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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-5. - Permit to possess explosives.

§ 23-28.28-5. Permit to possess explosives.
(a)
Application for a permit to possess explosives, other than empty cartridge shells (primed), percussion caps, small arms ammunition, small arms primers and smokeless powder for small arms, or black powder in excess of five (5) pounds shall be made in writing to the state fire marshal in such form as the state fire marshal shall prescribe and shall state among other things:
(1)
The name and address of the applicant;
(2)
The reason for desiring the permit to possess explosives;
(3)
The applicant’s citizenship, if the applicant is an individual;
(4)
If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners and their citizenship; and
(5)
If the applicant is a corporation or other business entity, the names and addresses of the officers thereof and their citizenship.
(b)
The state fire marshal shall issue the permit applied for unless he or she finds that either the applicant or the officers, agents, or employees of the applicant have been convicted of a felony, or are disloyal to the United States, and, provided, further, that no permit shall be issued to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age.
(c)
Provided, however, that if the applicant holds a valid permit from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms of the department of treasury, then the state fire marshal may issue a permit to possess explosives.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 61; P.L. 2021, ch. 400, § 23, effective July 13, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 401, § 23, effective July 13, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-6. - Permit to use explosives.

§ 23-28.28-6. Permit to use explosives.
Permit shall mean the authority granted by the state fire marshal, in writing, to use explosives. A permit for the use of explosives shall not be issued to any individual except those duly licensed and duly qualified to possess explosives by the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall retain a copy of each permit issued and shall immediately forward a copy of each permit to the city or town clerk in the city or town where work is to be performed. The city or town clerk shall be responsible for notifying local government officials and/or public safety officials of impending blast.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-7. - Application for use permit — Emergency permit.

§ 23-28.28-7. Application for use permit — Emergency permit.
The applicant must submit application to the state fire marshal, on a form issued by the state fire marshal, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the requested blast time. In the case of an emergency (an unforeseen hindrance that impedes the progress of a job that will cause financial hardship to the contractor if the hindrance is not rectified within a relatively short period of time) the applicant may apply for a permit to blast not less than twenty-four (24) hours before requested blast time and the state fire marshal may issue the permit. If the state fire marshal issues the emergency permit then applicant must hand deliver, immediately upon issuance by the state fire marshal, a copy of the emergency permit to the city or town clerk in the city or town in which blasting is to be done. Failure of applicant to deliver a copy of the emergency permit shall result in a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) and suspension of license for sixty (60) days.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-8. - Quarry operations and repeated blasting.

§ 23-28.28-8. Quarry operations and repeated blasting.
The state fire marshal may issue, in the case of quarry or repeated blasting on a specific site or project, a permit to use explosives up to a maximum of one year from the date of issue or the length of the project, whichever sooner expires.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-9. - Standards for use of explosives.

§ 23-28.28-9. Standards for use of explosives.
(a)
All licensees under this chapter, when using any explosives, shall not exceed the standards of distance, amount of charge, maximum earth vibration, and maximum air shock as set forth in the United States department of the interior bureau of mines report of investigators number 8507 which is entitled “Structure Response and Damage Produced by Ground Vibration from Surface Mines Blasting”, and any amendment and/or modifications thereof, which standards are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Blasting limits.
No licensee shall use an explosive weight in pounds per delay in excess of the formula of the distance to the nearest structure in feet, divided by the factor of seventy (70), multiplied by itself, [W = (D/70) squared], except when seismograph monitoring as set forth in subsection (c).
(c) Seismograph required.
Each licensee shall be required to perform a seismograph test at the nearest structure to the blast prior to and during any blasting that would exceed the limits as set forth in subsection (b).
(d)(1) Seismic limits.
At the structure nearest to the blast, the peak particle velocity in any direction at frequencies between 2.5 and 10 Hertz shall not exceed 0.5 inches per second, and at each frequency, f, greater than 10 Hertz, the peak particle velocity shall not exceed 0.05f inches per second up to a maximum of 2 inches per second. In addition, at the nearest structure no air-shock (sound) reading shall exceed one hundred and thirty-four (134) decibels using a 0.1-Hz, high-pass system, or exceed one hundred and thirty-three (133) decibels using a 2-Hz high-pass system or exceed one hundred and twenty-nine (129) decibels using a 5-Hz or 6-Hz high-pass system.
(2)
If the licensee is blasting within the allowed limits as dictated under subsection (b), but is found in excess of the seismic limits of this subsection, the licensee shall reduce the amount of explosives per delay, or adjust the operation to comply with the limits as dictated by this subsection.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 120, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-10. - Permit fees.

