§ 21-14-1. Definitions. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the following definitions apply to this chapter: (1) “Approved” means approved by the director. (2) “Department” means the department of health. (3) “Director” means the director of health or the director’s duly appointed agents. (4) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or private or municipal corporation. (5) […]
§ 21-14-10. Markets exempt from chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to wholesale or retail markets offering for sale only shellfish which have been obtained from persons licensed to operate shellfish establishments. History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 206, § 8; P.L. 1910, ch. 577, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 233, § 3; […]
§ 21-14-11. Enforcement — Prosecution of violations. It shall be the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter and to prosecute all persons guilty of violations of them. In all prosecutions pursuant to this section the director shall not be required to […]
§ 21-14-12. Inspection of business premises — Dockside program established. (a) The director shall make regular inspections of the business premises of licensees and no person shall interfere with or obstruct the entrance of the director to any packing house or structural appurtenance to it, vessel, or vehicle for the purpose of making inspection as […]
§ 21-14-13. Appointment of enforcement agents. The director may appoint as his or her agents any subordinate officers and employees in the department that may to him or her seem desirable and may assign to these agents the functions vested in the department for the preservation and enforcement of sanitary regulations in and around shellfish […]
§ 21-14-14. Powers of enforcement agents. All agents appointed pursuant to § 21-14-13, by virtue of their appointment and until these appointments shall be cancelled and revoked, may seize all shellfish in possession of any person violating the provisions of this chapter, and may make complaints for the violations, and in any complaint they shall […]
§ 21-14-15. Penalties for violations. Persons convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted in accordance with this chapter shall be punished: (1) By a term of imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months or by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for the first offense; (2) By […]
§ 21-14-2. License for shellfish business. No person shall conduct within this state any shellfish business until that person shall have obtained a license from the department. The director shall, upon receipt of application for a license to conduct a shellfish business, cause the applicant’s shellfish business facilities to be investigated and, if they are […]
§ 21-14-3. Sanitary regulations. The director shall adopt any regulations regarding sanitation as he or she shall deem necessary with reference to the conduct of a shellfish business. The director shall also adopt any regulations as he or she deems necessary to assure the sanitary quality of shellfish brought into this state for sale in […]
§ 21-14-4 — 21-14-8. Repealed.
§ 21-14-9. Sale of noncomplying shellfish prohibited — Confiscation — Search warrants. No person shall sell or possess with intent to sell within this state for human consumption any shellfish which have not been taken, processed, labeled, transported, or sold in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance with […]
