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RI Gen L § 5-11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-1 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-11-1. [Repealed.]History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 162, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 191, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 219, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 365, § 6; P.L. 1960, ch. 76, § 6; Repealed by P.L. 1995, ch. 174, § 1, effective July 3, 1995; P.L. 1995, ch. 185, § 1, effective July 3, 1995.
RI Gen L § 5-11-2 - 5-11-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-2 - 5-11-4 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-11-2 — 5-11-4. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 5-11-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-5 - List of licenses issued.

§ 5-11-5. List of licenses issued.Each town and city shall, at the time of issuing a license, enter upon a list kept for that purpose the name of the licensed person, the kind of license, and the time of the expiration of the license, and also furnish to any person who may request it a statement, copied from that list, of all licenses that may be or may have been in force during any period designated by the person requesting the statement.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 162, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 191, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 219, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 365, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 5-11-5; P.L. 1995, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-11-6 - 5-11-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-6 - 5-11-10 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-11-6 — 5-11-10. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 5-11-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-11 - Sales or offers as separate offenses.

§ 5-11-11. Sales or offers as separate offenses.Every individual sale or offer for sale made contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed and construed as a distinct and separate offense, and the person making the sale or offer of sale shall be prosecuted for the offense in the manner subsequently prescribed.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 162, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 191, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 219, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 365, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-11-11.
RI Gen L § 5-11-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-12 - Arrest of violators - Detention of merchandise.

§ 5-11-12. Arrest of violators — Detention of merchandise.Any state police officer, any police officer of any city or town who has probable cause to believe a person has violated the provisions of this chapter, and any deputy sheriff, town sergeant, or town constable within his or her precinct who has probable cause to believe a person has violated the provisions of this chapter, may arrest that person, and may also detain any goods, wares, or other merchandise that the arrested person has with him or her at the time of his or her arrest, for the purpose of hawking and peddling; and the arresting officer detaining the goods, wares, or merchandise shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for the safekeeping and care of the merchandise and property, to be taxed in the costs of prosecution and conviction for the offense.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 162, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 191, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 219, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 365, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-11-12; P.L. 1987, ch. 86, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 12; P.L. 2015, ch. 260, § 4; P.L. 2015, ch. 275, § 4.
RI Gen L § 5-11-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-13 - Recognizance of prosecuting officer.

§ 5-11-13. Recognizance of prosecuting officer.Any arresting officer named in § 5-11-12, except a state police officer or city or town police officer prosecuting any person complained of under the provisions of this chapter, shall be required to give his or her personal recognizance only for the payment of costs.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 162, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 191, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 219, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 365, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-11-13; P.L. 1987, ch. 86, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-14 - Complaint of violations - Forfeiture of property.

§ 5-11-14. Complaint of violations — Forfeiture of property.Whenever complaint is made to any justice or clerk of a district court within his or her district that any person within the district is selling or offering for sale any article contrary to the provisions of § 5-11-18, the justice or clerk shall examine the complainant under oath, reduce his or her complaint to writing, and sign the complaint. If the complainant then enters into a recognizance in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00), with any surety that the justice or clerk directs and approves, to prosecute the complaint to final judgment with effect, or in default of the judgment to pay the costs that may accrue on it, the justice or clerk shall issue a warrant to seize the article or articles offered for sale, together with all prohibited merchandise then in the immediate possession of the person complained of, with the packs, packages, carriage and horse or other vehicle, in which those articles have been transported; and to summon the person to appear before the district court and show cause why all the property shall not be adjudged forfeited. If, upon trial, it appears that the complaint is true, then the seized property shall be forfeited.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 162, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 191, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 219, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 365, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 5-11-14; P.L. 1995, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 5-11-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-15 - Liability for costs on failure to show license.

§ 5-11-15. Liability for costs on failure to show license.Every person selling or offering for sale as a hawker or peddler any goods, wares, or merchandise, who neglects or refuses for the space of ten (10) minutes to show a license then in force, and allow the license to be read after being requested by any inhabitant of the state, or any person having a license under this chapter to show his or her license, shall, if sued or prosecuted under this chapter, be adjudged to pay all the costs of the suit or prosecution, although it appears on trial that he or she had an issued license in force at the time of the alleged offense.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 162, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 191, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 219, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 365, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 5-11-15.
RI Gen L § 5-11-16, 5-11-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11 - Hawkers and Peddlers|Section 5-11-16, 5-11-17 - [Repealed.]

§ 5-11-16, 5-11-17. [Repealed.]
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-1 - Short title.

§ 5-11.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act."History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-2 - Purpose.

§ 5-11.1-2. Purpose.The intent of this chapter is to standardize the registration process for mobile food establishments in the state by authorizing the department of business regulation to issue state mobile food establishment registrations. Furthermore, this chapter explicitly exempts the selling of food or beverages from the provisions of chapter 11 of this title which applies to hawkers and peddlers.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-3 - Definitions.

