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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 46 - Waters and Navigation › Chapter 46-32 - PFAS in Drinking Water, Groundwater, and Surface Waters › Section 46-32-6. - Surface water quality action levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

§ 46-32-6. Surface water quality action levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
On or before December 31, 2023, the director of the department of environmental management shall file under § 42-35-4 a final rule with the secretary of state to adopt surface water quality action levels to address the contamination of Rhode Island waters from releases of, at a minimum, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA).
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 144, § 2, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 169, § 2, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 46 - Waters and Navigation › Chapter 46-32 - PFAS in Drinking Water, Groundwater, and Surface Waters › Section 46-32-7. - Investigation of potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination.

§ 46-32-7. Investigation of potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination.
(a)
On or before November 1, 2023, the director of the department of environmental management shall publish a plan for public review and comment to complete a statewide investigation of potential sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. As part of this investigation, the director of the department of health shall conduct a pilot project at public water systems by an applicable analytical method to evaluate total PFAS. The director of the department of environmental management shall initiate implementation of the plan not later than January 1, 2024.
(b)
On or before June 1, 2024, all public water systems shall conduct monitoring for the maximum number of PFAS detectable from standard laboratory methods.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 144, § 2, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 169, § 2, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 46 - Waters and Navigation › Chapter 46-32 - PFAS in Drinking Water, Groundwater, and Surface Waters › Section 46-32-8. - Landfill monitoring.

§ 46-32-8. Landfill monitoring.
On or before December 31, 2022, the director of the department of environmental management shall file under § 42-35-4 a final rule with the secretary of state to adopt standards and procedures for groundwater and leachate monitoring at and around landfills including, at a minimum, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA).
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 144, § 2, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 169, § 2, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-1 - Duties of Director of Labor and Training › Section 47-1-1. - Standards received from United States as standards for towns.

§ 47-1-1. Standards received from United States as standards for towns.
The weights, measures, and balances received from the United States, and now in the custody of the director of the department of labor and training, and such new weights, measures, and balances as shall be received from the United States as standard weights, measures, and balances in addition thereto or in renewal thereof, shall be the authorized standards by which all town standards of weights and measures shall be tried, proved, and sealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-1 - Duties of Director of Labor and Training › Section 47-1-1.1. - Certification of local sealer required — Training provision — Renewal and revocation of certificate.

§ 47-1-1.1. Certification of local sealer required — Training provision — Renewal and revocation of certificate.
(a)
The director of the department of labor and training shall require sealers appointed by a city or town to obtain an annual certificate of training. The certificate of training shall cause a sealer of weights and measures to be
“certified”
. The requirements for the certificate of training shall be set by the director of the department of labor and training in accordance with the standards of the metrology laboratory which shall be certified and have weights and measures standards traceable to the national institute of standards and technology, United States Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. Appropriate training of appointees from city and town municipalities will be provided by a certified meteorologist from the department of labor and training with the assistance of professional persons qualified in the field of weights and measures, and the national training program sponsored by the National Conference on Weights and Measures. Once certified, sealers shall maintain their status by complying with the rules and regulations promulgated and may be assigned by the director of the department of labor and training or his or her agent to assist in the enforcement of applicable laws until such time as the director cancels the assignment. A certified sealer assigned to a municipality by the director of labor and training shall be responsible for the testing and sealing of weighing and measuring apparatus and said compensation as prescribed by § 47-1-5.1. Municipal sealers with tenure of no less than four (4) years shall receive a certificate of training for one year upon passage of this section.
(b)
The director of the department of labor and training is authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of this section, and to set criteria by rules and regulations for the revocation of any such training certificate for cause.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 90, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 46, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 297, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-1 - Duties of Director of Labor and Training › Section 47-1-2. - Custody and maintenance of state standards — Testing of standards.

