he or she shall adopt in regard to licensing. In order to set the license renewal dates so that all activities for each establishment can be combined on one license instead of on several licenses, the department of health shall set the license renewal date. The license period shall be for twelve (12) months, unless sooner suspended or revoked for cause, commencing on the license renewal date, and the license fee shall be at the full annual rate regardless of the date of application or the date of issuance of license. If the license renewal date is changed, the department may make an adjustment to the fees of licensed establishments, not to exceed the annual license fee, in order to implement the change in license renewal date. Licenses issued pursuant to this section may be suspended or revoked for violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter. The director may, after a hearing, refuse to issue any shellfish business license to any person who has been convicted of any violation of this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 2; P.L. 1948; ch. 2039, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3149, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-2; P.L. 1978, ch. 69, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 263, § 3; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 53, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 94. § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 15, § 4; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 39; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 32.
RI Gen L § 21-14-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-3 - Sanitary regulations.

§ 21-14-3. Sanitary regulations.The director shall adopt any regulations regarding sanitation as he or she shall deem necessary with reference to the conduct of a shellfish business. The director shall also adopt any regulations as he or she deems necessary to assure the sanitary quality of shellfish brought into this state for sale in this state.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 206, § 10; P.L. 1910, ch. 577, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 233, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 3; P.L. 1948, ch. 2039, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-3.
RI Gen L § 21-14-4 - 21-14-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-4 - 21-14-8 - Repealed.

§ 21-14-4 — 21-14-8. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 21-14-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-9 - Sale of noncomplying shellfish prohibited - Confiscation - Search warrants.

§ 21-14-9. Sale of noncomplying shellfish prohibited — Confiscation — Search warrants.No person shall sell or possess with intent to sell within this state for human consumption any shellfish which have not been taken, processed, labeled, transported, or sold in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter. Any shellfish which the director shall have reasonable cause to believe have been taken from polluted areas or which have not been taken, processed, labeled, transported, or sold in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter shall be confiscated. Search warrants may be issued by any district court upon complaint of the director or the director's duly authorized agents relating to violations of this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 5; P.L. 1948, ch. 2039, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3149, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-9.
RI Gen L § 21-14-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-10 - Markets exempt from chapter.

§ 21-14-10. Markets exempt from chapter.The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to wholesale or retail markets offering for sale only shellfish which have been obtained from persons licensed to operate shellfish establishments.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 206, § 8; P.L. 1910, ch. 577, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 233, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 6; P.L. 1948, ch. 2039, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-10.
RI Gen L § 21-14-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-11 - Enforcement - Prosecution of violations.

§ 21-14-11. Enforcement — Prosecution of violations.It shall be the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter and to prosecute all persons guilty of violations of them. In all prosecutions pursuant to this section the director shall not be required to enter into any recognizance nor to give surety for costs.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1222, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 206, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 206, § 14; P.L. 1910, ch. 577, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 233, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 9; G.L., ch. 234, § 7; P.L. 1948, ch. 2039, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-11.
RI Gen L § 21-14-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-12 - Inspection of business premises.

§ 21-14-12. Inspection of business premises — Dockside program established.(a) The director shall make regular inspections of the business premises of licensees and no person shall interfere with or obstruct the entrance of the director to any packing house or structural appurtenance to it, vessel, or vehicle for the purpose of making inspection as to sanitary conditions during reasonable business hours, and no person shall obstruct the conduct of this inspection; provided, that inspections as to sanitary conditions shall be made only by the director or employees of the department. These employees of the department shall not be construed to include agents whom the director may appoint in other departments for the purpose of enforcing other provisions of this chapter; and provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed as having granted to the director or any duly authorized official of the department the right of search and seizure without a warrant.(b) The director shall be authorized to establish a dockside program, including the promulgation of any rules and regulations deemed necessary or advisable in connection therewith, pursuant to the relevant provisions of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Model Ordinance. Promulgating rules and regulations pursuant to the NSSP Model Ordinance shall assure that the marine shellfish processers, licensed by the department to land and process surf clams and/or other marine shellfish species acquired in federal waters, are doing so in sanitary fashion that comports with national standards. The rules and regulations shall also be consistent with the landing permit requirements of the department of environmental management in § 20-2.1-7. The dockside program shall not apply to aquaculture processers.(c) The licensing fees from the dockside program shall be deposited into the general fund. However, the amount of the revenues collected for the dockside program shall be appropriated to the department of health for its administration of this program. The director shall have the authority to establish the licensing fees and limit the number of licenses issued, at his or her sole discretion.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 8; P.L. 1948, ch. 2039, § 2; P.L. 1953, ch. 3149, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-12; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 7, § 9, effective July 6, 2021.
RI Gen L § 21-14-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-13 - Appointment of enforcement agents.