§ 23-28.28-10. Permit fees.
(a)
Each application for a license under this chapter shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in this section, which fee shall be returned in the event the application is denied. The permit fee shall be as follows:
Manufacturer’s permit ......................................... $85.00 annually
Dealer’s permit ......................................... $50.00 annually
Possessor’s permit ......................................... $50.00 annually
User’s permit based on estimated project costs ......................................... $50.00 per
$10,000.00
or fraction thereof.
(b)
All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenue.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 47, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 78; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 33, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-11. - Expiration of permits.

§ 23-28.28-11. Expiration of permits.
All permits issued under this chapter shall expire on the last day of each calendar year, unless sooner designated on the permit or sooner revoked.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-12. - Revocation of permit.

§ 23-28.28-12. Revocation of permit.
Any permit issued under this chapter may be revoked by the official issuing the permit on any ground specified in this chapter as a ground for denying an application for the permit or for a violation of any rules and regulation of the state fire marshal pertaining to explosives.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-13. - Records of shipments, sales, and purchases.

§ 23-28.28-13. Records of shipments, sales, and purchases.
Manufacturers, dealers, possessors, and users shall keep a record of all Class A and Class B explosives shipped, purchased, sold, or used by them, which records shall include the name and address of each consignee, vendor, or vendee, the date of each shipment, sale, or purchase and the amount and kind of explosives shipped, sold, or purchased. This record shall be open for inspection by duly authorized agents of the state fire marshal and by all federal, state, and local law enforcement officers during normal business hours in such format as the state fire marshal shall prescribe.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-14. - Sale to unlicensed persons prohibited.

§ 23-28.28-14. Sale to unlicensed persons prohibited.
No person shall sell, barter, give, or dispose of Class A or Class B explosives to any person who does not hold a blasting license and a permit to possess or use explosives issued under the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-15. - Military and public agencies exempt.

§ 23-28.28-15. Military and public agencies exempt.
(a)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the armed forces of the United States, the national guard, the Rhode Island state guard, the Rhode Island militia, and the Rhode Island independent chartered military commands, or to officers or employees of the United States or this state who are authorized by the United States or the state to handle explosives nor to the police or fire departments of this state provided they are acting within their official capacity and in the proper performance of their duties.
(b)
Security devices as used by banks containing explosives may be used with special permission granted by the state fire marshal.
(c)
The Rhode Island militia and independent chartered military commands, as defined in title 31, may store explosives with special permission of the state fire marshal. No fee shall be charged by the state fire marshal for this permit.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-16. - Repealed.

§ 23-28.28-16. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 32; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 32, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-17. - Reports.

§ 23-28.28-17. Reports.
All persons manufacturing, keeping, storing, using, selling, handling, transporting, or otherwise dealing in Class B explosives shall make reports to the fire marshal and the local fire and police chiefs so that the quantity and location thereof may be recorded. The reports shall be made in such format as the state fire marshal shall prescribe and shall be filed on the first day of each month or more often when required.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2A; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 61; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 31; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 31.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-18. - Manufacture of explosives.

