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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-37 - Endangered Species of Animals and Plants › Section 20-37-4. - Enforcement.

§ 20-37-4. Enforcement.
(a)
The director of environmental management and all enforcement personnel in the director’s department, all members of the state police force, and all duly authorized city and town law enforcement authorities have power to enforce this law. They have authority under warrant to search for and seize any goods, merchandise, or animal sold, or offered for sale, or otherwise used or possessed in violation of this section, or any property or item used in connection with a violation of this section; the seized goods, merchandise, wildlife, or property shall be held pending proceedings in any court of proper jurisdiction. Upon conviction of a violation, the seized goods, merchandise, or animals shall be forfeited and, upon forfeiture, either offered to a college or university for scientific or educational purposes, or destroyed. The possessor of an animal included under this chapter has the burden of proof that the animal or parts thereof are not held in violation of this chapter.
(b)
Individuals in possession of the skins of endangered species must show that the skins were purchased or obtained prior to January 1, 1974.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 26, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-37 - Endangered Species of Animals and Plants › Section 20-37-5. - Penalty for violation.

§ 20-37-5. Penalty for violation.
Upon conviction of a violation of this chapter, the violator shall be fined no less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1973, ch. 26, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-38 - The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011 › Section 20-38-1. - Short title.

§ 20-38-1. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011.”
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-38 - The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011 › Section 20-38-2. - Legislative findings.

§ 20-38-2. Legislative findings.
The general assembly hereby finds that there are currently insufficient resources and information necessary to support Rhode Island’s local fishermen and aquaculturists and related small businesses to ensure the best possible economic and environmental outcomes for the creation of more locally produced sustainable food systems, that in particular includes seafood, in the state of Rhode Island.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 111, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-38 - The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011 › Section 20-38-3. - Definitions.

§ 20-38-3. Definitions.
When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1)
“Aquaculture” means the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic plants.
(2)
“Collaborative” means the Rhode Island seafood marketing collaborative established under § 20-38-4.
(3)
“Rhode Island’s local fishermen and aquaculturists” means commercial fishermen and aquaculturists licensed in the state of Rhode Island.
(4)
“Seafood dealer” means any person engaged in purchasing, raising, propagating, breeding, or acquiring or possessing live fish or fish eggs to be sold or furnished to others for the purpose of resale licensed in the state of Rhode Island.
(5)
“State agencies” means state entities responsible for the implementation of Rhode Island’s fishery management and economic development, including, but not limited to:
(i)
The department of environmental management, which shall include:
(A)
The division of agriculture and
(B)
The division of marine fisheries;
(ii)
The commerce corporation;
(iii)
The coastal resources management council;
(iv)
The department of health;
(v)
The department of administration.
(6)
“Sustainable food system” means one in which resources (including natural resources, such as soil and water, as well as human resources, such as labor) are used at, or below, their rate of recovery.
(7)
[Deleted by P.L. 2015, ch. 100, § 1 and P.L. 2015, ch. 111, § 1].
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 191, § 7; P.L. 2017, ch. 242, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-38 - The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011 › Section 20-38-4. - Collaborative established.