§ 21-14-13. Appointment of enforcement agents.The director may appoint as his or her agents any subordinate officers and employees in the department that may to him or her seem desirable and may assign to these agents the functions vested in the department for the preservation and enforcement of sanitary regulations in and around shellfish packing houses.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 9; P.L. 1953, ch. 3149, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-13; impl. am. P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 263, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-14-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-14 - Powers of enforcement agents.

§ 21-14-14. Powers of enforcement agents.All agents appointed pursuant to § 21-14-13, by virtue of their appointment and until these appointments shall be cancelled and revoked, may seize all shellfish in possession of any person violating the provisions of this chapter, and may make complaints for the violations, and in any complaint they shall not be required at the time of complaint or after this to enter into recognizance or in any way to become liable for the costs that may accrue on the complaint.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 9; P.L. 1953, ch. 3149, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-14; P.L. 1964, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 263, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-14-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-14 - Shellfish Packing Houses|Section 21-14-15 - Penalties for violations.

§ 21-14-15. Penalties for violations.Persons convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter shall be punished:(1) By a term of imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months or by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense;(2) By a term of imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for the second offense; and(3) By a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for a third or subsequent offense.History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1222, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 206, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 106, § 13; P.L. 1910, ch. 577, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 233, § 8; G. L. 1938, ch. 234, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 9; P.L. 1948, ch. 2039, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 234, § 10; P.L. 1953, ch. 3149, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-14-15; P.L. 1964, ch. 61, § 2; P.L. 1980, ch. 263, § 3.
RI Gen L § 21-15-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish|Section 21-15-1 - Duties of packers.

§ 21-15-1. Duties of packers.In every city or town in which pickled fish are packed for sale or exportation from the state, the packers of every city or town shall see that the fish have been properly pickled and that they are properly repackaged in casks, in good shipping order, with good salt sufficient in each cask to preserve the fish from damage in transportation to any foreign port.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-1.
RI Gen L § 21-15-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish|Section 21-15-2 - Packer's bond.

§ 21-15-2. Packer's bond.Every packer shall give bond to the city or town treasurer of the city or town in which the packer shall be appointed, in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), with sufficient surety or sureties to the satisfaction of the city or town treasurer, for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-2.
RI Gen L § 21-15-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish|Section 21-15-3 - One kind of fish in cask.

§ 21-15-3. One kind of fish in cask.Pickled fish, whether codfish, mackerel, menhaden, herrings, or other fish, shall be sorted and one kind only be put into the same cask.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-3.
RI Gen L § 21-15-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish|Section 21-15-4 - Construction, size, and packing of casks.

§ 21-15-4. Construction, size, and packing of casks.Every cask shall be well seasoned and bound with twelve (12) hoops. Casks for menhaden and herrings shall be of the capacity to hold twenty-eight gallons (28 gals.), and those for other fish of the capacity, if a barrel, to hold two hundred pounds (200 lbs.), and if a half barrel, one hundred pounds (100 lbs.) weight of fish. Each cask shall be full and the fish shall be sound and well cured.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-4.
RI Gen L § 21-15-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish|Section 21-15-5 - Inspection and branding of casks.

§ 21-15-5. Inspection and branding of casks.Every cask before being packed or repacked for exportation shall first be searched, examined, and approved by a packer; and shall, when packed or repacked for exportation, be branded legibly on one head with the kind of fish it contains and the weight of the fish or the capacity of the cask with the first letter of the first name and the whole of the surname of the packer, the name of the town, and the words Rhode Island, in letters not less than three-fourths of an inch (¾") long, to denote that the cask is merchantable and in good order for exportation.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-5.
RI Gen L § 21-15-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish|Section 21-15-6 - Branding of codfish casks as to quality.

§ 21-15-6. Branding of codfish casks as to quality.Every cask of pickled codfish offered for sale or for exportation from the state shall also be branded "No. 1," or "No. 2," or "No. 3," to denote the quality of the fish.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-6.
RI Gen L § 21-15-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish|Section 21-15-7 - Grading of mackerel - Bloaters.

§ 21-15-7. Grading of mackerel — Bloaters.There shall be five (5) qualities of mackerel. Mackerel of the best quality, not mutilated, measuring not less than fourteen inches (14") from the extremity of the head to the notch or fork of the tail, free from rust, taint, or damage, and that shall count not more than one hundred fifty (150) fish to the barrel, shall be branded on the barrel or covering containing them "Bloaters."History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-7.
RI Gen L § 21-15-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 21 - Food and Drugs|Chapter 21-15 - Pickled Fish|Section 21-15-8 - Number one mackerel.

§ 21-15-8. Number one mackerel.Mackerel of the best quality, not mutilated, being not less than thirteen inches (13"), measured as provided in § 21-15-7, free from rust, taint, or damage, that shall count not more than two hundred (200) fish to the barrel, shall be branded "Number one."History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 134, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 160, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 190, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 380, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 21-15-8.