§ 47-1-2. Custody and maintenance of state standards — Testing of standards.
(a)
The director of the department of labor and training shall have the exclusive custody and control of the standards so received by the state from the United States, which standards shall be kept in a suitable fireproof place to be provided by the state. The director shall have the oversight of all the standards furnished by the state to the various towns and cities, and shall keep a complete list of the standards and shall see that they are kept in good order and repair. The director shall also keep the standards belonging to the state, furnished by the United States, in perfect order, and shall keep a complete list of the standards, and shall take a receipt for the standards from his or her successor in office.
(b)
The director may, if he or she deems it desirable, and shall, upon request by private industry and for law enforcement agencies, test any weights, measures, instruments, or mechanical devices of any kind used or intended to be used in standardizing the production of any manufactured article by controlling processes or by determining the dimensions, proportions, or properties of materials or products, in determining wages or compensation for labor performed, in determining the dimensions or capacity of any tank, can, or other container, or in determining the accuracy of any automatic weighing or measuring device. When any weight, measure, instrument, or mechanical device has been tested and found correct by the director, the director may seal the same. If the director finds it inaccurate, the director may, in his or her discretion, either condemn it or the director may furnish the owner or user with a certificate indicating the amount and direction of any errors found by him or her. This section shall not give to the director or his or her inspectors the power to seal any of the devices which are required by law to be sealed by local sealers.
(c)
The director of the department of labor and training shall by regulation establish a fee schedule for services rendered under this section.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-2; P.L. 1976, ch. 264, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 64.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-1 - Duties of Director of Labor and Training › Section 47-1-3. - Sets of standards furnished to cities and towns.

§ 47-1-3. Sets of standards furnished to cities and towns.
(a)
The director of the department of labor and training shall furnish a set of standards of weights, measures, and balances, at such a cost as the director may deem proper, to each city or town that in the director’s judgment shall not have a suitable set, the cost to be paid for by the state on the order of the state controller on the general treasurer, the set to consist as follows: one even balance of a capacity not less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.); one brass yard gauge; five (5) iron dry measures, one each of the following capacities: one-half (½) bushel, one peck, one-half (½) peck, two (2) quarts, and one quart; six (6) iron wine measures, one each of the following capacities: one gallon, one-half (½) gallon, one quart, one pint, one-half (½) pint, and one gill; five (5) iron ring weights, avoirdupois standard, one each as follows: fifty pounds (50 lbs.), twenty-five pounds (25 lbs.), twenty pounds (20 lbs.), ten pounds (10 lbs.), and five pounds (5 lbs.); ten (10) brass weights, avoirdupois standard, one each as follows: four pounds (4 lbs.), two pounds (2 lbs.), one pound (1 lb.), eight ounces (8 oz.), four ounces (4 oz.), one ounce (1 oz.), one-half ounce (½ oz.), one-quarter ounce (¼ oz.), one-eighth ounce (⅛ oz.), one-sixteenth ounce (
1
/
16
oz.); together with a suitable case or cabinet to contain the set.
(b)
The director shall also furnish each town and city, at the expense of the town or city, a portable even balance scale, with a set of weights and measures, to be used by the town or city sealers in the discharge of their duties as hereinafter provided.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-1 - Duties of Director of Labor and Training › Section 47-1-4. - Annual inventory of local standards.

§ 47-1-4. Annual inventory of local standards.
The sealers of the different towns and cities shall make an inventory of weights, measures, and balances furnished by the state and their condition, on a blank prepared for that purpose, in the month of October of each year, and shall forward the inventory to the director of labor and training.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-1 - Duties of Director of Labor and Training › Section 47-1-5. - Inspection of mercantile weights and measures — Reports of inaccuracy.

§ 47-1-5. Inspection of mercantile weights and measures — Reports of inaccuracy.
The director of the department of labor and training may, in the discharge of his or her duties, inspect the weights, measures, and balances of any person or persons, which are used for selling any goods, wares, merchandise, or other commodities, or for public weighing in any town or city in this state, and if he or she finds the weights, measures, or balances to be inaccurate, he or she shall forthwith inform the mayor of the city or the president of the town council, as the case may be, and the mayor or president shall at once call the attention of the town or city sealer thereto.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-1 - Duties of Director of Labor and Training › Section 47-1-5.1. - Fees and compensation of director of labor and training.

