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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ORDINANCES

     Introduced By: Representatives Chippendale, Morgan, Newberry, Trillo, and Giarrusso

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2013

     Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 45-6-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-6 entitled "Ordinances"

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is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     45-6-1. Scope of ordinances permissible. -- (a) Town and city councils may, from time

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to time, make and ordain all ordinances and regulations for their respective towns and cities, not

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repugnant to law, which they deem necessary for the safety of their inhabitants from fire,

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firearms, and fireworks; to prevent persons standing on any footwalk, sidewalk, doorstep, or in

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any doorway, or riding, driving, fastening, or leaving any horse or other animal or any carriage,

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team, or other vehicle on any footwalk, sidewalk, doorstep, or doorway within the town or city, to

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the obstruction, hindrance, delay, disturbance, or annoyance of passersby or of persons residing

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or doing business in this vicinity; to regulate the putting up and maintenance of telegraph and

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other wires and their appurtenances; to prevent the indecent exposure of any one bathing in any of

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the waters within their respective towns and cities; against breakers of the Sabbath; against

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habitual drunkenness; respecting the purchase and sale of merchandise or commodities within

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their respective towns and cities; to protect burial grounds and the graves in these burial grounds

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from trespassers; and, generally, all other ordinances, regulations and bylaws for the well

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ordering, managing, and directing of the prudential affairs and police of their respective towns

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and cities, not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state, or of the United States;

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provided, that no ordinance, regulation or bylaw may be adopted by any city or town that is more

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restrictive than any regulation established and enforced by the department of environmental

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management or by the coastal management resources council, and any such municipal ordinance,

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regulation or bylaw inconsistent therewith are hereby declared null and void.

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      (b) Town and city councils shall furnish to their senators and representatives, upon

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request and at no charge, copies and updates of all ordinances and regulations.

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      (c) In lieu of newspaper publication, advance notice of proposed adoption, amendment,

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or repeal of any ordinance or regulation by a municipality may be provided via electronic media

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on a website maintained by the office of the secretary of state.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ORDINANCES

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     This act would prohibit cities and towns from enacting ordinances which are more

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restrictive than regulations established and enforced by the department of environmental

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management or the coastal resources management council.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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