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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS | |
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Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag | |
Date Introduced: April 26, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 21-27-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 21-27 entitled "Sanitation |
2 | in Food Establishments" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 21-27-10. Registration of food businesses. |
4 | (a) No person shall operate a food business as defined in § 21-27-1(8) unless he or she |
5 | annually registers the business with the state director of health; provided, that food businesses |
6 | conducted by nonprofit organizations, hospitals, public institutions, farmers markets, roadside farm |
7 | stands, or any municipality shall be exempt from payment of any required fee. Additionally, no |
8 | license fee shall be required for an establishment that: |
9 | (1) Holds a Class C liquor license pursuant to § 3-7-8; and |
10 | (2) Complies with the license limits set forth in § 3-7-8(b). |
11 | (b) In order to set the registration renewal dates so that all activities for each establishment |
12 | can be combined on one registration instead of on several registrations, the registration renewal |
13 | date shall be set by the department of health. The registration period shall be for twelve (12) months |
14 | commencing on the registration renewal date. Any renewal registration fee shall be at the full, |
15 | annual rate regardless of the date of renewal. Any fee for a first-time application shall have the |
16 | registration fee pro-rated based upon the date of issuance of registration. If the registration renewal |
17 | date is changed, the department may make an adjustment to the fees of registered establishments, |
18 | not to exceed the annual registration fee, in order to implement the changes in registration renewal |
19 | date. Registrations issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked for cause. Any |
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1 | registration or license shall be posted in a place accessible and prominently visible to an agent of |
2 | the director. |
3 | (c) Registration with the director of health shall be based upon satisfactory compliance |
4 | with all laws and regulations of the director applicable to the food business for which registration |
5 | is required. |
6 | (d) The director of health is authorized to adopt regulations necessary for the |
7 | implementation of this chapter. |
8 | (e) Classification for registration shall be as follows: |
9 | (1) In-state and out-of-state food processors that sell food in Rhode Island (Wholesale) |
10 | (2) Food processors (Retail) |
11 | (3) Food service establishments: |
12 | (i) 50 seats or less |
13 | (ii) More than 50 seats |
14 | (iii) Mobile food service units |
15 | (iv) Industrial caterer or food vending machine commissary |
16 | (v) Cultural heritage educational facility |
17 | (4) Vending machine sites or location: |
18 | (i) Three (3) or less machines |
19 | (ii) Four (4) to ten (10) machines |
20 | (iii) Eleven (11) or more machines |
21 | (5) Retail markets: |
22 | (i) 1 to 2 cash registers |
23 | (ii) 3 to 5 cash registers |
24 | (iii) 6 or more cash registers |
25 | (6) Retail food peddler (meat, seafood, dairy, and frozen dessert products) |
26 | (7) Food warehouses |
27 | (f) In no instance, where an individual food business has more than one activity eligible |
28 | under this chapter for state registration within a single location, shall the business be required to |
29 | pay more than a single fee for the one highest classified activity listed in subsection (e) of this |
30 | section; provided, that, where several separate but identically classified activities are located within |
31 | the same building and under the management and jurisdiction of one person, one fee shall be |
32 | required. In each of the instances in this subsection, each activity shall be separately registered. |
33 | (g) Fees for registration of the above classifications shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS | |
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1 | This act would eliminate the department of health food license fee for Class C liquor license |
2 | holders provided they are in compliance with the provisions of § 3-7-8(b) relating to the types of |
3 | pre-packaged foods prepared off the premises that may be served with alcoholic beverages. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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