§ 47-1-5.1. Fees and compensation of director of labor and training.
(a)
The director of the department of labor and training shall, in any town or city without a town or city sealer, or in a case where a sealer is not available or his or her deputy, or when sufficient equipment has not been provided for by the town or city for a sealer to properly perform his or her duties, for a period not to exceed three (3) months in any one year, test and/or approve any weighing, measuring, or balancing apparatus, and shall receive compensation for testing and/or approving as stated herein. Every mechanical, electronic, or other scale with NETP certification with a capacity of less than thirty-five (35) pounds a fee of twelve dollars ($12.00); for every scale used for the retail sale of precious metals thirty dollars ($30.00); for every mechanical, electronic, or other scale with NETP certification with a capacity of thirty-five (35) pounds to three hundred (300) pounds a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00); for every platform scale with a capacity of three hundred (300) pounds to five thousand (5,000) pounds a fee of twenty-four dollars ($24.00); and for every platform scale with a capacity over five thousand (5,000) pounds a fee of thirty-six dollars ($36.00) per hour. If any of the scales, balances or gasoline measuring devices with NETP certification are found to be incorrect, then they shall be so marked and their use forbidden until such time as the devices meet the requirements of that current year edition of NIST Handbook 44. Scales or balances not meeting class standards, as those often used to weigh people or scales for approximating weight, can be checked and the fees shall be the same as herein provided for same weight capacities. For the testing and/or approving of gasoline measuring devices there shall be a fee of eighteen dollars ($18.00) per test per meter; in the case of a multi-grade dispenser a fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) shall be charged to verify the price computation mechanism.
(b)
The director of the department of labor and training shall authorize and direct the testing and/or approving of the apparatus stated herein, from time to time as in the director’s judgment it may be deemed necessary to prevent fraud or deception.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 128, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 45, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-1 - Duties of Director of Labor and Training › Section 47-1-6. - Records and reports of director.

§ 47-1-6. Records and reports of director.
The director of the department of labor and training shall keep a record in detail of the towns and cities visited by him or her in the performance of his or her duties under this title; and of the weights, measures, and balances tested and sealed by him or her; and the director shall include this record in the annual report.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-1-6; P.L. 1984, ch. 127, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-1. - Custody and maintenance of standards — Stamps and branding irons.

§ 47-2-1. Custody and maintenance of standards — Stamps and branding irons.
Every town or city sealer shall, at the expense of his or her town or city, provide therein a suitable place for the safekeeping and preservation of the weights, measures, and balances furnished by the state, which shall be used only as standards, and shall not be taken from the office. The sealer shall have the care and oversight thereof; shall see that they are kept in good order and repair; and if any portion of them are lost, damaged, or destroyed, shall, at the expense of the town or city, replace them by similar weights, measures, or balances. The sealer shall procure, at the expense of his or her town or city, a suitable set of sealing stamps for stamping dry and wine measures, with the date of the year thereon, and, for coal and wood baskets, a branding iron, with letters not less than one-half inch (½") high and the date of the year thereon.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 47-2-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-2. - Penalty for improper care of standards.

§ 47-2-2. Penalty for improper care of standards.
Every town or city sealer who neglects to provide a suitable place for keeping the weights, measures, and balances, or suffers any of them through his or her neglect to be lost, damaged, or destroyed, shall be fined the sum of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 47-2-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-3. - Periodical testing of municipal sealers’ weights and measures by state — Fee.

§ 47-2-3. Periodical testing of municipal sealers’ weights and measures by state — Fee.
(a)
Every town and city sealer shall, at least once in every two (2) year period, have the field weights, measures, and balances in his or her custody: tolerance tested for class F use, in accordance with current year national institute of standards and technology (NIST) handbook number 44 tolerance tables, at a laboratory accredited by the National Bureau of Standards and Technology; adjusted if needed; and/or replaced at the expense of the town or city if tolerance cannot be met.
(b)
Every town and city sealer shall, at least once every year, have their five (5) gallon volumetric prover: tolerance tested for Class F use, in accordance with current year National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) handbook number 105-2 tolerance tables, at a laboratory accredited by the National Bureau of Standards and Technology; adjusted if needed; and/or replaced at the expense of the town or city if tolerance cannot be met.
(c)
Town and/or city sealer field weights and/or five (5) gallon volumetric provers that do not meet or exceed the tolerance values for Class F use shall be condemned for use within the state of Rhode Island and shall be destroyed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-2-3; P.L. 1960, ch. 74, § 24; P.L. 1990, ch. 90, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 376, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-4. - Annual adjustment of mercantile weights and measures brought to sealer.

