§ 11-9-13.18. Prohibition on the sale or distribution of certain excise tax stamps. The division of taxation shall not sell or distribute cigarette excise tax stamps, or permit the use of a metering machine as described in § 44-20-20 for any cigarette product packaged with less than twenty (20) cigarettes per package. The sale or […]
§ 11-9-13.19. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application of it to any individual or circumstances is held invalid in a court test, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions […]
§ 11-9-13.2. Short title. §§ 11-9-13.2 — 11-9-13.19 shall be cited as “An Act to Stop the Illegal Sale of Tobacco Products to Individuals Under Twenty-One (21) Years of Age.” History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 321, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 204, § 1, effective July 7, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 205, § 1, effective […]
§ 11-9-13.20. Packaging of electronic nicotine-delivery system liquid. (a) No liquid, whether or not such liquid contains nicotine, that is intended for human consumption and used in an electronic nicotine-delivery system, as defined in § 11-9-13.4, shall be sold unless the liquid is contained in child-resistant packaging. (b) Any liquid nicotine container that is sold […]
§ 11-9-13.3. Legislative intent — Purpose. The use of tobacco by Rhode Island children is a health and substance abuse problem of the utmost severity. The legislature finds that tobacco product usage by children in Rhode Island is rampant and increasing with over thirty percent (30%) of high school students smoking. The present law prohibiting […]
§ 11-9-13.4. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Bidi cigarette” means any product that (i) Contains tobacco that is wrapped in temburni or tender leaf, or that is wrapped in any other material identified by rules of the department of health that is similar in appearance or characteristics to the temburni or tender leaf, […]
§ 11-9-13.5. Responsibility for tobacco or health issues. The Rhode Island department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall develop, monitor, and aggressively enforce health rules and regulations pertaining to stopping the illegal sale of tobacco products which include electronic nicotine-delivery system products to individuals under twenty-one (21) years of age. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 11-9-13.6. Duties of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall: (1) Coordinate and promote the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and serve as the primary liaison from this department to other state or local agencies, departments, or divisions on issues […]
§ 11-9-13.7. Signs concerning sales to individuals under age twenty-one (21). Signs provided by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, or an exact duplicate of it made privately, shall: (1) Contain in red bold lettering a minimum of three-eighths inch (3/8″) high on a white background the following wording in both English […]
§ 11-9-13.8. Prohibitions applicable to license holders and their employees and agents. A person holding a license issued under chapter 20 of title 44 and/or § 23-1-56, or an employee or agent of that person, is prohibited from selling, distributing, or delivering a tobacco product, including an electronic nicotine-delivery system product: (1) To any individual […]
§ 11-9-13.8.1. Signs concerning the health effects of tobacco. Signs provided by the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, or an exact duplicate of it made privately, shall: (1) Contain in red bold lettering a minimum of one-quarter of an inch (¼″) high on a white background the following wording, in both English […]
§ 11-9-13.9. Multiple citations prohibited. No person shall be liable under this chapter for more than one citation on any one day. However, a single citation may list one or more violations of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 321, § 1.
§ 11-9-14. [Repealed.] History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 281, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 347, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 399, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 610, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 11-9-14; P.L. 2001, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 251, […]
§ 11-9-14.1. Compliance with federal statutes and regulations. The provisions of §§ 11-9-13, 11-9-13.1, 11-9-13.4, 11-9-13.6, 11-9-13.7, 11-9-13.8, 11-9-13.10, 11-9-13.11, and 11-9-13.12 shall be interpreted so as not to be less restrictive than the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 387 et seq., including 21 U.S.C. § 387f(d), or than Section 1926 […]
§ 11-9-15. Tattooing of minors. (a) Every person who shall tattoo any minor under the age of eighteen (18), except in accordance with subsection (b) for medical purposes, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year or be fined not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300). For the […]
§ 11-9-16. Plastic bags — Labeling. (a) “Plastic bag” means a polyethylene bag, other than one used for food products weighing not more than five (5) pounds, intended for household use or for packaging articles intended for household use, which is larger than five inches (5″) in diameter at the opened end, and is made […]
§ 11-9-17. Sterilization. Every person who performs or aids and abets in the performance of a sterilization procedure on any person under the age of eighteen (18), unless the sterilization is incidental to, or is rendered necessary or unavoidable by, some other medical treatment or procedure required to preserve the life or health of that […]
§ 11-9-18. Care of babies born alive during attempted abortions. Any physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person who knowingly and intentionally fails to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive in the course of an abortion shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding […]
§ 11-9-19. Sale of spray paint to minors. (a) No person shall knowingly sell to any child under eighteen (18) years of age any aerosol container of paint capable of defacing property. (b) For purposes of this section, bona fide evidence of majority, identity of majority and identity of the person is a document issued […]
§ 11-9-19.1. Possession of spray paint by a minor. (a) No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall have in his or her possession or under his or her control any aerosol container of spray paint. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a requirement of up to […]