§ 23-28.28-18. Manufacture of explosives.
(a)
The entire occupied portion of the premises of an explosives manufactory shall be enclosed by a suitable fence to enable the management to have control of all persons entering the premises, and any building in which wet fulminate is stored or dried shall be likewise enclosed within a separate enclosure, the entrance to which shall be kept locked. There shall be sufficient number of notices conspicuously posted on the outside of these enclosures warning of the business conducted therein.
(b)
The floor of any room in which fulminate is stored or used shall be covered with rubber matting, and only such an amount of fulminate as is required for immediate use shall be kept on hand. The wearing of shoes with metal nails within such rooms is prohibited.
(c)
No naphtha, bitumen, sulphur, charcoal, or any organic substance shall be stored in close proximity to any chlorate or perchlorate.
(d)
Persons under the age of eighteen (18) years shall not be employed in an explosive manufactory, and shall not be permitted to enter the manufactory unless accompanied at all times by some responsible person.
(e)
Smoking shall be prohibited upon the premises of explosives manufactories, except that smoking may be permitted in such places as may be authorized by the authority which issued the permit. Signs bearing the words “NO SMOKING” shall be conspicuously posted about the premises where smoking is prohibited. Carrying of matches or other flame producing devices upon the premises of explosives manufactories is prohibited except in receptacles especially provided and only when authorized by the person in charge of the manufactory.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-19. - Records of visitors.

§ 23-28.28-19. Records of visitors.
Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture, dealing, or possessing of explosives, explosive compounds, or fuses shall keep a daily record of each person, other than employees, entering upon their magazine site. The information shall be available in the company’s office and shall be open to inspection by the state fire marshal, local government officials, and/or public safety officials.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-20, 23-28.28-21. - Repealed.

§ 23-28.28-20, 23-28.28-21. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 61; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 32; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 32, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-22. - Storage and transportation of explosives on water.

§ 23-28.28-22. Storage and transportation of explosives on water.
No person shall store or transport any explosives on the water of this state unless stored and transported in accordance with U.S. coast guard regulations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 31; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 31.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-23 - — 23-28.28-25. Repealed.

§ 23-28.28-23 — 23-28.28-25. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 47, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 91; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 32; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 32, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-26. - Requirement for removal of explosives or providing watchperson.

§ 23-28.28-26. Requirement for removal of explosives or providing watchperson.
The state fire marshal may, at his or her discretion, at any time he or she deems it necessary for the public safety, require the removal of any explosive, or that a watchperson be placed continuously in charge of it with the cost to be borne by the permittee.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-27. - Report of explosion or fire.

§ 23-28.28-27. Report of explosion or fire.
Any explosion or fire occurring in connection with the keeping, storage, manufacture, sale, transportation, or use of explosive causing loss of life or injury or property damage shall be reported immediately to the state fire marshal, giving a detailed account of the same.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-28 - — 23-28.28-30. Repealed.

§ 23-28.28-28 — 23-28.28-30. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 61; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 32; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 32, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-31. - License to conduct blasting operations.

§ 23-28.28-31. License to conduct blasting operations.
(a)
No person shall conduct blasting operations unless he or she holds a license issued by the state fire marshal. Any person desiring to obtain a license to conduct blasting operations shall make application to the state fire marshal. A nonreturnable fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall accompany each application; five dollars ($5.00) of which shall be for processing the application and five dollars ($5.00) for the examination. There shall be a fifty dollar ($50.00) fee for the license if issued. The application shall be in such form and contain such information as the state fire marshal may require. Within three (3) months after the date of receipt of his or her application, the applicant shall be examined as to his or her experience and ability to conduct blasting operations and, if found by the examiner to be qualified, he or she shall forthwith be issued a license. The license shall expire on June 30 of each year and may be renewed after its expiration without examination upon a payment fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). A holder of a license to conduct blasting operations whose license is lost, misplaced, or stolen may obtain a duplicate license from the state fire marshal upon payment of ten dollars ($10.00).
(b)
Persons holding a valid out-of-state blasting certificate of competency shall be subject to all the requirements under this chapter.
(c)
The state fire marshal is empowered to deny or immediately suspend or revoke the license of any holder found to be in violation of this law or any provision of chapter 28.28 of this title or rule or regulation related to explosives or has been convicted of arson at common law, or statutory burning involving the property of another.
(d)
All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenue.
(e)
No person shall be permitted to work with blasting explosives unless he or she possesses a valid blasting license or possesses an apprentice permit and work under direct supervision of a licensed blaster.
(f)
An apprentice permittee shall be required to be employed by a licensed blaster for a period of not less than eighteen (18) months prior to eligibility for examination. If the apprentice fails the examination, a re-examination can be given not less than one hundred eighty-three (183) days after the last examination date. A non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall accompany each application for processing and issuance of each apprentice permit.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 47, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 78.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-32. - Bond for blasting operations.