§ 20-38-4. Collaborative established.
(a)
There is hereby created a collaborative known as “The Rhode Island seafood marketing collaborative” consisting of nineteen (19) members as follows:
(1)
The director of the department of environmental management, or his or her designee, who shall serve as chairperson;
(2)
The chief executive officer of the commerce corporation, or his or her designee;
(3)
The chief of the division of marine fisheries of the department of environmental management, or his or her designee;
(4)
The director of the department of health, or his or her designee;
(5)
The chief of the division of agriculture of the department of environmental management, or his or her designee;
(6)
The executive director of the coastal resources management council, or his or her designee;
(7)
The director of administration, or his or her designee;
(8)
The dean of the university of Rhode Island college of environment and life sciences, or his or her designee;
(9)
The director of the Rhode Island sea grant program, or his or her designee; and
(10)
Ten (10) additional members, each of whom shall be appointed by the director of the department of environmental management, in accordance with the following categories:
(i)
Two (2) Rhode Island-based dealers/wholesalers/processors who purchase and sell finfish, shellfish, and/or crustaceans;
(ii)
Two (2) commercial aquaculturists;
(iii)
A Rhode Island-based retailer of seafood products associated with a restaurant or restaurant organization;
(iv)
A Rhode Island-based retailer of seafood products associated with an independent or franchised store;
(v)
Two (2) commercial fishermen licensed to harvest and/or land in Rhode Island;
(vi)
A member of an independent organization or association representing the Rhode Island hospitality industry;
(vii)
An economist with expertise in seafood marketing.
(b)
Forthwith upon the passage of this chapter, the members of the collaborative shall meet at the call of the chairperson and organize. Thereafter, the collaborative shall meet at the call of the chairperson or three (3) members of the collaborative.
(c)
All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, documentation, and otherwise to the collaborative and its agents as is deemed necessary or desirable by the collaborative to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.
(d)
The members of the collaborative shall receive no compensation for their services.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 191, § 7; P.L. 2017, ch. 242, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-38 - The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011 › Section 20-38-5. - Powers and duties.

§ 20-38-5. Powers and duties.
The collaborative shall support and work collaboratively with the Rhode Island fishing community to promote the marketing and sustainability of Rhode Island seafood, including but not limited to:
(1)
Identifying regulatory restrictions preventing and/or inhibiting local seafood marketing initiatives and identifying opportunities to remove those regulatory restrictions;
(2)
Identifying and facilitating opportunities to increase consumer demand for local seafood;
(3)
Identifying and facilitating opportunities to establish agreements with local fishermen and seafood dealers for potential seafood marketplace expansion;
(4)
Reviewing and identifying existing studies, pilot programs and initiatives of this state and other states regarding seafood-marketing practices;
(5)
Providing educational opportunities for consumers and the fishing community regarding local seafood issues and initiatives;
(6)
Identifying funding sources available to the fishing community to support seafood marketing;
(7)
Responding to requests for information from the legislature and commenting on proposed legislation;
(8)
Issuing recommendations necessary to achieve these goals;
(9)
Identifying opportunities for potential funding to support Rhode Island seafood marketing efforts and initiatives.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 451, § 30.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-38 - The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011 › Section 20-38-6. - Repealed.

§ 20-38-6. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 100, § 2, effective June 19, 2015; P.L. 2015, ch. 111, § 2, effective June 19, 2015.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-38 - The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative of 2011 › Section 20-38-7. - Meeting and reporting requirements.

§ 20-38-7. Meeting and reporting requirements.
(a)
The collaborative shall provide a report of its findings addressing the research, marketing, expansion, and funding opportunities for local seafood. Said report shall be provided to the governor and general assembly by April 30, 2012.
(b)
Thereafter, the collaborative shall report to the governor and the general assembly, no later than April 30 of each year, on the progress made in achieving the goals and objectives set forth in this chapter and any other pertinent information by April 30, 2012.
(c)
The collaborative shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38, access to public records act, and chapter 46 of title 42, open meetings act.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 226, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 316, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-39 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 20-39-2. - Department authorization to effect purposes of compact.

§ 20-39-2. Department authorization to effect purposes of compact.
(a)
The department of environmental management shall enforce the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact and shall do all things within the department’s jurisdiction that are appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes and the intent of the compact.
(b)
The department is authorized, on behalf of the state, to enter or withdraw from the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact pursuant to the terms of article VIII of the compact codified pursuant to § 20-39-1.
(c)
The department is authorized to adopt amendments to the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact pursuant to the terms of article IX of the compact codified pursuant to § 20-39-1.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 449, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 477, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-39 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 20-39-3. - Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — Suspension of privileges for conviction in participating state — Penalty.

