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Ex. DUT-RI-017 Standing duty Primary source read

R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-27-2

Food businesses required to comply

Rhode Island General Assembly · Rhode Island (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Rhode Island
Level
State
Authority
R.I. Gen. Laws tit. 21, ch. 27
Effective
standing
End
standing (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Standing (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Standing dutyOperating condition
Addressees
  • specified businesses: every food business
Character
sanitary code duty
Collection
Standing duties: Rhode Island DUT-RI

Operative words

No person shall operate any food business within this state except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter.

Penalty

R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-27-9 (read, not saved); notice to cease business under § 21-27-5 (Ex. DUT-RI-016); confiscation under § 21-27-4

What it required

Operating a food business is lawful only 'in compliance with... the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter'; compliance with RIDOH's sanitary rules is the condition of operating at all.

Retrieval note

§ 23-1-18(5) (Ex. DUT-RI-003) authorizes 'Minimum standards with respect to the maintenance and operation of food businesses' as sanitary rules of the Department of Health.