§ 23-28.28-32. Bond for blasting operations.
(a)
The applicant for a permit to possess or to use explosives shall file a bond with the state fire marshal in the penal sum of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), running to the state, with sureties approved by the state fire marshal, and with such conditions as the state fire marshal shall reasonably deem necessary and for such additional penal sums as the state fire marshal shall determine to be necessary to cover the losses, damages, or injuries that might ensue to persons or property by reason thereof.
(b)
In addition to the requirement of section (a), prior to the use of explosives for demolition or prior to the issuance of a demolition permit, the local building inspector may require the applicant to file a bond with the locality in such amount, with such sureties and upon such conditions, as the local building inspector may reasonably deem necessary.
(c)
Any person may recover on such bonds as described in this section for injury to his or her person or property.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 120, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 91.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-33. - Disposal of detonators and explosives prohibited.

§ 23-28.28-33. Disposal of detonators and explosives prohibited.
Detonators or explosives shall not be disposed of except by turning them in to the state fire marshal.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-34. - Penalty for violations — Seizure of explosives.

§ 23-28.28-34. Penalty for violations — Seizure of explosives.
(a)
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for a term of not more than one year, or shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both.
(b)
The state fire marshal or his or her deputies or any officer qualified to serve criminal process may arrest without a warrant any person found in violation of this chapter and shall seize immediately any and all explosives in illegal possession, use, or under his or her control, and the explosives seized shall upon conviction of that person be forfeited to the state.
(c)
Notice of seizure of the explosives under subsection (b) shall immediately be sent to the state fire marshal by the officer making the seizure and the explosives seized shall be turned over to the state fire marshal to be held pending the trial.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-35. - Forfeiture of vehicles, vessels, or aircraft.

§ 23-28.28-35. Forfeiture of vehicles, vessels, or aircraft.
(a)
Any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft being used to transport any explosives as defined under this chapter shall be seized and forfeited to the state if that vehicle, vessel, or aircraft is not being used by a person licensed to blast or a permittee to transport or possess explosives; provided, that no vehicle, vessel, or aircraft used by any person shall be forfeited under the provisions of this chapter unless it shall appear that the owner of the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft had knowledge, actual or constructive, and was a consenting party to the alleged illegal act.
(b)
Any law enforcement agency whose duty it is to enforce the laws of this state is empowered to authorize designated officers or agents to carry out the seizure provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of any officer or agent so authorized, designated, or authorized by law, whenever he or she shall discover any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft which has been or is being used in violation of any provisions of this chapter, or in, upon, or by means of which any violation of this chapter has taken or is taking place, to seize such vehicle, vessel, or aircraft and to place it in the custody of such person as may be authorized or designated for that purpose by the respective law enforcement agency pursuant to these provisions.
(c)
The attorney general shall proceed pursuant to §§ 12-21-23 — 12-21-32 to show cause why the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft shall be forfeited to the use of, or the sale by, the law enforcement agency making the seizure on producing due proof that the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft was being used in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Notice to the owner thereof of the seizure and of the time set for hearing thereon shall not be less than five (5) days nor more than fifteen (15) days after the seizure. When it appears by affidavit that the residence of the owner of a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft is out of the state or is unknown to the attorney general the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the absent owner within ten (10) days after the application. The affidavit may be made by the attorney general or one of his or her assistants. The attorney so appointed may waive service and citation of the petition but shall not waive time or any legal defense. At all times herein notice shall also be given to all recorded lienholders and the use or sale of any vehicle, vessel, or aircraft forfeited under this chapter shall be subject to the rights of those recorded lienholders.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-36. - Severability.