§ 20-39-3. Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — Suspension of privileges for conviction in participating state — Penalty.
(a)
When the department of environmental management receives notice of the suspension of a person’s hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges by a participating state, the department shall determine whether the violation leading to the suspension could have led to the forfeiture of privileges under Rhode Island law. If the department determines that the person’s privileges could have been forfeited, the department may suspend the person’s privileges to hunt, trap, or fish in this state for the same period as imposed by the participating state not to exceed the maximum limits allowed by Rhode Island law, provided the department has complied with the requirements of § 20-39-5.
(b)
When the department receives notice of a conviction of a state resident from the licensing authority of the issuing state, the department may, if the conviction is final, treat the conviction as if it had occurred in Rhode Island and shall determine whether the conviction could have led to the forfeiture of the resident’s hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges under state law. If the department determines that the resident’s privileges could have been forfeited, the department may suspend the resident’s privileges to hunt, trap, or fish in this state for the same period as the issuing state, not to exceed the limit that could have been imposed under Rhode Island law, provided the department has complied with the requirements of § 20-39-5.
(c)
Notice of the suspension must be sent to the person, who must surrender any current Rhode Island hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses to the department within ten (10) days.
(d)
A person whose privileges have been suspended and who hunts, traps, or fishes in this state; who applies for or purchases any licenses or permits to hunt, trap, or fish in this state; or who refuses to surrender any current hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses as required is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 449, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 477, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-39 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 20-39-4. - Suspension of privileges for failure to comply with citation issued in participating state — Penalty.

§ 20-39-4. Suspension of privileges for failure to comply with citation issued in participating state — Penalty.
(a)
The department of environmental management may suspend the hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of any resident of this state, upon notification from the licensing authority of an issuing state, that the resident has failed to comply with the terms of a citation issued for a wildlife violation, provided the department has complied with the requirements of § 20-39-5. The suspension remains in effect until the department receives satisfactory evidence of compliance from the issuing state.
(b)
Notice of the suspension must be sent to the resident, who shall surrender all current Rhode Island hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses to the department within ten (10) days.
(c)
A person who hunts, traps, or fishes, who applies for or purchases licenses or permits, or who refuses to surrender any current hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 449, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 477, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 20 - Fish and Wildlife › Chapter 20-39 - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact › Section 20-39-5. - Hearing on suspension.

§ 20-39-5. Hearing on suspension.
(a)
Prior to suspending the hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of any person under § 20-39-3 or § 20-39-4, the department of environmental management shall immediately notify the person in writing. The person may, within twenty (20) days of the notice, request a hearing before the department on whether the requirements for suspension have been met.
(b)
Upon request, the department shall set a hearing as early as practicable.
(c)(1)
The requesting person may present evidence and arguments at the hearing contesting whether:
(i)
A participating state suspended the person’s privileges;
(ii)
There was a final conviction in the participating state;
(iii)
The person failed to comply with the terms of a citation issued for a wildlife violation in a participating state; or
(iv)
A conviction in a participating state could have led to the forfeiture of privileges under Rhode Island law.
(2)
Grounds other than those listed in subsection (a) may not be used to contest the department’s decision to suspend the person’s privileges.
(d)
At the hearing, the department, through its authorized agent, may:
(1)
Administer oaths;
(2)
Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses; and
(3)
Admit all relevant evidence and documents, including notifications from participating states.
(e)
Following the hearing, the department, through its authorized agent, may, based on the evidence, affirm, modify, or rescind the suspension of privileges.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 449, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 477, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-2. - Definitions.

§ 21-1-2. Definitions.
(a)
Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and phrases defined in this section are used in this chapter in the sense given them in the following definitions:
(1)
“Director” means the director of health.
(2)
“Frozen food” means and includes any article used for food or drink for man or other animals which has been: (i) processed, (ii) preserved, and/or (iii) packaged, and (iv) is destined for sale in a frozen state.
(b)
Where the term “and/or” is used, either word shall apply as the context requires.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-3. - Transportation and storage.

§ 21-1-3. Transportation and storage.
No person engaged in the business of transporting, storing, or selling frozen food shall transport, store, and/or expose for sale that food within the state unless it is transported, stored, and/or exposed for sale under refrigeration which shall ensure good keeping qualities under temperatures and holding conditions approved by the director.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-4. - Rules and regulations.