§ 47-2-4. Annual adjustment of mercantile weights and measures brought to sealer.
Every town or city sealer shall annually, at the expense of his or her town or city, advertise or post up notifications in public places in different parts of his or her town or city, for every person engaged in the trade of buying and selling, or as a public weigher, who uses weights and measures, to bring in within a certain time limited in each notification, being not less than one month from the date of the notification, his or her weights, measures, balances, and scales to be adjusted and sealed, and the sealer shall forthwith adjust and seal all weights and measures brought to him or her for that purpose.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 47-2-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-5. - Adjustment of weights and measures not brought in.

§ 47-2-5. Adjustment of weights and measures not brought in.
After the expiration of the time limited in the notification which is required to be given in § 47-2-4, the sealer of weights and measures in every town or city shall visit the places of business, and enter upon the carts, wagons, and other vehicles then in use for business, of all the persons engaged in the trade of buying and selling or of selling, who have weights, measures, or balances which have not been sealed during the current calendar year, and try, adjust, and seal the weights, measures, or balances. The sealer shall go, at least once in every six (6) months, to every hay scale, coal scale, wagon scale, railroad track scale, or platform scale or balance used in the trade of buying and selling or of selling or for public weighing, in his or her town or city, which is not brought to him or her under the provisions of § 47-2-4, and try, adjust, and seal the scale or balance.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 12; P.L. 1899, ch. 615, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 47-2-5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-6. - Penalties for neglect of duty.

§ 47-2-6. Penalties for neglect of duty.
For every neglect of duty prescribed in § 47-2-5 the town or city sealer shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100); and every town or city sealer who shall seal any weight measure or balance otherwise than according to the town or city standard, duly tried, proved, and sealed by the director of the department of labor and training, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) nor less than fifty dollars ($50.00).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-2-6; P.L. 1980, ch. 181, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-8. - Deputy sealers.

§ 47-2-8. Deputy sealers.
The different town councils of the several towns, and the city councils of cities, may appoint, upon recommendation of their respective town or city sealers, one or more persons as deputy sealers of their town or city, who shall assist the town or city sealer and, in the absence from duty of the town or city sealer, shall perform all the duties of town or city sealer as may be required of them for the time being.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 47-2-8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-9. - Inspection fees.

§ 47-2-9. Inspection fees.
The sealer of weights and measures, or his or her deputy, shall assess a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) semiannually in lieu of any cartage fee for the purpose of inspecting more than two (2) devices in accordance with their duties enumerated in chapters 2 — 12 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 396, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-2 - Produce Scales in Markets › Section 47-2-10. - Produce scales in markets.

§ 47-2-10. Produce scales in markets.
Every retail food business which has a produce department and provides a scale for customers to weigh their purchases shall provide a written notice adjacent to the scale which notifies the customers that the weight registered on the scale is approximate and the scales are not certified by the sealer of weights and measures. Provided, further, that this section does not apply to roadside farm stands and farmers’ markets.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 193, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-3 - Criminal Offenses › Section 47-3-1. - Possession of unsealed or incorrect weights or measures — Removal of notice forbidding use.