§ 23-28.28-36. Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-37. - Notice to adjoining landowners.

§ 23-28.28-37. Notice to adjoining landowners.
Prior to the commencement of blasting operations, any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that is regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall notify the owner or owners of record of any improved real property within five hundred (500′) feet, as measured from the nearest borehole to the closest improved real property, of an intended blast or detonation, excluding road, bridge, utility, and public works construction, no less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the blast or detonation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 414, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.28 - Explosives › Section 23-28.28-38. - Transportation of explosives.

§ 23-28.28-38. Transportation of explosives.
(a)
All vehicles and associated equipment used for the transportation of Class A or Class B explosives shall be subject to annual inspection by the state fire marshal’s office and a permit issued stating that the vehicle and associated equipment meets the requirements of N.F.P.A. 495. There shall be a one hundred dollar ($100) permit fee.
(b)
All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited as general revenue.
History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 33, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.29 - Model Rocket Engines [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.29-1 - — 23-28.29-17. Repealed.

§ 23-28.29-1 — 23-28.29-17. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 287, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 40; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 33; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 33, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.30 - Community Residences for the Mentally Retarded, Mentally Ill, Drug Abusers, and Alcoholics [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.30-1 - — 23-28.30-42. Repealed.

§ 23-28.30-1 — 23-28.30-42. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 57, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 398, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 89, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 12; P.L. 1990, ch. 72, § 6; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 48-52; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 56; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 56; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 34; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 34, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.31 - Horse Stables [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.31-1 - — 23-28.31-12. Repealed.

§ 23-28.31-1 — 23-28.31-12. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 25; P.L. 1983, ch. 245, § 13; P.L. 1989, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 53-56; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 35; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 35, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.32 - Sales or Leasing and Servicing of Portable Fire Extinguishers and Fixed Fire Extinguishing Systems [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.32-1 - — 23-28.32-11. Repealed.

§ 23-28.32-1 — 23-28.32-11. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 26; P.L. 1986, ch. 162, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 41; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 36; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 36, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.33 - Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.33-1 - — 23-28.33-6. Repealed.

§ 23-28.33-1 — 23-28.33-6. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 270, § 3; P.L. 1976, ch. 271, § 27; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 42; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 37; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 37, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.34 - Fire and Carbon Monoxide Detection Systems [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.34-1 - — 23-28.34-7. Repealed.

§ 23-28.34-1 — 23-28.34-7. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1976, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 67, §§ 57, 58; P.L. 1992, ch. 91, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 177, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 38; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 38, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.35 - Fire Detectors and Carbon Monoxide Systems in Existing Residential Occupancies [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.35-1 - — 23-28.35-15. Repealed.

§ 23-28.35-1 — 23-28.35-15. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 332, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 2, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 91, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 312, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 63, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 166, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 177, § 4; P.L. 2001, ch. 393, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 39; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 39, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.36 - Notification of Fire Fighters, Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians After Exposure to Infectious Diseases › Section 23-28.36-1. - Legislative findings.

§ 23-28.36-1. Legislative findings.
The general assembly finds and declares that by reason of their employment, fire fighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians are required to work in the midst of, and are subject to, exposure to infectious diseases, including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV); that after exposure, fire fighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians are not informed of the exposures; that fire fighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians so exposed can potentially and unwittingly expose coworkers, families, and members of the public to infectious diseases. The general assembly further finds and declares that all the aforementioned conditions exist and arise out of or in the course of employment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 288, § 1; 1988, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 390, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.36 - Notification of Fire Fighters, Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians After Exposure to Infectious Diseases › Section 23-28.36-2. - Definitions.