§ 21-1-4. Rules and regulations.
The director shall, after a public hearing following due notice to interested parties, promulgate rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter for the storing and transportation of frozen food, including temperature control, sanitation, and other matters, in accordance with recognized standards necessary for the protection of public health and the preservation of frozen food in wholesome condition.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-5. - Enforcement.

§ 21-1-5. Enforcement.
The director is authorized and directed to administer and supervise the enforcement of this chapter; to provide for any inspections and investigations, that may be necessary to:
(1)
Disclose violations;
(2)
Receive and provide for the investigation of complaints; and
(3)
Provide for the institution and prosecution of civil or criminal actions or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-6. - Complaints for violations.

§ 21-1-6. Complaints for violations.
Complaints for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter may be made by the director or by any duly authorized agent of the director, or by any other person, and if made by the director or an agent, surety for costs on any complaint shall not be required, nor costs collected in case of failure to sustain the complaint.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-7. - Notice and hearing on violations.

§ 21-1-7. Notice and hearing on violations.
Before any criminal proceeding is commenced for a violation of this chapter, the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his or her views before the director or his or her designated agent, either orally or in writing, in person, or by attorney, with regard to the contemplated proceedings.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-8. - Notice of minor violations — Warnings.

§ 21-1-8. Notice of minor violations — Warnings.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the director to report for the institution of proceedings under this chapter, minor violations of this chapter, whenever the director believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-9. - Injunctions authorized.

§ 21-1-9. Injunctions authorized.
In addition to the remedies provided in § 21-1-10 the director is authorized to apply to the superior court for, and that court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter, irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-10. - Violations of chapter — Penalty.

§ 21-1-10. Violations of chapter — Penalty.
Any person that violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or of the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, and any principal, proprietor, agent, servant, or employee, who directs or knowingly permits the violation or who aids or assists in the violation, shall upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100); but if a violation is committed after a conviction of the person under this section has become final, the person shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each succeeding offense. Each violation shall be considered a separate offense.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-1 - Frozen Food Products › Section 21-1-11. - Applicability to retail sales.

§ 21-1-11. Applicability to retail sales.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to the delivery of frozen food by a retailer to the purchaser.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 164, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-1. - Short title.

§ 21-2-1. Short title.
This chapter shall be known as “The Rhode Island Milk Sanitation Code”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 189, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-3. - Definitions.

§ 21-2-3. Definitions.
(a)
“Cream” means the liquid milk product high in fat from milk, which may have been adjusted by adding to it: milk, concentrated milk, dry whole milk, skim milk, or nonfat dry milk.
(b)
“Director” means the director of the department of health, unless otherwise specified.
(c)
“Goat milk” is the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by the complete milking of healthy goats. The word “milk” is interpreted to include goat milk.
(d)
“Grade A” means milk, cream, and products of milk and cream, that comply with the applicable provisions of regulations established by the director.
(e)
“Milk” means the lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum, obtained by complete milking of one or more healthy cows. Milk that is in final package form for beverage use shall contain not less than eight and one-fourth percent (8.25%) milk solids not fat and not less than three and one-fourth percent (3.25%) milk fat. Milk may have been adjusted by separating part of the milk fat from it or by adding cream, concentrated milk, dry whole milk, skim milk, concentrated skim milk, or nonfat dry milk to it. The milk may be homogenized.
(f)
“Raw milk for pasteurization” means grade “A” milk for pasteurization and raw products of milk that comply with the sanitary standards for their production, transportation, receiving, handling, storage, processing, distribution, and sale as established by the director.
(g)
“Raw milk cheese” means any cheese manufactured from raw milk that meets United States food and drug administration (USFDA) standards for cheeses set forth in 21 C.F.R. 133 and has not undergone the process of pasteurization and that contains, as appropriate for the cheese, generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and suitable ingredients as defined in 21 C.F.R. 184.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 132, § 3; P.L. 1989, ch. 205, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 285, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 536, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-5. - Analysis of raw milk by private milk laboratories.

