| Chapter 324 |
| 2022 -- S 2908 Enacted 07/06/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS |
Introduced By: Senator Walter S. Felag |
| Date Introduced: April 26, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 21-27-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 21-27 entitled "Sanitation |
| in Food Establishments" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 21-27-10. Registration of food businesses. |
| (a) No person shall operate a food business as defined in § 21-27-1(8) unless he or she |
| annually registers the business with the state director of health; provided, that food businesses |
| conducted by nonprofit organizations, hospitals, public institutions, farmers markets, roadside farm |
| stands, or any municipality shall be exempt from payment of any required fee. Additionally, no |
| license fee shall be required for an establishment that: |
| (1) Holds a Class C liquor license pursuant to § 3-7-8; and |
| (2) Complies with the license limits set forth in § 3-7-8(b). |
| (b) In order to set the registration renewal dates so that all activities for each establishment |
| can be combined on one registration instead of on several registrations, the registration renewal |
| date shall be set by the department of health. The registration period shall be for twelve (12) months |
| commencing on the registration renewal date. Any renewal registration fee shall be at the full, |
| annual rate regardless of the date of renewal. Any fee for a first-time application shall have the |
| registration fee pro-rated based upon the date of issuance of registration. If the registration renewal |
| date is changed, the department may make an adjustment to the fees of registered establishments, |
| not to exceed the annual registration fee, in order to implement the changes in registration renewal |
| date. Registrations issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked for cause. Any |
| registration or license shall be posted in a place accessible and prominently visible to an agent of |
| the director. |
| (c) Registration with the director of health shall be based upon satisfactory compliance |
| with all laws and regulations of the director applicable to the food business for which registration |
| is required. |
| (d) The director of health is authorized to adopt regulations necessary for the |
| implementation of this chapter. |
| (e) Classification for registration shall be as follows: |
| (1) In-state and out-of-state food processors that sell food in Rhode Island (Wholesale) |
| (2) Food processors (Retail) |
| (3) Food service establishments: |
| (i) 50 seats or less |
| (ii) More than 50 seats |
| (iii) Mobile food service units |
| (iv) Industrial caterer or food vending machine commissary |
| (v) Cultural heritage educational facility |
| (4) Vending machine sites or location: |
| (i) Three (3) or less machines |
| (ii) Four (4) to ten (10) machines |
| (iii) Eleven (11) or more machines |
| (5) Retail markets: |
| (i) 1 to 2 cash registers |
| (ii) 3 to 5 cash registers |
| (iii) 6 or more cash registers |
| (6) Retail food peddler (meat, seafood, dairy, and frozen dessert products) |
| (7) Food warehouses |
| (f) In no instance, where an individual food business has more than one activity eligible |
| under this chapter for state registration within a single location, shall the business be required to |
| pay more than a single fee for the one highest classified activity listed in subsection (e) of this |
| section; provided, that, where several separate but identically classified activities are located within |
| the same building and under the management and jurisdiction of one person, one fee shall be |
| required. In each of the instances in this subsection, each activity shall be separately registered. |
| (g) Fees for registration of the above classifications shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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