§ 47-3-1. Possession of unsealed or incorrect weights or measures — Removal of notice forbidding use.
No person engaged in the trade of buying and selling shall have or permit to be kept at his or her place of business or upon any cart, wagon, or other vehicle used by him or her in carrying on his or her business, any weight, measures, or balance, of whatever description, which is not at the time duly sealed in accordance with chapters 1 and 2 of this title, or which, having been sealed, is no longer correct. If the weights, measures, or balances can be readily adjusted by such means as the sealer has at hand, the sealer may adjust and seal them; but if they cannot be readily adjusted, the sealer shall either seize the weights, measures, and balances forthwith and destroy them, or shall affix to them a notice forbidding their use until the sealer is satisfied that they have been so adjusted to conform to the standards; and whoever removes the notice without the consent of the officer affixing the notice, shall for each offense be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), one-half (½) to the town or city and one-half (½) to the use of the complainant.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 47-3-1; P.L. 1980, ch. 345, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-3 - Criminal Offenses › Section 47-3-2. - Use of unsealed weights or measures — Alteration — Refusal to allow examination — Adjustable face.

§ 47-3-2. Use of unsealed weights or measures — Alteration — Refusal to allow examination — Adjustable face.
Every person engaged in the trade of buying and selling, or of selling, or as a public weigher, who shall use or permit to be used for him or her, or have in his or her possession at his or her place of business, or upon any cart, wagon, or other vehicle which is used by him or her in carrying on his or her business, or upon his or her person while engaged in his or her business, any weight, measure, balance, or scale of whatever description, unless the weight, measure, balance, or scale shall have been duly sealed in conformity with the provisions of chapters 1 and 2 of this title, and every person who alters any weight, measure, balance, or scale after it has been duly sealed, so that it does not conform to the United States standard, or has in his or her possession any weight, measure, balance, or scale, which has been so altered, and every person who shall use or permit to be used for him or her, or have in his or her possession, as aforesaid, any weight, measure, balance, or scale which he or she has refused to allow to be examined or sealed by the sealer of weights and measures, or deputy sealer, according to the provisions of chapters 1 and 2 of this title, or who shall use or permit to be used for him or her or have in his or her possession any spring balance having a sliding or adjustable face plate or index, or any measure not made of the shape or dimensions required by law, shall be fined the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense, one-half (½) thereof to the use of the town or city in which the offense shall have been committed, and one-half (½) thereof to the complainant.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 16; P.L. 1902, ch. 974, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 47-3-2; P.L. 1980, ch. 340, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-3 - Criminal Offenses › Section 47-3-3. - Giving false or insufficient weight or measure.

§ 47-3-3. Giving false or insufficient weight or measure.
Whoever, himself or herself or by his or her servant or agent or as the servant or agent of another person, is guilty of giving false or insufficient weight or measure shall, for the first offense, be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00); for a second offense, by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200); and for a subsequent offense, by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) and by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days, except for those offenses for which penalties are provided in § 47-3-3.1.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 17; P.L. 1912, ch. 832, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 407,§ 16; G.L. 1956, § 47-3-3; P.L. 1983, ch. 266, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-3 - Criminal Offenses › Section 47-3-4. - Arrests and prosecutions by director and sealers.

§ 47-3-4. Arrests and prosecutions by director and sealers.
The director of the department of labor and training, and the city and town sealers of weights and measures in the various cities and towns throughout the state, shall be, by virtue of their respective offices, special constables, and as special constables they shall have power to prosecute all persons violating the provisions of this chapter, and shall not be required in prosecutions to furnish any surety for costs. They shall also have power to arrest upon view without warrant, and to detain for a period of not more than twelve (12) hours any person found violating any of the provisions of chapters 1 — 4, or 6 — 8 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1899, ch. 669, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 26; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 26; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 23; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-3-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-4 - Standard Measures › Section 47-4-1. - Dimensions of bushel and half bushel boxes — Marking.

§ 47-4-1. Dimensions of bushel and half bushel boxes — Marking.
(a) Dimensions.
A box which shall measure on the inside thereof seventeen and one-half inches (17½″) by seventeen and one-half inches (17½″) in length and width, and which on the inside thereof shall measure seven and one-sixteenth inches (7
1
/
16
″) in depth, measured from the highest part of the bottom thereof, is hereby declared to be a legal bushel box for the sale of farm produce. A box which shall measure on the inside thereof thirteen by thirteen inches (13″ x 13″) in length and width and which on the inside thereof shall measure six and one-sixteenth inches (6
1
/
16
″) in depth, measured from the highest part of the bottom thereof, is hereby declared to be a legal half bushel box for the sale of farm produce.
(b) Marking.
All bushel boxes of the dimensions specified by this section shall be marked in letters not less than one inch in height with the words
“standard bushel for farm produce”.
All half bushel boxes of the dimensions specified by this section shall be marked in letters not less than one inch in height with the words
“standard half bushel for farm produce”.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 27; P.L. 1916, ch. 1387, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 24; G.L. 1956, § 47-4-1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 66.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-6 - Hay Scales and Platform Balances › Section 47-6-1. - Periodical testing and sealing.