§ 5-11.1-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Department" means the department of business regulation.(2) "Director" means the director of the department of business regulation.(3) "Event permit" means a permit that a city or town issues to the organizer of a public mobile food establishment event located on public property.(4) "Fire safety code" shall have the meaning set forth in chapter 28.1 of title 23 and shall include any regulations promulgated thereunder.(5) "Mobile food establishment" means a food service operation that is operated from a movable motor-driven or propelled vehicle, portable structure, or watercraft that can change location. Mobile food establishments specifically includes, but is not limited to, food trucks, food carts, ice-cream trucks/carts, and lemonade trucks/carts.(6) "Mobile food establishment event" means an event where an individual has ordered or commissioned the operation of one or more mobile food establishments at a private or public gathering.(7) "Mobile food establishment operator" or "operator" means a person or corporate entity who or that owns, manages, or controls, or who or that has the duty to manage or control, the operation of a mobile food establishment.(8) "Mobile food establishment vendor" or "vendor" means a person who prepares, sells, cooks, or serves food or beverages from a mobile food establishment.(9) "Municipal mobile food establishment permit" means a permit issued by a city or town to a mobile food establishment operator that possesses a current state mobile food establishment registration.(10) "Registrant" means the holder of a "state mobile food establishment registration."(11) "RIDOH" means the Rhode Island department of health.(12) "State mobile food establishment registration" or "registration" means a registration issued by the department which authorizes a mobile food establishment to operate in the state.(13) "Temporary mass gathering":(i) Means an actual or reasonably anticipated assembly of five hundred (500) or more people that continues, or reasonably can be expected to continue, for two (2) or more hours per day; or an event that requires a more extensive review to protect public health and safety because the event's nature or conditions have the potential of generating environmental or health risks.(ii) Includes, but is not limited to, "special events" as defined in the food code regulations promulgated by RIDOH, and festivals and concerts.(iii) Shall not include an assembly of people at a location with permanent facilities designed for that specific assembly.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-4 - Practices for which registration is required.

§ 5-11.1-4. Practices for which registration is required.Beginning on July 1, 2019, it shall be unlawful for any person or entity to operate a mobile food establishment in this state without first receiving a registration from the department and any applicable municipal permit(s) in accordance with this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-5 - Registration applications and requirements.

§ 5-11.1-5. Registration applications and requirements.(a) An application for a state mobile food establishment registration shall be made to the department on forms adopted by the department and accompanied by the required fee of fifty dollars ($50.00).(b) The application shall, at a minimum, include the following information:(1) The name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is an entity, the name and address of at least one natural person who is in responsible charge of the operations on behalf of the applicant;(2) Evidence of a current:(i) Mobile food service license from RIDOH;(ii) Fire safety permit, if applicable;(iii) Motor vehicle registration, if applicable;(iv) Motor vehicle insurance, if applicable;(v) Evidence of financial responsibility that is acceptable to the department; and(vi) Permit to make sales at retail from the Rhode Island division of taxation; and(3) Any other such information as the department shall require.(c) If an applicant or registrant operates more than one mobile food establishment, the applicant or registrant shall submit a separate application for each mobile food establishment and pay a separate application fee per year for each mobile food establishment registered by the department.(d) The fees for initial registration, renewal, and late renewals shall be determined by the department and established by regulation.(e) The department shall receive applications for initial registration and renewal and establish administrative procedures for processing applications and issuing and renewing registrations.(f) All application requirements must be maintained and kept current for the duration of the registration.(g) The department may work with the state fire marshal to establish fees for fire safety permit inspections by regulation.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-6 - Issuance and renewal of registration.

§ 5-11.1-6. Issuance and renewal of registration.(a) A registration issued by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for one year from the date on which it was issued or for another period of time as determined by the department.(b) Every mobile food establishment operator who or that desires to renew a registration for the next year shall apply for renewal upon a form furnished by the department, accompanied by a fee to be set by the department in regulations, and containing information that is required by the department.(c) Renewal of a registration may be subject to the same provisions as the initial application.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-7 - Authority to operate a mobile food establishment in any city or town.