§ 23-28.36-2. Definitions.
The following terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings herein ascribed:
(1)
“Contagious disease” means an infectious disease.
(2)
“Disability” means a condition of physical incapacity to perform any assigned duty or duties in the fire department or emergency medical service.
(3)
“Emergency medical technician” means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 4.1 of this title to provide emergency medical services.
(4)
“Fire department” means service groups (paid or volunteer) that are organized and trained for the prevention and control of loss of life and property from fire or other emergency.
(5)
“Fire fighter” means an individual who is assigned to fire fighting activity and is required to respond to alarms and perform emergency action at the location of a fire, hazardous materials, or other emergency incident.
(6)
“Infectious disease” means interruption, cessation, or disorder of body functions, systems, or organs transmissible by association with the sick or their secretions or excretions, excluding the common cold. Infectious disease includes, but is not limited to, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV).
(7)
“Licensed facility” means a hospital, nursing home, dialysis center, physician’s office operatory, or the like, as may be licensed by the state to provide medical care.
(8)
“Police officer” means any permanently employed city or town police officer, state police officer, committing squad member, or other permanent law enforcement officer as defined in § 12-7-21; provided, however, this shall not include the highest ranking officer of any of the departments.
(9)
“Strike force member” means any member of the statewide strike force of the department of attorney general.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 390, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 599, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.36 - Notification of Fire Fighters, Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians After Exposure to Infectious Diseases › Section 23-28.36-3. - Notification of infectious diseases.

§ 23-28.36-3. Notification of infectious diseases.
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 40.1-5-26 (disclosure of confidential information and records under mental health law) and 5-37.3-4 (confidentiality of health care information), if, while treating, investigating, or transporting an ill or injured person to a licensed facility, a fire fighter, police officer, strike force member or emergency medical technician is occupationally exposed (e.g. blood borne exposure) to a person who is subsequently diagnosed as having an infectious disease, and the exposure is sufficient to create the risk of transmission of the disease, the licensed facility receiving that person shall notify the highest ranking officer of the treating, investigating, or transporting individual’s department of health of the exposure to that person which officer shall then notify the exposed individual. Further, any city or town police department notified of infectious diseases pursuant to the provisions of this section shall, within forty-eight (48) hours, notify any strike force member who was exposed to the infected person.
(b)
The notification shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours, or sooner, of confirmation of the patient’s diagnosis.
(c)
The notified employee shall contact the licensed health care facility to determine the infectious disease to which he or she has been exposed, and to receive the appropriate medical direction for dealing with the infectious disease.
(d)
Notification made pursuant to this section shall be conducted in a manner which will protect the confidentiality of the patient, fire fighter, police officer, or emergency technician.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 503, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 599, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.36 - Notification of Fire Fighters, Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians After Exposure to Infectious Diseases › Section 23-28.36-4. - Occupational disability for fire fighters.

§ 23-28.36-4. Occupational disability for fire fighters.
Any active fire fighter or police officer who is unable to perform his or her duties in his or her department by reason of exposure to infectious disease as defined in § 23-28.36-2, which infectious disease develops or manifests itself as a result of the exposure during a period while the fire fighter or police officer is in the service of the department, shall be entitled to receive an occupational disability, and he or she shall be entitled to all of the benefits provided for in chapter 19 of title 45, as applicable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 382, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 62.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.37 - Vaccination of Firefighters to Prevent Hepatitis B › Section 23-28.37-1. - Findings.

§ 23-28.37-1. Findings.
The general assembly finds and declares that, by reason of their employment, firefighters and emergency medical technicians are required to work in the midst of and are subject to exposure to infectious diseases, especially hepatitis B; that the U.S. center for disease control has estimated that two hundred thousand (200,000) persons in the U.S. are infected each year with hepatitis B, and of that number twenty-five percent (25%) become ill, ten thousand (10,000) require hospitalization, and five thousand (5,000) die; that it is estimated that there are from five hundred thousand (500,000) to one million (1,000,000) infectious hepatitis B carriers in the U.S. of which up to eighty percent (80%) of chronic carriers are unaware that they have hepatitis B and are capable of spreading it; that there is no known cure for hepatitis B, and for firefighters, there is no way of knowing who among those being helped at an accident or a fire is a hepatitis B carrier. The general assembly further finds and declares that all the aforementioned conditions exist and arise out of or in the course of employment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 544, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.37 - Vaccination of Firefighters to Prevent Hepatitis B › Section 23-28.37-2. - Definitions.

