§ 21-4.1-1. Milk commission — Composition. There shall be a milk commission which shall consist of three (3) members: the director of health or his or her designee, the attorney general or his or her designee, and the director of environmental management or his or her designee. The members of the commission shall elect a […]
§ 21-4.1-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless otherwise specified, the following words have the following meaning: (1) “Commission” means the Rhode Island milk commission. (2) “Consumer” means any person other than a milk dealer who purchases milk for fluid consumption. (3) “Dealer” means any person who purchases or receives milk from a producer […]
§ 21-4.1-3. Powers and duties. (a) The commission shall set the minimum price paid to the producer for Class 1 milk. (b) The commission shall conduct independent studies and reviews of the economics and practices of the milk industry in order to determine whether any producer or dealer is engaged in predatory pricing or other […]
§ 21-4.1-4. Annual report. (a) On or before January 15 of each year the commission shall submit a report to the general assembly, which annual report may include, but need not be limited to: (1) A summary of its activities during the previous year; (2) A description of any and all complaints of predatory pricing […]
§ 21-4.1-5. Recordkeeping. All producers and dealers shall keep records consistent with all current state and federal law and regulations. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 320, § 3.
§ 21-4.1-6. Prohibition on pricing. No dealer shall purchase or receive Class 1 milk from any Rhode Island producer for any price less than the minimum price set by the commission pursuant to § 21-4.1-3(a) of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 320, § 4.
§ 21-4.1-7. Denial or revocation of permit. Violation of the prohibition set forth in § 21-4.1-6 by any dealer shall be grounds for the denial of any permit sought by that dealer pursuant to § 21-2-8 and for revocation of any permit previously issued to that dealer, in accordance with § 21-2-12. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 21-4.1-8. Preference. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in chapter 2 of title 37 or in any city or town charter or ordinance, any Rhode Island milk processor or distributor which bids on any state, city, town, or regional school district contract for the purchase of milk within this state shall be entitled […]
§ 21-4.1-9. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this chapter or of § 21-2-8 or 21-2-12 shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of it, but shall be confined in its operation to the […]