§ 21-2-5. Analysis of raw milk by private milk laboratories.
(a)
Each milk plant engaged in processing milk shall, at least once in each calendar month, either through its own agents or through its milk haulers, collect, preserve, and submit to a private milk laboratory for analysis a sample or samples of the milk of each producer supplying milk to the milk plant. The laboratory shall determine the bacterial counts of the sample, both as raw milk and after pasteurization in the laboratory, the determination to be made by the standard plate count method, as well as a determination for any harmful substances that the director may by regulation require, and shall keep a record of these findings for a period of not less than one year following the findings which shall be open to inspection by the director or any milk inspector. The laboratory shall make a report to the milk plant submitting the sample with respect to each determination.
(b)
The director may by regulation require any milk plant to submit samples of milk after pasteurization in the plant to a private laboratory for analysis for the purpose of ascertaining bacterial counts or the presence of harmful substances or organisms as the director may require, and the laboratory shall make its reports on its analysis available to the director in the same manner as with respect to samples of raw milk submitted by producers.
(c)
Regulations promulgated by the director pursuant to this section requiring sampling by a private milk laboratory shall not impose an unreasonable burden on milk plants. The director may in his or her discretion engage private laboratories to perform any additional tests that he or she may require in the event the expense of the tests constitutes an unreasonable burden on milk plants. The director may by regulation require producers of raw milk cheese to submit samples of unpasteurized milk for said analysis.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 132, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 285, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-6. - Grade A dairy farm permit holders.

§ 21-2-6. Grade A dairy farm permit holders.
(a)
All grade A dairy farms shall be inspected at least two (2) times each year by the department of health. If the grade A dairy farm is located outside of the state, the department may accept the inspection of some person or agency outside of the state of Rhode Island who has been qualified and approved by the director to make the inspection.
(b)
Every grade A dairy farm permit holder shall be equipped with a bulk storage and pickup tank with suitable and adequate cooling equipment, and no grade A raw milk for pasteurization from grade A dairy farms shall be picked up in cans.
(c)
No milk sold or shipped by a grade A dairy farm permit holder as grade A raw milk for pasteurization shall be commingled in any manner with milk or milk products of any other grade if it is to be sold as grade A pasteurized milk.
(d)
The director of health shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 132, § 3; P.L. 1989, ch. 205, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-7.1. - Rhode Island raw milk cheese.

§ 21-2-7.1. Rhode Island raw milk cheese.
It shall be lawful to produce in this state for sale raw milk cheese, as defined in § 21-2-3, provided that for the facility for making of such raw milk cheese, an in-state processors permit is obtained pursuant to § 21-2-7. The fee for such permit shall be in accordance with the provisions of § 23-1-54 for permits issued pursuant to § 21-2-7(g)(1), and the facility where the cheese is made shall comply with applicable standards, administered by the director, for a food business, that are reasonable and appropriate for a facility of this type and nature.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 536, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-9. - Duration and renewal of permits.

§ 21-2-9. Duration and renewal of permits.
(a)
All permits issued by the director shall, unless renewed, expire at midnight of the last day of the twelfth month after the date of issue.
(b)
All permits may, except in the case of any permit revoked for cause after a hearing, as provided in this chapter, be renewable by the director upon the filing at least twenty (20) days before the expiration of the permit with the director of an application for renewal giving any information that the director shall, by written regulation, reasonably require.
History of Section.
P.L. 1931, ch. 1777, § 5; P.L. 1936, ch. 2355, § 1; P.L. 1937, ch. 2534, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 217, § 4; P.L. 1940, ch. 901, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-6; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-9; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 189, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-10. - Issuance of temporary permits.