§ 23-28.37-2. Definitions.
The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings herein described:
(1)
“Emergency medical technician” means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 4.1 of this title to provide emergency medical services.
(2)
“Fire department” means service groups (paid or volunteer) that are organized and trained for the prevention and control of loss of life and property from fire or other emergency.
(3)
“Firefighter” means an individual who is assigned to firefighting activity and is required to respond to alarms and perform emergency action at the location of a fire, hazardous materials, or other emergency incident.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 544, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.37 - Vaccination of Firefighters to Prevent Hepatitis B › Section 23-28.37-3. - Vaccination.

§ 23-28.37-3. Vaccination.
Any active firefighter or emergency medical technician, who may be exposed to hepatitis B during a period while the firefighter or emergency medical technician is in the service of the fire department, shall be vaccinated at the request of the firefighter or emergency medical technician for protection against hepatitis B.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 544, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.37 - Vaccination of Firefighters to Prevent Hepatitis B › Section 23-28.37-4. - Administration of program.

§ 23-28.37-4. Administration of program.
The department of health shall conduct a series of clinics in the various geographic areas of the state for the purpose of administering the vaccination against hepatitis B. The department of health shall coordinate the scheduling and location of the vaccination clinics with the fire departments within the geographic areas.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 544, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.38 - Detention and Correctional Occupancies [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.38-1, 23-28.38-2. - Repealed.

§ 23-28.38-1, 23-28.38-2. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 68, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 220, § 40; P.L. 2004, ch. 225, § 40, effective June 30, 2004.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-28.39 - Housing for the Elderly — Emergency Generators Required [Repealed.] › Section 23-28.39-1. - Repealed.

§ 23-28.39-1. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 112, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 297, § 1, effective July 8, 1997.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-29 - Fire Regulations in Places of Public Assembly [Repealed.] › Section 23-29-1 - — 23-29-30. Repealed.

§ 23-29-1 — 23-29-30. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1908, ch. 1536, §§ 1-11; G.L. 1909, ch. 131, §§ 1-11; G.L. 1909, ch. 131, § 2; P.L. 1911, ch. 702, § 1; P.L. 1911, ch. 717, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1912, ch. 818, § 1; P.L. 1916, ch. 1366, § 1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1718, § 1; P.L. 1919, ch. 1780, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 131, §§ 12, 13; P.L. 1920, ch. 1933, § 1; P.L. 1921, ch. 2058, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 173, §§ 1-15; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 2; G.L., ch. 173, §§ 16, 17; P.L. 1927, ch. 1042, § 3; P.L. 1928, ch. 1146, § 1; P.L. 1929, ch. 1372, § 1; P.L. 1932, ch. 1929, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 357, §§ 1-17; P.L. 1939, ch. 732, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2169, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2264, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2320, § 1; P.L. 1949, ch. 2321, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2481, § 1; P.L. 1950, ch. 2511, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1950, ch. 2512, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2723, § 3; P.L. 1955, ch. 3466, § 1; P.L. 1955, ch. 3574, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 23-29-1 — 23-29-30; P.L. 1958, ch. 100, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1966, ch. 216, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-29.1 - Rehabilitation Building and Fire Code for Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 23-29.1-1. - Legislative findings and purpose.