§ 47-6-1. Periodical testing and sealing.
Every person who shall keep hay scales or platform balances for public use shall cause the hay scales or platform balances to be tried and sealed at least once in six (6) months by a sworn sealer of weights and measures.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 47-6-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-6 - Hay Scales and Platform Balances › Section 47-6-2. - Use of unsealed scales.

§ 47-6-2. Use of unsealed scales.
Every person who shall keep hay scales or platform balances for public use, or shall weigh or suffer to be weighed in these scales or balances any article of merchandise, unless the scales or balances shall have been tried and sealed as provided in § 47-6-1, shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 47-6-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-6 - Hay Scales and Platform Balances › Section 47-6-3. - Testing when office of sealer is vacant.

§ 47-6-3. Testing when office of sealer is vacant.
Whenever the owner or keeper of hay scales or balances shall apply to the mayor of the city or president of the town council, as the case may be, or to any person by him or her appointed for that purpose, in any town or city in which the office of sealer of weights and measures shall from any cause be vacant, to try the scales or balances, and to seal the scales or balances if found correct, the mayor, president, or person so appointed shall try the scales or balances and seal the scales or balances if found correct; and in case of his or her neglect to do so, the owner or keeper shall be exempt from the fine prescribed in § 47-6-2.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 47-6-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-7 - Public Weighers › Section 47-7-1. - Appointment of public weighers — Fees.

§ 47-7-1. Appointment of public weighers — Fees.
The town councils of the several towns and the city council of any city shall appoint one or more persons to be weighers of coal and other articles of merchandise, who shall be sworn and be removable at the pleasure of the town or city council appointing them, and shall receive such fees as may be fixed by the town or city council of the several towns or cities, which shall be paid by the seller; provided, that no person shall act as a public weigher of coal or other merchandise of which he or she is either the buyer or seller, or in the sale whereof he or she has any interest.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 21; P.L. 1899, ch. 611, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 164, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 47-7-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-7 - Public Weighers › Section 47-7-2. - Sale of merchandise without certificate from weigher.

§ 47-7-2. Sale of merchandise without certificate from weigher.
Every person who shall sell coal or other merchandise without its being first weighed by a weigher provided for in § 47-7-1, when the weighing shall be demanded by the purchaser, and procuring a certificate of the weight for the purchaser, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 167, § 22; P.L. 1899, ch. 611, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 164, § 22; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 47-7-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-8 - Gasoline and Petroleum Products › Section 47-8-1. - Testing of measuring devices — Forbidding use — Fee.

§ 47-8-1. Testing of measuring devices — Forbidding use — Fee.
(a)
The director of the department of labor and training is hereby authorized and directed to have tested all gasoline measuring devices used in the sale of gasoline, from time to time, as in his or her judgment it may be deemed necessary, to prevent fraud or deception in the use of these devices or to ensure the accurate measurement of gasoline in the sale.
(b)
Any town or city sealer of weights, measures, and balances shall have authority to condemn and forbid the use of any gasoline measuring device for the sale of gasoline in his or her respective town or city, or until the device has been duly tried and sealed, or until the gasoline measuring device has been equipped with such an attachment, contrivance, or apparatus as will ensure the correct and proper functioning of the measuring device for the sale of the gasoline by accurate measurement.
(c)
The sealer of weights and measures in any town or city shall receive the same fee as any state sealer, approved by the state, as stated in § 47-1-5.1, except in the city of Providence where the sealer shall have the authority to remove and replace any lead seal on any gasoline measuring device and to charge an additional fee of five dollars ($5.00) for that service.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 28; P.L. 1922, ch. 2185, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 25; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-8-1; P.L. 1970, ch. 266, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 252, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 12; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 67; P.L. 2018, ch. 211, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 272, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 2, § 15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-8 - Gasoline and Petroleum Products › Section 47-8-2. - Sealed measure to be used on demand of purchaser.