§ 21-2-10. Issuance of temporary permits.
In any case where a milk plant located outside of the state of Rhode Island shall make application in the first instance for a permit, the director may, in his or her absolute discretion, after taking any measures that he or she shall deem necessary to investigate the health of the animals furnishing milk to the plant, their facilities, and the facilities of the plant and/or the quality of milk of the applicant, as the circumstances shall require, issue a temporary permit which shall permit the milk plant to sell or process milk, as the case may be, for ultimate sale in the state of Rhode Island. No temporary permit shall extend for a period in excess of thirty (30) days.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-11. - Emergency powers.

§ 21-2-11. Emergency powers.
(a)
In the event of any serious disaster, such as conflagration, enemy attack, earthquake, flood, hurricane, tornado, drought, or other emergency, which shall result in an unusual nonseasonal shortage in the milk supply in the state of Rhode Island, the director shall have power, upon issuance of an order by him or her specifying the nature and extent of the emergency and without notice: (1) to suspend part or all of the regulations made under authority of this chapter; (2) to promulgate other or additional emergency regulations; and (3) to suspend part or all of the requirements of this chapter pertaining to inspection and the obtaining of permits by milk plants located outside the state of Rhode Island from which milk is derived for sale in the state of Rhode Island and pertaining to inspection of their milk producers and haulers.
(b)
In the case of any special emergency, the director may issue emergency permits for the importation of milk into the state of Rhode Island which has not been inspected at the source in accordance with this statute and the regulations pursuant to this chapter; provided, that the director shall be satisfied that any source of milk admitted by emergency permit shall not constitute a threat to the health of the people of Rhode Island, and provided that environmental conditions surrounding the production, transportation, and processing of the imported milk shall reasonably have been subject to inspection at its source under authority of law other than that of the state of Rhode Island.
(c)
The suspension and emergency regulations shall be for the duration of the emergency or forty (40) days, whichever period shall be shorter.
(d)
The director is empowered in the event of any contamination or threat of contamination of the milk supply alone to promulgate additional emergency regulations pertaining to the treatment and conditions of production, distribution, and sale of milk, the regulations to go into effect immediately without a hearing. The emergency regulations shall be in effect forty (40) days or the duration of the emergency, whichever period shall be shorter. The director shall promulgate the emergency regulations by filing a copy of the regulations in the secretary of state’s office and having copies available for public inspection. As soon as practicable, the director shall give notice of the promulgation of the emergency regulations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1931, ch. 1777, §§ 2, 13; P.L. 1932, ch. 1865, §§ 1, 3; P.L. 1933, ch. 2037, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 217, §§ 2, 12; P.L. 1941, ch. 1043, § 5; G.L. 1956, §§ 21-2-4, 21-2-14; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-11; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 132, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 150, § 36; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 45.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-12. - Revocation of permits.

§ 21-2-12. Revocation of permits.
In the event that any permittee shall be deemed by the director to have violated any of the provisions of this chapter, or of the regulations promulgated under this chapter, or of the terms of § 21-4.1-6, he or she may, in his or her discretion, initiate proceedings for the revocation of the permit of the permittee. The director shall give the permittee twenty (20) days’ written notice of a hearing at which the permittee shall be given opportunity to show cause as to why his or her permit shall not be revoked. The director may, at the hearing, have the assistance of counsel in ruling upon evidence and in connection with the conduct of the hearing, or, in the alternative, the hearing may be conducted by a subordinate designated by the director for that purpose, who shall take a written record of the proceedings by a competent court stenographer, and the director may decide the issues arising at the hearing upon the basis of the written record. Any decision on the revocation of any permit shall be made by the director in writing by filing his or her written decision containing his or her findings of fact and conclusions in his or her office and serving a copy by registered or certified mail of his or her decision in the matter on the permittee.
History of Section.
P.L. 1931, ch. 1777, § 7; P.L. 1936, ch. 2355, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 217, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-8; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-12; P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 132, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 320, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-13. - Appeals.

§ 21-2-13. Appeals.
An appeal from any decision or order of the director may be taken by any aggrieved party to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of title 42.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 132, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-14. - Temporary permit suspension.