§ 23-29.1-1. Legislative findings and purpose.
The general assembly finds and declares:
(1)
That there are throughout Rhode Island existing buildings and structures that are vacant or partially vacant and/or underutilized because rehabilitation of such buildings and structures to conform to the requirements for new structures under building and fire safety codes, is prohibitively expensive or impractical;
(2)
That buildings and structures that are vacant or partially vacant constitute a public safety threat because of a lack of occupancy and a lack of investment in modernization and maintenance;
(3)
That the presence of vacant and or partially vacant buildings and structures contributes to blight and or to the loss of economic viability of traditional city, town or village centers;
(4)
That reinvestment in existing buildings and structures will strengthen local tax bases and provide employment opportunities in construction and building trades;
(5)
That it is the purpose of this chapter to provide a code and regulations for repairing, rehabilitating, altering, improving, adding to and changing the use of existing buildings and structures in a manner that assures the health, welfare and safety of occupants and that facilitates designing improvements to existing buildings and structures to the code in an optimum manner with a minimum need to for variances; and
(6)
That it is further the purpose of this chapter to provide a single uniform, statewide, harmonious rehabilitation building code with building code and fire safety code elements applicable to existing buildings and structures.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 185, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 290, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-29.1 - Rehabilitation Building and Fire Code for Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 23-29.1-2. - Joint Committee on the rehabilitation building code for existing buildings and structures.

§ 23-29.1-2. Joint Committee on the rehabilitation building code for existing buildings and structures.
(a) Creation and membership.
There is created a joint committee on the rehabilitation building and fire code for existing buildings and structures consisting of eleven (11) members: five (5) of whom shall be the chairperson of the building code standards committee established by § 23-27.3-100.1.3 and four (4) members of the building code standards committee appointed by the building code standards committee; five (5) of whom shall be the chairpersons of the fire safety code board of appeal and review, established by § 23-28.3-2, and four (4) members of the fire safety code board of appeal and review appointed by the fire safety code board of appeal and review, and one of whom shall be the executive director of the fire safety code board of appeal and review, who shall be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the joint committee, and shall act as the executive secretary of the joint committee. From the voting members of the joint committee, the governor shall appoint one member to serve as chairperson and one member to serve as vice-chairperson. The terms of chairperson and vice-chairperson shall be for three (3) years, or until their successors are appointed.
(b) Powers and duties.
The joint committee has the power and duty to:
(1)
Approve, with any revisions it may deem necessary, the rehabilitation building code for existing buildings and structures following an affirmative vote by the committee on drafting and to recommend building code element of the rehabilitation building code for adoption by the building code standards committee and to recommend the fire safety code element of the rehabilitation building code for adoption by the fire safety code board of appeal and review;
(2)
Draft and develop such amendments and revisions to the building code element and to the fire safety code element of the rehabilitation building code for existing buildings and structures as may be necessary or desirable to recommend of those amendments and revisions to the building code standards committee and the fire safety code board of appeal and review, as appropriate;
(3)
Serve as the appeal board to hear and decide requests for variances from the rehabilitation building and fire code for existing buildings and structures; and
(4)
Study and make recommendations with regard to coordinated, consistent, efficient, and effective administration of fire safety codes, building codes, and the rehabilitation building and fire code.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 185, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 290, § 6; P.L. 2005, ch. 151, § 7; P.L. 2005, ch. 155, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-29.1 - Rehabilitation Building and Fire Code for Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 23-29.1-5. - Technical and staff support.

§ 23-29.1-5. Technical and staff support.
The building code commissioner shall provide staff support and assistance to the joint committee on the building code element of the rehabilitation building and fire code and the state fire marshal shall provide staff support and assistance to the joint committee on the fire safety code element of the rehabilitation building and fire code. Any coordination of staff support as the joint committee deems necessary or desirable shall be provided by the building code commissioner.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 185, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 290, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 23 - Health and Safety › Chapter 23-29.1 - Rehabilitation Building and Fire Code for Existing Buildings and Structures › Section 23-29.1-6. - Relief from liability.

§ 23-29.1-6. Relief from liability.
Members and employees of the joint committee who are commissioners or employees of the fire safety code board of appeal and review or have responsibility for the administration or enforcement of the fire safety code shall be relieved from liability as provided for in §§ 23-28.2-17 and 23-28.3-11, and members and employees of the joint committee who are members of the building code standards committee or who are charged with the administration or enforcement of the state building code shall be relieved from liability as provided for in § 23-27.3-107.9.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 185, § 6; P.L. 2000, ch. 290, § 6.