§ 47-8-2. Sealed measure to be used on demand of purchaser.
Any person, firm, or corporation selling or vending gasoline from a gasoline station, so-called, or from a garage, shall keep for use at the gasoline station or garage a five (5) gallon measure which has been properly tested and sealed by the sealer of weights, measures, and balances of the town or city in which the gasoline station or garage is located. Upon the request of any purchaser of gasoline, the person selling the gasoline shall, in the presence of the purchaser, use the gasoline measure in the sale of the gasoline.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 29; P.L. 1922, ch. 2185, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 26; G.L. 1956, § 47-8-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-8 - Gasoline and Petroleum Products › Section 47-8-3. - Use of sealed measure after seal on measuring device broken.

§ 47-8-3. Use of sealed measure after seal on measuring device broken.
Whenever it becomes necessary in the repairing of any gasoline measuring device to break the seal of the gasoline measuring device, it shall be the duty of every person, firm, or corporation selling or vending gasoline at a gasoline station or garage to use a five (5) gallon measure which has been properly tested and sealed, until such time as the gasoline measuring device shall have been repaired and properly tested and sealed by the sealer of weights, measures, and balances of the town or city in which the gasoline station or garage is located.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 30; P.L. 1922, ch. 2185, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 47-8-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-8 - Gasoline and Petroleum Products › Section 47-8-4. - Standard measure furnished to towns by director of the department of labor and training.

§ 47-8-4. Standard measure furnished to towns by director of the department of labor and training.
The director of the department of labor and training shall furnish to the sealer of weights, measures, and balances of each town and city one five (5) gallon liquid measure, to be paid for by the respective town or city. Each measure before being used for the purpose described in §§ 47-8-2 — 47-8-4 shall be tested and sealed by the director of labor and training to have a capacity of five (5) gallons liquid measure according to the United States standard. The measure after being so tested and sealed shall be used exclusively for the purpose of testing and sealing all measuring devices used in the sale of gasoline.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 31; P.L. 1922, ch. 2185, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 31; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 28; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-8-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-8 - Gasoline and Petroleum Products › Section 47-8-5. - Testing and marking of tank vehicles and meters.

§ 47-8-5. Testing and marking of tank vehicles and meters.
(a)
The capacity of every tank vehicle used and each compartment thereof used for the transportation over the public highways of this state of fuels, such as gasoline and other volatile and inflammable liquids including oils used for heating purposes, when used as a measuring device shall be tested and sealed at least once every three (3) years by the director of labor and training. The capacity, when so determined, shall be plainly printed upon the right hand side of the vehicle tank dome in letters and numerals not less than one inch in height. The meters of the vehicle tanks and the meters of home delivery truck vehicles and loading rack meters shall be tested and sealed at least once a year by the director of labor and training.
(b)
The director of the department of labor and training shall assess a fee of one and eight tenths cent (1.8¢) per gallon for measuring tank vehicles, and a fee of nine dollars and sixty cents ($9.60) for testing meters on tank vehicles, and home delivery truck vehicles, except, when those meters are gravity fed, the fee shall be eighteen dollars ($18.00), and a fee of eighteen dollars ($18.00) shall be assessed for testing loading rack meters at least once every year, and a fee of twenty-four dollars ($24.00) shall be assessed for testing and sealing of bottom loading rack meters at least once every year.
(c)
The director of the department of labor and training shall also receive reasonable compensation for all adjustments which it may be necessary for the director to make. Reasonable compensation shall not exceed the rates as provided herein.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 221, § 33; P.L. 1938, ch. 2625, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 29; impl. am. P.L. 1941, ch. 1069, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 47-8-5; P.L. 1960, ch. 74, § 25; P.L. 1980, ch. 224, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 386, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 13, § 12; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 67.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-8 - Gasoline and Petroleum Products › Section 47-8-6. - Use of unsealed or condemned measuring device.