§ 21-2-14. Temporary permit suspension.
Temporary permit suspensions shall take place in accordance with procedures set forth in the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance 1978 recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration, and subsequent revisions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 205, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-16. - Embargo of sale or distribution of milk.

§ 21-2-16. Embargo of sale or distribution of milk.
In the event that any milk inspector or the director shall at any time, upon inspection of any dairy farm of any Rhode Island milk producer or of the facilities or equipment of any hauler or of any milk processing plant or of the plant, store, or other premises of any distributor, or upon the examination, inspection, or analysis of any quantity of milk or milk product, or in the event that he or she shall receive a report of any unsatisfactory inspection as to the animals of any producer, become satisfied or has probable cause to believe that any supply or quantity of milk is adulterated or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent within the meaning of chapter 31 of this title, he or she may embargo the supply or quantity of milk in accordance with the procedures set forth in § 21-31-6.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12, P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 132, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-19. - Inspections and inspectors.

§ 21-2-19. Inspections and inspectors.
The operations and facilities of all permittees located in the state of Rhode Island shall be inspected by the director or a milk inspector subordinate to the director at least twice each year. The operations and facilities of all permittees located outside the state of Rhode Island shall likewise be inspected by the director or a milk inspector subordinate to the director at least twice a year; provided, that in the event that the director shall be satisfied that the entire inspection service of another state shall be adequate and reliable to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter on the part of producers, milk haulers, or permittees in another state, or in the event that he or she shall be satisfied as to the reliability of any one or more individual inspectors located in another state to ensure compliance, he or she may certify the service or the inspectors, as the case may be, to make the inspections of the operations and facilities of out-of-state permittees located in another state required under this section and required as a condition precedent to the issuance of permits in the first instance.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-20. - Special inspections.

§ 21-2-20. Special inspections.
In the event that any operator of a milk plant or distributor shall desire to obtain milk to be sold in the state of Rhode Island from any location outside the state, and inspectors for that location have not been certified or approved by the director, and it shall be necessary in order to make the milk conform to the requirements of this statute and the regulations promulgated to provide specially for the necessary inspections pertaining to it, the director may in the alternative either: (1) approve and certify an inspector specially for the purpose; or (2) send an inspector from the director’s own department for the purposes of making the inspections. In either event the milk haulers, the operator of milk plants, or distributors, as the case may be, requesting the inspection and the issuance of any permits involved, shall pay to the director all of the reasonable expenses and the salary pro rata of the inspectors not only of the inspection in the first instance incident to the issuance of permits, but for all subsequent inspections required by the director in the premises, the expenses to be allocated proportionately, according to volume, among the permittees requesting the inspections, if more than one.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-21. - Inspectors and assistants.

§ 21-2-21. Inspectors and assistants.
The director shall employ any inspectors and assistants in enforcing the provisions of this chapter as he or she shall deem necessary and may delegate to them any powers possessed by him or her under the provisions of this chapter except those conferred upon him or her by §§ 21-2-11, 21-2-23, and 21-2-29 and which he or she is not in those sections specifically authorized to delegate.
History of Section.
P.L. 1931, ch. 1777, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 217, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-15; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-21, P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-22. - Inspection of animals and milk.