§ 5-11.1-7. Authority to operate a mobile food establishment in any city or town.(a) To operate in any city or town, a mobile food establishment operator shall provide proof of having a state mobile food establishment registration to the city or town that the mobile food establishment wishes to operate in.(b) If a mobile food establishment presents this registration, then a city or town shall not:(1) Impose additional qualification requirements on the mobile food establishment operator before issuing a municipal mobile food establishment permit to operate within the city or town;(2) Charge a fee for a municipal mobile food establishment permit, event permit, or temporary mass gathering permit greater than the maximum fee set by the department and established by regulations;(3) Issue a permit that expires on a date earlier or later than the day on which the state mobile food establishment registration expires; or(4) Require additional municipal mobile food establishment permits or charge additional fees beyond the initial municipal mobile food establishment permit and fee for the operation of that same mobile food establishment in more than one location or on more than one day within the same city and town in the same calendar year.(c) Nothing in this section prevents a city or town from:(1) Requiring a mobile food establishment operator or event organizer to obtain an event permit, provided that the fee is not greater than the maximum set by the department in regulations;(2) Denying, suspending, or revoking a permit that the city or town has issued if the operation of the registrant within the city or town violates the city's or town's land use regulations, zoning, or other ordinances in relation to the operation of a mobile food establishment; or(3) Requiring a separate temporary mass gathering permit, provided that the fee is not greater than the maximum set by the department in regulations.(d) Cities and towns will retain the authority to restrict the operation of mobile food establishments in their city or town by ordinance with respect to:(1) Number of permits granted;(2) Location of operation;(3) Hours of operation; and(4) Noise.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-8 - Municipal compliance.

§ 5-11.1-8. Municipal compliance.All cities and towns shall comply with the provisions of this chapter by July 1, 2019.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-9 - Display of registration and municipal permits.

§ 5-11.1-9. Display of registration and municipal permits.(a) State mobile food establishment registrations must be affixed to the mobile food establishment in a conspicuous place.(b) When the mobile food establishment is doing business in a city or town that issues permits, the permit must also be affixed to the mobile food establishment in a conspicuous place.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-10 - Mobile food establishment safety standards.

§ 5-11.1-10. Mobile food establishment safety standards.(a) Mobile food establishments shall comply with RIDOH's statutes, rules, regulations, and policies relating to food safety.(b) Mobile food establishments shall comply with the fire safety code, if applicable.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-12 - Order to cease and desist.

§ 5-11.1-12. Order to cease and desist.(a) If the department has reason to believe that any person, firm, corporation, or association is conducting any activities requiring registration in this chapter without obtaining a registration, or who after the denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration conducts any activities requiring registration under this chapter, the department may issue its order to that person, firm, corporation, or association commanding them to appear before the department at a hearing to be held no sooner than ten (10) days nor later than twenty (20) days after issuance of that order to show cause why the department should not issue an order to that person or entity to cease and desist from the violation of the provisions of this chapter.(b) All hearings shall be governed by the administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42, and by the department's rules of procedure for administrative hearings.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-13 - Responsibility of registrant for acts of agents/employees.

§ 5-11.1-13. Responsibility of registrant for acts of agents/employees.If a registrant is a firm or corporation, it is sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a registration that any officer, director, manager, or trustee of the firm or entity or any member or partner, in the case of a partnership, has been found by the department to have engaged in any act or omission that would be cause for denying, suspending, or revoking a registration to that party as an individual. Each registrant shall be responsible for the acts of any person working on their mobile food establishment or any person acting as the agent for that registrant, and for the acts of any chef or other employee acting as the agent for that registrant.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-11.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-11.1 - State Mobile Food Establishment Registration Act|Section 5-11.1-14 - Rulemaking authority.

§ 5-11.1-14. Rulemaking authority.The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this chapter and the registration of mobile food establishments in the state.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 80, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 94, § 2.
RI Gen L § 5-12-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-12 - Hide and Leather Inspection|Section 5-12-1 - Town and city inspectors.

§ 5-12-1. Town and city inspectors.There may be annually elected by the town councils of the several towns and by the city councils of Providence and Newport an officer to be denominated "inspector of hides and leather," who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his or her duties.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 132, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 158, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 188, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 389, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 5-12-1.
RI Gen L § 5-12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-12 - Hide and Leather Inspection|Section 5-12-2 - Inspection and stamping of hides and leather.

§ 5-12-2. Inspection and stamping of hides and leather.City and town inspectors of hides and leather shall examine and inspect all hides and leather that they may be called upon to inspect, within their towns or cities, and stamp upon the inspected hides or leather their quality, as rated in the hides and leather trade, together with the name of the inspector and date of inspection.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 132, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 158, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 188, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 389, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 5-12-2.
RI Gen L § 5-12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-12 - Hide and Leather Inspection|Section 5-12-3 - Inspection fees.

§ 5-12-3. Inspection fees.The fee of the inspector shall be at the rate of one dollar ($1.00) per hour for each hour actually employed, paid by the person employing him or her; provided, that not more than five (5) hours shall be paid for by one employer for the same day.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 132, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 158, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 188, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 389, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 5-12-3.
RI Gen L § 5-12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 5 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 5-12 - Hide and Leather Inspection|Section 5-12-4 - Misconduct by inspectors.

§ 5-12-4. Misconduct by inspectors.Every inspector appointed under the provisions of this chapter who willfully stamps any hides or leather as of a grade above or below that at which it is properly ratable, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) and is liable to an action at law for damages to any person injured from the action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 132, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 158, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 188, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 389, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 5-12-4.