§ 47-8-6. Use of unsealed or condemned measuring device.
Every person who shall use or cause to be used any gasoline measuring device without first having the device tested and sealed by the town or city sealer of weights, measures, and balances wherein the gasoline measuring device is located, and every person who shall use or cause to be used any gasoline measuring device after the device has been condemned by any town or city sealer of weights, measures, and balances, and before the device has been again tested and sealed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
History of Section.
G.L. 1909, ch. 194, § 32; P.L. 1922, ch. 2185, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 221, § 32; G.L. 1938, ch. 407, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 47-8-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-8 - Gasoline and Petroleum Products › Section 47-8-9. - Definitions.

§ 47-8-9. Definitions.
Wherever in this chapter, unless otherwise defined, the words
“fuel oil”
or
“petroleum products”
are used, they shall be construed to be home heating fuels.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 266, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal › Section 47-12-1. - Standard cord.

§ 47-12-1. Standard cord.
The cord shall measure in quantity equal to a cord of eight feet (8′) in length, four feet (4′) in width, and four feet (4′) in height, including one-half (½) of the kerf, and be well stowed and closely laid together.
History of Section.
G. L. 1896, ch. 149, § 1; G. L. 1909, ch. 175, § 1; G. L. 1923, ch. 206, § 1; G. L. 1938, ch. 411, § 1; G. L. 1956, § 47-12-1; P.L. 1980, ch. 203, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal › Section 47-12-2. - Cording fees.

§ 47-12-2. Cording fees.
Every person chosen by a town to be a corder of wood shall receive for cording and measuring not exceeding twelve cents (12¢) per cord, to be paid by the purchaser of the wood.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal › Section 47-12-3. - Sale of firewood.

§ 47-12-3. Sale of firewood.
(a)
Cordwood sold or offered or exposed for sale shall be four feet (4′) in length. The term
“firewood”
shall be construed to mean and include wood cut to any lengths of less than four feet (4′) and more than eight inches (8"). Cordwood and firewood shall be advertised, offered for sale, and sold only in terms of cubic feet or cubic meters which will be construed as indicating the closely stacked cubic foot or cubic meter content to be delivered to the purchaser. The terms
“cord”, “face cord”, “pile”, “truckload”
, or terms of similar import shall not be used in the advertising and sale of cordwood or firewood.
(b)
The term
“kindling wood”
shall be construed to mean and include all split wood, edgings, clippings, or other waste wood averaging eight inches (8") in length. The standard unit of measure for kindling wood shall be the bushel of two thousand, one hundred and fifty and forty-two hundredths cubic inches (2150.42 cu. in.).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-3; P.L. 1980, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 68.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal › Section 47-12-4. - Fraudulent sale of firewood.

§ 47-12-4. Fraudulent sale of firewood.
(a)
Whoever, except as otherwise provided, sells cordwood or firewood, shall cause a delivery ticket or sales invoice to be issued and delivered to the purchaser or his or her agent at the time of delivery of the wood. The delivery ticket or sales invoice shall include the name and address of the seller and the purchaser, the quantity delivered to the purchaser in terms of cubic feet or cubic meters, the date delivered, and the price of the quantity of wood delivered.
(b)
Whoever violates any provision of this or the preceding sections shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), for the second offense by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100), and for each subsequent offense by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200). Whoever alters or substitutes a delivery ticket or sales invoice for fraudulent or deceptive purposes shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-4; P.L. 1980, ch. 203, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 68.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 47 - Weights and Measures › Chapter 47-12 - Firewood and Charcoal › Section 47-12-6. - Standard charcoal basket.

§ 47-12-6. Standard charcoal basket.
Every basket used in measuring charcoal brought into any town for sale shall be of the following dimensions: nineteen inches (19") in breadth in every part thereof, and seventeen and one-half inches (171/2”) deep, measuring from the highest part of the bottom of the basket perpendicularly to a level with the top of the basket.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 149, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 175, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 206, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 411, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 47-12-6.