§ 21-2-22. Inspection of animals and milk.
(a)
Responsibility for the inspection of herds and animals of milk producers within the state of Rhode Island shall be imposed upon the director of environmental management who shall enforce compliance on the part of Rhode Island producers with the provisions of, and as provided in chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 of title 4. With respect to the herds of producers of milk sold or destined for sale in the state of Rhode Island whose herds or establishments are located outside the state, it shall be the duty of the director of environmental management, either personally or through the director’s subordinates or veterinarians or technicians approved by the director, to make inspection of the herds and animals, wherever located, to assure himself or herself that they comply in all respects with the same requirements pertaining to the herds and animals of Rhode Island producers under the provisions of chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 of title 4, or in the event that the director is satisfied as to the competence and reliability of an entire inspection service or of individual inspectors of cattle available in the state where the herds or establishments of the out-of-state producers are located, he or she may approve the service or the inspectors, as the case may be, and solicit and accept the certification of those inspectors to the health of the herds and animals of out-of-state producers furnishing milk to out-of-state milk plant permittees and compliance with the standards provided for Rhode Island producers; provided, that in the case of any producer outside of the state of Rhode Island who desires certification for the production of grade A milk, all inspections for animal disease and compliance with the provisions of chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 of title 4, and for compliance with the requirements for grade A producers provided in § 21-2-6(b) — (d), shall be made by the director of health himself or herself, his or her own subordinates, or by veterinarians or technicians approved by him or her. It shall be the duty of the director of health to procure any necessary information with respect to the herds of producers located outside the state of Rhode Island, milk from which is processed or sold in Rhode Island, required to ensure that the herds substantially comply with the same requirements as in the case of Rhode Island producers imposed upon them by the provisions of chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 of title 4.
(b)
The director of the department of environmental management shall provide all information and reports necessary to the director of department of health for the enforcement of chapter 6.1 of title 4 and this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 12; P.L. 1963, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-23. - Director empowered to make regulations.

§ 21-2-23. Director empowered to make regulations.
(a)
The director of health is authorized to promulgate any regulations that are necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, which shall include, but not be limited to, providing for: (1) standards of identity, labeling requirements, maintaining standards for milk and milk products sold or offered for sale in final package forms; (2) standards for the production, transportation, receiving, handling, storage, processing, distributions, and sale of raw milk for pasteurization and products of raw milk, including all pertinent sanitary standards and uniform minimum requirement for inspection of dairy farms, milk plants and receiving stations; and may in like manner amend, modify or repeal those rules and regulations which shall be consistent with the provisions of the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance 1978 recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration, 1983 Revisions, which shall become upon the passage of this act the rules and regulations under this chapter in accordance with § 21-2-2(10).
(b)
The adoption and amendment of regulations in the future shall be in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42; provided, that amendments to the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by the interstate milk shippers conference shall become a part of the regulations under this chapter. Provided, that a person adversely affected by any regulation may, within thirty (30) days, file with the director, in writing, those objections to a regulation automatically adopted which stays the effect of the regulation. If no substantial objections are received and no hearing is requested within thirty (30) days after publication of a notice of the adoption of a regulation, it shall be effective as of the date it was adopted by the interstate milk shippers conference. When automatic adoption is stayed by a timely objection, the director, after notice, shall conduct a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42. The director of health is authorized to adopt any other regulations for milk and other related products that he or she deems necessary in accordance with authority granted under this chapter, chapters 27 and 31 of this title and § 23-1-18(5).
(c)
The director shall publish a notice of the adoption in a newspaper having general circulation throughout the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 132, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-29. - Standards to be maintained.

§ 21-2-29. Standards to be maintained.
All milk and milk products as defined in this chapter which are to be shipped, brought, carried, or transported into Rhode Island for sale, distribution, use, or processing in this state, shall come from animals that are of a substantially equal or higher health status as applied to brucellosis, tuberculosis, or other diseases as those animals located within Rhode Island from which milk is produced for sale, distribution, use, or processing.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 21 - Food and Drugs › Chapter 21-2 - Milk Sanitation Code › Section 21-2-30. - Information to be furnished to director.

§ 21-2-30. Information to be furnished to director.
Every person engaged in the business of producing, handling, transporting, processing, packaging, selling, or distributing milk in Rhode Island shall upon request furnish the director, whenever requested by the director, the following information: (1) full name and place of business; (2) number of quarts of milk handled weekly by him or her or it; and (3) the names and addresses of all producers, milk haulers or milk plants supplying milk to him or her. Every milk plant holding a Rhode Island milk plant permit shall report coincidentally with and by means of a copy of any report which he or she makes, or is required to make, to the federal milk marketing administrator whenever he or she shall have added or dropped a milk producer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1931, ch. 1777, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 217, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-9; G.L. 1956, § 21-2-30, P.L. 1962, ch. 80, § 1.